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For the third time we have won first place in the non-commercial float category at the Forest Santa Claus Parade! Click on the image below to see more photos: 
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Our November meeting was very well attended, of course when Betty and Jill make dinner and dessert how could anyone miss it? We were also so happy to induct new members Denise and John McKenna this evening. Welcome to the club we are honoured that you have chosen to join us! New members are always welcomed. Our 5050 has ended and today we had the pleasure of presenting Heather Trevithick of London Ontario with her winnings of $6,275.00. Heather cottages in the area and says she was so happy to support us because her daughter has enjoyed our numerous annual events and art camps over many years while growing up. We certainly appreciate her support, and everyone who purchased tickets has helped us out! Our proceeds from this 5050 have supported our Fire, Water & Ice Safety Program, our community Cornfest event, Caring Quilters of Lambton Shores, Forest Ringette Association, Taxandria Soccer Club, Bravery Beads program, Bosanquet School Breakfast and Snack Program, SWONT Conductive Education, and the Contact House Food Bank. Congratulations Heather!  We enjoyed our first general membership meeting of the 24-25 Optimist year, presided over by our new president Lou-Anne MacDonald. As always, a time of fellowship was enjoyed and then we all appreciated a delicious meal prepared by VP Jill St-Amour and board member Betty Urbanski. How fortunate we are to have these two talented culinary masters in our membership! Our newest members Denise and John were welcomed to their first meeting. VP Ray Horban was honoured. We were updated on our next upcoming event, Pumpkins After Dark, which is happening Oct. 26th from 5-8pm. Kids come first for Optimists, but we also have a lot of fun together doing all sorts of things for our community. We'd love to have you join us. If you're interested in membership we'd be happy to hear from you! Click on the images to expand: We are very proud to support this initiative through our Fire, Water and Ice Safety program!
It's the Optimist New Year! What a year it's been! We wish all Optimists around the globe the best as we all look forward to a brand new year of bringing out the best in youth, our communities and ourselves! One of the reasons the 2023-2024 Optimist year was extra special for us is that one of our very own, born and raised in Optimism right here in our club, served as Optimist International President. We knew before she began that Tracy Huxley 23/24 Optimist International President would serve with dedication, vision, and an amazing energy - and we were of course right! Congratulations Tracy, thank you for your service! www.OurOptimist5050.ca Congratulations to Sandra Marshall of Ipperwash, winner of our third and final Early Bird Prize! The race is on to our final draw coming up in October and the pot is growing so if you've been putting off buying tickets now is the time - don't miss out! Thank you Dawn Greco of FGPhotography for donating this prize! Our final general meeting of the 23-24 Optimist year! General meetings always include a time of fellowship and a shared meal (delicious potluck this time!) and then a meeting. We really have a lot of fun at our meetings! Our Optimist year is drawing to a close (the 24-25 Optimist year begins in October), and we had our final general meeting under the leadership of President Tony Puzara, who has served for two years. Before him, his wife Karen Puzara took us through the pandemic years and then became our past president. We thank both of them for their leadership and service. Enjoy this recap of their tenure which highlights some of the initiatives and events we have brought to the community. Maxine has sent me these pictures of the "duffers" who participated in the "Pt. Franks Seniors & Ausable-Pt. Franks Optimists" golf scramble on Thursday, August 29th. As always, it was a fun day and we hope it can be an annual event. From Maxine: "This is Hayden who helped us out at our golf tournament at Widder Station, along with our avid players. It was a beautiful day to be outside on the course. Four teams made it all happen. The Minielly team and Fickling team tied (Maxine originally sent "lied" but I'm sure that was not the case!) for first place. Linda Breault won the Micker award." Click on the images to expand: |
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