Come to the Free Skate on Remembrance Day

Come to the annual Optimist Free Skate on November 11. The event will be held from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at the Poirier Sports & Leisure Complex, 633 Poirier Street, Coquitlam, BC. Admission and skate rentals are free, but participants are encouraged to donate a non-perishable item for the Food Bank. The event is one way the Coquitlam Optimist Club recognizes the good things that the young people of our community do.

Optimist Club Awards Scholarships

The Coquitlam Optimist Club has awarded the $500 Robert Simms Memorial Scholarships to ten 2016 graduates of secondary schools in the Tri-Cities.  The recipients are:

• Elaine Buenaventura of Terry Fox, who will attend Capilano University;
• Bebo Elhosary of Heritage Woods, who will attend UBC;
• Sydney Herzog of Terry Fox, who will attend SFU;
• Jane Lee of Heritage Woods, who will attend UBC;
• Sami Ko of Terry Fox, who will attend UBC;
• Matthew McIlwrick of Port Moody, who will attend University of Pennsylvania;
• Kassandra Richard of Terry Fox, who will attend SFU;
• Monica U of Centennial, who will attend Douglas College;
• Stephanie U of Centennial, who will attend Douglas College; and
• Julie Yoon of Centennial, who will attend UBC.

The Robert Simms Scholarships honors students who have given outstanding service to their schools and communities while maintaining academic excellence.

Coquitlam and Tri-Cities: Skate for Free on November 11

It's Optimist-Curl BC Raffle Time Again

The Optimist Clubs of British Columbia in partnership with Curl BC once again are offering a $5,000 cash prize in a raffle to support youth curling development. There also will be eight $500 prizes.

Tickets cost $20 each and are available from your local Optimist Club or your local curling centre. Only 1,600 tickets will be sold.

The money raised from the annual raffle funds “Optimists' Getting Started Camps” throughout the province. At these curling development camps, 15-17 year old juvenile curlers assist a professional trainer in teaching skills to the younger (9-11 year old) curlers.

 

The 2015-16 draw will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 9:30 PM during the Pacific International Cup curling event at the Richmond Curling Club.

 



BC Gaming License No. 77145

 

Optimists Honor Scholarship Winners

The Coquitlam Optimist Club honored the 2015 recipients of the Robert Simms Memorial Scholarship at the annual Scholarship Banquet on September 8.

The scholarship recipients are Kristina May-Rashke, a 2015 graduate of Riverside Secondary School; Pegah Niktash and Tetiana Tyrsa, graduates of Port Moody Secondary School; Elizabeth Vagnar, Gleneagles Secondary School; Nicole Vukasovic and Cindy Wei, Centennial Secondary School.  All have recently begun their university studies.  Elizabeth Vagnar is attending the University of British Columbia. Cindy Wei is attending Waterloo University. Nicole Vukasovic, Pegah Niktash and Tetiana Tyrsaare are at Simon Fraser University.

The Robert Simms Memorial Scholarships are named in memory of a long-time teacher and counselor in School District 43.  The scholarships are awarded primarily based on the students’ service to their communities.  For more information on these and other scholarship opportunities, see our Scholarships page.


Kristina May-Rashke, TetianaTyrsa, Pegah Niktash and Elizabeth Vagnar
with Scholarship Chair Jackie Curtis