Contacts
Lacey Smith
Recreation Programmer
Administration Complex
60 Snyder's Road West
T: 519-634-8519 ext. 251
Toll Free:: 1-800-469-5576
TTY: 519-634-5037
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Located on the upper level of the Wilmot Recreation Complex, is the Optimist Youth Centre - a 1200 square foot facility dedicated for youth, ages 8 to 16 years. The Centre offers a place for youth to gather, socialize and play games in a safe and supervised setting. The Centre is operated on a drop-in basis three days per week, in partnership, with Wilmot Family Resource Centre.
The Centre is equipped with:
- pool table
- air hockey table
- ping pong table
- large flat screen TV
- Play Station 2
- PlayStation 3
- board games
- tuck shop
In addition to being a drop-in centre, the Optimist Youth Centre is also the home of the Youth Action Council (YAC), Junior Youth Action Council, and Volunity: Youth Volunteer Program. On a monthly basis, youth plan, organize and lead special events which help to fund the different initiatives they plan for the Centre.
Monthly activity calendar
Our activity calendars are updated on a monthly basis by our Youth Action Council. The calendars include dates of our regular programming and monthly events.
Hours of operation
|
Day |
Time |
Program |
|---|---|---|
|
Monday |
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. In November and December only | Parents and Kids Program |
|
Tuesday |
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
Youth Drop-in |
|
Wednesday |
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p. m. |
Junior Youth Action Council and Youth Action Council Meetings |
|
Thursday |
Closed |
|
|
Friday |
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
Youth Drop In |
|
Saturday |
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
Youth Drop In |
|
Sunday |
Closed |
The Optimist Youth Centre is proudly supported by the New Hamburg Optimist Club and the Petersburg Optimist Club.
For more information on the Optimist Youth Centre, please contact us.