2010 EXECUTIVE INDUCTION NITE DEC. 02 – HAMBLEY RETURNS AS PRESIDENT

OSHAWA, Nov 19th – Stephen Hambley will commence his 3rd term as president of the Optimist Club of Oshawa Inc effective January lst, 2010. He and his new board will officially be inducted on Wednesday, December 02nd at Optimist Headquarters – Johnny’s Original Eatery located within the King/Thornton Plaza 850 King St. West. Hambley now ties Donald Webb who sat in president’s post for a trio of separate terms. Hambley replaces Petrina Perrineau who has step down from her one year term for health reasons and her busy and demanding  work schedule.

Joining the “Hambley Team” will be president elect Sybil Dewhurst,new treasurer Marjorie Ogden and secretary Jim Shaw.

In asccepting another engagement as president he stated ‘Our club was on the verge of  folding as  the lack of funds was drying up to  support our community and youth projects. The Oshawa’s club  main fundraiser since they where  founded on July 22nd, 1982  was Bingo . The Whitby based bingo hall closed it’s doors on January 31st,2009 going into receivership.  Hambley continued to say, with no revenue in-coming in  and with prior committment expenses directed towards  to our youth and  community plus a reduced membership to  seven the outlook forcast looked glime at best.

Our city suffering from finanical woes due to General Motors and their feeder plants occuring heavy layof eliminations of jobs, early retirements The outlook seemed impossible to repair.

Employing an  Optimistic outlook,  Hambley using strong support from our Monday Nite euchre volunteer support group started with  $2.86 in their bank account. It  now appears the Hambley group are on thr rack track to recovery. His new 2010 executive members will include president elect Sybil Dewhurst a Optimist veteran who has joined the Oshawa organization serving for years in the Caribean, treasurer Marjorie Ogden and secretary Jim Shaw.

James Dimitroff a former Cenon Lt. Governor will officially welcome the new exeuctive on board.

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