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The Caribbean News Desk newsletter is a monthly publication that highlights what’s happening within the Caribbean District in the world of Optimism. Optimist International is a volunteer service organization that believes in in its mission that by providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in kids.
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T he Royal Optimist
Club of Kingston
(R.O.C.K), founded
September 29, 2011 was formed
by a group of young adults who
share a passion for community
involvement and assisting the
younger generation. Our primary
focus is the development and
upliftment of children. As such,
we have partnered with the Dun-
robin Primary School which has a
student population of 1387 with
a capacity for 955.
Our intention is to renovate
Dunrobin’s sick bay, bathroom
facilities and to extend our
Breakfast Feeding Program which
currently benefits some 30 stu-
dents. Our Breakfast Feeding
Program at the school, which we
started in January 2013, provides
groceries once a month to the
Guidance Counseling Depart-
ment to have them prepare a
warm and nutritious breakfast to
needy students. Thus far we have
received positive feedback from
the school on the impact this
meal has on their readiness and
focus at the start of the morning
sessions.
Along with these programmes,
we plan to develop a Vertical
Garden with drip-irrigation tech-
nology to provide fruits and veg-
etables for breakfast with the
excess being sold to the commu-
nity in an attempt to boost the
student’s appreciation for entre-
preneurship. (Con’d on pg 13)
R.O.C.K. Plans
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Stay connected 2
Christmas Cheer 3
Accomplishments 4
Messages 8
Housekeeping 10
More cheers 12
Contact Us 15
Caribbean District News Desk
7 T H J A N U A R Y , 2 0 1 4 I S S U E 3
T A K E
N O T E
OI Leadership
summit is 22
Mar, 2014
Q2 OICD con-
ference can-
celled.
Club Oratorical
contests by
mid Feb, 14
Q2 dues due
P A G E 2
C A R I B B E A N D I S T R I C T N E W S D E S K
Barbican Pines Optimist Club https://www.facebook.com/optimists.barbicanpines?fref=ts
Caribbean District https://www.facebook.com/caribbean.optimists?fref=ts
Optimist Club of Barbados, Bridgetown https://www.facebook.com/OptimistBridgetown
http://optimistbridgetown.org/
Optimist Club of Cross Roads https://www.facebook.com/pages/Optimist-Club-of-Cross-Roads/186337188241711
Email: optimistcrossroads@outlook.com
Optimist Club of North St. Andrew https://www.facebook.com/Optimistclub.northstandrew?ref=profile
Optimist Club de Ste Lisi www.optimistclubstlucia.com
Optimist Club of UWI, Mona https://www.facebook.com/uwimonaoptimistclub
Progressive Optimist Club of Barbados https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProgressiveOptimist/
http://www.progressiveoptimist.org/
Rising Optimist Club of Moneague https://www.facebook.com/RiseOptimist
Royal Optimist Club of Kingston, The (R.O.C.K) https://www.facebook.com/rockopts
http://rockjamaica.org/
South Circle Optimist Club https://www.facebook.com/southcircleja
http://southcircleja.weebly.com/
Twitter: @SouthCircleJa
St. Ann’s Bay Optimist Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/saboptimists/
Sunset Optimist Club of Kingston https://www.facebook.com/SunsetOptimist?ref=stream
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P A G E 3
Breakfast with Santa
O n the Saturday December the 7th, Pride of Bar-
bados OC held its annual Breakfast with Santa event for
the class four children of St. Ambrose School. Like last year,
it was held at the George Washington House venue at the Historic
Garrison Savannah, St. Michael. The full complement of class four stu-
dents attended, 22 in all. They were chaperoned by the Principal
Jacqueline Andwele along with teachers Miss Lewis and Mrs Dixon.
Of course the club was well represented, with some members bringing
their kids along for the experience. The event got started at 9:00 a.m
sharp. Breakfast was served and well received by everyone.
The breakfast with Santa event is not just about breakfast or Santa. The
event is also used as an opportunity to educate the kids on the rich
heritage and historical aspects of our country. After the breakfast ses-
sion the children were taken to see a short documentary film on the
history of George Washington's stay on the property, followed by a
tour of the house and museum.
We concluded the event with a surprise gift giving session for the kids. Santa was none other than our very
own Jolly Pride Member and Treasurer, Jerry Kellman who was a hit with the kids as well as the adults.
The students expressed their excitement and thanked the President and members of the Club for the experi-
ence as they hustled back to the bus.
C A R I B B E A N D I S T R I C T N E W S D E S K
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P A G E 4
25th Anniversary Celebrations
Q uarter of a century!
That’s how long St.
Ann’s Bay has been
weaving Optimism into our
young people. And what
strides have they made in
25 years!
Just to note a few accom-
plishments, they have
formed successful clubs:
Optimist Club of St.
John's Antigua
Optimist Club of Bar-
bican Pines
Optimist Club of Wa-
terloo
Optimist Club of Har-
bour View
ALSO North St. Andrew
has produced a record
FIVE District Governors:
Errol Alliman
David Garel
Granville Newell
Judith Reid (deceased)
Gene M. Douglas
Come join North St. An-
drew in celebrating. So far,
they have had a commemo-
rative church service held
at Grace Missionary Church
in Kingston in September.
The BIG event will be the
25th Anniversary Installation
Luncheon and NOW func-
tion to be held at the Alta-
mont Court Hotel in King-
ston on Sunday, February
23, 2013, starting at 11:30
a.m.
Tickets will be JMD$3,500.00
per person.
SMS JOOI Club, BDS
On December 13th the
SMS JOC hosted 24 under-
privileged children from the
George Lamming Primary
School at the Chefette play
park in Rockley.
The event was enjoyed by
all including the12 SMS JOC
members who accompanied
the children.
Along with the party and
gifts for each child the club
donated reading books and
copy paper to the school.
Chefette Restaurants also
gave gifts to each child at
the party as a token of their
support.
SMS JOC thanks the man-
agement and staff of
Cheffette for that wonder-
ful surprise.
C A R I B B E A N D I S T R I C T N E W S D E S K
Share your stories :
Darshani@jillandee.com OR
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https://www.facebook.com/caribbean.optimists
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C A R I B B E A N D I S T R I C T N E W S D E S K
President Cleon and Optimist
Orville welcome the first
baby born for Christmas
2013. Welcome baby Dayton.
St. A
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Bay,
JA
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OC
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C A R I B B E A N D I S T R I C T N E W S D E S K
Christmas party at
St. Giles School.
Hindsbury Alpha Club, BDS
P A G E 7
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C A R I B B E A N D I S T R I C T N E W S D E S K
Blackman & Gallop Alpha Clus, BDS
I just want to take a quick opportunity to stress the effec-
tiveness of the NOW Program in recruiting new Mem-
bers. NOW, or New Optimists Welcome, allows your
Club to identify potential Members, and invite them to din-
ner to meet with current Members and show them the bene-
fits of becoming an Optimist. NOW booklets are available
for those that want more information. These give a general
overview of how to plan and hold a NOW event, while allow-
ing Clubs to inject their own flavor.
And remember that NOW events in your District can help
you earn a card for President Ron’s Poker Tourna-
ment at the Las Vegas Convention! In both the first
and second quarters, if 30% of Clubs in your District hold a
NOW event that successfully recruits at least 1 Member, you
earn a card! Don’t forget that Clubs must report their NOW
events to Optimist International headquarters for them to
earn you a card.
If you have any questions about the NOW Program or the
Poker Tournament, just ask us! Thank you, and here’s to an
Optimistic 2014.
Joe Fetter
Membership Manager
Optimist International
4494 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314)371-6000 x227
Letters & Shout Outs
Transferring membership is as easy as 1-2-3:
1. The member transferring needs to be deleted from the club he is leaving.
2. The new club adds him to the roster with a $5 processing fee sent to OI.
3. Club Roster Adjustment Form can be sent to OI or emailed to bakerc@optimist.org indicating change.
(Include member’s information on the CRA form and check “Transfer”. IF the member is a Life Member, indi-
cate on the CRA. Transfers cannot be done online)
OPTI BABIES
Double the diapers, double the
pins, we proudly announce the
arrival of two Opti-babies
Baby girl Kailani Marie Antoi-
nette Fearon born to Ltg Karlene
and baby boy Carlisle Barrett
born to Optimist Paula and Cal-
man.
Welcome young Optimists!
Message from OI President Ron
“MO means My Optimism and it
stands for all the reasons I am
an Optimist.
...I am an optimist because I
cherish the friendships I’ve made
through my optimist club. I’m an
Optimist because I believe in
bringing out the best in kids.“
To all clubs who shared this
month. Keep on sharing!
P A G E 9
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ridgeto
wn
C A R I B B E A N D I S T R I C T N E W S D E S K
When they realized that the
decorations were missing,
they got creative and made
everything with recycled
materials.
(Children of Sterling Children
Home)
Make Valuable Changes Organization-wide
Please take time to evaluate the Optimist International Bylaws, and
make sure they continue to effectively serve the organization. This pro-
cess allows you and your Club to help shape and improve all of Opti-
mist International.
To recommend a revision, your Club must submit a proposed amend-
ment citing the Article(s) and Section(s) and exact proposed wording
change to the Articles and Sections cited, along with a written ra-
tionale in 200 words or less for the chance.
The Club must submit the proposal on Club letterhead signed by the
Club President. The proposal may be emailed and/or faxed to the In-
ternational Office, but the original Club letter must be received by the
International Office in order for the proposal to be considered.
All submitted changes will be brought before the International Con-
vention delegates for vote and possible endorsement.
All proposed change submissions for the Bylaws must be re-
ceived at the International Office by 5:00 p.m. (CST) Friday, April 11.
Please mail them to: Dana Thomas, Executive Assistant, Optimist In-
ternational, 4494 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108.
Housekeeping
What else is there to say?
Click here
P A G E 1 3 I S S U E 3
I t may not qualify for the Governor’s Project on a budget award but when the Optimist Club of St. John’s, Antigua decided that come what may they would host their annual
Christmas party for the residents of the Boys Home – they knew that there wasn’t
enough money in the kitty to do what they normally did each Christmas.
For the boys, the Optimist Christmas Party is something that they have come to expect,
complete with a gift for each of the 12 – 17 year old residents. As is the case with many
clubs the OCSJ has lost many members so what was an easily organized and financed pro-
ject for 60 members in more prosperous times was something that stretched the pockets
and luckily the imagination of the 11 or 12 active members in these economically challeng-
ing times.
Collaboration was the key to success as members reached out to their Facebook friends to
solicit gifts, while inviting members of the revoked OC of Wadadli to taste Optimism again
by donating a dish to the Christmas table and attending the activity.
Like the loaves and fish, the ham and other dishes seem to multiply while an unending sup-
ply of deserts brought smiles to the faces of all who spent their evening bringing joy to
boys, many of whom said that what they really wanted for Christmas was a family to spend
Christmas day with.
OC of St. John, Antigua
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cle
, JA
C A R I B B E A N D I S T R I C T N E W S D E S K
After all the work with the JOOI clubs, they were going to take a
break but they decided to take a break with a cause. They partied
and raised funds. We’re very proud of our baby Optimists!
This entrepreneurship angle is in line
with our long term plan to have a
children farmers market and to edu-
cate the residents of the community
of the many possible opportunities
for urban farming.
Throughout 2013 and beyond, we
have worked assiduously and passion-
ately to plant lasting smiles on each
child’s face who we work with. We
see service as an honour and a privi-
lege.
The members of the club refer to
themselves as ROCKers and believe
in creating a fun and relaxing environ-
ment for our members as we work
hard for the benefit of our youths.
Our meetings are held every 1st and
3rd Tuesday of each month at the
Kingston YMCA located at 21 Hope
Road, starting at 6pm.
(President Garvin Grandison)
The Secretariat
36 1/2 Lyndhurst Road,
Kingston 10
Phone: 1-246-836-9005
Skype: darshaniworkman
E-mail: Darshani@jillandee.com
Whatsapp: 1-246-836-9005
Purposes of Optimism
To develop optimism as a philosophy of life
utilizing the tenets of the Optimist Creed;
to promote an active interest in good gov-
ernment and civic affairs;
to inspire respect for the law;
to promote patriotism and work for inter-
national accord and friendship among all
people;
to aid and encourage the development of
youth, in the belief that the giving of one’s
self in service to others will advance the
well-being of humankind, community life
and the world.
R.O.C.K. Plans
Bringing Out the Best In Kids We’re on the web!
http://oicaribbean.wix.com/caribbeandistrict#!
Optimist International Caribbean District
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