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Ja n u a ry 1 9 , 2 0 1 7 | 36 Evening in Wonderland gala benefits women's shelter by John Bkila Metroland West Media w w w .insideH A LTO N .com | OAKVILLE Halton Women's Place Development Manager Carm Bozzo says while the regional shelter has been around for almost 40 years, it's still shocking to som e that abuse continues to happen in their communities. That's partly why its annual gala -- this year, held on Feb. 25 in Oakville -- is so important, according to Bozzo. Not only is it one of Halton Women's Place's (HWP) m ajor fundraisers, but it helps spread awareness of women abuse, how it can be stopped and how others can help, she says. "It's a captive audience of between 300-400 p eop le... that learns more about n otju st about Halton Women's Place and our programs and services, which is really important, but also the issue of women abuse," Bozzo said. "We do want them to know what they're supporting, who they're supporting." The HWP operates two shelters in Halton that will more than likely tend to be full -- another fact Bozzo says typically shocks people, adding the organization's gala isn't ^ It's a real big piece of awareness and advocacy for us ... It's a great way to educate the community that not only does abuse happen in our community, but we need these two shelters and why 9 9 Carm Bozzo Halton Women's Place development manager meant to be a "downer," but rather to educate people on the work the shelter does and how their funds can help. "It's a real big piece of awareness and advocacy for us and from that, we get to meet new people who want to do more for the organization, whether it's volunteering, donating; whether it's ju st finding out more about us and how they can help, how their kids, their company can help," she said. "It's a great way to educate the community that not only does abuse happen in our see Gala on p.39 BEAVER |Thursday, Innovation that excites CO N Q U ER ALL C NO CH A RG E INTELLIGENT LE S N D ITIO N S SA EVEN T A L L - W H E E L D R IV E ON S E LE C T MODELS OR G ET GREAT LEA SE O F F E R S ON OTHER SELECT MODELS LEASE* FROM TH E NEW 2017 NISSAN ROGUE® $258 1,495 THAT'S LIKE PAYING ONLY MONTHLY WITH $ A P R FO R 6 0 M O NTH S DOWN $59 0 .9 9 % W E E K L Y ON 2017 ROGU E S FWD AVAILABLE ON 2017 MODELS INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKING HEATED STEERING WHEEL SLmodel shown' 2017 NISSAN SENTRA® $214 $0 LEASE* FROM $49 1.99% W E E K L Y ON 2017 SEN TRA SV CVT A P R FO R 6 0 M O NTH S model shownsA THAT'S LIKE PAYING ONLY MONTHLY WITH DOWN AND G E T T H E FU LLY EQ U IPPED SEN T R A SV WITH ^ XTRONIC® CVT Q HEATED SEATS H AIR CONDITIONING v i s i t c h o o s e n i s s a n .c a o r y o u r l o c a l r e t a i l e r · OFFER ENDS JANUARY 31st O ffers available from January 4 - January 31, 2017. **$2,200/$2,980/$2,000/$2,180 No Charge All-W heel Drive upgrade is available on new 2017 Rogue (excluding S FWD and SV special edition FW D)/2017 Pathfinder (excluding S 4x2)/2017 M urano (excluding S FW D)/ 2016 Juke (excluding SV FWD and NISMO) m odels purchased or financed with NCF at standard rates and delivered between Jan 4-31, 2017. O ffer consists of a discount that can only be used at the tim e of initial purchase/ finance and applied towards: (i) the purchase of an All-W heel Drive system from an authorized Nissan dealer; and/or (ii) the purchase price of the vehicle. Payments cannot be made on a weekly basis, for advertising purposes only. *Representative m onthly lease offer based on a new 2017 Rogue S FW D/2017 Sentra SV CVT. 0.99% /1.99% lease APR for 60/60 m onths equals m onthly paym ents of $258/$214 with $1,495/$0 down paym ent, and $0 security deposit. Lease based on a m axim um of 20,000 km /year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $16,952/$12,859. Lease Cash of $500/$2,275 is included in the advertised offer. AM odels shown $38,024/$28,029 Selling price fo r a new 2017 Rogue SL Platinum (PL00)/2017 Sentra SR Turbo CVT Premium (RL00). All Pricing includes Freight and PDE charges ($1,795/$1,600) air-conditioning levy ($100), applicable fees, m anufacturer's rebate and dealer participation where applicable. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. O ffers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance fo r a lim ited tim e, may change w ithout notice and cannot be com bined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. See your dealer or visit N issan.ca/Loyalty. See your participating Nissan retailer for com plete details. C ertain conditions apply. ©2017 Nissan C anada Inc. OAKVILLE NISSAN 2316 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD WEST, OAKVILLE TEL: ( 905) 827-1177