What’s Happening with the Optimist Club of Byron The Optimist Club of Byron has kicked off its 75th Anniversary year Fundraising on Wednesday, February 26th.
We had been invited to sell puzzles at the Fleetway Spare Room with the London Puzzle Swap group. This was a busy evening, resulting in meeting fellow puzzlers and receiving great puzzle donations from other vendors. Our puzzle stock is quite vast at the moment!
Spring Cleaning at Springbank Park As part of the annual Thames River Clean Up initiative, volunteers will be cleaning along the riverbank and green spaces in Springbank Park on Saturday, April 12, starting at 9 am, by clearing garbage and debris left behind by the spring melt. Bring your family, friends and neighbours out for some fresh air and exercise while helping to ensure Springbank Park stays clean and healthy for all to enjoy. For 25 years, community volunteers, landowners, clubs, organizations, and municipalities have come together during Earth Week to clean sections of the local watershed. Last year, more than 1,500 volunteers looked after 150 km of the Thames River and its tributaries. “The Thames River Clean Up is a grassroots effort to give back to the green spaces that enrich our lives as Londoners. Springbank is an iconic landmark and our largest park - we’ll need all hands on deck to ensure that its watershed and unique species can flourish this spring and beyond. ” Springbank Park volunteers will meet at 9 am, Saturday, April 12, in the upper parking lot on Commissioners Road, across from Byron Shoppers Drug Mart. If you’re interested in participating, email Sara Mills, Springbank Park’s new volunteer coordinator, at sara@novacraft.com or call 519-317-2372 to register. Each registered volunteer will receive gloves, garbage bags, and a ballot to win a Nova Craft canoe thanks to the generous support of sponsors and community partners. Secondary school students can allocate their time towards community involvement volunteer hours. For more information visit thamesrivercleanup.ca. For the Spring, we have Books and Jigsaw Puzzle Sales at the Byron Optimist Community Centre on Saturday, April 26th, from 10 pm to 1 pm . We will then move our Books and Jigsaw Puzzle sales to the Komoka Community Market on Saturday, May 31st, and June 7th, from 9 am to 1 pm. Our upcoming summer months are for planning the Fall Pickleball Tournaments, with proceeds donated to Childcan (www.childcan.com). We will have our 2nd annual singles sign-up for October 4th and, new this year, a doubles sign-up for November 15th. Watch for announcements on our Facebook page, Optimist Club of Byron, and our webpage, ByronOptimist.ca We will then go back indoors in the Fall for more fundraising events. Stay tuned for those date announcements! We look forward to having these events and meeting fellow Londoners as we celebrate 75 years of Optimism in Byron.
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