Optimists at Work
On May 12th. 2021, a donation was presented to Central Elgin Collegiate Institute for their Environmental Leadership Club Outdoor Classroom Project. Representatives from the clubs from Zone 10 that contributed were on hand to present the donation to Laura and Chris Underhill, co-supervisors of the project.
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Thanks to these masked St Thomas Optimists volunteering their time at the Salvation Army Kettles 2020
2019 Santa Claus Parade
Saturday November 16th, 2019 was a beautiful night for a Santa Claus Parade. So many Optimists helped make this parade a joy for all St Thomas residents. And many thanks to the fabulous entries |
2019 Salvation Army Kettle Drive
Thanks to the many Optimist members who volunteered at the 2019 Salvation Army Kettle Drive. These photos are from the thank you banquet held on January 23rd, 2020 |
February 4th, 2021 is Optimist Day
Curling 2020
A great time was had by all at the February 15, 2020 Talbot Teen Centre Fundraising Curling Bonspiel |
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On Saturday May 27 2019 Ritchie Stewart President of the Optimist Club of St.Thomas was present at the 741 Air Cadet Squadron's 56 Review held at PCI. A donation was made to the Air Cadets before the event.
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April 8, 2019 Zone Meeting
An amazing turnout of dedicated Optimists resulted in a great meeting held at the St Anne's Centre hosted by the St Thomas Optimists. Awards were handed out to many deserving Optimist members for their distinguished work. See www.stthomasoptimists.ca for full details. |
District Chair Ruth Stevens presented Zone 10 club awards to St Thomas, Talbot Trail, Port Stanley and Talbotville Club President's at SWONT District 2nd Quarter board meeting at Port Edward on Saturday February 23, 2019 |
Salvation Army Kettle Drive
At the February 11th, 2019 Optimist Meeting, Salvation Army Captain Nyree and David Bond of the Salvation Army were our guest speakers and presented certificates of appreciation to Optimist members for volunteering in the 2018 Kettle Drive. |
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On Feb 7th, 2019 Optimist Treasurer Grant Simmons and Optimist President Ritchie Stewart presented a $500 donation to the 1st Elgin Baden Powell Scouting Association for the purchase of all weather tents.
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On Friday February 8th, 2019 Optimist Bob Jackson and Optimist President Ritchie Stewart presented a $285 donation to the London Children's Hospital Miracle Mission Radio Telethon, a donation that exceeded the clubs $250 goal. |
On January 28th, 2019 the St Thomas Optimist Members held their meeting at the STEAM Centre. The club is proud to support their goal to inspire children and youth to be creative by providing resources to design, build and develop essential skills such as critical thinking and collaboration. A donation was presented to fulfill their goal.
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Past President Optimist Bob Ward received the "Rev'd Up for Optimisim" Award for his outstanding achievement as past Chair of the Optimist Santa Claus Parade at the Feb 6th Zone Meeting. Presenter's Optimist President Ritchie Stewart and Governor Cheryl Bolton
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NEW OPTIMISTS WELCOME
The St Thomas Optimists welcomed 3 new members at the April 9, 2018 NOW Meeting |
Curling 2018
A great time was had by all at the January 13, 2018 Talbot Teen Centre Fundraising Curling Bonspiel |
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Optimists in Action
Working the food trailer BBQ at the Father's Day Lions Club Car Show in Pinafore Park on Sunday June 18, 2017 |
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Children's Festival
The Children's Festival is a bi-annual event that is held at the Optimist Park at 330 Chestnut Street between Highview Avenue and Manor Road. |
Santa Claus Parade
The 2017 Optimist Santa Claus Parade will be held in Downtown St Thomas on Saturday November 18, 2017 beginning at 6pm |
Railway City Road Races
Our Optimist Club helps to provide refreshments to participant's taking part in the annual Railway City Road Races |
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Nostalgia Nights Car Show
Our Optimist Club helps at the Nostalgia Nights Car Show in Downtown St Thomas to assist with parking cars and selling 50/50 tickets to raise funds for comment events. |
Curling 2017
Our Optimist Club had 4 member teams participate in the 2017 bonspiel. All had a great time raising funds for the TTC programs |
Cooking Teams Rather than having our twice monthly meetings catered we have 4 member cooking teams who produce amazing meals at an affordable price |
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Inn Out of The Cold
Our club helps provide hearty meals to those who need help through the winter months |
Stuff The Bus
In September, cooperation with the Staples Stuff the Bus program, our Optimist Club hosts a fundraiser BBQ |
Bike Safety Rodeo
In cooperation with the St Thomas Police our Optimist Club meets at the Confederation Community hub to teach local kids road safety and to make a few bike repairs |
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2017 Optimist Zone Essay Winners
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Our club sponsored the CharACTer Curtain Calls, a not-for-profit charitable organization which presented "Willy Wonks Jr "to a sold out audience on May 5th and 6th, 2017 at the Port Stanley Theatre. Thanks to Optimist Scott Shakir for helping with this successful event
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