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Students, staffand parents from Ecole Méreâ€"Elisabethâ€"Bruyére enjoy an afternoon of skating with Bonhomme Carnaval (above), while Gavin Tessier, Caleb Mennill, Jonathan Ryan and Cameron Stâ€"Amant (right) help lead Team 6 to victory in one of the tugâ€"ofâ€"war contests, during the school‘s weekâ€"long winter carnival. Focus for Ethnic Women holds dinner Focus for Ethnic Women, a local nonâ€"profit organiâ€" zation serving immigrant and refugee women, is hostâ€" ing its fourth annual fundraising dinner at Golf‘s Steak House, March 10 durâ€" ing International Women‘s Week. Focus for Ethnic Women, founded in 1987 by a handâ€" ful of local immigrant women, operates with the physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual needs of new Canadian women at its core. Focus for Ethnic Women offers a variety of programs French fun sugmiTTED emoros and resources to meet these needs, including training in locating suitable employâ€" ment and developing the skills required to successfulâ€" ly attain employment goals. Through participation in these programs, immigrant women experience increased selfâ€"esteem, sense of community, and personal empowerment. Every year the Focus on Friends fundraising dinner centres on an award cereâ€" mony recognizing local immigrant women from various fields of expertise who have also contributed LIFESTYLE to the community through volunteerism. This year, two local immigrant women artists will be recognized for their accomplishments in the arts: Sylvia Perija, a musiâ€" cian and past Focus particiâ€" pant, and Indu Singh, a sucâ€" cessful potter. There will be a silent aucâ€" tion of beautiful saris, and numerous door prizes that have been generously donated by local businesses will be awarded. The dinner, prepared and served by the friendly staff at Golf‘s Steak House, is always delicious, and a lively performance from the Acholi Cultural Dance Group â€" a local Sudanese dance group â€" will compleâ€" ment the evening. Tickets for the event are now available for $60 with a $35 tax receipt. For more information, or to purchase tickets or make a donation to the organizaâ€" tion, call 746â€"3411. You can also email your inquiry to ffew@golden.net, or visit the Focus for Ethnic Women Web site at www.few.on.ca for further information. The YWCA Lincoln Road Apartments will hold their annual spring craft and gift sale this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale is a fundraiser for Operation Christmas Child. The apartments are located at 155 Lincoln Rd. The Walk to Remember, a fundraising walk in supâ€" port of the Bereaved Families of Ontario. is set for this Sunday. The indoor walk will be held at Conestoga Mall with registration beginning at 8:45 a.m. The walk features entertainment, prizes and a wall of memories. For details, or a pledge sheet, call 745â€" 7280. Information is also available onâ€"line at www.bfowaterloo.on.ca. The Ladies Auxiliary at the Waterloo Royal Canadiâ€" an Legion Branch 530 will be holding a brunch this Sunday. The Royal Canadian Legion is located at 19 Regina St. N. in Waterloo, and there is elevator access to the third floor. The brunch is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $6 for adults, $4 for children. The Canadian Hearing Society will provide a workâ€" shop on adjusting to hearing aids and getting the most from them, this Friday. â€" â€" _ The workshop is for hearing aid users, their famiâ€" lies and friends. Call Christine Kennedy at 744â€"6811 for more details. The City of Waterloo youth Recreation Council preâ€" sents the Spring Fling youth dance, a pop music dance party, this Friday at Albert McCormick Commuâ€" nity Centre. Admission is $6 at the door. A percentage of the proceeds will benefit Easter Seals of Canada. The dance is for teens in Grades 6, 7 and 8, and will run from 7â€"10:30 p.m. â€" The local chapter of the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario will hold an information meeting for family and friends of sufferers, March 9 at Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church in Kitchener. The topic will be Employment/Volunteering Opportunities in Waterloo Region. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The church is located at 57 Stirling Ave. N. Canadian Hearing Society hosts helpful workshop ‘Walk to Remember‘ this Sunday at local mall Feast on Sunday brunch at Waterloo legion ‘Spring Fling‘ this Friday Opportunities for Schizophrenia sufferers Lincoln Road craft sale