At our 40th anniversary celebration yesterday, Lily, a representative from the office of Niagara South MPP Fred Davies, presented our longer serving members with certificates of recognition for their service to the community. We often talk about a team. This is the backbone of it. These people turn up. Roll up their sleeves. And make…

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The Port Colborne Optimist club celebrates 40 years of community and youth service on September 19th at the Roselawn Centre in Port Colborne. We invite previous and current members, event sponsors, volunteers, and club supporters to join us between 2-4pm for this celebration, which will feature presentations from local dignitaries. All are welcome. Please advise…

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Thank you for your patience while we confirmed and contacted the winners of the 2026 Ball Drop! Thank you too for participating and making this such a fun and exciting event. With entries from as far afield as Alberta and the Yukon Territories at home in Canada, and England and Portugal in Europe, we are…

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Our next fundraiser takes place on September 1st at the Whisky Run golf course on Lorraine Rd. in Port Colborne. It’s a simple idea, but should be a lot of fun. At 6:30pm, 1000 numbered golf balls will be released from a crane, over 7 target holes. Once the balls have come to rest, the…

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On Saturday the Port Colborne Optimist Club fielded two teams at the 30th annual Bocce Club Fundraiser in support of the Inclusive Bocce Ball program. There were two groups, A and B. Our two teams placed third in group A and second in group B. Congratulations to first place winners, McDougall Energy (Group A) and…

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