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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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2023 Christmas Bazaar
The Port Colborne Guild Hall was again our venue of choice for the annual Christmas Bazaar, which once more saw visitors coming from across the region to view the wares of our vendors. While there, many chose to enjoy the tasty tidbits from our Bake Sale, drop some tickets into the Penny Sale baskets, or…
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Christmas Bazaar 2023
It is time to set your event calendars for the annual Port Colborne Optimist Club Christmas Bazaar! Saturday, November 18th is the date! Crafters and artists from around the region will gather to show and share their wares at the Guild Hall in Port Colborne, Clarence Street. This is shaping up to be a good…
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Coats For Kids
Now that the weather has changed and Summer fades into a chilly Autumn, our thoughts turn to the cold and wet of Winter. Many of our most vulnerable members of society (the children) do not have access to warm winter coats, and that is something we can help with. Today, 5 of our intrepid members…


