Editor: Sharon Dennany, telephone 919-274-1311 or email: [email protected]Scott Kaplan – President 7360 Ulmerton Rd. #21D, Largo, FL 33771 Zone 9 Lt. Governor – Ric Carvalis North Florida District Governor – Craig Blethen Downtown Optimist Club A periodic newsletter of the St. Petersburg - Downtown Optimist Club North Florida District, Zone 9, Club #60447 December 24, 2011 Downtown Optimist Club A periodic newsletter of the St. Petersburg - Downtown Optimist Club North Florida District, Zone 9, Club #60447 December 24, 2011 Raffle Drawing Raffle Drawing Raffle Drawing Raffle Drawing We held the drawing tonight at the Downtown Club’s meeting for the $600+ raffle basket. We had our server, Jackie, mix up the tickets and draw one for us. The winner was SCOTT KAPLAN. A special thank you to all who bought tickets and a very big thank you to Jim Ridings for selling a total of $265.00 in tickets. You are a great salesman, Jim, and we appreciate your support!!! The raffle brought in $585 toward our $4,000 district goal. As chairpersons of this district scholarship fund, Chuck & Vi truly appreciate all who bought tickets. Bunco Bunco Bunco Bunco Put this date on your calendar right now, Saturday, January, 21, 2012!! This is the date of the next big BUNCO PARTY. It’s at the same place (Lee & Judy Warnock’s Club House). You don’t want to miss this one. It will be just as much fun as the last one, maybe even more!! This one will be hosted by Chuck & Vi as a fund raiser for the District OI Scholarship Program. Optimist International has appointed Chuck & Vi as Chairs of this District Fund Raiser. As Optimists, we all are aware of the OI Scholarship program. Hopefully, all of us will support this most worthwhile project, while having a lot of fun and meeting new and old friends. The price will be the same; $10.00 per person, with nice prizes going to the winners, plus some neat door prizes. Vi will be sending out more information as we draw closer to the date.
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Editor: Sharon Dennany, telephone 919-274-1311 or email: [email protected]
Scott Kaplan – President7360 Ulmerton Rd. #21D, Largo, FL 33771
Zone 9 Lt. Governor – Ric CarvalisNorth Florida District Governor – Craig Blethen
Downtown Optimist ClubA periodic newsletter of the
St. Petersburg - Downtown Optimist ClubNorth Florida District, Zone 9, Club #60447
December 24, 2011
Downtown Optimist ClubA periodic newsletter of the
St. Petersburg - Downtown Optimist ClubNorth Florida District, Zone 9, Club #60447
We held the drawing tonight at the Downtown Club’s meeting for the $600+ raffle basket. We had our server, Jackie, mix up the tickets and draw one for us. The winner was SCOTT KAPLAN. A special thank you to all who bought tickets and a very big thank you to Jim Ridings for selling a total of $265.00 in tickets. You are a great salesman, Jim, and we appreciate your support!!! The raffle brought in $585 toward our $4,000 district goal. As chairpersons of this district scholarship fund, Chuck & Vi truly appreciate all who bought tickets.
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Put this date on your calendar right now, Saturday, January, 21, 2012!!This is the date of the next big BUNCO PARTY. It’s at the same place (Lee & Judy Warnock’s Club House). You don’t want to miss this one. It will be just as much fun as the last one, maybe even more!! This one will be hosted by Chuck & Vi as a fund raiser for the District OI Scholarship Program. Optimist International has appointed Chuck & Vi as Chairs of this District Fund Raiser. As Optimists, we all are aware of the OI Scholarship program. Hopefully, all of us will support this most worthwhile project, while having a lot of fun and meeting new and old friends. The price will be the same; $10.00 per person, with nice prizes going to the winners, plus some neat door prizes. Vi will be sending out more information as we draw closer to the date.
The zone 9 Youth Appreciation Banquet will be held again at Piccadilly Cafeteria on Wednesday, January 11, 2012.
Optimist International no longer requires us to do certain projects on specific dates. I talked with them and they feel that each zoneshould do whatever works best for them.
We have had so many things going on here in the zone that we opted to have it in January. It will be in the big room in the rear where we always have it. We are suggesting that everyone go through the line and try to be seated by 6:00 PM, if possible.
I will need all of the information for the program no later thanJanuary 6th so that the programs can be printed. This information should include the name of the club, the name of the recipient, and the name of the person making the presentation. I will be out oftown from 12/30/11 until 1/3/12, so please get the info in to me as quickly as possible. If you have questions, please contact me.
Thanks, Vi
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I hope each of you will mark your calendars for the following dates:
January 16, 2012May 21, 2012
October 15, 2012
The Downtown Optimist Club will supply a brought-in dinner (not home cooked) on the third Tuesday of the month.
Elaine Mullen December 7
Jean RutanDecember 13
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ItItItIt’’’’s My s My s My s My Anniversary!Anniversary!Anniversary!Anniversary!
The Downtown Club had their Christmas Dinner at Gigi’sin Pasadena on December 20th. We had a pretty good turn out. Everyone had a nice time. In lieu of exchanging gifts, everyone was asked to bring an unwrapped gift for the girls at Brookwood Home for Girls. This is an annual event, and very much appreciated by the girls as well as the staff. Diane Sunden, the GPC Research & Development Manager at Brookwood Florida was our guest for the evening.
50/50 was done differently at this dinner. Instead of 50% of the proceeds going to the club it was donated to Brookwood. CJ Morris was the winner of the other 50%. He was very generous and donated his winnings to Brookwood. Thanks CJ for your generosity!
Three poinsettias plants were also raffled off and everyone was in the giving spirit and followed CJ’s lead. The winners of the plants donated them to Brookwood. We’ve got some great Optimists with big hearts!
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Diane Sunden sent the following email to Gardner Harshman…
Good morning to you Gardner, I delivered all the wonderful Christmas gifts to Brookwood this morning, including gift cards, $110 cash and the three lovely Poinsettia plants. I will prepare and mail thank you letters to the Downtown Optimists c/o you, and to C. J. Morris, Sue Foster for donating fabric, and Sharon Dennany for making the pillowcases (I have her address). Thank you so much. I really enjoyed the dinner last night! I wish you and Moonie, and your family, a very Happy Christmas!
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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 presence of trouble.
