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2nd Quarter District Conference - Junction City - United Methodiist Church1 day - low cost - fellowship - fun - with great learning opportunities7:00 - 8:30 Registration - Bobo Room8:30-9:30 - Executive Board Meeting - Room #302 9:30-11:00 General Session - Bobo Room 11:00-12:00 Mentoring - Ruth Nelson 12:00-1:30 Lunch - Guest Speaker - Susie Mooney - Camp Quality Kansas and a nearly new Optimist Member 1:40-2:00 OIF Awards and Presentation - Ernie Dyer - Bobo Room 2:00-3:00 - Catch a Rising Star - Kit Kelley, Gov-Elect, Frank Henderson, Leadership Development - Room # 302 PGI Module - Peggy Ingle - Room #304 3:05-3:30 - Door Prizes - Bobo Room 3:30-3:50 - Entertainment - Bobo Room 3:50-4:00 - Closing Comments - Creed - Adjourn *for an enhanced schedule, go to the forum and click on Agenda Important
Dates to Remember 2009-10 Year
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Growth Conference
In early December, Governor Obermeier, Immediate Past Governor Ingle, Assist. Governor, Drbal & Nora, and Clara Herbel and Ruth Nelson attended a growth conference in Dallas with International President Mark Shriver, International President-Elect Danny Rogers, International Vice President Finn, International Vice President Elect - Ron Graves and members of the Soutwest Region. We had a "non-conference, conference" and we'll be using a version of it at the February District Conference - so come prepared with some questions that you would like to have answered!We all know that growth includes building new clubs,and it is always a topic for discussion, sometimes to the point of ad-nausieum! But the truth is, if we want to continue to survive and provide services for children, then we must grow. Individually each club must grow, and as a District we must grow with new clubs and like businesses groups tend to cycle up and down. The way to move up, is to reinvent yourselves by assessing what you are doing, what you can do better, what you can do different, and what you no longer need to do. The beauty of individual clubs is that you can participate in International Programs ..or not, and you have full control of how you can best serve your community and the cheldren. Maye 2010 a year when you will review your programs, get advice from others as to what needs might have been changed, and what you might be able to do better. It will reinvigorate you and will help you to get new members.
We have always had the Personal Growth and Involvement program ....by the way, it's been suggested that that name change to Personal Growth Incentives to attract the young business man and encourage them to go through the modules to help them in theiri personal and professional life.
President Shriver and President-Elect Rogers are working to have a seamless transition, as well as being on the same page addressing concerns of membership. They, are "user friendly" leaders!
OLATHE'S SECOND CHANCE JOOI CLUB DELIVERS BIKES
With the start of their 2nd year,
Olathe's Second Chance JOOI
Club has refurbished and delivered thier first four bikes, just in time
for Christmas, for a needy child. On December 2nd President Olivas and
Treasurer Orduna along with sponsors Erik Erazo and Adrianna Braswell
and Indian Trail Junior High Principal, Becky Verbas delivered four
refurbished bikes to the Center of Grace in Olathe. Pastor Sylvia
Romero accepted the bikes and said that they would see that four
children received them at Christmas time. Thanks to many local
citizens, the students have received a number of bikes to work on and
will make their second distribution sometime after the first of the
year. They sold Nachos at two Football games to help fund these
projects, and hope to sell Donuts at school sometime after they return
to school after the first of the year, to continue to pay for the parts
needed to repare the bikes. This club made up of Hispanic boys has found a niche at school, and teachers and administrators have seen a difference in their grades and attitude, so it's been a win win for all.
Plans are in the works to raffle off one of the bikes for Haiti relief. They also plan to sell donuts to raise funds for supplies to continue repairing bikes.
OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
Did you know:
$36.50 makes you a dime-a-day donor......
add on to that, and your $36.50 plus $63.50 more and you can be in the Century Circle.....
Presidents, add to that and you can become a Friend of Today with an accumulated $500 in one year, and receive a special print......add to that in one year, October 1 to September 30 and for $1,000 you can be a Christian D. Larson Partner.
These must be unrestricted gifts and accumulation is only good for one Optimist year at a time.
Presidents, you can make a $250 unrestricted gift and agree tor renew each year and become a member of the President's Club. Your donation would count in your accumulation for the year.
Donations to the Foundation help fuel and fund Scholarships and other Optimist International projects.
Ernie Dyer is the Optimist International Foundation Representative, and he'll be looking for your Club's donations at each District Conference, and can help you with your Individual giving options. For more information about donations to the foundation please contact him at epdyer@sunflower.com
Many of you have received information from Immediate Past President Ingle about the Women's Philanthropic Association. If you'd like to contribute through this medium, please contact her at pingle1@comcast.net
CLUB DATES
AND ACTIVITIES
Send us the dates of your upcoming events to be published here:Send Fliers or other promotional materials and we'll publish that on the Events index of the Forum!
Olathe
Evening
Optimist Club Event
Optimist Club Event
Bunco and Dominoes
February 16, 2009 6:30-8:30
North
Lindenwood Support Center
Olathe, KS 66062
Tickets $15.00 - $20.00 at the door - Table of 4 $55.00
Olathe, KS 66062
Tickets $15.00 - $20.00 at the door - Table of 4 $55.00
Soup,
Salad, Dessert - Fun - Prizes - Join Us
Olathe
Clockwinders
Optimist Club
Optimist Club
Messer Chili Feed (annual event)
February 10 - 5:00-8:00 - American Legion
February 10 - 5:00-8:00 - American Legion
$6.00 -
all you can eat - add a dessert for a $l.00
Sunrise
Optimist Club
Pancake Feed
February 13 - 7:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Logan Elementary School
1124 NW Lyman Rd. Topeka, KS.
Adults $4.00 Children $2.50 ea.
All the pancakes you can eat, sausage links, juice, coffee, and milk!
February 13 - 7:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Logan Elementary School
1124 NW Lyman Rd. Topeka, KS.
Adults $4.00 Children $2.50 ea.
All the pancakes you can eat, sausage links, juice, coffee, and milk!
Arkansas
City Optimists
Arkalalah Widows Valentine Dinner
February 10, 2010
February 10, 2010
Flint
Hills Optimist Club
Flint Hills Optimist
High
School All-Star Basketball Classic
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Classic's Banquet
March 22, 2010
2ND ANNUAL KANSAS DISTRICT
CAMP QUALITY GOLF BENEFIT
TOURNAMENT
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Classic's Banquet
March 22, 2010
2ND ANNUAL KANSAS DISTRICT
CAMP QUALITY GOLF BENEFIT
TOURNAMENT
Mark your calendars for
August 20, 2010 - Falcon Ridge Golf Course ! More details later.
FUTURE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION DATES
2010
Denver,
Colorado
July 7-10, 2010 (Wednesday-Saturday)
July 7-10, 2010 (Wednesday-Saturday)
2011
Baltimore,
Maryland
July 3-6, 2011 (Sunday-Wednesday)
July 3-6, 2011 (Sunday-Wednesday)
2012
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 11-14, 2012 (Wednesday-Saturday)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 11-14, 2012 (Wednesday-Saturday)
2013
Cincinnati, Ohio
July 3-6, 2013 (Wednesday-Saturday)
Cincinnati, Ohio
July 3-6, 2013 (Wednesday-Saturday)
Oratorical & Essay Topics 2010
Oratorical/CCDHH: Cyber Communication - Progress or ProblemEssay: The Inernet: today's evolution or tomorrow's menace?
*Go to the forum to print out the instructions and applications for these events.
Oratorical & Essay Topics 2011
Oratorical/CCDHH: :"If I were the Leader of the Free World, the first issue I would address would be?"Essay: "How my education is the Key to a Successful Future."
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT RECEIVES RECOGNITION
International President Mark Shriver has received an award from his home state of Georgia. He has been recognised with the Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service. This prestigious award is presented each year to lawyers and judges in Georgia who have contributed significantly to their communities throguh their service work. KANSAS DISTRICT
TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS
This year, in August, we will
mark the 50th year for the Kansas
District. TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS
We hope to mark this date with a celebration, so if you have any ideas about how we might want to celebrate and commerate this time, please contact Ruth Nelson at rnelson1021@sbcglobal.net.
We'll have a committee working on details, but suggestions and ideas would be very much appreciated.
PRATT OPTIMIST CLUB NOTES
President Stofer e-mailed that all is well with the Pratt Optimist Club. They are welcoming three new members, completed their Annual Pancake Feed - for over 300 folks, and have distributed 38 bikes to some very happy children. - Good to hear from our folks out west!CHILDHOOD CANCER CAMPAIGN 2009-10
All clubs should have, or be receiving their "Brown Bag" to fill for Camp Quality Kansas. This year, 35 children are anticipated at camp, which will be the last week of July. These supplys are great for the kids, and help defray costs to provide a week of camp. Please plan to turn your bags in at the February, or April conference (or send them with your Lt. Governor).Remember, children have birthdays during camp, or there might be other occasions when a small gift is appropriate, so you might want to add that to your list of items - all donations are appreciated, and don't forget...if you are close to Camp Hope, they'd appreciate your Brown Bag donations too!
PAST GOVERNORS
We would like to begin a tradition of recognizing our Past Governors with a Christian D. Larson award annually. The past governor's themselves have begun to make a contribution for this purpose, but we need individual and club assistance. If you would like to make a donation, to recognize one of our governor's in August, please send your check, made out to the Optimist International Foundation (and in the Memo section note CDL-Kansas and send it to Ruth Nelson, 15572 S. Blackfoot St., Olathe, KS. 66062. This award will be made in August 2010 at the Past Governor's Dinner. The recipient to be selected by a committee and hopefully, this will be come a Kansas District Tradition. If you have questions, please contact me at rnelson1021@sbcglobal.net