DOWN TOWN MERCHANTS EXPECTING CAPACITY CROWDS WORKING WITH THE OPTIMIST

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.

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