Optimist Club of Brooklin
8 Vipond Rd L1M 1B5 Whitby, ON, Canada

Thank everyone for your winter outerwear clothing donations and club member Effie for leading this initiative.

Thank you everyone who participated in our Virtual Halloween Cele"BOO"tion! You helped make it successful!

Our 4th Annual Coat Drive Collecting Oct 28-Nov 15 DROP LOCATION: #1 FABRIZIO COURT, BROOKLIN

Hello Gourdgeous!

Calling all gamers!

Best Costume 13-18 Years old wins a $50 prize - generously donated by JointAction Physiotherapy & Wellness Centre

Check this out! Here's a fun event you can do keeping physical distancing in mind! We're so excited to have partnered with Durham Escape Rooms to bring you this event! June 27 & 28 only! Register today!

We are so excited to share this amazing activity. Who is is going to try and solve the clues around town?

Best Costume 8-12 years old wins an Andreas' Camp-In 2 tent sleepover package valued at $150 value.

Daily Challenge #29 Q-Tip Dragonfly painting. Use the printable included or draw your own dragonfly. Use a Q-Tip to dip into different colours of paint and decorate your dragonfly with lots of dots. Can’t wait to see yours. Post a picture of you with your dragonfly to win a great prize. **Last Daily Challenge** We’ve enjoyed doing these challenges for the last month. Thanks to everyone for participating Don’t forget that everyone who’s entered the daily challenges g...ets their name into the weekly draw. Great prizes to be won each day and all entries throughout the week will be entered into a weekly draw. Challenges will vary from day to day and range from arts and crafts, to physical, to just plain fun. Challenges will be posted each day on the Optimist Club of Brooklin’s Facebook page and entries must be posted under the daily thread by 9 p.m. to be considered in the judging for the daily prize. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page by 12 p.m. the day following the challenge. Challenge Rules Open to kids under the age of 18 One entry per child per day Please post your entry by 9 p.m. each day on the Facebook page under the correct challenge Please post only one child’s entry per post - Please post the name and age of each child in the entry A daily prize will be awarded for each challenge Each entry throughout the week will be entered into a random draw for a weekly prize All decisions are final All submissions (videos, photos, etc.) will be considered property of the Optimist Club of Brooklin and may be used for promotional purposes. Have fun! See more

Congrats to Adam our week 3 winner! Thanks for Denise Aston, Insurance/Financial Advisor for donating a $50 gift certificate to Corrado's Restaurant

Make Egg Carton Monsters. Will yours be scary or funny or both? Post a picture of you with your monsters to win a great prize. Don’t forget that everyone who’s entered the daily challenges gets their name into the weekly draw. Great prizes to be won each day and all entries throughout the week will be entered into a weekly draw. Challenges will vary from day to day and range from arts and crafts, to physical, to just plain fun. Challenges will be posted each day on the Op...timist Club of Brooklin’s Facebook page and entries must be posted under the daily thread by 9 p.m. to be considered in the judging for the daily prize. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page by 12 p.m. the day following the challenge. Challenge Rules Open to kids under the age of 18 One entry per child per day Please post your entry by 9 p.m. each day on the Facebook page under the correct challenge Please post only one child’s entry per post - Please post the name and age of each child in the entry A daily prize will be awarded for each challenge Each entry throughout the week will be entered into a random draw for a weekly prize All decisions are final All submissions (videos, photos, etc.) will be considered property of the Optimist Club of Brooklin and may be used for promotional purposes. Have fun! See more

Make a card for someone who’s isolated. They might be someone you know, if so pop the card in the mail. If not, you can drop them off to us at 88 Downey Drive in Brooklin and we’ll arrange to get them delivered to someone who would appreciate it. Don’t forget to write a happy message inside the card. Post a pictures of you with your card to win a great prize. Don’t forget that everyone who’s entered the daily challenges gets their name into the weekly draw. Great prizes ...to be won each day and all entries throughout the week will be entered into a weekly draw. Challenges will vary from day to day and range from arts and crafts, to physical, to just plain fun. Challenges will be posted each day on the Optimist Club of Brooklin’s Facebook page and entries must be posted under the daily thread by 9 p.m. to be considered in the judging for the daily prize. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page by 12 p.m. the day following the challenge. Challenge Rules Open to kids under the age of 18 One entry per child per day Please post your entry by 9 p.m. each day on the Facebook page under the correct challenge Please post only one child’s entry per post - Please post the name and age of each child in the entry A daily prize will be awarded for each challenge Each entry throughout the week will be entered into a random draw for a weekly prize All decisions are final All submissions (videos, photos, etc.) will be considered property of the Optimist Club of Brooklin and may be used for promotional purposes. Have fun! See more

Daily Challenge #26 Nature Tree. Draw a tree trunk on a piece of paper and then add real leaves and flowers you’ve collected on a walk to complete your tree. Post a picture of you with your tree to win a great prize. Don’t forget that everyone who’s entered the daily challenges gets their name into the weekly draw. This week's draw is courtesy of Denise Aston, Insurance/Financial Advisor Great prizes to be won each day and all entries throughout the week will be entered in...to a weekly draw. Challenges will vary from day to day and range from arts and crafts, to physical, to just plain fun. Challenges will be posted each day on the Optimist Club of Brooklin’s Facebook page and entries must be posted under the daily thread by 9 p.m. to be considered in the judging for the daily prize. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page by 12 p.m. the day following the challenge. Challenge Rules Open to kids under the age of 18 One entry per child per day Please post your entry by 9 p.m. each day on the Facebook page under the correct challenge Please post only one child’s entry per post - Please post the name and age of each child in the entry A daily prize will be awarded for each challenge Each entry throughout the week will be entered into a random draw for a weekly prize All decisions are final All submissions (videos, photos, etc.) will be considered property of the Optimist Club of Brooklin and may be used for promotional purposes. Have fun! See more

Can you find them all? Let us know how many you’ve found and post a picture of you with one of the things to win a great prize. Don’t forget that everyone who’s entered the daily challenges gets their name into the weekly draw. This week’s draw is sponsored by JointAction Physiotherapy & Wellness Centre Great prizes to be won each day and all entries throughout the week will be entered into a weekly draw. Challenges will vary from day to day and range from arts and crafts, t...o physical, to just plain fun. Challenges will be posted each day on the Optimist Club of Brooklin’s Facebook page and entries must be posted under the daily thread by 9 p.m. to be considered in the judging for the daily prize. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page by 12 p.m. the day following the challenge. Challenge Rules Open to kids under the age of 18 One entry per child per day Please post your entry by 9 p.m. each day on the Facebook page under the correct challenge Please post only one child’s entry per post - Please post the name and age of each child in the entry A daily prize will be awarded for each challenge Each entry throughout the week will be entered into a random draw for a weekly prize All decisions are final All submissions (videos, photos, etc.) will be considered property of the Optimist Club of Brooklin and may be used for promotional purposes. Have fun! See more

Daily Challenge #24 Make Towel Animal! Chloe gets creative with a towel in our video to come up with an animal. Roll, fold, fan or squish - feel free to accessorize. What kind of animal can you come up with? Send us a photo with you and card house to win a great prize. Don’t forget that everyone who’s entered the daily challenges gets their name into the weekly draw. This week’s draw is sponsored by JointAction Physiotherapy & Wellness Centre Great prizes to be won each... day and all entries throughout the week will be entered into a weekly draw. Challenges will vary from day to day and range from arts and crafts, to physical, to just plain fun. Challenges will be posted each day on the Optimist Club of Brooklin’s Facebook page and entries must be posted under the daily thread by 9 p.m. to be considered in the judging for the daily prize. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page by 12 p.m. the day following the challenge. Challenge Rules Open to kids under the age of 18 One entry per child per day Please post your entry by 9 p.m. each day on the Facebook page under the correct challenge Please post only one child’s entry per post - Please post the name and age of each child in the entry A daily prize will be awarded for each challenge Each entry throughout the week will be entered into a random draw for a weekly prize All decisions are final All submissions (videos, photos, etc.) will be considered property of the Optimist Club of Brooklin and may be used for promotional purposes. Have fun! See more

As Madelin demonstrates in our video, you’ll need a deck of cards and a steady hand. Try your cards length-wise or widthwise. See if you can build more than one story. (Tip: It’s easier on a carpet) We can’t wait to see your card houses. Send us a photo with you and your card house to win a great prize. Don’t forget that everyone who’s entered the daily challenges gets their name into the weekly draw. This week’s draw is sponsored by @Denise Aston Financial. Great prize...s to be won each day and all entries throughout the week will be entered into a weekly draw. Challenges will vary from day to day and range from arts and crafts, to physical, to just plain fun. Challenges will be posted each day on the Optimist Club of Brooklin’s Facebook page and entries must be posted under the daily thread by 9 p.m. to be considered in the judging for the daily prize. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page by 12 p.m. the day following the challenge. Challenge Rules Open to kids under the age of 18 One entry per child per day Please post your entry by 9 p.m. each day on the Facebook page under the correct challenge Please post only one child’s entry per post - Please post the name and age of each child in the entry A daily prize will be awarded for each challenge Each entry throughout the week will be entered into a random draw for a weekly prize All decisions are final All submissions (videos, photos, etc.) will be considered property of the Optimist Club of Brooklin and may be used for promotional purposes. Have fun! See more

Daily Challenge #22 Become a Super Hero. As Zoe and Owen explain in our video, whether you have a costume or make one, we can’t wait to see what Super Hero you’ll become. Are you an existing hero or a new one? Post a photo with you in your costume and tell us the name of your Super Hero to win. Don’t forget that everyone who’s entered the daily challenges gets their name into the weekly draw. This week’s is presented by Denise Aston, Insurance/Financial Advisor Great prize...s to be won each day and all entries throughout the week will be entered into a weekly draw. Challenges will vary from day to day and range from arts and crafts, to physical, to just plain fun. Challenges will be posted each day on the Optimist Club of Brooklin’s Facebook page and entries must be posted under the daily thread by 9 p.m. to be considered in the judging for the daily prize. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page by 12 p.m. the day following the challenge. Challenge Rules Open to kids under the age of 18 One entry per child per day Please post your entry by 9 p.m. each day on the Facebook page under the correct challenge Please post only one child’s entry per post - Please post the name and age of each child in the entry A daily prize will be awarded for each challenge Each entry throughout the week will be entered into a random draw for a weekly prize All decisions are final All submissions (videos, photos, etc.) will be considered property of the Optimist Club of Brooklin and may be used for promotional purposes. Have fun! See more

Congratulations to our week 2 winner Riley! Riley has won a $50 gift certificate to Signature Indian Cuisine sponsored by JointAction Physiotherapy & Wellness Centre

Daily Challenge #21 Build an Inuksuk! Build an Inuksuk! Optimist Club of Brooklin Daily challenge. Inuksuk (also spelled inukshuk, plural inuksuit) is a figure made of piled stones or boulders constructed to communicate with humans throughout the Arctic. Traditionally constructed by the Inuit, inuksuit are integral to Inuit culture and are often intertwined with representations of Canada and the North. ... https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca//a/inuksuk-inukshuk As Bronwyn demonstrates in our video (found in comments), using rocks you’ve found, build an Inuksuk. Post a photo with you and your Inuksuk to win. Don’t forget that everyone who’s entered the daily challenges gets their name into the weekly draw. This week's is presented by Aston Insurance Solutions. Great prizes to be won each day and all entries throughout the week will be entered into a weekly draw. Challenges will vary from day to day and range from arts and crafts, to physical, to just plain fun. Challenges will be posted each day on the Optimist Club of Brooklin’s Facebook page and entries must be posted under the daily thread by 9 p.m. to be considered in the judging for the daily prize. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page by 12 p.m. the day following the challenge. Challenge Rules Open to kids under the age of 18 One entry per child per day Please post your entry by 9 p.m. each day on the Facebook page under the correct challenge Please post only one child’s entry per post - Please post the name and age of each child in the entry A daily prize will be awarded for each challenge Each entry throughout the week will be entered into a random draw for a weekly prize All decisions are final All submissions (videos, photos, etc.) will be considered property of the Optimist Club of Brooklin and may be used for promotional purposes. Have fun!

Daily Challenge #20 Find coins from the year you were born. As Fiona, Chloe and Sloane demonstrate in our video, check out the coins in your house and see if you can find any from the year you were born. Post a photo with you and coins to win a great prize. Don’t forget that everyone who’s entered the daily challenges gets their name into the weekly draw. This week’s draw is sponsored by Denise Aston, Insurance/Financial Advisor Great prizes to be won each day and all ent...ries throughout the week will be entered into a weekly draw. Challenges will vary from day to day and range from arts and crafts, to physical, to just plain fun. Challenges will be posted each day on the Optimist Club of Brooklin’s Facebook page and entries must be posted under the daily thread by 9 p.m. to be considered in the judging for the daily prize. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page by 12 p.m. the day following the challenge. Challenge Rules Open to kids under the age of 18 One entry per child per day Please post your entry by 9 p.m. each day on the Facebook page under the correct challenge Please post only one child’s entry per post - Please post the name and age of each child in the entry A daily prize will be awarded for each challenge Each entry throughout the week will be entered into a random draw for a weekly prize All decisions are final All submissions (videos, photos, etc.) will be considered property of the Optimist Club of Brooklin and may be used for promotional purposes. Have fun! See more

Make a sock puppet. As Madelin demonstrates in our video, you need an old sock, some craft supplies, and your imagination. We can’t wait to see your puppets. Send us a photo with you and your sock puppet to win a great prize. Don’t forget that everyone who’s entered the daily challenges gets their name into the weekly draw. This week’s draw is sponsored by @Denise Aston, Insurance/Financial Advisor Great prizes to be won each day and all entries throughout the week will be... entered into a weekly draw. Challenges will vary from day to day and range from arts and crafts, to physical, to just plain fun. Challenges will be posted each day on the Optimist Club of Brooklin’s Facebook page and entries must be posted under the daily thread by 9 p.m. to be considered in the judging for the daily prize. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page by 12 p.m. the day following the challenge. Challenge Rules Open to kids under the age of 18 One entry per child per day Please post your entry by 9 p.m. each day on the Facebook page under the correct challenge Please post only one child’s entry per post - Please post the name and age of each child in the entry A daily prize will be awarded for each challenge Each entry throughout the week will be entered into a random draw for a weekly prize All decisions are final All submissions (videos, photos, etc.) will be considered property of the Optimist Club of Brooklin and may be used for promotional purposes. Have fun! See more

Daily Challenge #17 Make a bed from something that is not a bed. In our video Sloane, makes one from a laundry basket. What crazy spot will you come up with? Send us a photo with you in your bed that is not a bed to win a great prize Don’t forget that everyone who’s entered the daily challenges gets their name into the weekly draw. This week’s draw is sponsored by @Denise Aston, Insurance/Financial Advisor Great prizes to be won each day and all entries throughout the ...week will be entered into a weekly draw. Challenges will vary from day to day and range from arts and crafts, to physical, to just plain fun. Challenges will be posted each day on the Optimist Club of Brooklin’s Facebook page and entries must be posted under the daily thread by 9 p.m. to be considered in the judging for the daily prize. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page by 12 p.m. the day following the challenge. Challenge Rules Open to kids under the age of 18 One entry per child per day Please post your entry by 9 p.m. each day on the Facebook page under the correct challenge Please post only one child’s entry per post - Please post the name and age of each child in the entry A daily prize will be awarded for each challenge Each entry throughout the week will be entered into a random draw for a weekly prize All decisions are final All submissions (videos, photos, etc.) will be considered property of the Optimist Club of Brooklin and may be used for promotional purposes. Have fun! See more

Daily Challenge #16 Paint Ladybug rocks! Paint yours and send us a photo with your ladybugs. If you don’t have red and black, you could try other colours. Can’t wait to see how cute yours are. Don’t forget that everyone who’s entered the daily challenges gets their name into the weekly draw. This week’s draw is sponsored by @Denise Aston, Insurance/Financial Advisor Great prizes to be won each day and all entries throughout the week will be entered into a weekly draw. Ch...allenges will vary from day to day and range from arts and crafts, to physical, to just plain fun. Challenges will be posted each day on the Optimist Club of Brooklin’s Facebook page and entries must be posted under the daily thread by 9 p.m. to be considered in the judging for the daily prize. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page by 12 p.m. the day following the challenge. Challenge Rules Open to kids under the age of 18 One entry per child per day Please post your entry by 9 p.m. each day on the Facebook page under the correct challenge Please post only one child’s entry per post - Please post the name and age of each child in the entry A daily prize will be awarded for each challenge Each entry throughout the week will be entered into a random draw for a weekly prize All decisions are final All submissions (videos, photos, etc.) will be considered property of the Optimist Club of Brooklin and may be used for promotional purposes. Have fun! See more

Daily Challenge #15 How high can you build a Lego Tower? In our video Nolan, makes one as tall as his waist! Build yours and send us a photo of you with your tower. If you don’t have any Lego, you could also try blocks. Can’t wait to see how high yours get. Don’t forget that everyone who’s entered the daily challenges gets their name into the weekly draw. This week’s draw is sponsored by JointAction Physiotherapy & Wellness Centre Great prizes to be won each day and a...ll entries throughout the week will be entered into a weekly draw. Challenges will vary from day to day and range from arts and crafts, to physical, to just plain fun. Challenges will be posted each day on the Optimist Club of Brooklin’s Facebook page and entries must be posted under the daily thread by 9 p.m. to be considered in the judging for the daily prize. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page by 12 p.m. the day following the challenge. Challenge Rules Open to kids under the age of 18 One entry per child per day Please post your entry by 9 p.m. each day on the Facebook page under the correct challenge Please post only one child’s entry per post - Please post the name and age of each child in the entry A daily prize will be awarded for each challenge Each entry throughout the week will be entered into a random draw for a weekly prize All decisions are final All submissions (videos, photos, etc.) will be considered property of the Optimist Club of Brooklin and may be used for promotional purposes. Have fun! See more

Nolan from the Optimist Club explains the daily challenge of building the tallest lego tower. How high can you get yours? Post yours to our page to win.

Daily Challenge #14 How many books can you stack on top of rolled-up paper? Experiment with one roll or two, three or four. Roll the paper the longways or the short way. Which works best? Post some photos of your experiments and tell us how many books you were able to stack to win. https://www.facebook.com/helva.e/videos/10163089380470411/ Don’t forget that everyone who’s entered the daily challenges gets their name into the weekly draw. This week’s draw is sponsore...d by JointAction Physiotherapy & Wellness Centre Great prizes to be won each day and all entries throughout the week will be entered into a weekly draw. Challenges will vary from day to day and range from arts and crafts, to physical, to just plain fun. Challenges will be posted each day on the Optimist Club of Brooklin’s Facebook page and entries must be posted under the daily thread by 9 p.m. to be considered in the judging for the daily prize. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page by 12 p.m. the day following the challenge. Challenge Rules Open to kids under the age of 18 One entry per child per day Please post your entry by 9 p.m. each day on the Facebook page under the correct challenge Please post only one child’s entry per post - Please post the name and age of each child in the entry A daily prize will be awarded for each challenge Each entry throughout the week will be entered into a random draw for a weekly prize All decisions are final All submissions (videos, photos, etc.) will be considered property of the Optimist Club of Brooklin and may be used for promotional purposes. Have fun!

Daily Challenge #13 Make a Rice Picture. Draw with glue, sprinkle with rice and let the excess slide off. Looking forward to seeing what you create. Post a photo of your picture to win. Don’t forget that everyone who’s entered the daily challenges gets their name into the weekly draw. This week’s draw is sponsored by JointAction Physiotherapy & Wellness Centre Great prizes to be won each day and all entries throughout the week will be entered into a weekly draw. Challenge...s will vary from day to day and range from arts and crafts, to physical, to just plain fun. Challenges will be posted each day on the Optimist Club of Brooklin’s Facebook page and entries must be posted under the daily thread by 9 p.m. to be considered in the judging for the daily prize. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page by 12 p.m. the day following the challenge. Challenge Rules Open to kids under the age of 18 One entry per child per day Please post your entry by 9 p.m. each day on the Facebook page under the correct challenge Please post only one child’s entry per post - Please post the name and age of each child in the entry A daily prize will be awarded for each challenge Each entry throughout the week will be entered into a random draw for a weekly prize All decisions are final All submissions (videos, photos, etc.) will be considered property of the Optimist Club of Brooklin and may be used for promotional purposes. Have fun! See more