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Canada Day 2024
Canada Day 2024 was a great success! From the on-stage entertainment to the foam party, the food trucks, the craft vendors, and most especially the weather. Not to forget all the people that came out to join us, and have a great day with us in the sun. Here for the first time together are…
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Canada Day 2024
Canada Day is a big thing everywhere in Canada. Here in Port Colborne, celebrations centre on H.H. Knoll Park and the Sugarloaf Marina. The Optimist Club runs this annual event. We enjoy seeing the throngs of people coming down to enjoy what we have put together. The running order of events this year is as…
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Kids Fishing Derby
Do you have plans for Father’s Day? We do. If you have children aged 13 and under you are welcome to join us and have a great day out! All the information you need is in the posters which you might see around town, but just in case you don’t here it is. This is…
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Youth Appreciation Award 2024
Tonight we celebrated excellence in community spirit as demonstrated admirably by two deserving individuals at our annual Youth Appreciation Awards. One student from Port High and one from Lakeshore are chosen each year to receive this small acknowledgement and token of appreciation from the Optimist Club. Without taking away from their achievements, we note that…
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Duck Race
The Port Colborne Optimist Club is pleased to announce the return of the Duck Race for Canal Days 2024! 3200 numbered ducks will be released along West Street, and the lucky ducks that have bought matching tickets will win one of four fantastic prizes all contributed by our generous sponsors. With only 3200 ducks in…
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School Food Program
This week the Port Colborne Optimist club visited five local schools to make donations to their food programs, which aim to ensure children in need receive nourishing breakfasts. Donations were presented by club Treasurer and all round nice person Clarisse (Claire) Beauregard. Carl Green tagged along to take photographs. From Clarisse: “The Port Colborne Optimist…
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Merry Christmas
Greetings of the season to all that celebrate it. The Port Colborne Optimist Club wishes everyone a wonderful Christmas time. But not everyone will have one. At our recent annual Christmas get together at the Smokin’ Buddha in Port Colborne we set ourselves a price of admission. Each attending member was tasked with bringing a…
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Community Living Dinner 2023
Wednesday December 6th saw the annual Community Living sit down Christmas meal at the Roselawn Centre in Port colborne. Organized each year by the Community Living team, the Optimist Club volunteers are happy to lend a few pairs of hands in the kitchen and at the tables to see this event continue to be a…
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