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Bi-monthly newsletter April 17 & May 1, 2008Program We attended the Parkland College production of "Return to the Forbidden Planet" as a NOW event called our Spring Fling. It was great! The play was good and we had potential new members. Joyce and Mason hosted guests. We hope they will join. Joyce and Mason continue to follow up. May 1st was the University of Illinois Disabled Athlete Banquet. We co-host this event where Athletes are honored with their letters and advanced awards. Announcements * We have a couple of work projects upcoming. Gene is head of the Golf Tournament and the Fishing Derby. Golf is June 5th and Fishing is June 7th. Both of these projects require Optimist volunteers to work. This is our opportunity to get some new people involved in a project that works directly with kids. Gene can find work for everyone. * We lost a member who was very dear to us. Ralph Patzke memorials may be made to OI Foundation or to CU Optimist Club. All will be given to OI International in Ralph's name. * Save the dates of July 18-26 for working at the Champaign County Fair in our fundraiser. * Mason reported that scholarship winners will be with us at our June 5th meeting. * It is possible that a butterfly garden may be placed in a Champaign and an Urbana park. We have extra money from the 2007-08 budget and the board is looking for ways to put it to good use. Restoration Urban Ministries is also looking for vegetable plants to plant at its site for the benefit of its residents. Some money may be used for this. Help the board decide how to use our money to the benefit of many. Ervin Williams, director of Restoration Urban Ministries was a member of our CU Optimist Club. "Optimists - Friend of Youth - Bringing Out The Best In Kids." Our web site - https://cuoptimist.org Illinois District web site - http://www.illinoisoptimist.org International web site - http://www.optimist.org Essay Contest topic- "Today's Choices Shape My Future" Oratorical Contest topic-"Why Me? Why Not?" Birthdays April 9 Ceclia Buskirk 10 Lynn Martin 11 Roy Pece 28 April Wendling May 2 Ellen Fondren Anniversaries April 23 Dan & Tressesa Gibble 28 Howard & Bev Schweighart 28 Glenn & Tera Buskirk May 25 Carl & Lynn Martin Upcoming Events May 15 Respect for Law, Kennedy's at Stone Creek June 5 CU Optimist golf competition June 5 High School Scholarship winners, ACT-SO winners honored, Olive Garden June 9-11 Jr World of Golf, Piper Glen, Springfield June 19 David Hoff US Attorney July 18-26 Champaign County Fair August 15-17 District Conv. Chateau, Bloomington Next Meeting Respect For Law May 15 at 6:00 pm at Kennedy's at Stone Creek reservations by May 10th Ending Note An optimist is a driver who thinks that an empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it. Changing Time magazine Officers and Directors for 2007-2008 PRESIDENT Joyce Remesch 403 South Johnson Urbana, IL 61801 217-898-7041 1ST V-PRES Jim Manley 667 Co Rd 3350 N Fisher, IL 61843 217-897-1334 2ND V-PRES Stephanie Hutchens 1401 A Mumford Drive Urbana, IL 61801 217-365-9388 SEC-TREAS Walt Splittstoesser 2006 Cureton Dr. Urbana, IL 61801 217-367-3330 SGT AT ARMS Miriam Paluch 1724 Henry #5 Champaign, IL 61821 217-352-5916 DIRECTORS Past President Fred Neumann Through 2009 Carlos Donaldson, Jr. Barb Gillespie Bobbie Herakovich Through 2008 Gene Morgan Joan Newcomb Neumann Howard Schweighart Edit newsletter |
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