21 Top Optimist Questions (Part 2)

Our first article on common Optimist member questions provided answers and links to online resources. Here are another 7 common questions:

8. Where are the District Meetings for the coming year?
9. What are Optimist Youth Programs and where can I find more information?
10. I need to provide information to prospective new members. Do you have something on what Optimists clubs do?
11. I have a club project that I want to advertise online as soon as possible. Can you help me?
12. I have been asked to build a club website but I don't know how to start. Do you have some information?
13. I am new and keep hearing all these acronyms. What is NCB, CPA, PGI, NOW, OI, OIF and CCOF?
14. Where can I get a copy of the Optimist Creed and Mission?

8. Where are the District Meetings for the coming year?

The schedule for District meetings can be found on the District Meetings page. We also publicly announce each meeting about 6-8 weeks prior on our "OptiNews" blog, and the information for the upcoming meeting is always located in the right hand column on each "OptiNews" blog page.

9. What are Optimist Youth Programs and where can I find more information?

Optimist International sponsors many international youth programs that clubs can choose to participate in. Those programs include internet safety education, education scholarship competitions, fighting childhood cancer, youth sports competitions like golf and curling, youth safety and youth appreciation. You can check out details on any of the available programs on the District Youth Programs page.

10. I need to provide information to prospective new members. Do you have something on what Optimists clubs do?

We certainly do. Here is a brief introduction on What Optimists Clubs Do that you can provide to prospective new members.

Your club should also have a supply of membership application brochures that contain information on youth programs, and you can always suggest to your club that they create their own brochure to hand out to prospective new members.

11. I have a club project that I want to advertise online as soon as possible. Can you help me?

The quickest way to get information online is to post it to your club website or blog. We also invite you to (1) post the information about the activity on the District Facebook Page. You will need a Facebook account and you must "Like" the District Facebook page to post information. (2) You can email the information including any graphic files, brochures, invitations or registration forms (all in PDF format) to optinews@gmail.com and we will post the information on the District Blog.

12. I have been asked to build a club website but I don't know how to start. Do you have some information?

We have just created a new educational blog called "Put Your Club Online" that will contain information on how to build a Facebook page, a club website/blog, a Twitter feed account, and club portal "just for members". Articles and "How-to" PDF guides will be made available in the near future.

13. I am new and keep hearing all these acronyms. What is NCB, CPA, PGI, NOW, JOOI, OI, OIF, CCOF, DFR and CFR?

I guess that all orgainizations have their own glossary of special terms. Here is what those acroynms mean:

• NCB - New Club Building
• CPA - Community Project Award
• PGI - Personal Growth & Involvement
• NOW - New Optimists Wanted
• JOOI - Junior Optimists & Octagon International
• OI - Optimist International
• OIF - Optimist International Foundation
• CCOF - Canadian Children's Optimist Foundation
• DFR - District Foundation Representative
• CFR - Club Foundation Representative

14. Where can I get a copy of the Optimist Creed and Mission?

Our Optimist Creed has a copy of the Optimist Creed, the Optimist Mission, and the Optimist Purpose. You can orders copies of the optimist Creed on business cards from Optimist Supplies.

Other Questions:

• The First Set of Common Optimist Questions
• The Third Set of Common Optimist Questions (coming soon)

Comments or suggestions:
Do you have a common question that you need answered or additional suggestions for the questions we listed above? We invite you to share your contribution.