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Congratulations to all of our winners and thanks again to all of our supporters! We'd like to send out special kudos to the very generous sponsors of our early bird prize packages. Oakwood Resort Port Franks Charters The Pedlar Team - Re/max Bluewater Realty Grand Bend Great Lakes Helicopter  Fran Kassies receives her winnings from VP Tony Puzara in the company of the 5050 organizing committee L-R Janice Cuckovic, Derek Scott and Karen Puzara. 
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Great weather for our family friendly Cornfest to round out the summer here in the Port! We had about 200 people come out to enjoy this free family fun event- thanks to our volunteers, committee chairs Derek and Garrett, and to Kymm of Khaos Artisan Kitchen for donating her delicious cookies. Click on the image to see the fun:  What a great experience for kids attending our summer art camps! Click on the image below to see some of the fun:  With 44 kids participating, our fishing derby was an unqualified success! Click on the image below to see the fun:  Our Canada Day Family Picnic was a super fun and exciting event! Click on the image below to see more:  We're offering summer camps! Click on the image below for details:  Another thing off of our Optimists' to do list. We've completed work on the playground tarmac games project. Special Thanks to Dawn, Karen, Frank, Lorie, Ed and Tony. Please come check it out! What a great meeting our members enjoyed last evening. We had a tasty barbeque outside at the pavilion. Fellowship, getting caught up, and welcoming quite a few guests who we hope will soon become members made for a wonderful evening. Our president Karen Puzara spoke about all of the initiatives our club has undertaken to fulfill our mandate despite the challenges of the past two years. We innovated and persevered to keep our connection with and support for the youth in our communities. Looking forward, we are excited about the return of our Canada Day Celebration, plans for youth summer day camps, the new Ice and Water Safety program we are implementing, our Free to Create youth art exhibition, and fun upgrades to the playground area. Ron Huxley was a proud father as he shared the news of his daughter Tracy's successful bid for Optimist International President Elect - making history as the second generation in the same family to fill the office. We also had the opportunity to see the finished renovations on our meeting hall, thanks to many volunteer hours and the able leadership of Paul Petersen it is an amazing transformation! Of course we also had an update on our current fundraiser 50/50 raffle - it's gaining momentum and we appreciate all of the support. Buy your tickets at www.OurOptimist5050.ca there are some great early bird prize packages to win! Congratulations to Derek Hemington of Grand Bend and thanks to our generous prize sponsor Peter Rastonis of Port Franks Charters! Grab tickets here: www.OurOptimist5050.ca Early Bird Prize # 2 - draw date July 1 st - Luxury night’s stay at Oakwood Inn + golf for 2 + $100.00 gift card for the Tipsy Pelican - Total value $375  Congratulations to our own Tracy Huxley! Tracy’s run for President elect has been successful! We are all so thrilled and proud but her father - a past President of Optimist International himself - and mother are over the moon. Optimism runs in the family! Tracy is going to fulfill this role with competence, industry, compassion and vision.  |
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