Living The Creed Wi l son Go lden C i r c l e Opt imis t C lub

Upcoming Events

March 4-5 - District Meeting in Rocky

Mount.

April 7 - Club Oratorical Contest ,

Stoneybrook Church

April 14 - Zone 3 Oratorical Contest,

Something Different Restaurant

April 28 - CCDHH Oratorical Contest

at Eastern NC School For Deaf

April 29 - Golf Tournament - Willow

Springs Country Club

Inside this issue:

Special Olympics Donation 2

New Members 3

Christmas Parties 4

Valentine Photos 5

Prayer List & Memory 6

Opinion Poll 7

Member Spotlight 8

FUN PAGE; Golden Circle

Word Search –Golf Fun

9

Children’s Hospital 10

Mardi Gras Photos 11

Reel Optimism 12

Volume 3, Issue 2 March 1, 2016

Seventh Annual Tournament

Golden Circle plans to have its 7th

annual golf tournament on Friday,

April 29, 2016 at Willow Springs

Country Club. As in the past, the

event will be a captain’s choice Su-

perball tournament with a “shotgun”

start at 1 pm and a hot-dog lunch

served at noon.

The golf tournament is the club’s

largest fundraising event each year

and gets bigger and better each

year. It is also lots of fun for our

participants and our members.

The top two teams in the event will

receive prizes, as well as a prize for

the player closest to the pin and the

longest drive on designated holes.

Our club would like to thank all

those who have supported our event

in the past and looks forward to con-

ducting a fun and successful event

again this year.

Vickie Boykin, Golf Chairperson, en-

courages all members to get busy

recruiting teams and hole sponsors

and remember to ask for prizes from

local businesses and supporters.

GOLF TOURNAMENT ON APRIL 29th

Golden Circle hosted a fantastic

Valentine’s Party at the Free-

Will Baptist Children’s Home in

Middlesex on Saturday - Feb.

13th.

Thirty teenagers attended as

well as several staff members

and seventeen of our club

members.

The club provided wonderful

snacks and refreshments, con-

ducted a bingo game for awe-

some prizes and added a photo

booth for this year.

This was a rewarding and fun

event. More pictures on page 5

of this newsletter.

Valentine’s Party at Children’s Home

“Bringing Out The Best In Youth, Ourselves, and our Communities”

Golden Circle Members hosting Valentine’s Party

Living The Creed Page 2

Golden Circle Donates to Wilson County Special Olympics

Fern Jones, who is from

the City of Wilson Parks

and Recreation Depart-

ment, spoke at our pro-

gram meeting in January.

Fern directs the annual

Special Olympics in Wil-

son County.

Fern shared many inter-

esting stories about some

of the participants of the

Special Olympics and the

upcoming schedule for

the games this year.

After learning of the many

opportunities to assist

with the Special Olym-

pics, the Golden Circle

club voted to donate $100

to Special Olympics. The

club is also considering

volunteering on the day of

the games at the registra-

tion tables and also help-

ing to serve food to the

participants.

We are looking forward to

the games & the children!

“Life is like riding a

bicycle, to keep your

balance you must

keep moving.”

Albert Einstein

2nd Quarter Finances:

Donations:

$100 - Wilson County Special Olympics

$150 - Freewill Baptist Children’s Home

$ 75 - Boys & Girls Home (Memorials)

$300 - Christmas families (Hearne Elementary)

$405 - Family struggling with absent father

$150 - Stoneybrook Christian Church

Fundraising:

$1,687.67 - Autobell Car Wash Coupons

Fern Jones, Special Olympics Director re-

ceiving a speaker gift from Sara Robbins

The Golden Circle Club is making plans to sponsor a

youth baseball team this spring through the Wilson

Parks and Recreation department. Details will be avail-

able at our meeting on March 3,2016. This project will

not only help a youth team, but give members an op-

portunity to go out to games and root for our team!

Living The Creed

New Member - Isabelle Flock

New Members

bring renewed

Energy and

Fresh Ideas into

a club

New Member - Blanca Guerra

Kathy Sandifer - Introducer, Blanca Guerra, and President

Linda Shepherd. Blanca is our second 30 and under member.

President Linda Shepherd, Isabelle Flock, and Joy Belle

Finch, Introducer. Isabelle is our first 30 and under mem-

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS

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New Member - Brenda Carter New Member - Pamela Holmes

New Members Brenda Carter and Pamela Holmes being

“pinned”. This was a Double Installation Ceremony.

Linda Mizelle, Brenda Carter, Janice Lamm (Sponsor), Pam

Holmes, Blanca Guerra and President Linda Shepherd.

New Friend Of Optimist Member

Gail Pittman Pender - sponsored by Kathy Sandifer

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Christmas Party for Residents at Longleaf Neuro-Medical Center

Just when we thought we had hosted the best party ever at

Longleaf for Halloween, we somehow surpassed that party

at our Christmas party this year.

Once again, “Easy B” DJ was pumping out the nostalgic

dance music for the residents to enjoy, and many managed

to do a little dancing and moving from their walkers and-

wheel chairs, and a couple even got out on the dance floor

with some of our members. It was a fun day and a time

when these residents could go back in time to a happier

place.

A special thanks to Chairpersons Patsy Nobles and Ruth

Godwin for another great job of purchasing the food and

making all the goody bags (one for each resident).

CHRISTMAS PARTY FUN AT HOME OF JANICE LAMM

Thanks to Janice Lamm for hosting our club’s

Christmas party in her beautifully decorated

home in December. This year our members

brought gifts for the Mental Health Associa-

tion. Members also exchanged gifts of socks

with each other, which created much fun at the

party and here are a few pictures to show

that.

Golden Circle Members at the Longleaf Christmas

Party (Co-Chair Patsy Nobles not pictured)

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MORE PHOTOS FROM VALENTINE’S PARTY

The scrumptious food table.

Party Chair Joy Belle Finch working with members to

make sure everything was perfect.

The kids arriving while member Brenda Carter is replenishing

the refreshment table.

President Linda Shepherd presenting a check for $150 to

Carrie Brown of the Free Will Baptist Children’s Home. This was our third year of throwing a Valentine’s Day

Party at the Children’s Home in Middlesex.

CLUB MEMBER PRAYER LIST

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It’s always good to remember each other in prayer - The following members are facing

current challenges so let’s all say a special prayer for them and send cards their way.

Eloise Register - Physical Rehab at Brian Center - Room 402

Vickie Boykin and her Mother, Barbara Cross - Vickie has been dedicating much of her time to her mother’s care in

Ruffin, NC for the last few months.

Patsy Nobles - Recent melanoma surgery on her arm (she doesn’t have a lot of energy)

Celia Wise - Recent loss of her son-in-law and her own health issues.

Ann Cook - MS and other health issues for Ann and her husband Robert.

Jean McLamb - Husband, Cecil’s recent surgery and recuperation.

Norma Duell - Husband, Buck’s recent surgery and recuperation

Frances Buck - Recent death of her Mother.

Betsy Winborne - Recent death of her Mother.

Blanca Guerro - Recent death of her Grandfather.

Merry Simmons and Barbara Hester - Continued recovery from surgeries.

Brenda Farmer - Loss of her brother-in-law and providing care for her sister-in-law and also her cousin.

ELOISE SIDELINGER

We will miss our Optimist Sister, Eloise. She

could always be counted on to supply a joke

or a wise-crack when things became dull.

She was so proud of our club and so proud of

her husband, Wayne, who is a super-active

Optimist club member in the Evening Club.

We thank her for her years of contributions to

our club and her friendship to all of us.

~~~May you rest in Peace, Eloise~~~~

Eloise Hill Sidelinger - 3/9/1929 - 1/21/2016

Charter Member - September 30, 1987

OPINION POLL - What is Your Opinion of Texting?

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“Texting is the only way for me to contact my children, they typically do not answer the phone. Texting works with several

members of my family better, they can be long-winded when talking over the phone.” Diane Johnson

“I have an I Phone and use the speech to text feature. I am not really good with the key board. I do however like to talk

one-on-one with people. Overall, I like to text.” Dot Windham

“I text daily and often. I personally have little issue with texting.” Sara Robbins

“I text to keep informed with optimist meetings and information. I also find it easier to stay in touch with my grandchil-

dren through texting. They tend to not answer the phone. I do not favor texting when driving.” Brenda Carter

“I use texting to gain answers for minor questions and inquiries. It is an easy way to find out basic things. I do not text

when I drive.” Dana Morton

“Younger people find texting easy and like it. I personally find it difficult, and I much prefer talking over the phone.” Linda

Shepherd

“I use it to contact my children and grandchildren. I am okay with texting for certain situations.” Frances Buck

“I do not text, I think it is okay for those that like the feature.” Norma Duell

“Texting is a wonderful feature, I text several times over the course of the day. I receive and send texts to family and

friends often.” Brenda Farmer

“I prefer to text mostly over calling.” Blanca Guerra

“Texting is great as long as you do not use it when driving. Texting for me, overtakes the art of conversation between two

people. Face to face conversations seem to be a thing of the past. Couples text and seem to rarely communicate truly. Still,

I am okay with texting as long as you do so properly.” Vickie Boykin

“I like texting okay. I use the feature often throughout the day. It can be convenient for not interrupting people at work

as bad. I still cannot group text or send pictures.” Jeanette Ferrell

“I text all the time and love it!” Carol Collier

“I like texting and use it often.” Janice Lamm

“I do not think some things should be texted and are for phone and person to person only. I do and will text occasionally. I

text for quick messages and reminders to people.” Linda Watson

“I prefer to talk with people over the phone. I just installed a different plan to include texting on my phone. I am still

learning to text. I will text short messages and return texts to others.” Jean McLamb

“I do not text, I prefer to email from my computer.” Betsy Winborne

“I rarely text except to communicate with my daughters.” Celia Wise

“I enjoy texting. It is a good feature to have on your phone, if included in your plan. If you are not sure about interrupting

someone, I will text. I text for short messages and feel it is good if used correctly. Kathy Sandifer

“I very rarely text. I have an older phone and it is difficult to use the features. I do receive texts and try to return them.

Mostly I will call the person back when able.” Ann Cook

“I seldom initiate a text, but often return text messages. I prefer emailing or instant messages on Facebook. I think I am

reluctant to move to lots of texting, partly because my “smart phone” is smarter than me.” Angela Iwaniuk

By - Ann Cook

GOLDEN CIRCLE QUARTERLY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

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Kathy Sandifer

Congratulations to Kathy Sandifer who

received the Mental Health Association of

Wilson’s most prestigious honor by being

chosen as the 2016 recipient of the Fran-

ces Barshay Award.

The reasons Kathy was chosen for this

honor are that she rarely misses a meet-

ing, she is one of the first to sign up for

events and activities, and she is happy to

represent others when they cannot at-

tend. In other words, she is willingly ac-

tive.

These are the same characteristics that

she displays in the Golden Circle Opti-

mist Club as well. Kathy has been a loyal

and active member of our club since

January of 2011. She has served on nu-

merous committees, most notably as Pro-

gram Chair and Vice-President. She is

one of the first to donate her time, talents

and money when it is needed. Kathy will

become our club President when the new

Optimist year begins on October 1, 2016.

Kathy has helped to coordinate several

projects between Golden Circle and the

MHA. Some of these are our support of

Longleaf Neuro Medical Center and col-

lection of items for mental health clients.

When Kathy accepted her award, this is

what she said, “I feel very humbled, this

award is truly unexpected and I appreci-

ate it very much. I enjoy giving and trying

to help, but I know I do not do enough. I

suppose all of us could sacrifice a little

more to help others.”

We are so proud of Kathy and the contri-

butions she makes to our club, the MHA,

her church and her community.

GOLDEN CIRCLE WORD SEARCH

PRIZE FOR FIRST PERSON TO SUBMIT CORRECT ANSWERS TO ANGELA IWANIUK

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CADDY

CHIP

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Golf Fun

Find the words in the left-hand column and

circle them in the puzzle below.

CLUB TOURS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN GREENVILLE

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Several members of the Golden Circle were given a

tour of the Maynard Children’s Hospital in

Greenville on February 5, 2016.

Vickie Greco and Susan Sugg conducted our tour

and members were very impressed with the

“Aquatic Décor” as well as the state-of-the-art chil-

dren’s cancer section. Members also had the op-

portunity to meet the oncologist and Medical Chief

from the hospital.

Our club hopes to furnish a “Cancer Bell” for the

children’s hospital this year and we learned the

requirements for pursuing this project.

Second Quarter Zone Meeting– Goldsboro, NC Zone 3 held its second quarter meeting on Thursday, Feb.

25th and it was sponsored by the Goldsboro Optimist Club.

There were a total of 39 Optimists attending the meeting,

representing five different clubs in Zone three

Clubs represented were Goldsboro, Wilson Golden Circle,

Wilson Evening, Elm City, and Wilson Bennett. A member

from each club stood and shared the things their clubs had

accomplished in the last quarter and the things that they

are working on in this quarter.

Lt. Governor, Brenda Farmer shared information regarding

our upcoming District Meeting in Rocky Mount, the dead-

line for The Season of Giving, deadlines for reporting of

Form 990 to IRS, upcoming Summit Training Meetings, and

several other bits of helpful information. She also re-

minded everyone of the Zone Oratorical contest which will

be held in Wilson on April 14th at Something Different Res-

taurant. Lt. Governor Farmer also provided an information

packet for each club to take back with them containing all

the information she had announced in the meeting.

A short program was presented on the Optimist Junior Golf

Program by David Hodges. David requested all clubs to

work on finding and registering Junior Golfers for the Jun-

ior Golf Qualifying Tournament on June 20, 2016 in Rocky

Mount, NC.

Brenda Carter, Vickie Greco, Miss Jeanette,

Janice Lamm and Linda Shepherd enjoying the

hospital tour.

Highlights From Mardi Gras Meeting/Party

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February 4, 2016 - Stoneybrook Church

Betsy Winborne crowned as “Queen”

Diane Johnson, Carol Collier and Brenda Farmer

The Mardi Gras Parade was lots of FUN! Sara Robbins waving from the parade.

Angela & Carol ready for parade

The Mardi Gras Cake made by Janice Lamm

GOLDEN CIRCLE WILL PARTICIPATE IN REEL OPTIMISM

President -

Linda Shepherd

7290 Jordan Road

Elm City, NC 27822

Linda Shepherd 252-567-5673

Angela Iwaniuk 252-289-5050

Email: ncangel49@aol.com

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The Wilson Golden Circle Optimist

Editor -

Angela Iwaniuk

10861 McKenzie Rd.

Bailey, NC 27807

Our club was formed in 1987 and is an “all ladies” club. We strive to

live by the tenets of the Optimist Creed and promote optimism as a

way of life, inspire a respect for law, inspire an interest in good

government, and aid and encourage the development of youth, in

the belief that the giving of one’s self in service to others will ad-

vance the well -being of man, our community and even the world.

While performing community service projects and raising funds, we

also manage to have a good time and enjoy the fellowship of other

like-minded women. We invite other women to come join us!

The Golden Circle plans to submit an entry into the

Reel Optimism Video Contest for this year. This

year’s topic is “How My Best Brings Out the Best in

Others.”

We plan to use the creativity of our members and

photos from our projects to create a 3 minute video

which visually illustrates the topic of “How My Best

Brings Out the Best in Others.” Our video will need

to be submitted anytime between February 17th

and April 15th.

We are encouraging members to offer ideas for the

video and we will be asking some of our members

to help review the video before it is submitted.

Voting will be conducted between May 10 and

May 31st to determine the winning videos. The win-

ners will receive a $1,000 grant from Optimist In-

ternational, the OI Foundation, and the Canadian

Children’s Optimist Foundation .

The winning clubs and individuals will be invited to

on stage at the International Convention in Que-

bec to receive their awards.

Let’s make a great video which showcases our

club , our members, and our projects! After we

submit the video, we will be asking each of you to

vote for it on-line each day, which will improve our

chances of winning!