February 22, 2006

OPCC Relaunches Campaign, Holds 25th Anniversary Gala

Oakville Beaver

Only six months after the launch of its $400,000 capital campaign, the Oakville Parent-Child Centre (OPCC) has reached a major milestone, raising half the funds required for the relocation of its current Kerr Street premises to a new main site at 461 North Service Rd.

The new location will ensure the OPCC has a nursery school and program rooms that are accessible and at ground level, plus more parking. The new space will increase its capacity to respond to long wait lists and introduce new programs and upgrades to existing services.

It will replace the current 6,400 square foot location on Kerr Street. which it has occupied for the past 19 years and outgrown.

The OPCC has negotiated a 10-year lease for 8,200 square feet of space, about half of the former home of the Oakville Gymnastics Club. It is anticipated the renovation will be completed by May.

OPCC has received $100,000 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, $25,000 from the Ontario Ministry of Community, Family and Children's Services, plus donations from parents, corporations, and local businesses.

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, OPCC is holding a Renaissance Gala on Saturday Feb. 25 at the Burlington Convention Centre, 1120 Burloak Dr., Burlington.

The $125 a plate gala will feature a 'royal feast,' a four-course dinner, live auction with Mayor Ann Mulvale and dessert table, starting at 6 p.m. For tickets, call OPCC at 905-849-6366.

All proceeds from the Renaissance Gala will go to the capital campaign. Campaign patrons are Mulvale and OPCC co-founder Anne Day.