Hello, sports, school, music/arts, and other youth groups, the Optimist
Walk for Youth is back!
Raise money
for your group by collecting pledges for the Coquitlam Optimist Club. The benefit
of sharing: your group gets back 75% of the funds you collected plus a chance
to win matching funds up to $1,000. How good is that?!
What
happens to the other 25%? The Optimist Club provides management, signage, a marked
walking route around Mundy Park, and food for returning walkers. The remainder
of the 25%, after expenses, supports Optimist Club community service projects such
youth sports groups, food banks, breakfast programs for schools, and others. This
year, the net proceeds will be donated to a group identified by the Optimist Club
Committee.
WHEN:
- Walk Day is Sunday, November
16, 2025, with check-in and registration starting at 12:00 noon.
One person (Group Leader) should bring all the pledges to registration on Walk
Day to register their group. Each individual walker does NOT need to register;
just be ready to walk at 1:00 pm.
- This
year, we are also happy to accept e-transfers to our president, Chiara,
Missalino at her email address: chiara.missalino@gmail.com.
WHERE:
- Registration and the start of the
walk are at Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex at 633 Poirier Street,
Coquitlam. Groups also have the option to stage a Virtual Walk at a location
best suited for them.
- If you participate remotely/virtually
from a distance, you can email your scanned master pledge form. It is not necessary
to be there on the Walk Day (November 16th, 2025). You can transfer the
funds raised to chiara.missalino@gmail.com.
Interested
in getting involved? Send an email to: coquitlamoptimists@gmail.com. and we will send you the information and pledge forms for your group.
Each group
gets one entry into a draw to win the Walker’s Windfall: we will match the funds
you raise up to $1,000. The draw will be made at the end of the walk.
ADDED BONUS
-‐ Coquitlam Optimists’ Annual FREE SKATE follows the walk!
