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Fifty/Fifty: The Optimist Club and the Colts

By Casey Leger Optimist and 50/50 volunteer,
Ralph Brunton. Sparky’s Toy
ince 2008, the Optimist Club
Drive, Breakfast with Santa, and
Sof Cornwall has been raising Ribfest are a few of the events
money at Cornwall Colts home involving Cornwall’s Optimists.
games by running the fifty/fifty They also have floor hockey and
draw. “We’ve had our ups and softball programs for local kids.
downs, but on average, we raise
“It’s a fun organization to
about $10 000 a year,” says Club belong to,” says President
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President Terry Muir of the draw. Muir. “We have about 70

The Optimists are a familiar members from ages 18 to 80.
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sight at the Civic Complex on We welcome anyone who wants
Thursday evenings. It’s not to be involved.” According
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unusual for a half-dozen or so to the Club’s website (https://
smiling members to be selling optimistclubofcornwall.org),
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50/50 tickets to local hockey The Cornwall Club was chartered
lovers. in 1948 under President Norm
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While $10 000 might seem like Ross and Optimist International The members in the picture from the left to right are John Gilmour,
Chantal Gilmour, Jason Racine, Ralph Brunton, President Terry Muir
a princely sum and a testament has clubs all over the world. and Joanne Lague. Photo Submitted
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to the generosity of Cornwall President Muir invites anyone
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Colts fans, the Optimist Club interested in giving back to BE SURE TO CHECK OUT
has a lot of irons in the fire in the community by becoming January 27
terms of fundraising. The Club an Optimist, or anyone with - February 2
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works tirelessly to provide questions about the club, Cornwall
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services for local kids. “It’s all to email him at president@ Civic Complex
about the youth,” says long-time optimistclubofcornwall.org .
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Business Development/Advertising: Mike Piquette, Lapierre, who is in her second year of skating with
Skate Cornwall. She asked her coach Sarah Marleau:
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Sports Energy is a monthly publication covering the Greater Sarah answers: “I like working with skaters in the Fun Zone. It is a
combination of all the other stations, and the kids enjoy it more than the
Cornwall Area. Our goal is to offer a quality, informative and
others. I am a volunteer coach because, when I was starting as a skater, I
enjoyable newspaper and website to our readership, focusing
had great coaches who made skating fun for me, and I want to help young
on the accomplishments of the many gifted athletes and sports skaters like I was helped.”
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