Future Optimist Club of Red Deer on Facebook

Laura Murphy of the Futures Optimist Club of Red Deer is inviting all fellow Optimists to visit the new Facebook page for their club.

This is an excellent example of putting your club on Facebook.  Congratulations on the excellent look!

For more information on adding your club to Facebook, consider the "First Steps - Create a Facebook Presence" article on the "Put Your Club Online" blog.

A Skate Park For Penhold Youth @ Aviva Community Fund

 

Congratulations to the Penhold and District Optimist Club for your project making it to the semi-finals of the competition.  Voting started on December 2nd, and they need all of our help for them to make it to the finals.  We encourage all Optimists in the District to take the time to vote daily for this project!

Charter Banquet - Penhold & District Optimist Club

Hi everyone . . .

Please mark your calendars for the Charter Banquet of our newest Optimist Club, the Penhold and District Optimist Club, on Saturday, October 23rd, 2010. Come out and support them and have a great meal and mingle. See banquet brochure for details and please respond as soon as you can to Brenda or Tara. Thanks so much.

P.S. Please put this on the agenda at your next meeting so any members that want to attend can. Thanks again!

Best,

Lt. Governor Laura
403.304.4381

Welcome Penhold & District Optimist Club

We want to welcome our newest Optimist club to the District, the Penhold & District Optimist Club organized on June 23, 2010 in the city of Penhold, AB.  The organization meeting was officiated by our newest OI Field Rep, Duane Kelly.

The Penhold & District Optimist Club, was formed to service  the needs of the youth in Penhold and area as per the motto of Optimist International, ‘Friend of Youth’. While organized on June 23, 2010, the Penhold and District Optimist Club will be conducting a wide variety of activities to benefit the youth and community.

On behalf of Zone 3 (Gov Darryl's home zone), we would like to welcome our newest club, organized with 32 enthusiastic charter members.

Their first project is already planned for July 10.  They will be volunteering at Penhold’s Grand Opening of their newly built Multiplex.  I know that everyone will do all we can to assist them!

Officers and board members of the Penhold and District Optimist Club will be installed officially at their charter event by Governor Darryl Sim and we will keep you apprised as to when the date will be.  Thanks to Duane Kelly (District Leadership Chair), Governor Darryl Sim, Guy Gibson (Past Governor) and Lt Governor Laura Murphy.

Club officers are President: Brenda Mahoney; Vice President: Tara Wells; Vice President: Tara Lind; Secretary: Linda Crites; Treasurer: Kim Mariner; Directors: Gloria Bulmer, Kaitlin Eyestone,  Sheri Bouteiller, Patti Bye, Allison Teierie, William Trefry

The new Optimist Club is sponsored by the Red Deer Optimist Club and the Waskasoo Optimist Club of Red Deer.

Originally submitted by Lt Gov Laura Murphy (Zone 3)