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Orange Door fundraising campaign seeks to end youth homelessness Oakville Home Depot stores kicked off the annual Orange Door fundraising campaign Thursday (Sept. 1) in an effort to help put an end to youth homelessness. Customers shopping at the stores can donate $2 at the checkout in exchange for an orange paper door. All donations will stay in the community to help Support and Housing Halton in its efforts to get local youths to reach their fullest potential, according to organizers. "Youth homelessness is one of the most urgent social issues in Canada today," said Jeff Kinnaird, president of Home Depot Canada. "Together with our community, we're building a brighter future for young people across Canada-one orange door at a time." Campaign organizers said every night, 6,000 young people in Canada either sleep outside or go to an emergency shelter. Even more youths are part of a hidden homeless population who "couch surf" with family or friends. The campaign runs until Oct. 9. The 10 stores that raise the most money by the end of the campaign will have their donations matched by Home Depot Canada. The Orange Door Project was established with the goal of eliminating youth homelessness in Canada. Nationally, 182 Home Depot stores are taking part in this year's campaign by selling paper orange doors in-store, and by helping local charities complete renovation projects that will help the organizations "feel more like home." 15 | Friday, September 2, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com MeMories of Disposal services and receive 10% OFF the Price of Your All Commercial and Residentantial AAA 905-337-8686 www.aaadisposal.org My Mom By Augy Carnovale My mother, Rosa Carnovale, was 93 when she passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 20, 2016. She was surrounded by her family -- just as it should have been. Although she had a very good and long life, being the determined woman that she was, her goal was to live to be 102 since that was the age her mom had reached and mom really wanted to surpass that -- even if it was just by one day. Sorry, mom! My mom was born in Nicastro (now called Lamezia Terme), in the southern region of Italy, known as Calabria, on June 2, 1923 to Angela and Francesco Cimino. She was the youngest of four, with one other sister and two brothers. On March 30 1940, at the tender age of 17, Rosa married my dad, Frank Carnovale, and between 1941 and 1950 they had six children, my oldest sister Rose (Rina), me, my sister Carmen, my sister Imma and two boys who died at birth, both named Agostino. Growing up in Italy, I remember once when we were very young, my sister Imma and I decided to go on a trip on our own and naturally we got lost. When we returned home, my mom, wanted to teach us a lesson, so she decided to punish us by tying us to our apartment balcony. Luckily for us, she felt so guilty that she made us our favourite dish -- French fries. It was a wonderful punishment! Searching for a better life, my dad immigrated to Canada in 1952 and the rest of the family followed in August 1958. My youngest sister Ivana was born in 1968, when mom was 45 year's old. After dad died in 1989 mom would often ask us for a ride to go somewhere but she never asked just one of us, she would always ask all of us, so more often than not at least two of us would show up to drive her. One day, in 2005, mom decided to sell her house and after a period of time where she had tried taking turns living with my sisters for three months at a time, we were happy to be able to relocate her to Wyndham Manor in 2011. She loved her time at Wyndham, and wanting to be busy she volunteered by offering to set the dining room tables for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and if anyone was visiting with her and she needed to get her work done, she didn't think twice about asking the visitor to please excuse her and wait because she had a job to do. My mother was an incredible storyteller, just like her mom had been. When my wife, Anna, and I would visit with her, she would regale us with all kinds of stories and even though I would remind her that she had told us a particular story several times before, she would just say, "that's okay, you can hear today's version," and she would just keep going. Rosa loved reading, so we bought her Italian magazines, and always made sure that she had the latest copies of the Oakville Beaver. Unsurprisingly, she always went for the real estate section first. Mom also loved shopping, so my sisters would take her to her favourite stores, but what she really loved most was being with and seeing all of her grandchildren: Rob and Dana Caputo, Rich and Allison Caputo, Michael Trozzolo and Fabio Gallo, Matthew Trozzolo, Marisa and Santino Carnevale, and especially the great grandchildren, Alexander, Christopher, Sophie, Maya, Isabella, Tessa and Olivia. They always brought a huge smile to her face and gave her so much happiness. Oakville Beaver Bin RentAl* Serving Oakville, Burlington, Milton & Mississauga 586 Third Line, Oakville MUSIC LESSONS Making music fun for thousands of Oakville families since 1994! PIANO VOICE UKULELE SAXOPHONE FLUTE GUITAR VIOLIN DRUMS CLARINET - HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS THAT WILL TEACH YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN - LESSONS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS - OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK *Some restrictions apply Mention Promo Code 10% Off om l. you m s s i m e W and always wil Expires August 31,10, 2016 Expires September 2016 CALL NOW! 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