A Wonderful Group to Support
Pink Ribbon Good Cincinnati Region’s Ignite the Fight fundraiser
Our organization recently had the opportunity to join Pink Ribbon Good Cincinnati Region’s Ignite the Fight fundraiser! It was great night, with great people and touched all our hears.
If you’re looking for a group to support or donate to please check them out!
🇺🇸 Proudly Remembering why We’re Free 🇺🇸
In this day and age in the United States we have the freedom to be whatever our hearts and abilities will allow. We have freedom of speech and the freedom to complain about what someone else says when we don’t agree with them. We have freedom in our careers, in our marriages and who to vote for or even not to vote for anyone! These are all rights and freedoms we tend to take for granted because we are Americans.
Memorial Day is the day we honor those that paid for our rights and freedoms. I read a quote that stated Memorial Day is the most expensive holiday. It was bought by those men and women who bravely died on the battlefield to pay for our freedoms. I am proud that we walk 1.5 miles every Memorial Day handing out candy to the kids and making them smile. And all the prep work that goes into being ready for the parade. We all spent a few hours over the last few weeks honoring those brave soldiers in our own way.
God Bless those that died for this country and our freedoms. Always remember we are the home of the brave!
Brenda T
Food Drive
With the rising cost of food, rent and everything else, the Paragon Optimist Club decided to assist our community with food. We are collecting food and money for the Fairfield Food Store during the month of March.
The people who the pantry serves includes seniors, disabled individuals, and low income.
So far our club has donated 93 pounds of food and $100.00. The food includes tuna, macaroni and cheese, packaged flavored rice, packaged flavored noodles, spaghetti, lasagna noodles, spaghetti sauce, canned vegetables, canned soup, cereal, flavored oatmeal.
If you want to help with this and other service activities come visit us at one of our meeting. Tuesday nights @ 7:15PM (except first Tuesday - that’s a Board meeting). We meet at the Fairfield Optimist Clubhouse.
Help us help Kids!!!
Help us help kids!! We’re raising money in a way that you could win a prize!!
We holding a fundraiser where you can help us and also enter to win a chance to win yourself!!! The piggiest Raffle gives away prizes to winners but also helps us! https://piggestraffleever.com/?c=POC
Tis the Season We’re glad to help!
Tis a busy time of year with lots of shopping, baking, Christmas festivals and caroling. It is also time to think of those that may need a little cheer in their life. Once again the Paragon Optimist Club has sent decorated Christmas cards to the Veterans at the Veterans Hospital in Cincinnati. At a club meeting we wrote a cheerful message, signed and decorated 356 Christmas cards. It was a wonderful time listening to music and remembering those that have served.
This year we are also happy that we could provided Christmas gifts to various local families, and that we had the time to place wreaths on those that served our country.
Pat B
Because We Want to Help – 1st Quarter
During this time of isolation, it is hard for clubs that do service, to take any action. Schools are closed or not allowing visitors. Physical items cannot be donated to shelters because of the contamination. We, the members of the Paragon Optimist Club have been able to do some activities. We have not been able to do our usual fun activities, but hopefully as 2021 opens more, we can be back too normal.
Pat B
What a year it has been. New ways of life due to COVID, loss of friends and loved ones, keeping a positive outlook and pushing through adversity. With all this going on Paragon perseveres in continuing our support of those less fortunate. Thanks to member generosity and help from our shopping elves we provided Christmas for eight children. Fairfield Optimist and Paragon Optimist clubs handed gifts out together to families. Santa was there with his elf. Parents and kids loved it. Santa had each child pick a gift to open. Sheer delight on their faces ripping the paper and excited to see what Santa brought them. Masks couldn't hide the smiles and appreciation from parents and grandparents. Not only did we provide for the kids we helped families forget their hardships for a little while. We are an amazing club and I wish everyone a safe and healthy 2021.
Paula B
For several years we have assisted Trinity Lutheran Church in Mt. Healthy with their community outreach program "Feed Your Neighbor." Normally we purchase, cook and serve healthy hot meals to neighbors seated in the building, and then helped clean up. Since the money was donated by members at our meetings and all our meetings are now virtual thanks to COVID-19, we now purchase food paid for by the church. On January 28, we cooked, packaged and bagged it. Church members then distribute it safely to the waiting families. We still cleaned up whatever mess we made. We serve between 80-130 meals each time to community families. We've been told that our meals are some of the best they get. While they miss, sitting in a warm church with others and being served piping hot meals, they are still very appreciative of the service.
Trish C
In the next few months, we will be working on several activities. We are working with the local schools to have fourth graders write an essay for our annual 4th Grade Essay Contest where winners receive prizes. We are collecting, sorting and filling Easter baskets to be delivered to those in need. We are also busy collecting items for our Paragon Pals bags that are donated to the homeless. We are still having meeting on Zoom and trying doing service because that is how we roll!
Pat B