December 2010

Cerritos Optimist Mouthpiece

Jamie’s Optimist Notepad

Thanks to all of you who attended the November 18th meeting to hear our District representative for Personal Growth Involvement (PGI), Marie Durflinger on how to personally get what you want from the Optimist ex-perience. PGI “passports” to track your progress are now available through Wayne Switzer, our committee chairman for PGI. Our “Wine Tasting” fundraiser, chaired/hosted by Diana Needham, was a great success thanks to our sponsors and everyone who attended. James Kang is moving along with the “Essay“contest. Please let James know if you can lend a hand.

December:

The “Needy Families” program is already under way for the December distribution. Food and gifts gathered will be sorted at and distributed from the former Hollywood Video store, located on the northwest corner of Artesia Boulevard and Bloomfield Avenue in Cerritos, by Optimists, Soroptimists and Octagon Club mem-bers. Please do your part by volunteering for at least one of the activities! The Christmas party on December 16th at the Cerritos Library will be hosted again this year by Ellen Latino. Ellen informed me that she has al-ready been in touch with Santa and he told her that he will be putting in an appearance at the party! The “Lights on the Boats” parade hosted by yours truly will be on Sunday, December 19th.

January:

This year we are hoping to raise $2100.00 to sponsor the new ABC School District “Science Olympics”. Our first fundraiser will be a “Casino Bus Trip” on Thursday, January 27, 2011. The bus will leave at 8:30am, right after our breakfast meeting and will arrive back at about 5:30pm. The chairman for this event is our illus-trious past President Rick Renaker. Please lend him your assistance to make this a banner event. The cost of tickets will be $30. 00 for 1, $50.00 for 2 and includes breakfast at Off Street Cafe. Please watch your email for more information from Rick on this!

Dues Increase:

Thanks to all of our members who voted at the meeting of December 4, 2010 to approve the $10.00 quarterly increase in dues. This increase will help to sustain our programs and operations for the year ahead.

Get Involved:

This month I will be including an Optimist International Foundation “Fund Pass Through” application on the back of our agendas (see attached). This is a chance for you to or your company to donate to your pet Optimist programs instead of to Uncle Sam on your taxes this year and will assist us in funding our special programs.

Please send any new/old program ideas you may have to me at jh19132@gmail.com .

Best Wishes to you and your families for the best holiday time ever !!!

Meeting Schedule December 2 Off Street Café Jan Neighbors

December 9 Off Street Café Don Brown

December 16 Christmas Party Cerritos Library

December 23 Off Street Larry Good

December 30 No Meeting

Mark Your Calendar December 15 Opti Spouses Cookie Exchange Sharon Sagert

December 16 Christmas Party Ellen Latino

December 19 Lights on the Boat Parade Contact Jamie

December 30 Dark

January 27 Casino Bus Trip Rick Renaker

FACEBOOK

David Dekriek has opened a Facebook Account for the club. Each meeting will be summarized and a picture

of the speaker will be included. This will be a good record for us to refer to if the information is ever needed.

Please join Facebook and add Cerritos Optimist club to your account. We can post our own pictures there also

for other members to see. Go to facebook.com and open an account, its free.

PASSPORT

Wayne Switzer is the leader of the Passport program for the Cerritos Optimist Club. Please ask Wayne for a

Passport and see what level you can reach under the Personal Growth and Involvement Program. Many of you

old timers should be able to get to the Gold Level in no time.

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here, only $50 per year. Such a deal.

Vacant, Please consider advertising

here, only $50 per year. Such a deal.