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  • 40th Anniversary

    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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  • September 2026 update

    At the first meeting of the new season the Port Colborne Optimist Club was pleased to induct two new members to our ranks. Rebecca Huffman (2nd from left) saw the fun her mother Amalia was having as a member and wanted to get involved herself. Jesse Rumble (Mac) (2nd from right) was an Optimist member…

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  • Port Colborne Optimist Club celebrates 40 years.

    Celebrating 40 years of Optimism

    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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  • 2026 ball drop in progress

    2026 Ball Drop

    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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  • 1st Annual Ball Drop

    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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  • 2026 Port Colborne Bocce Club tournament winners

    Bocce Ball Fundraiser

    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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  • Thanks for showing up, Neighbours! Our annual Duck Race was another sell out event. Without further ado, the winning numbers are: All winners have been confirmed. All have been contacted. If your ticket number is above and you have NOT been contacted, I made a typo. Congratulations! And thanks to our wonderful sponsors for their…

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  • PC Optimist Club donates $3000 to Edenfest.

    Edenfest

    At the recent Edenfest event the PC Optimist club presented a cheque for $3000 to help toward the cost of medical equipment for Eden. This was made possible by a grant from the Canadian Children’s Optimist Foundation (CCOF), a grant we were more than happy to pass along to Eden, pictured here with her family.

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  • Donations To Deserving Causes

    This has been a big week for big cheques. The Optimist Club donated $1000 to POCOMAR to help them continue saving lives. And we gave $1000 to Canadian Tire Jumpstart so they can continue enriching the lives of youth. Two organizations, two entirely different goals, but with one common aim: To make a better, brighter…

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  • Community Safety Day 2026

    At the Community Safety Day event yesterday, Optimist Club members were on hand as always to teach youngsters the basics of bicycle road safety. We want all our kids to be safe on the roads. Also at the event was Broken Spoke, the community program founded and led by local legend Aubrey Foley, which gets…

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