DOWN TOWN MERCHANTS EXPECTING CAPACITY CROWDS WORKING WITH THE OPTIMIST

Jim Shaw — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:04:16 +0000

Oshawa: This weekend hopes to be another boost for the Optimist Club of Oshawa Fundraising efforts. It’s the annual summer 4 day bonanaza sale. Teaming up in partnership with the localdowntown business operators in an attempt to lure shoppers, the Optimist members have gone overboard to make this a event special.Operational days July 15,16,17,18

Besides bargain based pricing, the OCO have pulled out all the stops. Each day over the noon hour, Bingo and Euchre games are available in a special share the wealth pay-off. Out front of the interim hall, chef Dave Maher will be cooking up his BBQ serving Optim-Burgers, Sausage On A Bun and delicious hotdogs. Bubbles & Bibbies will be doing her thing, with face painting in a clown-like atsmophere with the Funky Monkies. Three local Optimist Bands will be appearing over the noon hour supporting our Car Raffle draw. Leading off Wed. July 15 will be Gary Fossum and his Country & Western band, followed by the Nancy Jones special clown band and on Friday July 17th -PC Scott Dargie lead singer with the D.R.P.S. Heat Rock’N'Roll Band will singing and playing your favourites. Special Youth sponsored Optimist sports teams will be supplying sports demo’s for the public daily at high noon. The Wado Kai Karate Club, Blue Knight Lacrosse Club, the NASC Softball and soccer clubs will conducting the secrets of their sports. Daily at 12:30 pm the go head to head in a “Tug Of War Contest” with local city councillors, D.R.P.S. and the Oshawa Firefighters supplying the opposition. The winning team will receive a Opti-Lunch and reconigition awards.

On the final day Sat. July 18th at Lot 4, the Optimist are hosting a mammoth Yard Sale under Optimist Miles Richardson. Vendors can purchase tables for $15.00 each in advance. Cash payments go directly to the Optimist Christmas Food Hamper and Toy Deliveries. Bargains galore will be on display from 8 am till 1 pm. Vendors are requested to be set up and ready to go by 7:45 am.

Immedately following the yard sale, it’s off to the downtown ball park to watch exciting Inter-County baseball tagged as Optimist Day At The Ball Park. We’re featuring the hometown heroes the Oshawa Dodgers up against the highly touted Toronto Maple Leafs. Patrons are requested to bring along a non-perishible Food item to aid the deplated Salavation Army Food bank. Game time is 2 pm and Optimist president Petrina Perrineau will toss out the first pitch,

Certainly these are exciting time for the Optimist Club of Oshawa members.

17th Annual Optimist/NASC Tournament A Success

Jim Shaw — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:56 +0000

Oshawa, Aug 9th… Another successfull Oshawa Optimist Members/NASC Youth SoftballTournament was held at the North Oshawa Community Centre on the weekend.Over 300 players and their coaches ranging from ages 3 to 9 where treated in “Big League” fashion each receiveing a Opti-Hot Dog, Opti-Orange Drink, Opti-Orange Soda, Opti-Potato Chips and Opti-Freezies.This was their year end wrap-up banquet featuring games and skill competitions.Optimist director Joe Dryson was so busy handling the B.B.Q. he required relief help from event coordinator Jim Shaw as the smoke that prevailed became to much for the 83 year retired cabinet maker from New Jersey. “I’ve been doing this job for nearly a decade quipped Joe but this year the line-ups for my product seemed never ending. Eloi Dalcourt a “Friend Of Youth” supporter presented each participant with Optimist Medillions. Names of winners’ weren’t released as prior approval wasn’t secured. Two weeks prior the the NASC selected received front page coverage in Metroland’s- TorStar paper Oshawa This Week while SNAP-Oshawa published pictures without approval. Optimist webmaster Matthew Dykstra was the other volunteer. The Salvation Army mobile kitchen produced the Opti-Dogs for the kids under the direction of reliable Billy Boyce and his trusty side kick Trevor Smith. Special praise to the players parents who brought along an estimed 308 pounds of non-perishable food items to support the always needy Salvation Army Food Bank.Thanks to SNAP-Oshawa who supplied pictures for our website.

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DOWN TOWN MERCHANTS EXPECTING CAPACITY CROWDS WORKING WITH THE OPTIMIST

17th Annual Optimist/NASC Tournament A Success