Rolla Optimist_Newsletter_012914

Friend of Youth Since 19
1964
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Bring a Friend Day!!
Week of January 29, 2014
President’s
Corner
Calendar of Events
January
29 - Bring a Friend Day,
Presidents 15-20,
Penelope’s 5:45 PM
31 - RSVP Trivia
February
1 - Boy’s B-ball Mark Twain
3 - Volleyball Sign-ups,
Truman Elem.,
5:30-7:30 PM
5 - CORE Luncheon, RJH
5 - Meeting,
Penelope’s 5:45 PM
13 - Volleyball Sign-ups,
Truman Elem.,
5:30-7:30 PM
President
1979
1979--1980
Chuck
Johnson
Optimist
Flashback
PETA
Perturbed
Pre-Optimist Sarah models some
mining gear at a meeting several
years ago in the Havener Center.
Bring a Friend Day!!
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The meeting on
January 29 is at
Penelope’s
This week is Bring a Friend day
to the meeting. Hope to see lots
of new faces. We will also have
a presentation on Presidents 1520.
RSVP Trivia is January
31st. We have ten players. The
team hopes to put in a good
showing.
The second week of Optimist Boy’s Basketball went very
well. Optimist Maria is organizing the volunteers each Saturday
at Mark Twain. Contact her at
mkgrk10@hotmail.com if you
can assist, each Saturday
through the end of February.
WE ARE ALWAYS IN NEED OF
HELP!!!!
Thank you to Optimist
Sheryl Parker who is organizing
the oratorical Contest and Optimist Jill Cooksey who is organizing the Core Luncheon next
Wednesday at the Junior High.
Click to the left to learn
about Optimist International President Ron Huxley’s them this year of
“My Optimism”
Officers 2013 - 2014
Optimist International
Website
East Missouri
District Website
PRESIDENT: BOB MAY (573) 341-2646
VICE PRESIDENT:
The Optimist Creed
ERIC BOHANNAN (573) 465-5923
VICE PRESIDENT:
Promise Yourself
JILL COOKSEY (573) 426-2211
PAST-PRESIDENT:
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace
LISTER FLORENCE (573) 426-2211
of mind.
PRESIDENT-ELECT:
SHERYL PARKER
(573) 426-2211
To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every
person you meet.
SECRETARY:
KAREN MOBLEY (573) 465-2254
To make all your friends feel that there is some-
TREASURER: JANET GILL (573) 426-2211
thing in them.
1 YR BOARD:
To look at the sunny side of everything and make
DAN COLLIER (573) 426-2211
your optimism come true.
BRUCE WILSON (573) 426-2211
ROBIN ROSENBURG (573) 426-2211
To think only of the best, to work only for the best,
and to expect only the best.
2 YR BOARD:
MELISSA HOFFMAN (573) 426-2211
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of oth-
ALYSSA HUNT (573) 426-2211
ers as you are about your own.
DICK SMITH (573) 426-2211
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to
NEWSLETTER EDITORS:
the greater achievements of the future.
DEVONNA MARSHALL
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and
ERIC BOHANNAN
give every living creature you meet a smile.
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To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too
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ence of trouble.
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Boy’s Basketball
Top Left: Optimist referee Lister makes the call while Damarius Facen
looks on. Top Right: Coach Andy Rowden watches the troops. Bottom
Left: Coach Yelton gets the team ready to play. Bottom Right: Will it
go in???
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Oratorical Contest
Top Row: The Monday and Tuesday Preliminary Contests, respectively. Excellent
Orations!!! Middle Left: Optimist Don served as doorkeeper and snack eater.
Middle Right: Optimist Bill kept time and Optimist Sheryl ran the show. Bottom
Left: Judge Susan Bales addresses the contestants. Bottom Right: Optimists
Charlie and Janet helped with snacks!
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Optimist Memorabilia
Top Left: Optimist Devonna brought some retro pics, including this classic Girls
basketball pic. Top Right: Optimist Sheryl shows off her collection of Optimist
pins. Bottom Left: Optimist Jerry shows off his one of a kind Optimist Clock.
Bottom Middle: Optimist Bill displays his scrapbook award. Bottom Right:
Optimists Bill displays the vests members used to wear at Optimist functions.
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CORE Luncheon
Note from Optimist Jill:
The CORE luncheon will be February 5. We need about six volunteers to be at the Junior High at 10:00 a.m. The first of three lunch
shifts begins at 10:37 a.m. and we'll need a little time to get set
up. We will be serving Little Ceasar’s pizza so it should not be
very labor intensive for the most part. I have asked the school to
provide apples, veggies, drinks and table service. I need two more
volunteers at this time.
Please contact me at
Jill.Cooksey@courts.mo.gov if you would like to assist.
Please help if you are able!!
OptimistVolleyball
The Optimist Club of Rolla
is excited to announce they
will be starting a Girls
Youth Volleyball Program.
Signups will be Monday
February 3 from 5:30-7:30
PM and Thursday February 13, 2014 from 5:307:30 PM, both dates at Truman Elementary. It
will be open to Girls in Third – Seventh Grade. It
will run from March 3, 2014 – April 16, 2014
(Monday and Wednesday’s only, no Saturdays).
The program is free, but donations are accepted.
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