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Michigan District Optimist
International Newsletter
4th Quarter Edition
Dear Fellow Optimists,
By the time you receive this our current Optimist year will be almost over. And for me that does not seem possible. Many good things have transpired but we still have time and excellent and exciting opportunities to “finish strong” in our year of Connecting the Dots of Optimism!
If you have not heard there is a NEW MEMBER contest going on. The Michigan Optimist that brings in the most new members (including regaining past mem-bers) between June 1st and September 30th, 2019 will win 2 tickets to the Michi-gan State vs Michigan football game, November 16, 2019 played in the “Big House” in Ann Arbor. The member who brings in the second most will win $200.00 in cash.
In addition, anyone bringing in a new member will have his or her name placed in a drawing for $100.00 in cash (one entry for each new member). Sorry first and second place winners will not be eligible for the $100.00 drawing. In case of a tie I will “cut the cards” to determine the winner.
Winners will be notified by October 15th and announced and awarded at the first quarter conference on November 2nd, 2019.
The Mighty Michigan District is down in membership and this is the time to go out there and ask your friends and family to join the best service group in the world! And remember, Elaine Lyon, NOW Chair and Membership Chairs Dan Mills and Sue Kardasz are standing by to help you bring new members in.
On several positive notes, to date the Michigan District has built 3 New Clubs (there is still time to build more). We have had three successful conferences with record breaking numbers by “First Timers “.
Our Essay, Oratorical and Junior Golf Contests have given us positive evidence of the talented young people that are in our communities. And our JOI Clubs prove that volunteering and making a difference is not just for adults.
Our generous Optimist members are to be congratulated, in Farmington many participated in the annual Childhood Health and Wellness Walk. The support of the Foundation continues, and the donation goal is not only in sight it is also with-in reach.
We are preparing for our August convention in Bay City where Nicole Paquette, Optimist International Board of Director, will be our guest and Keynote Speaker. I hope you will plan to attend and show our guest a warm Michigan welcome.
I would also like to share, how honored I was to attend of the Michigan State House of Representatives’ recognition the 100th Anniversary of Optimist Interna-tional on June 19th with the passing of House Resolution #129. My sincere thanks to the honorable Terry Sabo, the honorable Andrea Schroeder and Legislative Di-rector for Fraser Consultants, Scott Everett for making this happen. And my thanks to all Michigan Optimist who took the time to attend.
In closing, I want to thank each of you for your support throughout this year. It is greatly appreciated.
I remain, Optimistically yours
July/August/September Vol. 40, Number 4
Upcoming Events:
101st Optimist International Convention
June 30-July 3, 2019 Louisville, Kentucky
Fourth Quarter District Convention
August 23-25, 2019 Double Tree, Bay City
JOI Michigan Leadership Conference
November 9th 2019 Metro, Detroit Youth Club 26000 Evergreen Rd, Southfield
Governor
Ted Dotts (517) 543-0137
District Secretary/Treasurer
Cathy Pinkos
Past Governor
Theresa Jarratt
District Governor Elect
Pam Barckholtz
Assistant Governor
Region 1
Brenda Bates
Assistant Governor
Region 2
Rita Wooten
Assistant Governor
Region 3
Jeff Dennings
DISTRICT FINANCE UPDATES
Cathy Pinkos – Michigan District Secretary/Treasurer
[email protected] or (248) 561-0052
The year is winding down and our 4th Quarter Convention is only a couple of months away, August 23-25. I have a few requests of all the Club officers. First, if you have not sent in your Club Officer-Elect reports, please take care of that as soon as you finish your elections. Thanks to all who have sent in the form.
Second, please send in your 4th Quarter registrations by the due date! Take advantage of the savings you get. It will also make it easier to report numbers to the Hotel conference center. I appre-ciate it!
And last, please make sure your dues are current, which ensures the smooth flow of funds available to the Michigan District and Optimist International. Remember that awards to Clubs and members can only be given to those clubs who are current with their dues. Thanks to all who have paid timely and thanks to all Lt. Governors who have helped.
It has been an honor serving as your District Secretary/Treasurer along with Governor Ted. I’m really looking forward to our con-vention in August in Bay City. Hope to see you there!
Thank you, Cathy
Michigan Dis-trict Optimists gathered for the Optimist International Childhood Health and Wellness Campaign Walk/Run in Farmington.
Proposed Policy Changes
The following proposed policy changes were reviewed with the
Executive at the Third Quarter Meeting and their approval was
received to bring to the membership of the District at the Conven-
tion for their review and approval.
Current Policy A2. District Officers
The District officers shall be the Governor, Governor-Elect, the
Secretary-Treasurer, the Lieutenant…
Proposed Policy A2.
The District officers shall be the Governor, the Governor-Elect,
the Secretary-Treasurer or the Secretary and the Treasurer, the
Lieutenant…
Should the revision to Policy A2 be approved, the following revi-
sions are presented for your further approval:
Current Policy A11
The District Secretary-Treasurer shall be appointed for a term of
one year by the Governor-Elect. The appointment of the Secre-
tary-Treasurer designate shall be confirmed by the District’s
Board of Directors and shall take office 1 October next following
confirmation.
Proposed Policy A11
The District Secretary-Treasurer or the District Secretary and
the District Treasurer shall be appointed for a term of one year
by the Governor-Elect. The appointment of the Secretary-
Treasurer or the Secretary and the Treasurer shall be con-
firmed by the District’s Board of Directors and shall take office 1
October next following confirmation.
Current Policy B7
It shall be the responsibility of the District Secretary-Treasurer to
keep…
Proposed Policy B7
It shall be the responsibility of the District Secretary-Treasurer or
the District Secretary to keep…
Current Policy C2
Meet with the District Secretary-Treasurer and the Governor…
Proposed Policy C2
Meet with the District Secretary-Treasurer or the District Treas-
urer and the Governor…
Current Policy C2
The Governor-Designate and the Secretary-Treasurer-Designate,
in consultation with, review of, and final approval by the Finance
Committee…
Proposed Policy C3
The Governor-Designate and the Secretary-Treasurer-Designate
or the Treasurer-Designate, in consultation with, review of, and final approval by the Finance Committee…
Current Policy C3
Authorized individuals shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred
on district administration business upon receipt, by the District
Secretary-Treasurer, of a properly completed…
Proposed Policy C3
Authorized individuals shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred
on district administration business upon receipt, by the District
Secretary-Treasurer or the District Treasurer, of a properly
completed…
Current Policy C5
The District Secretary-Treasurer shall maintain an accurate rec-
ord pf district asset and shall provide a copy of the record to the
Finance Committee quarterly.
Proposed Policy C5
The District Secretary-Treasurer or the District Treasurer shall
maintain an accurate record of district assets, and…
The following revision is proposed to clarify exactly who consti-
tutes the District Administration as this term is used throughout
the policies.
Current Policy A13
The District administration may…
Proposed Policy A13
The District administration (Governor and Secretary-Treasurer
or Secretary and/or Treasurer) may…
The following revision is proposed to clarify the number of annual
meetings of the Executive Committee:
Current B4. District Executive Committee Meetings
The District Executive Committee will meet quarterly. The com-
mittee…
Proposed B4. District Executive Committee Meetings
The District Executive Committee will meet quarterly if the Dis-
trict Board of Directors meets quarterly. If the Board does
not meet for a second quarter meeting, neither will the Exec-
utive Committee. The committee…
Paul Gudmundsen, Chair
Governance Committee
This year’s Essay contest winner was Holly Dybas of Pinconning. She entered through the Bay City Noon Optimist Club. At the 3rd Quarter conference, Holly was awarded a $2,500 scholarship. You can read Holly’s essay on our District website.
Sherry Regiani
Hello Michigan District Optimists,
As the Michigan District Board of Directors gathered over
an early dinner in a vintage house to host our first meeting
for the 2019-2020-year, excitement was in the air. After
the successes we had in the past year with the annual
Spring convention, with all its engaging breakout sessions
and interesting creative projects, we were eager to do
even better. We had fun designing break-out sessions for
the convention such as, “The Art of Punology,” “How to
become a [district] Officer,” and, “Optimism: A Jigsaw Puz-
zle.” While we all were proud of the accomplishments of
the past year of JOI, there was a consensus that we could
improve in certain areas, particularly involving communi-
cation.
Turnout at the Spring Convention was weak, which we felt
was mainly due to communication issues between the JOI
district and the individual JOI clubs. In our eyes, the out-
dated communication lists of JOI clubs, often listing former
JOI advisers and decommissioned email-addresses, was a
major factor hindering our ability to transmit district infor-
mation to JOI clubs. Given the number of JOI clubs
throughout the lower peninsular of the State of Michigan,
this will be a tough task, yet we will challenge ourselves in
accomplishing it. In fact, most JOI members in attendance
came from Southeast Michigan, a small sliver of the state
we represent. To address these issues within the future,
we intend on updating these communication lists, thereby
streamlining the whole communications process.
Additionally, we are intending on focusing on improving
intra-board communications. In general, we, as members
of Generation Z, need to check our email inboxes more
often to receive important information pertaining to dis-
trict level affairs. We will also communicate through group
-chatting apps such as GROUPME to really convey our mes-
sage.
Moreover, we have reformed certain confusing and con-
tradictory sections of the district bylaws to improve the
clarity of the policies/bylaws for the JOI Michigan District.
As for service projects, we are eager to perform projects
which directly help the welfare of children within the state
of Michigan. This can come in the form of book drives to
improve Michigan’s relatively low levels of childhood liter-
acy or fundraising to help the still suffering residents of
Flint. With all the changes we
are internally making within
the Michigan District board, we
hope to improve the welfare of
our friendly Michigander com-
munity.
JOI Michigan District
Shiv Seshan
2018-19 Governor-Designate
21ST CENTURY-DETROIT; MI
Angela Mccarroll Gary Bennett
AUBURN HILLS; MI
Jeffrey Baker Thomas Tanghe Timothy Greimel Henry Knight Tyler Osmun Brandon Kidder Brandon Skopek Thomas Tanghe Ellen Taylor Thomas Tanghe
AUBURN HILLS-NOON; MI
Mandy Mullins Brian Marzolf
BATTLE CREEK-HARPER CREEK; MI
Jason Kasten Darline Bailey
BAY CITY NOON; MI
John Dallas Guy Greve Jennifer Grigg Jo Ellen Strieter Holli St. Laurent Jo Ellen Strieter
BIRMINGHAM; MI
Jonathan Wolfe William Mcconnell Joseph Zane William Mcconnell
BRIGHTON; MI
Allen Walblay Gary London
CENTRAL MACOMB; MI
Lorene Jones Leslie Kathe Searle Alanna Klayo-Dobek Danielle Grassmyer Joelle Messana Danielle Grassmy-er Valerie Onyski Leesa Paul
CENTRAL-DETROIT; MI
Tashawna Parker Stacia Little Walter Starghill Stacia Little Garfield Woodberry Emery Burk Lavan Woodberry Dorothy Burk
CHARLOTTE; MI
Jan Gray Michael Bruce Agnes Lewis Gayl Dotts Timothy Sloan John Thiel
CLARKSTON AREA; MI
Kaitlyn Farver Alan Partington Karen Joliat Thomas Middleton
CLINTON TOWNSHIP AREA; MI
Carol Beecherl Doris Modrak Linda Knopp Lou Moss Teresa Matthews Dawn Bar-tolomeo Barry Burnham
DAVISON; MI
Casey Clark Ben Gregurick
DETROIT-DOWNTOWN; MI
Rahiel Housey-Johnson Jason Fligger
DETROIT-LOVING COMMUNITY; MI
Gloria Anderson Terrye Embry
EMPOWERING EDUCATORS ONLINE; MI
Alvia Bracey Mr Robert Brown III
Lakisha Brown Ms Robert Brown III Frank Davis Mr Robert Brown III Tanisha Manninghan Mrs Robert Brown III Ray Paige MR. Robert Brown III
FARMINGTON HILLS-BFT; MI
Carol Ahmed Tom Neal Nicole Blackmon Tom Neal Michael Bridges Anna Durham Randy Bruc Anna Durham John Burns Bruce Fowler Danette Duron-Willner Tom Neal Joyce Hagen Dan Mosher Joanne Wiegand
FLUSHING AREA; MI
Lynne Messier Sherrie Lied
GRAND RAPIDS; MI
Elizabeth Maclachlan Patrick Carl-ton Hugh Maclachlan Patrick Carlton
GROSSE POINTE-LAKESHORE; MI
Bobby Barrett Julie Baumer George Mcmullen Julie Baumer
HOLLAND; MI
Rudolph Vedovell Ken Vos
JACKSON; MI
Dennis Mitchell Brandon Cooley Jim Taipalus Brandon Cooley
KALAMAZOO-BFT; MI
Nicholas Armold Meg Blinkiewicz Linda Thompson Lee Klose Rebecca Klose Chris Qu Cathelia Cowles
KEEGO HARBOR; MI
Margaret Houle Bill Bertakis Jered Ottenwess Bill Bertakis Diane Wagner James Bugg Patrick Watson Denny Rapal Ryan West Bill Bertakis Stacie Zotkovich Bill Bertakis
LAPEER; MI
Tony Bailey Robert Riehl
MARKETPLACE-SOUTHFIELD; MI
Tracey Parker Catherine Tilles
MICHIGAN INT'L ENTREPRENEURS-DETROIT; MI
Sharon Dennis Cathrine Tilles Amelia Funches Juliet Funches
MOUNT CLEMENS; MI
Herb Lorent Michael Schichtel Ray Muskeyvalley Jr. Kuhl Jerry Kuhl
MT. PLEASANT; MI
Jacob Kain Lauren Adams Ethan Rotz Lauren Adams
MUSKEGON HEIGHTS; MI
Floyd Cook Jr. Thomas Smith Mattie Porter-Dye Thomas Smith Joseph E. Thomas Jr. Thomas
Smith
OLIVET COLLEGE OPTIMIST CLUB; MI
Melaineh Alford Jenna Braschler Marrissa Pritchard Asheley Brooks Halle Burke Kaylee Clothier De'Asia Davis Marrissa Pritchard Skye Dewitt Cheyanne Dooley Zackary Evans Marrissa Pritchard Sarah Feldpausch Emliy Foulk Michael Frankin Brian Freiberger Amanda Gruszka Machail Hatter Marah Heikkila Maggie Humphrey Alexis Kahler Nicole Knapp Mekenzie Lamb Alexandria Lesko Kaytlynne Morris Marrissa Pritchard Katrina Nahe Henry Nuff Mackenzie Oakley Bianca Osas-Maxwell Jordyn Osterland Tatum Oxford Brianna Plair Brittany Prince Marrissa Pritchard Cassedy Reynolds Kaylee Richardson Kalie Rolfe Makennah Rousseau Faith Sams Jada Schallhorn Brittney Sellin Abigale Smith Samantha Steward Zaquary Strohmeyer Marrissa Pritchard Joanna Taylor Marrissa Pritchard Christian Washington Dylan West Dominick Wilson Paige Winberg Marrissa Pritchard
PLYMOUTH-CANTON; MI
Cheryl Boliard Cheryl Klobucar
PONTIAC; MI
Tina Tait Theodore Buckner
ROSEVILLE; MI
Gina Aiuto Margaret Rollinger Cynthia Mcgrath Michelle Kauffold
SAGINAW; MI
Piper Lumsden Louis Diechman
SHELBY TOWNSHIP AREA; MI
Hildred Fleming Lou Moss
ST CLAIR SHORES; MI
Patricia Carron Maureen Wark Randall Carron Maureen Wark Charles Raffoul David Martin
TRAVERSE CITY; MI
Jess Ashmore Todd Norris Tia Cooley Todd Norris
WEST BLOOMFIELD; MI
Kristen Nelson Brittany Trout Randi Sakwa Lance Stokes Kelly Woodley
WEST BRANCH; MI
Brian Gilbert Marcia Doss Brian Miller Charles Snyder
Welcome to all our new team members to the Michigan District that was added between 03/01/2018 & 05/31/2019.
2019 Michigan District Junior Golf – 4th. Quarter Report
1. We just completed the 2019 Michigan District Optimist Junior Golf Tournament, which was held at the beautiful, and challenging, Metamora Golf & Country Club. This year’s winners were:
· Boys 10-11 Troy Nyugen – Macomb. Mi. (84)
· Boys 12-13 Peter Roehl – Rochester Hills, Mi. (80)
· Boys 14-15 Peter Stassinapoulos – Novi, Mi. (166)
· Boys 16-18 Mason Cooper – Lapeer, Mi. (148)
· Girls 14-15 Meghan Vallabhaneni – Northville, Mi. (84)
· Girls 15-18 Mariella Simoncini – Northville, Mi. (157)
2. The 15 Junior Golfers who participated in this year’s Local Qualifiers represented the following Clubs:
· Royal Oak/Birmingham
· Ludington
3. There were only 2 Local Qualifiers, which was down from last year’s 3 Local Qualifiers
4. But this year we did partner with the Michigan “Top 50 Golf Tour”, which helped quite a bit in providing Junior Golfers for our District Tournament. We will be meeting with them shortly to firm up plans for next year.
5. 27 Junior Golfers qualified for our State/District Tournament, which was up from last year’s 26
6. 7 Golfers qualified, and 7 agreed to represent District at the International Tournament at Trump Doral National Resort in North Miami, Fl.
7. 2019 Michigan District Junior Golf Committee consisted of Tom Longhway, Ray Finocchio and Fred Lyon
8. As a committee, last year I stated this it was our Final Year representing the Michigan District Junior Golf Program, but, oh well, we were working at it again this year. Any bets on who runs it next year. Best of luck!!!
Mission
By providing Hope and Positive Vision, Optimists bring out. The Best in Youth, our Communities & Ourselves.
This years Oratorical Contest had 24 contestants with four Regional Winners who met in Olivet at the 3rd. Quarter Conference.
The District Final. The 1st. place winner was Phonecia Long sponsored by the New De-troit Unity Club. 2nd. Place was Erikah Cudjoe sponsored by the Bay City Noon Optimist Club. 3rd. place Karolina Spiewak sponsored by the Hartland Optimist Club. 4th. Place Isabella Klein sponsored by the Kalamazoo Breakfast Club. Phonecia Long will repre-sent the Michigan District in the World Contest.
Special thanks to Chuck Snyder, Dan Mills, Roxanne Fitzpatrick and Stacia Little for their assistance in making the Contest a success.
With special thanks to Dana and Karen Monville of the Bay City Noon Optimist Club for
sponsoring the winners scholarships.
Optimist International Foundation
Steve Sucher, District Foundation Representative
[email protected] (248) 930-4910
Thank you, Michigan District, for your continued support of Optimist International Foundation! $31,562 has been
raised in unrestricted contributions as of May 30th, from members and clubs, which is 64% of our $49,000 goal this
year. As the largest District in membership in all of Optimist International, the Michigan District is leading the way in
Women’s Philanthropy Council pink purses with 45, number of President Council members with 33, and Childhood
Wellness with 35 Centennial Coins being purchased. Thank you, Marc Katz, for all your efforts on the Centennial Coins!
And thank you to those that have supported the Silent Auctions at our District meetings.
I am pleased to announce the Michigan District earned the Dime-A-Day Trendsetter award! This award required the
Michigan District to exceed last year’s 200 Dime-A-Day contributors by 20 additional contributors. Thank you to those
that contributed again this year. We have at least 56 members that participated this year but not last year!
The Michigan District is very close to leading the way in Dime-A-Day and unrestricted contributions. We missed #1 by
3 contributors and $3,000 respectively. Being #2 is very respectable but I know the Michigan District can lead the way
and be #1 in these categories as well.
We are at the start of our 4th and final quarter of the Optimist year. We need to finish strong to meet our goal of
$49,000 in unrestricted contributions to the Foundation. Why is this goal so important? Contributing to the Optimist
International Foundation allows the Foundation to “help Optimists help youth”. The Foundation is supporting scholar-
ship opportunities (e.g. Oratorical, Essay, CCDHH) and club grants. Growing the contributions to the Foundation allows
the Foundation to grow their support of Optimists.
Numerous members and clubs choose to make their contributions to the Foundation in the 4th Quarter which is truly
appreciated. Many of these contributions are made at our District Convention. We will be having another Silent Auc-
tion. Members enjoy the 50/50 raffles. We will raffle one or more beautiful Christian D Larson Partner recognitions.
Named after the author of our Optimist Creed, this is a one-time unrestricted giving level of $1,000 in one year. We
will have a winner for every $1,000 raised!
Another way to donate for those that shop on Amazon, is to enroll on the AmazonSmile web site (smile.amazon.com).
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you
shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and
convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase
price (not including shipping, handling, or taxes) to your favorite charitable organization such as Optimist Internation-
al Foundation. You will see eligible products marked "Eligible for AmazonSmile donation" on their product detail pag-
es. For more information about the AmazonSmile program, go to http://smile.amazon.com/about. The AmazonSmile
Foundation gets the credit for the donation.
I hope to see many of you at our 4th Quarter Michigan District Convention in Bay City!
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Now is the time to begin to finalize plans for our District’s annual Memorial Service. It will be held on Sunday, August 25th as part
of our annual convention at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Bay City. This special service is our collective means of paying special hom-
age to members who have passed away during the 2018-2019 year. There will be an opportunity during the Memorial Service for a
member of your club to share brief words about the deceased member. Your assistance is needed in the following ways; email
[email protected] or call me (586) 306-2784 with the member name(s), the club name and the number of years of service
and words describing the member’s involvement at the club, district or international level, if appropriate. Please send this infor-
mation by August 1st.
Theresa Jarratt
Immediate Past Governor
(586) 306-7284
Optimist International was honored June 19, 2019 by the Michigan House of Representative in the passing of House
Resolution 129 recognizing our 100th Anniversary. The Resolution was co-sponsored by the Honorable Terry Sabo and
the Honorable Andrea Schroeder and facilitated by Legislative Director Scott Everett of Fraser Consulting.
Oratorical Contest Winners at 3rd Quarter Conference
FROM THE DESK OF THE GOVERNOR-ELECT
We have run a great race in Louisville and have heard President-designate Adrian Elcock give us his vision of iMagining a bigger organization serving more children in this next century. Mighty Mich-igan had a mighty showing at the Convention and we are working hard to help Governor Ted finish strong with some mighty nice membership incentives. Can you feel the excitement of BUILDING! As we prepare to BUILD a stronger organization that can SERVE children for another 100 years, there are opportunities to learn from others how to make this happen in your local club. All 2019 Presidents, Secretary-Treasurers, Lt. Governors, are requested to participate in exciting trainings that are organized for you. Each of the local trainings this summer are at physical destinations that you will enjoy and have curriculum that will excite and energize you for your BUILDING year. I’m looking forward to personally knowing all our club leadership and working with you to benefit you and your community. Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?
go=w.manageSignUp#/20528062 or email me at [email protected]
1.First Congregational Church Fee: Your time commitment
United Church of Christ Certified International Trainer
345 W. Michigan Avenue 9:30-3:30 PM, Lunch included
Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Docent Guided Tour
269-343-1549 www.kazoofcc.org
2.Kirk in the Hills (“The Kirk”) Fee: Your time commitment
1340 W. Long Lake Road Certified International Trainer
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 9:30-3:30 PM, Lunch included
248-626-2515 Docent Guided Tour
Here are the facts:
Dates of contest: June 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019. Bring in the MOST new members during this time frame and WIN- WIN- WIN 2 tickets to the MSU vs M football game at the BIG HOUSE in Ann Arbor on November 16, 2019! Be a part of the in-state rivalry!!!
District Member who brings in the 2nd most new members during the said time frame will take home $200.00 CASH
In addition, ANY MEMBER who brings in one new member will have their name placed in a drawing for $100.00 CASH!
DISCLAIMER: 1st and 2nd place winners are NOT eligible to win the $100. cash drawing
Notification of winners will occur by October 15, 2019 with prizes presented at 1Q meeting of District on Novem-ber 2, 2019!!!
Current District Membership Recap. With each MI District Club adding at least one new member during the 4thQ, The Mighty Michigan District can finish with Membership Numbers in the POSITIVE Column for the 2018-19 OPTIMIST Year!
Please remember if your club is affiliated with a JOI Club that a JOI graduating member may join an adult OPTIMIST Club after graduation. The first year of adult club membership is dues FREE! Let’s not lose these youth as they graduate high school. It’s a win-win situation. Just ask!
The Membership Committee
Sue Kardasz [email protected]
Dan Mills [email protected]
Is your Optimist Club taking full advantage of Governor Ted’s “New Member Contest?”
May is Optimist In Action Month!
The Southfield-Lathrup Village Optimist Club spearheaded a volunteer day on May 25th at World Medical
Relief. The Spirit of Optimism at World Medical Relief + Optimists In Action was a best of the best commu-
nity service projects for Optimists from Southfield & Lathrup Village, Royal Oak, and Charlotte. World Medi-
cal Relief, helping the medically improvised locally, nationally, and internationally since 1953.
Optimist Club of Battle Creek
Marsha Heath, Club President
Girls on The Run, an international program for girls, is alive and well in Calhoun County, and the Optimist Club of Battle Creek is thrilled to be a sponsor for this organization every year. The mission of GOTR is to “inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident, using a fun, experience-based curric-ulum which creatively integrates running.” This year’s event was held Friday, May 17 at the Harper Creek High School track. The event started out a little wet, but soon turned to sun and smiles as the approximately 400 girls came out in full force. The Optimist Club of Battle Creek hosted a pre-race inspiration station for the participants. The club provided craft supplies for the girls to create their own personal bookmarks, including laminating the bookmarks so the girls could have them for years to come.
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795 Wagner Drive, #3
Battle Creek, Mi. 49017
(269) 565-5125
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The Optimist Creed
Promise Yourself
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the pres-
ence of trouble.
“By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in youth, our communities & ourselves.”
Visit our Michigan District Website: www.MichiganOptimist.org
Or the Optimist International Website: www.optimist.org
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