Optimist Club of Erie News

Congratulations 2010 Tri-Star Basketball Challenge Winners

Joanne Pastor — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:58:28 +0000

This Year's Optimist Club of Erie's Tri-Star Basketball Challenge was held on February 8th at 7:00pm in the Erie Middle School gym. Girls and Boys between the ages of 8 & 13 competed in this skills challenge that encourages physical activity, self-confidence, competition and fun. Contestants compete against others in their own age and gender group and are given a score in each of the three skills: dribbling, shooting and passing. Trophies were given to the first place winners and each age and gender category and the top three winners of each category will go on to the regional tournament. Regional winners compete at the district finals held at the Pepsi Center before a Nuggets game. Winners are announced to the crowd before the game.

The winners are:

8 years old

Boys: Colby Wingfield, Colby Brett, Rishad Pally

Girls: Karis Moore, Jordyn Cremers

9 years old

Boys: Eduardo Pena, Bryce Meier, Cooper Hinman

Girls: Adlee Schenbeck, Kayla Franko, Cynthia Alonzo

10 years old

Boys; Brandt Toledo, Will Ehrhart, Cody Yopp

Girls: Delina Gebreckidan, Autymn Purcell, Kayla Louie

11 years old

Boys: William Campbell, Chantz Schenbeck, Zachary Elliston

Girls: Kylie Hartkopp, Darby Berringer, Amanda Farineau

12 years olds

Boys: Andre Hosseini, Ian Ehrhart, Christian Watts

Girls: Nicky Marshall, Amberlyn Purcell, Jordan Couper

13 years old

Boys: Tristan Berringer, Austyn Purcell, Zach Hilliard

Girls: Sam Hutzley, Holly Carter

Eerie Erie, a Success for all!

Mark Pastor — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:03:38 +0000

Wow, what a great day and a great turnout!

Congratulations to all who participated.

Race results can be be found at the links below.

Active.com

BoulderRoadRunners

Photos from the event will be available after November 4, from RunningGuru.

Feel free to send us your feedback on the event, so we can keep doing what's good, and improve on the rest.

27th Annual (2009) Eerie Erie

Mark Pastor — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:06:05 +0000

Training season for the 27th Annual Eerie Erie 5k/10k and Goblin Run is upon us. This year the race will occur on Halloween Day (October 31) at 9:30am. This race has gathered a strong following and we are expecting a great turnout this year. The Eerie Erie has a long standing tradition of beginning and ending in the great old town Erie area. Those who venture in the 10k (map) race will get the spooks when running past the Erie Cemetery, but will also enjoy the grand scenery and mountain views during their journey. The 5k (map) runners will enjoy the run through beautiful old town Erie, and revisit the bridge over coal creek which marks the turnaround point of the run. For the young ones that are too little for these runs, we will once again have the famous Goblin Run (1/4 mile event).

The Eerie Erie is a great tradition, and this is the Optimist Club of Erie's key fund raising event. So put on that running costume, contribute to a great cause, improve your health, and have lots of fun.

Photos from the event will be available from RunningGuru, this year's official photographer.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Maps: Eerie Erie 5K Eerie Erie 10K

You can print and mail this registration form:

http://erie.optimistweb.org/display/ShowFiles?moduleId=1239512&directoryId=378733&SSScrollPosition=0

Or register online at Active.com at the following link:

http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1776053&ssetId=2f8957b1-4598-4947-9c39-a453673b4943

Respect for Law Poster Contest

Joanne Pastor — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:23:37 +0000

Payton Toledo wins Erie Optimist Respect for Law Poster Contest

Fourth grader wins a pizza party for her class and a $50 savings bond.

The Optimist Club of Erie Respect for the Law Poster Contest winner is Payton Toledo, Who attends Erie Elementary School.

Payton attends Mr. Garcia's 4th grade class and has won a $50 savings bond and a pizza party for her classmates. Payton's poster was chosen from entries submitted from local schools.

In addition her winning drawing will be featured on the cover of the Erie Police Department's Annual Report. Her poster will be on display at the Erie Police Department.

The contest is held in conjunction with the Erie Police Department during National Police Officers Week May 11th-17th.

The goal is to involve children in understanding and respecting our laws and to promote good citizenship.

"Friend of Youth"

Bradley Beck — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:57:58 +0000

Meeting the needs of young people in communities worldwide, Optimist Clubs have been "Bringing Out the Best in Kids" since 1919. Optimist Clubs conduct positive service projects aimed at providing a helping hand to youth. Club members are best known in their communities for their upbeat attitudes. By believing in young people and empowering them to be the best they can, Optimist volunteers continually make this world a better place to live. There are 114,000 individual members who belong to 3,500 autonomous Clubs. Optimists conduct 65,000 service projects each year, serving six million young people. The Optimist Club of Erie serves the children of the Town of Erie, Colorado which straddles both Weld and Boulder Counties.

The Optimist Club of Erie was Chartered on September 9, 1992.

Our Club is designated Club #25032 by Optimist International.

We are in District 25 - CO-WY, http://www.optimistcowy.org/, Zone 2.

The #25196 Optimist Club was our sponsor.

Our Charter Membership consisted of 19 Members. Of those Charter Members, several are still active in the club.