Zone 8 Meeting & Chilli Cook-Off A “Hoot

Oshawa, Feb 2 … A special “Hats Off” to our Zone 8 Lt. Governor Rick Hubbard for supplying a excellent meeting format for the Zone 8 clubs at the Northview Meadows Complex located at 1254 Pentland in Oshawa (Whitby Optimist Headquarters). Of course Optimist business reports was delivered by the clubs in attendance representing by Brooklin,Oshawa and Whitby. The Ajax representation reported at the end with no report and Uxbridge failed to show. In defence of the absentee clubs, Durham Region was hit by severe snow storm the day prior. Five different Chilli’s where tasted with Callie Dimitroff being declared the overall winner. The Oshawa entry placed 3rd overall.

Special guest speaker from the Special Olympics Spring Games set for May 29 thru 31st at the U.O.I.T.and Durham College Campus grounds was staff Sergeant Karen Moloney representing the Durham Region Police Service the “Prime Sponsor for the Embrace Our Spirit” 3 day friendly competition.Melissa Shaw one of the athletics was in attendance and explained what the Ontario Special Olympic Games meant to her and other athletics.Her talks was a moving experience. The Athletic Oath of “Let me win’ but if I cannot win… Let me be brave in the attempt” Moloney requested the Zone 8 (Durham Region) Optimist’s collectively get involved with this event. It was generally agreed by those in attendance we should investigate the possibility of hosting a mammoth BBQ for the athletics, coaches and officials. It is expected upwards 1,000 would be involved.

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