Read the latest issue of Optimist International quarterly magazine - featuring Optimist International President Tracy Huxley. Click on the PDF file or on the image below to see the entire article:
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We were so happy to have Santa and Mrs. Claus here for breakfast! So very nice of them at this, their busiest time of year, to take the time to meet all of the excited kiddos! Click on the image to see more of the fun:
Our club is happy to contribute funds for the Bosanquet Bobcats Christmas luncheon at Bosanquet Central School. Pictured is our treasurer Derek Scott presenting a cheque for $500 to acting principal Kelly Beale. Have a great time Bobcats!
Our December meeting was so very special! We want to give a big shout out to Betty Urbanski for such a delicious meal last night and the incredible amount of work involved - shopping, preparation, transporting to the hall and taking supplies back home.
Another big thanks to Lorie, Derek and Karen for setting up and the work in preparing the table decorations and the folding of the napkins into Christmas trees, to Paul for the wonderful appetizers, and to everyone who helped serve and clean up. It was a really enjoyable evening full of festive spirit. We are Optimists! We do good work and we have fun doing it! We would sure love it if you'd join us - new members are always welcome. On November 12th we hosted a breakfast meeting for Zone 8 clubs! Click on the image below to learn more:
Congratulations to Janet Waite on whom the Optimist International President's Citation has been conferred! Please click on the image below to read more about this.
We are so proud of our own Tracy Huxley! On November 11 we held an Elevation Celebration for her at the Oakwood Inn in Grand Bend. It was a wonderful party! Click on the image below to see more.
We were honoured to be a part of today's official dedication of the community tennis courts, 25 years after their installation, now named the 'Bill and Connie Graham Courts' after the couple who spearheaded the whole endeavour and gave so generously to make it happen. It's an inspiring history to know all of the people and hard work that went into making these courts, now enjoyed by so many, a possibility. Our club was instrumental in presenting two significant fundraisers which provided funds not only to complete these courts, but also benefitted the Volunteer Fire Department and the Jaws of Life. Much thanks to David Shaw whose recently written history of how the courts came to be inspired Catherine Jonkhans and Liz Place of the Port Franks Tennis League to push for the official recognition of Bill and Connie Graham and the installation of signage. Kudos to Council members for approving it, and to Ashley Farr (Director of Community Services) for expediting the whole process. The dedication was well attended by Mayor and Council as well as representatives from the Tennis League, our club, Graham family members and friends, and community members. This document presents the story of how these two courts, that are so actively used and supported by residents of Port Franks and surrounding communities, got started – the idea for their undertaking, the persons who worked to make it happen, and the fundraising efforts that put the courts in place.
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Optimism!Bringing out the best in youth, in our communities and in ourselves. Archives
June 2024
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