Optimist ClubsAllied Gardens Arroyo Grande Atascadero Bakersfield Barstow Bella Vista of MontebelloBonita California CityCamarillo Noon Canyon Country Cerritos Noontime Chatsworth Evening Del Mar- Solana BeachDowntown San DiegoEast Bakersfield Eastside Encino-Sherman Oaks Foothill-Sunland Four Seasons Granada Hills Greater San Fernando Greater Santa ClaritaJapanese American Jewel of GlendaleLong Beach Magnolia Park/BurbankMonterey Park Opti Mrs..North Hollywood Opti-Mrs.North Hollywood Ojai Orange Coast of Garden GrovePacific Palisades Palm Desert Pasadena Crown City Pasadena Paso Robles Pomona Breakfast Riverside Santa Barbara Northside SCV of Newhall Simi Valley Van Nuys Airport Visalia LuncheonWarner Center Westside Woodland Hills

Mentor $10,000 ~ $24,000Chapman & AssociatesJB & Emily Van Nuys CharitiesUnion Bank of CA Foundation

Guardian $5,000 ~ $9,999AnonymousSupervisor Don KnabeThe Osbrink AgencyJan & Ian TeagueUnited Way, Inc.Ona & Phil Wexler

Sponsor $1,000 ~ $4,999Bank of the WestPatricia BarulichStacy BeginBenefits ResourceCarol Oughton BiondiMrs. Eva Mae CasnerRaju ChhabriaEstate of Neville ComerfordTrish Curry

Andrea DolakPam & Steve DubenEl Camino Comm. CollegeJesse FoxCarole J. Henry-SigmonJones DayKABC-TVMr. Marvyn KayeKleiner Cohen FoundationLA Water & Power Empl. Assn.Landegger, Baron, Lavenant & IngberNam LeeLos Angeles Youth Fdn.Ellen MeyerShehab & Mary MohammadLarry & Barbara MooreGeorge MurphyMurray CompanyPacific Cove EscrowMichaela PereiraDeborah & Norm RacineDanny SaitoMr. Robert A. SilvaBilly J. SnyderState Farm Mutual Ins. Co.Telepacific Comm.Time Warner Cable – LA RegionSuesie TooleWilliam WoodAra Zenobians

Friends $100 ~ $999Rosalie AbacherliAffordable Electric ServiceAlaska West ExpressManny AlmeidaAmerican GeotechnicalMr. Howard R AndersonJean Mustard AndersonDennis AndolsekGeorge AttarianGary AustinMrs. Elizabeth BacaMr. & Mrs. Curtis BaerMargaret BarclayColin & Megan BarrAlberta BarteeGene & Cathy BaumB-Cen Steel Co.Bert BeckerBill & Della BertrandBig K IndustriesFrank BinchBJR Public RelationsOYHFS Board of DirectorsMr. & Mrs. Joseph M. BonantCrystal BrackinAlyssa BrayLoren BrodheadMr. & Mrs. Larry BrownRichard BrunoBrenda ByersCalifornia National BankRichard CarrilloJim CarrollNancy CauseyJohn CawleyCBS Auto Body ShopCDE, Inc.Champion Crane RentalGinger Chapin

Terry ChapmanCharity FolksMary Claus-CarrollNorma Clayton-RoundyMr. Dan CollinsRobert J. CollinsRobert ConleyCon-Tech SystemsMr. Bruce CorbinCrest Steel CorporationJohn and Ginger CromwellMaxine CroslandMargaret CulleyJulie DeBoeverDee RuffinStanley DenisDesmond - McLeishSusan DexterDolores DiazLaurette DobsonMrs. Pamela DubenHoward EigenbergMr. & Mrs. Richard EiseleRick ElloriangaAlan Lee EskotFGX InternationalMs. Patsy FlaniganMr. Julian FoxMr. & Mrs. David FriedlandStephen FriedmanGilbert T. FujimotoDee GadburyVincent GallidoroZuzana GasparSeb A. GertmenianGracella GibbsKenneth GilbertJennifer GoodmanBarbara GrashinSandy GreenMs. Lynette GrismoreDonna GromanRoberta GundersenDennis HackbarthMargaret HamiltonMr. & Mrs. Archie HardyTrudi HartmanMr. Don HaselkornDennis HayesSydney HeinsNancy Herman Nancy HernandezMr. & Mrs. Ron HicksMary Frances HudsonEdward HuntIndustry Tire ServiceCathy A. IokiMr. Jim IvesMrs. Mary JeffeColleen JohnsonMs. Betty JonesJamshed KhanJames KluzakMr. Seymour KreshekMichael KrollTom LaingMr. & Mrs. Philip LankfordDara Lynn LaskiMarcia LaskiMr. Leland LauMichael LavenantLarry Levitt

James LloydMr. Chris LofthouseArthur LubinMrs. Doris LusterCarolyn MachanNancy Mansfield-StaudtJeffery MarcusVince MarroneEzequiel MartinezMcCully CorporationCathy McCutcheonMr. & Mrs. Eugene McGrathIleane MillerWaleed MohammadNorb MonizSharon MoonGreg & Doris MortonGretchen MucciEddie MurphyLinnie MurphyMas NagamiMrs. Dolorez NarimanShirley NarinMr. George NelsonVonda NeundorfIda Low NicholasOYHFS Board of DirectorsGerrie & Herb O’MearaSil & Adriana OrlandoPacific Southwest DistrictMarc ParePasadena Motorcycle ClubMrs. Phoebe PattersonNaidu PermaulCatherine PinfoldJudith PoeMs. Jeanne PontiusMichael PowellJohn ProfantBertha RadiloffMeadow RamirezJose ReinesCharles RiachCheryl RiceMr. Jordan L. RichmanJack RickettsMr. Raymond RinconOscar RivasVictoria RogersSusan RosenbluthMr. & Mrs. Edward RosensonMrs. Kate RosloffKevin RyanSagheb Family FundBruce SaltzerAlan SalzmanSBI GroupDale SchefflerRobert SchenkmanJohn SchoolerMr. Wayne SchweiflerPamela ScottWilliam SeaverBruce ShortRuth ShukenPaul SilversonCherilyn & Larry SmithCarol SmithMichael SmithMr. Tom SpielArt SpringMilledge Staley

Ms. Ricki StambaughStamco, Inc.Craig SteinhauerAdrian SternJoan StronachAnthony SunWallace TakataRobert TaylorTaylor ConcreteLindsay ThemeaLauren TobinMr. & Mrs. Jerome TongMr. & Mrs. Jesus ToralTerri TorresLiz TotonHenry G. UllerichShari UnderwoodRita VillalobosMr. Ronald VisserAnne VogelEdward WaldheimJane WallaceCarolyn WallrichMr. & Mrs. Steve WeinerLenna WellingAlbert WongMr. Jack K. WoodDoreen WydraLisa WykoffMr. Edward P. YoungMrs. Betty Zonker

Honorariums

In Honor of:

Dennis AndolsekAllied Gardens OC

Linda & Larry BrooksOna & Phil Wexler

Terry ChapmanLoren BrodheadMichael Smith

Sil & Adriana OrlandoRuth Shuken

Bill SampsonWalter Keller

Rose & Bud SchaefferOna & Phil Wexler

Ona & Phil WexlerWilma FinmarkMr. & Mrs. David FriedlandBarbara GrashinSeymour KreshekLarry LevittFred MayerRosalyn MenasheShirley NarinJose ReinesCharles RiachJordan L. RichmanMr. & Mrs. Michael SacksAlan SalzmanRobert SchenkmanSteven Weingruber

Honor Roll of Donors - Gifts Received July 1, 2009 – November 19, 2009

Molly WolveckLouise & Lanny Wein

Memorials

In Memory of:

Robert W. AndersonJean Mustard Anderson

Jay AttarianGeorge Attarian

Anne & Ben BinchFrank Binch

Jim CantorPhyllis BlanderDee Gadbury

Leona CohenLaurette DobsonLinda GaulBob GuzmanMary Frances HudsonJeffrey MarcusSil & Adriana OrlandoBertha Radiloff

Sybil CollinsDan Collins

Frank JonesBetty Jones

Al LevineRichard Chase

Arnold LusterSteve Weiner

Gretchen MucciGene & Cathy BaumMaria BhattachanJohn BonkCrystal BrackinAlyssa BrayLarry & Ronna BrownDoug ButtrickJen & David D’AlvarezBarbara DanaPam DubenMr. & Mrs. Richard EiseleJesse FoxJames GibsonMargaret HamiltonMary Frances HudsonMarion MackeyMagnolia Park/Burbank OCNancy Mansfield-StaudtSil & Adriana OrlandoJudith PoeBetty PrestonPhyllis ResterTerri Smith

Howard NarimanMr. & Mrs. Sagheb

James RogersVictoria Rogers

In-KindAll Clear EnvironmentalSheriff Leroy D. BacaBig 5 Sporting Goods Boulevard FloristBradford PortraitsDeanna CanarioNancy CauseyChow Bella Pet SpaDarlene Comedy & Magic ClubTrish CurryCurvesDance DoctorDicker & Dicker FurriersAndrea DolakDr. Phil FoundationEclipse EyewearTraci EisenFirestone VineyardFour Points by SheratonFour Seasons HotelTony GarciaGlen Ivy Hot Springs SpaHarrah’sJohn & Monica HerbigHilton PasadenaHouse of BluesHuntington LibraryIn-N-Out BurgerJurupa Hills Country ClubKidspace Childrens MuseumKings Care FoundationSupervisor Don KnabeKyoto Grand HotelLa Mirada TheatreDr. & Mrs. Carl LauMyrna LiebermanLincourt VineyardLos Angeles AngelsLos Angeles Dodgers, Inc.Los Angeles KingsLos Angeles LakersMarmalade CafeCathy McCutcheonGreg & Doris MortonKaren & John OdomOne Girl WhoPacific Palisades Optimist ClubPala CasinoMs. Anna ParraPasadena PlayhousePeju Province WineryPRP Wine InternationalMr. Bruce SaltzerSanta Anita Park Race TrackSanta Monica PlayhouseStacey SavelleSix Flags Magic MountainSoaring Adventures of AmericaSpirit CruisesTerranea ResortThe GroundlingsThe Westgate HotelTime Warner CableThe Westin at LAXUCLA BruinsUniversal StudiosVenetian HotelVilla Rosa InnWarszawa Restaurant

Charitable IRA Rollover Restored

Congress has extended through 2009 legislation that allows individuals ages 70 ½ and older to donate up to $100,000 from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and Roth IRAs to public charities similar to Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services, without having to count the distributions as taxable income.

Since enactment in August 2006, the IRA Charitable Rollover gave older individuals the opportunity to give back to their favorite charitable organizations by eliminating the barrier in the tax law that had discouraged transfers from individual retirement accounts to charities. The giving incentive is particularly beneficial to those individuals who do not itemize their tax deductions and would not otherwise have received any tax benefit for their charitable contributions.

Will You Match this Gift?

You may be able to double, or even triple, the amount of your gift to Optimist at no additional cost to you. How?

Many corporations match the gifts their employees and often retirees, gift to tax exempt charitable organizations. These matching programs have been part of many corporate giving initiatives both to extend the reach of corporate giving and to encourage employees to be actively involved in supporting their communities.

To see if your employer has a matching gift program, contact the company’s human resources or benefits department. They can provide you with a Matching Gift form, part of which you fill out and the remaining part is filled by our office and returned to your company for the matching gift.

For more information about Charitable IRA Rollovers or Matching Gifts, contact our Director of Development, Jennifer D’Alvarez, at (323) 443-3023.

YEAR-END GIVING OPPORTUNITIES

Honor Roll of Donors - Gifts Received July 1, 2009 – November 19, 2009