Our club began tracking cumulative donation and program expenditures in 2010 and in the summer of 2025 we passed the $500,000.00 mark.  These funds were raised at our many events including Trivia Night, golf tournament, Country Cruize In, Event Team work and many other smaller fundraisers.  The money has gone to programs that support youth in the areas of health, recreation, safety and education.

Club members are proud of this milestone and want to share this celebration with the people that have helped us along the way.  This includes our members and volunteers, the people that have attended our fundraisers, the donors and advertisers that made it possible, the people that we helped support and the public.

We hosted an open house at Oxford Dodge, 1249 Hyde Park Road, London on Sunday, September 28th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.  We had a few remarks at 2:00 pm and light refreshments during the event.  

Thank you to our speakers and for their kind words about their affiliation with our club over the years.  Mayor (and Oakridge Optimist) Josh Morgan, Midwestern Ontario District Governor Maidy Keir, Jack Smith from the City of London Recreation Department, Arielle Kayabaga, MP London West, Yusar Madlol Youth Volunteer Recognition Program, Chef Kim, Dave and Ron from Ronald McDonald House, Heather and Hayden Gillespie Thames Valley Children's Centre, Peggy Sattler MPP London West, Jane Roy London Food Bank and Tom Delaney from Oxford Dodge.

Enjoy some of the photos below.