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$197 do much in the last year or funds for community so. So, we had these funds organizations. While some that we wanted to contribute events have been able to be back to the community, held virtually, not all have and a number of our been able to make the leap – this year on February members are familiar with and Lehmann says they
4 – the Conestogo Winterbourne KidsAbility, and we have are really relying on the Optimist Club in the past made contributions pandemic to be brought provided a donation to a there as well. So, we under control so they can youth-oriented group in decided that that would be move forward with events the community. This year, a reasonable place to make such as their bike rodeo,
12X24 POLISHED GLASS & KidsAbility was the recipient that contribution,” said Victoria Day fireworks and
CARRARA STONE of $8,000 to assist its Lehmann. down east lobster shindig.
TILE BACKSPLASH 1 $199 work with The funds came from a In addition to events like
young$people h9eld som9e with special needs. “hockey charity challenge” this, he says the club also
Club president David time back. does a lot of things within Lehmann says the main When Lehmann spoke schools and the community reason for this donation to the KidsAbility organization, to help youth come was to give back to the they told him together and celebrate. youth in the community because of the coronavirus “The Optimist Club is during these difficult that fundraising was here to support the youth times brought on by the a challenge, and many in our community and we pandemic. organizations which rely put all our resources back
“We work towards on contributions from the into that effort.… We run the benefit of youth community were feeling programs that benefit the in the community. We the same. youth in the community to run programs each year Because of the have them come together directed towards the youth pandemic, the club – like to celebrate, whether it’s
CLICK ENGINEERED 3/4” THICK in the schools like Conestogo almost all others – have Victoria Day, or an event at
HANDSCRAPED school, and with been left to find new ways school with a barbecue and
HARDWOOD
COVID we weren’t able to to host events and raise that sort of thing.”
TO MARK INTERNATIONAL OPTIMIST DAY