Scroll down to learn about our involvement in Meaford's Christmas on the Bay - Optimist Diversity Forest and Cultural Cuisine!!
Optimist Cultural Cuisine
is coming to Christmas on the Bay in Meaford!!
Thursday Nov 30, 2pm-8pm, Kereen's Caribbean Kitchen - Hot meals - oxtail and rice with salad, Jamaican patties
Friday Dec 1, 2pm-8pm, Sabor a Mexico - fresh tacos
Saturday, 10am-8pm, Ukrainian Cuisine - frozen pierogies, meat pies, meat wraps, and boxed Ukrainian chocolates
Sunday, 10am-4pm - Towa Restaurant - hot Korean meals
Also check out the Optimist Diversity Forest at Christmas on the Bay Nov 30-Dec 3. See below for images of the tree decorations and appreciation for our partners on this amazing project!!
Many Thanks to all of our generous donors for supporting another successful Canada Day Celebration in Annan in 2023!! See you next year!!
SOFEA will be awarded annually to a student residing in Grey or Bruce county who has demonstrated a commitment to community engagement through voluntarism, work or co-op placement
Applications closed for this year, but if you wish to donate to increase this fund: please follow link. Tax receipts available for donations of $20 plus.
Thank you everyone who donated, shopped, and organized our most successful yard sale yet! $847 to support children and youth in our community! Stay tuned for an announcement as to where this money will be directed!!
Thank you Canadian Children's Optimist Foundation (CCOF) for awarding us a grant for Canada Day in Annan (2022), allowing us to provide craft activities for children, a clown, and to assist with the cost of fireworks!! AND our club was recently chosen for the CCOF President's Incentive grant based on our entry for Shop with a Cop!! Check out our video entry below!! Thank You CCOF!!!
For more information about CCOF:
Shop with a cop.MOVPurpose
Optimist International is a worldwide volunteer organization made up of more than 2,500 local Clubs whose Members work each day to make the future brighter by bringing out the best in children, in their communities, and in themselves. The Optimist Club of Sydenham and District is proud to be one of these local clubs!
Check out our latest Newsletter by clicking below:
Newsletter June 2022
Another Very Successful Shop with a Cop!!! Thank you Zehrs, Owen Sound Police, and EastRidge School! All groceries donated to Salvation Army Food Bank!!
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What we've done
For 22 years, this club has been supporting youth in the Meaford, Owen Sound and surrounding communities! We have made numerous donations to youth-centred causes, including Breakfast Club, Soccer Teams, Jumpstart, Second Chance Kids and many more...
We are so proud of and thankful for the Inclusive Playground installed at the Hibou Conservation Area in June, 2021, and 3 more inclusive features were added in early October!! Many thanks to all of the area residents, businesses and organizations who helped make this happen!!
