The Weekly Bulletin of The Optimist Club of Knoxville, Tennessee
Jim Krondrasuk - OI PresidentRobert H. Leonard - OI Past President 1967
Hal Sewell - Ol Vice PresidentRudy Corn - Gateway Governor
David Harter- Lt. Governor
A Look At
"The Sunny Side" Of Everything
LAST WEEKWEDNESDAY 7 DECEMBER 2016Fellow The Optimist Club of Knoxville held our Annual Boys & Girls Club Christmas Party at The Foundry. It was an opportunity for our club to give these children an experience in fine dining.
FRIDAY 9 DECEMBER 2016We welcomed The Madrigal Singers of South Doyle High School. These young performers got us in the Spirit of Christmas with a cappella renditions of 15th and 16th century pieces and a “Tender Tennessee Christmas” plus our favorite “Grandma’s Killer Fruitcake”.
THIS WEEKTUESDAY 13 DECEMBER 2016Angel Tree Sort! 6:00 PM to 8:00ish at Angel Tree Headquarters (old Kroger Store Kingston Pike across from entrance to Farragut High School in the opposite end of the complex housing Farragut Wine & Spirits). No prior experience necessary. DAVE and NANCY HARTER will provide a brief tutorial regarding how a sort is accomplished, then it’s “…Dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!” Please join your fellow Optimists, friends and family and help make this a Merry Christmas for needy children. See you there.
WEDNESDAY 14 DECEMBER 2016LISA HUBER writes: Our Club participates in an
annual Christmas Party at the HASLAM Unit of the Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley. For those of you that
have not been to the new location, this will be an opportunity for you to represent our
club and enjoy the absolute best facility a child could ever hope to attend. The party begins at
5:00. Our Club is proud to present children with a small gift to each and every one in attendance. I might add that for those of you that have attended and have passed out the McDonald gift cards, please share with your fellow club
members how excited the children are to get them. It makes me proud to know that our club truly does make a difference. Please sign up and attend this Christmas/Award Party for these children. Lisa G. Huber
FRIDAY 16 DECEMBER 2016RENEE HOYOS, Executive Director, Tennessee Clean Water Network (TCWN), joins us for our last meeting in 2016! In 1998, citizen watershed groups from across Tennessee met to address clean water issues and discuss the future of the watershed movement in the state. These watershed representatives agreed that a statewide organization was needed that would provide leadership on critical clean water issues and also offer capacity building and technical assistance for effective watershed associations. While numerous organizations had been successful in protecting individual waterbodies or advocating for better clean water policies, the need was recognized for greater communication, networking, and coordination for stronger protection of our state’s waters. Based on these needs, TCWN was formed.
PLAN AHEAD
NO MEETING 23 AND 30 DECEMBER 2016
ANGEL TREETo those who would like to volunteer for this year's Angel Tree, please visit www.theangeltree.org and select volunteer signup. You may sign up as often as you like in any available shifts. Please note that the
3-6PM shifts are not as full as we would like them to be. MARY ALBRECHT says, “ As a supervisor for Angel Tree Gift Wrapping Station at West Town Mall, we can always use help. If the "slots" are all filled on the web-sign-up site, don't hesitate to simply come. The next two weeks will get very busy. Help is always needed. Even if you don't do a good job, you can always wrap. We get people who say, ‘Don't make it look too good; they'll know I didn't wrap it!’Many hands will make the work go faster.”
Club Chartered 21 December 1920
RENEE HOYOSExECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
TENNESSEE ClEAN WATER NETWORk
Officers 2016-2017President ...................................................... Kathryn McCulloughPresident-Elect ......................................................... Beth O'BrienVice President ............................................................Will BrewerVice President .......................................................Wayne MulkeyVice President ........................................................Brenda StatonSecretary ................................................................David LaFrattaTreasurer .................................................................. David HarterSergeant-At-Arms ................................... Deno Cole, John TemplePast President ..............................................................Erin Favier Director ........................................................Donna Buswell 2017Director ............................................................. Bob Gibson 2017Director ........................................................Annie LaLonde 2017Director ..........................................................Darrin Rhines 2017Director ........................................................ Gwin Harshaw 2018Director ......................................................... Melanie Hogg 2018Director ..........................................................John Kerrigan 2018Director ........................................................... Joe Peterson 2018
Henry Naff Trustees Ricky Jackson 2017 • John Mays 2017
Annie LaLonde 2018 • John Temple 2018 Michael Cermak 2019
COMMITTEE CHAIRS 2016-2017American Hero of the Year.. ............ Michele Cox & Steve FowlerAuction.......................................David LaFratta & Brenda StatonAngel Tree ..............................................................Sharon PoundBoys & Girls Club Fitness Authority .............................................Bulletin Editors ......................................... Buzz & Donna BuswellCamp Eagle's Nest .....................................................Allen CollierCheese Sales .........................................................Gwin HarshawChildhood Cancer (OI) .................................................................. Christmas Dinner and Haslam Center Party for Boys & Girls Club. ... Lisa Huber Dessert Auction ...............................................................Jim Adcock Dorothy Weber "YES" Award ...........................................Jim AdcockElection ....................................................................... Erin FavierEssay Contest (OI) ........................... Mac Prevost & Beth O'BrienFinance Committee ................................................. Michael CermakFootball Time in Tennessee..........................................................Fountain City Christmas Parade ........................................Bill Gentry Golf Tournament ..........................................................................Induction ............................................................... Dan McGeheeInterclub Visitation ...................................................David HarterJohnny Mauer Day .................................................Bruce DuncanMembership ................................................................................OI Foundation ........................................................ Essie JohnsonOratorical Contest (OI) ................................................ Erin FavierProfessional Development Program .................... Annie LaLondePhotographer ..........................................................Bob FreemanPrograms ....................Helen Hewitt, Don Lindsay, Sharon PoundPublic Relations - Marketing ................................ Annie LaLondeRespect For Law Day ....................................................Bob GibsonScrapbok ..................................................................Beth O'BrienShoney's Kidcare ID .............................................. Annie LaLondeSportsmanship Trophy ...........................................Melanie HoggSocials ...................................................................... John TempleTLC .............................................................................. Erin FavierTri-Star Sports(OI) ................................................ Frank LeutholdWebsite Administrator ..............................................Harry BryanYouth Appreciation Week (OI) ................................. John Meade
The Sunny Side is published weekly for the members of the Optimist Club of Knoxville. Your calls, letters and comments are welcome. Submit articles and photographs; their safe return is guaranteed: The Sunny Side • Editors Buzz & Donna Buswell 1101 Remington Road, Knoxville TN 37923 604-4443 • 603-0094 evenings & weekends Email: [email protected] Deadline: 5:00 pm Sunday prior to publication the following Monday Photos by: Robert Freeman Reporter: Brenda Staton Publisher: Donna Buswell Circulation: Distribution to each member of the Optimist Club of Knoxville by First Class Mail on Monday of each week or electronically on Tuesday.
Please let our Volunteer Mall Supervisor, Sharon Pound (865-659-0870), know if you have any questions and thank you for your support of The Angel Tree! Remember, you must be 16 years old or older to volunteer to work the gift wrap stations at West Town Mall.
CHEESE!Cheese Chairman GWIN HERSHAW offers his congratulations and thanks for you and the part you played in making the 2016 Annual Cheese Sale a success. If you missed the meeting last week and you need a box or two of cheese, we may be able to relocate some BUT officially we are not going to be singing “Sell Cheese until November of 2017!
BIG ORANGE – MUSIC CITY BOWL BOUND!!The Tennessee VOLS will travel to Nashville to play their last football game of the 2016 season. We hope you have Optimist Cheese as part of your tailgate or viewing party as BIG ORANGE meets BIG RED on 30 December in the Music City Bowl. Let’s cheer Tennessee on to a victory over Nebraska!
PICSWe have been busy. Last week about 100 of our friends from the Boys & Girls Club joined us for dinner at The Foundry. Optimists sharing the meal with our guests included program Chair LISA HUBER, DONNA BUSWELL, ALLEN COLLIER, LAUREN DEVORE, ERIN FAVIER, BOB FREEMAN, BOB GIBSON, NOEL GILBREATH, MELANIE HOGG, ANNIE LALONDE, DON LINSDEY, BRENDA & SAVANNAH STATON, FREDDA VALENTINE TEMPLES (at the keyboard) and HELEN HEWITT.
With their a cappella renditions of 15th and 16th century pieces, the Madrigal Singers of South Doyle High School invited everyone to get in the Spirit of Christmas. Our members and guests also enjoyed a more recent song of the season, a “Tender Tennessee Christmas”. The singers ended their performance with a light hearted but all too real tale titled, “Grandma’s Killer Fruitcake”.
DREW & TRISH WASSON were guests of President-elect BETH O’BRIEN. JENNY & BUZZ BUSWELL were guests of BRENDA STATON.
2016-17 CENTURY CIRCLERALPH ALEXANDERBUZZ BUSWELLDONNA BUSWELLROBERT FREEMANESSIE JOHNSON
JOHN MAYSDENNIS MCBRIDE
PRESIDENT'S CLUBESSIE JOHNSONDENNIS MCBRIDE
CHRISTIAN D. LARSON PARTNERS110. BUZZ BUSWELL142. PAUL H. HARBIN167. DONNA J. BUSWELL170. BOB LEONARD
197. ESSIE JOHNSON291. DAVID C. HARTER376. MIKE RAGSDALE383. HARRY D. BRYAN462. MELINDA BASLER490. WILLIAM "EARL" WHITE506. ALLEN COLLIER528. JONIDA ROBINSON558. MARIE LEONARD605. JOHN W. MONTGOMERY628. ESTEL HAMILTON
ESSIE JOHNSON will serve as our Club Foundation Representative for the Optimist Year. Please support the Optimist International Foundation “Our Charity”. For just a ‘dime-a-day’ ($36.50) you can join your fellow optimists listed below as Dime-A-Day Donors. See ESSIE for details
SPONSOR A NEW OPTIMIST 2016-17BRENDAN CLARKE sponsored by DAN McGEHEELAUREN DEVORE sponsored by DAVID HARTER
JACQUELINE ZURAF sponsored by BETH O'BRIENSARAH SCHULZE sponsored by ANNIE LALONDE
LANDON PYLE sponsored by DAN McGEHEEASHLEY BUTLER sponsored by KATHRYN MCCULLOUGH
The ptimist
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 presence of trouble.
Christian D. Larson
Optimist Mission Statement
By providing hope and positive vision,
Optimists bring out the bestin youth, our communities
and ourselves.
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