OPTIMIST HOPING FOR 4TH CONSECUTIVE $2K WEEK

OSHAWA, July 16; Members of the Optimist Club of Oshawa and their dedicated “Friends” aren’t greedy they just want t to perform a service to the youth and community. Now the volunteers can see a debt free climax in the middle eight weeks of sales perfection.

Now in the middlepoint of the Downtown Oshawa Merchants Sidewalk Sale, event chair Johnny Zarowny hopes to break the $2K barrier for the 4th straight week, with two days remaining this total seems reasonable.

Once the ‘09 GM Fibe is completely paid for it’s downhill running as all revenue automatically is one hundred perfect profit. This is the first time the Optimist have raffled off an automobile.  The draw is scheduled for Dec. 20th with all profits going directly to the 26th Annual Christmas Food Hampers and Toy Deliveries on Dec. 20th. The families are screened and chosen by the Salvation Army

The hampers contain 14 days  of groceries including a festive turkey plus three toys for each family member. The Salvation Army supplies the Optimist the  family names screening all  applications than permits the Oshawa Optimist Club to play Santa Claus. Optimist purchase, pack and delivery the Hampers & Toys to the needy families. For the first quarter of a century, Bingo profits supplied the revenues. Now the  Oshawa club has  secured an other avenue  of fundraising.  Oshawa lost it’s Hideaway bingo after 30 years on January 31,It is estimated lost revenues from the past six  months has hindered the  process.

This afternoon, we deposited $520.00 bringing the two day total to $1,010.00 leaving a auto debt of $3,812.00. Previously we paid $7,200.00 on July 06 and our first payment was $5,000.00 on June 09th.

Working to-day’s sales where volunteers chairperson Johnny Zarowny, Thelma Owen, Kenny Ferrill, Bob Blair, Bernie McGuire, Ronald Hele, Peter Pnauskas and Jim Shaw

Again face  painting, superb music supplied by Nancy Jones and her 12 piece orchestra, the Opti-BBQ and sports demo’s  supplied by the Blue Knights Lacrosse Club while  highly touted talked about Tug of War contest again supplied rave revues. The lacrosse kids  claimed  a big victory over Paul Konorowski Oshawa  Firefighters. On Friday, the NASC “T” ball kids take pm the DRPS super stars at 12:30 pm The “T”ball  gang are gunning with a Youth team  clean sweep.

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