Optimist Food Services Back in Action

June was a busy month for the Coquitlam Optimists' food concessions.  We served hot dogs and hamburgers at the Teddy Bear Picnic, Customer Appreciation day at Poco Building Supplies, and Daisy Day.  At Daisy Day we also served a pancake breakfast to a wet but enthusiastic crowd.  We are pleased and grateful for the assistance from our members' children. 

Thank You for the Success of Our Spring Dance and Silent Auction

On April 14 the Coquitlam Optimist Club completed another successful fund-raiser, the annual Spring Dance and Silent Auction.  Thanks to the Coquitlam Curling Club’s Sunday Night and Tuesday Night Mixed Curling Leagues and to all our donors:

Austin Curves	Midland Appliances
Burnaby Mountain Golf Course,	Mr. Pet's
Brad Ewert Pro	Muir Investment Team
Canadian Tire	Safeway
City of Coquitlam	Save On Foods
Coquitlam Adanacs	Smile & Shine
Coquitlam Chrysler	Spikes on Austin
Coquitlam Express	Steve Nash's Fitness
Coquitlam Grill	Subway - Austin
Debonair Cleaners	Thrifty Foods
Deckers Hair Den	Tri-City News
Eaglequest Golf Academy	Vineco
Executive Inn	Wineexpert
Fountain Tire	Allison Pesche
Fraser Downs	Connie Pollock
General Paint	Duncan Ferguson
Genesis Day Spa	Elaine Mills
The Gillnetter	Griffin Family
Golden Boot	Ken Ryan
Grapes 4 U	Kim Tamoyose
Helping Families in Need Society	Marilyn Morton
Impact Canopies	Rutherford Family
John B Pub	Smith Family
Market Basket

Optimist Junior Curlers Win International Bronze Medal

“On behalf of this year’s Optimist International U18 Bronze Medal Champions we are writing to thank you for your generous support of our team and for your continued support of Optimist Junior Curling.

“Team Tardi of the Langley Curling Club has had an incredibly exciting and successful year. They formed the team this year, attending camps, including the Optimist sponsored High Performance Camp in North Vancouver, entering as many bonspiels as they could. They participated in and won the Optimist International Highpoint Division 1 banner and also came first in the playoffs, gold at the BC Winter Games, and at the beginning of April had the honor of representing British Columbia at the Optimist International U18 Championships in Toronto, proudly bringing home the bronze medal for BC. They are grateful for the opportunities they have had in many parts due to the incredible financial support that Optimist International has provided to the sport of curling over the past decade…

“We appreciate the support already given to the sport of Junior Curling by the Coquitlam Optimist Club and encourage you to continue supporting Junior Curling – it truly does help make dreams of these kids and the up and coming curlers a reality.”

– Letter from Anita Tardi, on behalf of Team Tardi

Team Tardi consists of skip Tyler Tardi, his brother Jordan, third, and Nicholas Meister, second, all from Langley. Lead Zachary Umbach is from Coquitlam. You can read more about their success at http://www.surreyleader.com/sports/146685325.html.



Optimist Club Announces Raffle Winners

The Coquitlam Optimist Club is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Optimist-Curl BC Raffle.  The $5,000 Grand Prize winner is Tim Enno of the Richmond Winter Club.  The ten $500 prize winners are: 

Optimist Junior Interclub Curling League for OI U-18
Rick Beason & Jack Guthrie, Glen Meadows Golf & Curling Club (Sidney, BC)
Heather Mulder, North Shore Winter Club (North Vancouver, BC)
Tyler Pankhurst, Nelson, BC
Brett Kidd & Brian Bauer, McArthur Island Curling Club, Kamloops, BC
Murray Duchnycz, Cloverdale, BC
Williiams Lake Junior Curling Club, Williams Lake, BC
Dave Fallis, Kelowna, BC
Joe Bauer, Elkford, BC
Pete Frey, Tunnel Town Curling Club, Tsawwassen (Delta), BC

Congratulations to all the winners, and thank-you to all who purchased tickets to support youth curling development!

Optimist Club Offers Scholarships to Student Orators

The Coquitlam Optimist Club is offering $175 in prizes and an opportunity to win scholarships with values up to $2500 in Optimist International’s 2012 Oratorical Contest.
The Oratorical Contest is open to students under 18 years of age as of December 31, 2011, who have not graduated from secondary school. Contestants must give a 4-5 minute speech on the topic “How my Optimism Helps me Overcome Obstacles.”
The Coquitlam Optimist Club will award cash prizes of $100 for first place, $50 for second place and $25 for third place to local students. The first and second place winners will have the chance to advance through zone and regional oratorical contests. Regional winners will compete at the Pacific Northwest District contest with the opportunity to wins college scholarships worth a $2,500 for first place, $1,500 for second place or $1,000 for third place.
The Coquitlam Optimist Club’s Oratorical Contest will be held on April 18, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Big River Restaurant, #15-228 Schoolhouse Street, Coquitlam, BC. To enter, students must fill out an application form and submit it to the club by April 4, 2012. To receive the application form along with detailed contest rules and information on the contest location, e-mail us at coquitlamoptimists@gmail.com. Contest rules and application form can be downloaded by following this link: http://www.optimist.org/Form/Oratorical_RULES_PAD-E_11-12.pdf.