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19| O akville B eaver | T hursday,June 7,2018 insidehalton.com AyA Kitchens of oAKville 1195 north service roAdwest 905.847.1522 ayaoakville.com Representatives of the Oakville Hospital Founda- tion will be asking resi- dents for support when they go door-to-door start- ing Monday, June 4. Canvassers will be ask- ing residents to join the Oakville Hospital Founda- tion's monthly giving pro- gram. The program will continue Mondays through Saturdays until Aug. 31 (ex- cept major holidays) in Oakville, northeast Bur- lington and northwest Mis- sissauga neighbourhoods. The summer cam- paign's goal is to raise awareness and funds as well as offer information about the new hospital. Canvassers will be wear- ing vests with the OHF logo and have an Oakville Trafal- gar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) lanyard with clear- ly visible photo identifica- tion. They'll be asking po- tential donors to consider making a contribution to the hospital by direct debit or credit card payment. Cash will not be accepted. The monthly giving pro- gram is an important source of funding. OTMH physicians and staff pledged to match 100 per cent of all new contribu- tions made as a result of the door-to-door campaign up to $134,134. For more information on the program call Paula Silveira, senior officer, An- nual Fund, at 905-338-4642 ext. 6689. NEWS Support OHF's canvassing efforts this summer KEVIN NAGEL knagel@metroland.com learning wheelchair tennis but going on to capture gold for Israel at the 2012 Paralympic Games in Lon- don. Made possible by the Jewish National Fund of Regional Ontario, the pre- sentation will be held at Shaarei-Beth El Congrega- tion (186 Morrison Rd.). A His story is gripping and his bravery is inspiring. Now Oakville residents can hear it in person, when Noam Gershony visits town on Wednesday, June 13. He'll share his story of surviving a helicopter crash and - having already defied the odds - not only dinner will be held at 6 p.m., with Gershony to speak at 6:20 p.m. Admission to the talk is free while the dinner is $15 per person. Those wishing to attend the dinner are asked to RSVP to Mary at Shaarei- Beth El at (905) 859-6000 or office@sbe.ca. Helicopter crash survivor turned Paralympic gold medallist to visit Oakville