{"id":19,"date":"2019-08-09T19:18:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T19:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/CANTONOH\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:46:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:46:37","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/canton\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19\" class=\"elementor elementor-19\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2378c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2378c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04f0584\" data-id=\"04f0584\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-449e29c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"449e29c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1d1d47\" data-id=\"b1d1d47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8512810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8512810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Who we are<\/strong><\/h2><h5 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Founded in\u00a0 September 2012, Canton Ohio Prime Timers (COPT) is an organization for mature gay and bisexual men, along with their admirers twenty-one years\u00a0 of age and older.\u00a0 We provide social, educational, and recreational activities in a supportive atmosphere.\u00a0<\/h5><h5 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">COPT is non-pro\ufb01t, non-political and a chapter of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.primetimersww.com\">Prime Timers Worldwide<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>.<\/h5><h2><strong>What we do<\/strong><\/h2><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Card &amp; Game Nights<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Movie Nights<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Monthly Social Pot Lucks<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Door Prizes<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pride Weekend Events<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Annual Christmas Party<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dinner Nights Out<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bowling Teams<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Biking Group<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Joint Activities with Other Prime Timer Chapters<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Monthly Newsletters<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Camaraderie<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Koffee Klutch<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fourth of July and Labor Day Campouts<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Boy&#8217;s Night Out<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7afc19\" data-id=\"b7afc19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89a1117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89a1117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contact us<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><h5 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you need more information or would like to attend any event before joining our COPT chapter, you can reach us at<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">:<\/span><\/h5><h5 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> Call:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>330-265-9647<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><h5 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong><span id=\"cloak73730\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"mailto:president@cantonohiopt.com\">president@cantonohiopt.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/h5><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Want to join right now?\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/h2><h5 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Download our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/canton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/application.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">membership application<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span> and follow the instructions regarding the fee and your contact information.\u00a0 \u00a0Or better yet, bring it to one of our chapter activities and meet some of the guys.\u00a0 After all,\u00a0 COPT is about socializing.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89e63d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89e63d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c5dff9\" data-id=\"2c5dff9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e18955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"0e18955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><!=========Events list Template 2.6.2=========><div id=\"ect-events-list-content\"><div id=\"list-wrp\" class=\"ect-list-wrapper all\"><div id=\"event-799\" class=\"ect-list-post style-1 ect-simple-event future\"><div class=\"ect-list-post-left \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-img\" style=\"background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/canton\/wp-content\/plugins\/template-events-calendar\/assets\/images\/event-template-bg.png&#039;);background-size:cover;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/canton\/event\/halloween-dinner-6\/\" alt=\"Halloween Dinner\" rel=\"bookmark\"><div class=\"ect-list-date\"><div class=\"ect-date-area default-schedule\"><span class=\"ev-day\">24<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-mo\">October<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-yr\">2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- left-post close --><div class=\"ect-list-post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-post-right-table\"><div class=\"ect-list-description\"><h2 class=\"ect-list-title\"><a class=\"ect-event-url\" href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/canton\/event\/halloween-dinner-6\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Halloween Dinner<\/a><\/h2><!-- Event Content --><div class=\"ect-event-content\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/canton\/event\/halloween-dinner-6\/\" class=\"ect-events-read-more\" rel=\"bookmark\">Find out more<\/a><\/div><div class=\"ect-list-venue default-venue\"><span class=\"ect-icon\"><i class=\"ect-icon-location\"><\/i><\/span><!-- Event Venue Info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ect-venue-details ect-address\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/canton\/venue\/trinity-ucc\/\" title=\"Trinity UCC\">Trinity UCC<\/a>,<span class=\"tribe-address\">\n\n<span class=\"tribe-street-address\">3909 Blackburn Rd. 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