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12 + WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Free, Accessible Self employment training is Available! Call the New Frontier â€" Small Business Training Program ; 519â€"743â€"2460 Do you encounter barriers related to a disability? THERWOOD TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR FOR TICKET INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT CHARLIE DAVIS aAT 519â€"741â€"5795 OR DR. JACK BISHOP AT 519â€"742â€"0405 OR THE WATERLOO INN AT 519â€"884â€"0220 To avoid disappointment purchase your tickets early. LIONS CLUB OF KITCHENER WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO: _RECORD i i * 4 279 Weber St. N, Unit 17, Waterloo, N2J 3H8 519â€"884â€"4200 570 News WATERLOO REGION we Gowernment of Canads Araoarc CNIDI sOCIETY vision heath. vision hope. Thursday, April 24, 2008 The Waterloo Inn â€"â€" Canada cnib at a banguet on Waterloo Inn at The University of Waterloo has passed a major milestone in its efforts to meet the needs of the next generaâ€" tion of students and researchers, joinâ€" ing a small list of Canadian universities that have raised $100 million in one year. The university will finish its fiscal year on April 30 with $100 million in privateâ€"sector donations, an amount previously reached only by the univerâ€" sities of British Columbia, Calgary and Toronto. University of Waterloo has reached a major fundraising milestone The funds will support a range of strategic initiatives outlined in UW‘s strategic plan for the coming decade. "This is a testament to the leaderâ€" ship shown by donors like Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis, Jim Balsillie and Bill Gates," said Linda Kieswetter, the school‘s associate viceâ€"president of principal gifts and campaigns. "When we launched Campaign Waterloo, our dream was to one day reach $50 million in a single year. "This is a testament to the leadership shown by donors ..." â€"Linda Kieswetter University of Waterloo‘s viceâ€" president of principal gifts and campaign "But we‘ve surâ€" LNS AESTHETICS SERVING WATERLOO & AREA FOR 10 YEARS passed that well ahead of schedule and can now move forward earlier with iniâ€" tiatives that can benefit our students, community, province and country." * Campaign Waterloo launched six years ago with a goal of $260 million over five years. The target was raised to $350 milâ€" lion and the current campaign total now stands at $453 million. Those funds are supporting a numâ€" ber of strategic projects that will help UW achieve the goals outlined in its sixth decade plan, Pursuing Global Excellence: Seizing Opportunities for Canada. The plan‘s broad goals include expanding research, growing graduate studies, strengthening the undergradâ€" uate experience and expanding Waterâ€" loo‘s presence around the world, all while drawing the best and brightest students, faculty and researchers. UIdLE CAPCMENIUE eMVC EAPEDUTE CCONE!: us alln loo‘s presence around the world, all ‘All the credit is due to while drawing the best and brightest fct. students, faculty and researchers. oL I/lSlOIla{:}/ P artners and campaign leaders, Funds raised by P avimmen warerine our board of governors, are allowing UW to: the campaign team * Create new centres of research and stafi » excellence, such as the Institute for Quantum Computing and the Balsillie â€"Linda Kieswetter School of International Affairs. UW‘s associate viceâ€"president * Expand and internationalize existâ€" ing programs, such as the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Comâ€" puting, which brings math and comâ€" puting outreach programs to 500,000 children from Kitchener to Kenya. * Expand facilities of the schools of architecture, accounting and finance, and optometry, as well as the Centre You deserve a revitalizing experience Schedule your time with Lisa today! (519) 772â€"4091 279 Weber St. N., Suite 112, Waterloo for Environmental and Information Technology. _ _ _ * Build a healthâ€"sciences campus in downtown Kitchener and provide seed funding for a Stratford Institute and a campus in Stratford, Ont. * Increase funds available for stuâ€" dent awards by 167 per cent. _______ * Contribute $90 million for faculty research chairs, like the John E. Diefenâ€" baker Chair in German Literary Studies and the J. W. McConnell Chair in Social Innovation. "All the credit is due to our visionâ€" ary partners and campaign leaders, our board of governors, the campaign team and staff, both on and off camâ€" pus," Kieswetter said. Walk to Remember on Saturday "This especially includes our board of governors‘ chair Bob Harding, who also chairs our campaign, chancellor Mike Lazaridis, president David Johnâ€" ston, our alumni and our onâ€"campus campaign leaders." On April 12 Bereaved Families of Ontario â€" Midwestern Region is hostâ€" ing the 11th Annual Walk to Rememâ€" ber. Bereaved Families of Ontario (BFO) is a nonâ€"profit organization offering a supportive community to family memâ€" bers who have experienced the loss of a loved one. It offers oneâ€"onâ€"one assistance and peer support groups, a resource lendâ€" ing library and an annual intensive O N Lv facilitator training program for volâ€" mss ces unteer support o group facilitators. â€"Linda Kieswetter UW s associate viceâ€"president of campaigns All programs and services are offered free of charge to the pubâ€" lic. The Walk to Remember is an event that offers many opportuniâ€" ties for the comâ€" munity, including activities for perâ€" sonal _ growth, reflection _ and empowerment, among others. The proceeds from the walk will continue to allow BFO to play a vital role in offering community supâ€" port to families in crisis. It is one of the most significant fundraisers of the year for BFO.