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Optimist Web Sites Optimist Leaders Optimist International Optimist Mail Pacific Northwest District
Optimist Web SitesOptimist Leaders
Optimist International
Optimist Mail
Pacific Northwest District
www.optimistleaders.org• Teaching Materials
• Self Instruction powerpoints, printable workbooks for Club Presidents and Secretary/Treasurers.
www.optimistleaders.org• Leadership Information
• Here you can access a variety of information to assist you as a leader.
• 2007-2008 Due Dates & Special Events – this will be updated Oct. 1 for the 2008/2009 Year.
www.optimistleaders.org• Club Information – standard curriculum for
new Club Presidents and Secretary/Treasurers.
• Club President & Secretary/Treasurer self-instruction powerpoints.
• Everything you need to know about O.I. programs and Committees
www.optimistleaders.org
• Faculty Guide Secretary/Treasurer Workbook – Self-directed printable workbook to assist in acquiring the skills of Club Sec/Treas.
• Secretary/Treasurer Checklist Calendar – Month-by-month planning guide
www.optimistleaders.org• Reports & Payments
• Sec/Treas. Or Pres. logon using 5 digit Club number, eg. 32001
• Password is your last name and zip/postal code run together in lower case, eg. lumv2s1e4Select which “Officer” before logging ON.
www.optimist.org• Members
• Forms & Publications – Information on O.I. Programs can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat Reader Program.
• Administration – ACH – Automated Clearing House Program. Clubs can pay their bills to O.I. electronically. Forms online – print, complete and send to O.I.
www.optimist.org• Visitors• Who we are. What we do. Programs
available. History.
• Optimist International Foundation• U.S and Canadian
www.optimist.org• Junior Golf• About Junior Golf• History – Tournament of Champions
• JOOI – Junior Optimist Octagon Int’l.• How to start a JOOI club.• Forms & Publications available.
www.optimistmail.org• Logon procedure• I.D. – District #32 followed by three digit
Club # @optimistmail.org• Password – For 2007-08 is “children”.
For 2008-09, the password will be “five”.
(eg. [email protected])
www.optimistmail.org• Emails are sent from O.I. on regular basis.• Open on regular basis so as not to miss
announcements, hotline news and other pertinent information.
• Beginning October, District News, Dues Invoices, etc. will be directed through the Club email address.
• Become familiar with this website.
www.pnwoptimist.org• Administration• A multitude of forms can be submitted
online….ACPC, A&A, Officer Elect Reports & lots more.
• Bulletins• Encourage each club to have a Bulletin
Editor and email bulletins to the District Bulletin Editor – this website.
www.pnwoptimist.org• District Meetings
Information and Registration Form online.
• Browse – this is YOUR website – get to know it.
• Webmaster is Michael Gray from the
Nampa Optimist Club.
SUMMARY• A quick look at Forms to be completed and
their deadlines.• ACPC – Your Lt. Governor will arrange to
meet with your Board of Directors to complete this form. This should be done prior to Oct. 1. www.pnwoptimist.org
• ACH – You may want to discuss, at your first Board of Directors Meeting, Direct Debit for automatic payment of O.I. Bills. www.optimist.org Print copy and mail.
• O.I. Dues – Invoices issued Oct. 1, Jan. 1, April 1 and July 1. Fees are listed on www.optimist.org – Members – Dues & Fees. 2008/09 will appear Oct. 1
• District Dues – Invoices issued via your Club’s Optimist Mail address on Oct. 1, Jan. 1, April 1 and July 1.
• CRA – Update as needed but do check prior to above billing dates as Clubs are billed on a per member basis.
• Officer-Elect Report – report is online at www.pnwoptimist.org and due May 20.
• President’s Pride – this is the year-end report that helps O.I. form their statistics... Due not later than Sept. 30 at O.I. Printable form on www.optimist.org – Members – Forms
• CPA – Information and printable forms on www.optimist.org – Members – Forms – International Programs...due Sept. 30 to the District Chairperson.
• Form 990 & 990N – For U.S. Clubs Only – Information is available on www.optimist.org – Members main
• District Chairperson – To find a Committee Chairperson, visit www.pnwoptimist.org under District Officers.
• District Directory – you may request a copy at www.pnwoptimist.org under Administration
