{"id":13241,"date":"2016-01-27T18:02:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T23:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=13241"},"modified":"2016-01-27T18:02:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T23:02:44","slug":"wine-tasting-for-a-good-cause-with-the-optimists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wine-tasting-for-a-good-cause-with-the-optimists\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine tasting for a good cause with the Optimists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Optimist Club of Aurora is a volunteer group of 50+ members whose mandate it is to help the youth of Aurora.<br \/>\nWe support creating an optimistic future for our kids by providing funds for opportunities that some may otherwise miss out on if it wasn\u2019t for our support.<br \/>\nTo list a few examples of our work, we send high-risk youth to a survival camp, bought a bed for a destitute eight-year-old, funded medication for a very ill two-year-old, and provide scholarships to local high school kids that reward their community spirit!<br \/>\nAs well, we host an annual chess tournament, help sponsor the annual Opti Hockey program, and help sponsor the annual Minor Hockey Showcase Hockey tournament<br \/>\nTo help us continue our work in supporting youth, we are holding a fundraising Wine Tasting event on February 5 at the Aurora Cultural Centre from 6 \u2013 10.30 p.m.<br \/>\nThere will be four Ontario wineries, three food vendors, a silent auction plus a professional wine taster to guide you through the process.<br \/>\nA live jazz duo will be featured all evening as well.<br \/>\nTickets are $20 and available at McAlpine Ford Lincoln or by contacting Greg Way at gjway2@gmail.com.<br \/>\nWe extend special thanks to our signature sponsor, McAlpine Ford Lincoln, for being a large part to help us raise funds for Aurora\u2019s youth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anna Kroeplin<br \/>\nOptimist Club of Aurora<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<a 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