Our next planned event is our
Food and Toy Drive
on Dec. 4, 2022
Santa and his helpers will be out to do the drive.
Starts at 4 PM in the Uplands subdivision
then back to Arva's Croyden Drive
then the Arva Condos
then Old Arva
and finally the Estates
Hope we will see you there!
Watch for ourJune Breakfast in the Park!
Check back for details & other upcoming events!
ARCHIVE OF SOME PAST EVENTS:
Our 2014 community breakfast in the park - Weldon Park, Arva that is on Saturday, June 7, 2014 saw wonderful weather with a great turnout to enjoy some fellowship with your neighbours while enjoying a hearty, full, hot and affordable breakfast! Thanks to all who came out and to the firemen for their display!
Our most recent dinner & annual silent auction was held on April 26, 2014. Once again, it was a great success enjoyed by all, with over a hundred bid items and great food! A big thankyou goes out to all of our donors and our guests for again supporting us in this endeavour.
Our annual Christmas food & toy drive on December 1, 2013 was a great success once again. Thanks to the community for their support of those less fortunate!
Our annual Community Breakfast in the pavilion in Weldon Park, in Arva held on Saturday, June 2, 2012 was another success. Thanks to one and all who came out to support the event. Many commented positively upon the new walkway.
Be sure to see our new paving stone pathway and consider obtaining your own paving stone message for posterity while supporting our worthwhile causes!
Thanks for your support for our
Annual Dinner And Silent Auction
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Mocha Temple, 468 Colborne Street, London
Hope to see you again next year!
Our annual food and toy drive was rainy December 4th, 2012 but was still very successful. We would like to thank the community so much once again this year for their generous support of those less fortunate.
Some of our Optimists are volunteers at the Arva Flour Mill as part of Doors Open Middlesex on September 17 and 18th - check it out at http://www.doorsopenmiddlesex.ca and see all the local sites that will be featured.
June 4th 2011 was our annual community breakfast, held at the pavilion at beautiful Weldon Park - 8 - 11 a.m. Thanks to all who took advantage of this great opportunity to get a hearty breakfast and catch up on the news with all your neighbors. Hope to see you next year!
Our annual Dinner and Silent Auction, held at the Mocha Temple on April 16, 2011 is now history. Thanks to the many businesses and supporters of this event, our major fund raiser each year.
Thanks to the community for your generous support of our annual Arva / Uplands Toy and Food Drive, held on December 5, 2010 which the community has always so generously supported.
Money donations this year were passed along to the family of Olivia Vander Schelde who has been diagnosed with her second brain tumor. Olivia attends senior kindergarten at Centennial Central Public School and lives in our community. We hope supported Olivia’s upcoming medical expenses and helped provide a Merry Christmas and less stressful New Year for this local family.
Thanks to all for your support in attending our June 5, 2010 - Breakfast in the Park, Weldon Park, Arva, that is! Music, Fire Trucks, Full Breakfast enjoyed by all! resources/2010 Community Breakfast Flier.pdf
April 17, 2010 - Thank your for supporting our annual silent auction and making it another successful event, setting a record for attendance!
December 6, 2009 - Arva / Uplands Toy and Food Drive
Annual event to help those in need at this festive time of year. The kids came to see Santa while the Optimisits went door to door to collect your contributions for re-distribution to those in less fortunate circumstances.
June 6, 2009 - Thanks for coming on out to Weldon Park and enjoying a hearty breakfast with your friends and neighbours as the Arva Optimists cooked up a whopping helping of sausages, eggs and all that good stuff that tastes so good in the open air! We had entertainment by the "Big 8" and a presentation by the National Service Dogs of Canada, invaluable assets in helping children and youth with afflictions such as autism. The Arva Fire Department was also on hand with advice and goodies to keep your family safe. With a little luck, you have even seen Sparky the mascot!!
May 9, 2009 - Your local Optimists handled the BBQ at the Huron Tractor Open House at their Hyde Park Road location.
Thanks to all who turned out and for your kind donations!