As the summer is winding down, the Optimist Club of Gettysburg is set to host the 4th Quarter Zone Meeting and Annual Pig Roast on Wednesday, August 20th. The festivities begin at 6pm at the Lake Heritage Pavilion. Dinner will be served at 6:30pm. Come enjoy a great evening full of optimism and fellowship.
The majority of the evening was devoted to electing officers for the upcoming year. Kris has agreed to lead us as President next year along with a Vice President who will be able to serve as President in 2016. The Gettysburg Optimist Club has many great potential leaders, the next one could be you! Tom has graciously agreed to continue to master our budget as Treasurer. Joe will be reprising the role of Secretary. The Board of Directors will include: Kris, Tom, Joe, Walt, Mindy, and a VP to be named. As there will not be a “past President” to sit on the board we will add one additional seat to the Board of Directors. Please contact Kris (267-391-7834 or [email protected]) if you are interested in the V.P. or Board of Directors position.
Treasurer Report: Our activities fund (source for our donations) is looking good as a result of our fundraising efforts. However, our general fund (fund for OI and districtdues, dinners, ect.) will need to see a boost of revenue to accommodate for rising expenses. Tom has outlined several options in order to maintain our budget next year. He will review these with the Board of Directors and then the options will be presented to the Club for a vote.
Fourth Quarter Zone Meeting: Our Club will again host this Pig Roast/Zone meeting. It will be on Wednesday, August 20th at the Lake Heritage Pavilion. Our Governor, Kathleen Manchec will be in attendance along with John Breidenbach the A&A report chair, so let’s have a strong showing!
Soccer Parking: Round two of the Soccer Tournament Parking is set for Saturday, August 23rd and Sunday, August 24th. Thank you to all the volunteers. Contact Don Davis if you need a refresher on your scheduled time.
Chamber of Commerce: There will be a Membership Mixer on Thursday, August 21st from 5-7pm at the Gettysburg YWCA. If interested RSVP by 8/14/14 to 334-8151 or Gettysburg-chamber.com.
Golf Tournament: The date is set for next year’s Tournament. The Links will again host the event on Thursday May 21st. The Club looks to get into the swing of planning very soon.
UPCOMING EVENTS
-Pig Roast/Zone Meeting: Wednesday, August 20th at 6:30pm at the Lake Heritage Pavilion.
-Soccer Parking August 23rd and 24th
-“Wayne-a-Palooza”: all members are encouraged to come out for this night of camaraderie on Wednesday, September 3rd at the Hill residence
-Installation Banquet: October 1st
The Optimists will meet tonight at 6:30pm at the Lake Heritage Pavilion. Come find out who the new officers will be!
This week we have an Optimist Meeting on Wednesday, August 6th at 6:30pm at the Lake Heritage Pavilion. This is a very important meeting as we elect our leadership team for the coming year. Please plan to attend.
Guest: Nancy from Meals and More spoke very passionately about this wonderful summer program. Meals and More has been helping children for the last 11 years. They seek to help children who are most in need. Many of the children have ties with the Homeless Shelter, Survivors Shelter, Soup Kitchen or Agape House. The program accepts 20 students per summer and there are 5 children on the waiting list. Their current ages are 5-10. On Monday-Friday, from 10a-2pm the youth come to the Prince of Peace Episcopal Church. Two meals are provided, along with various enrichment activities to support the children physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Each summer there is a theme and this year the six instructors are teaching the youth about Russia. The Optimist Club presented Nancy with a $2100 donation to help Meals and More continue their service to our community.
President Report: Elections will take place next meeting. Please consider serving as a club officer. Strong leadership is essential to the continued success of this organization.
Secretary Report: The A&A report has been submitted. Thank-you notes have all gone out for the golf tournament sponsors.
Treasurer Report: Tom is working on the proposed budget for next year. There are several options on the table to help the club remain fiscally responsible with our general funds. The need for additional funds has arisen in part due to the increased cost for meals. Some considerations to accommodate for the increase in our budget include: having members and guests pay $25 for the Installation Banquet and Holiday Party, have the payment of dues correspond with our October-September fiscal year instead of our current January-December payment schedule, lower dues and then members would pay for their own meal at the meetings they attend, or keep current rate for dues and members that attend a meeting would contribute $5 towards their meal. Tom will bring some numbers to an upcoming meeting for the club to decide the best avenue for meeting our expenses.
Soccer Parking: The parking for the upcoming Soccer Tournament will be on Sat. and Sun. August 23rd and 24th. Don would like two 1-2 more people for the Sat. afternoon slot. Please contact Don if you can help.
Public Relations: Marci designed business cards for members to carry and dispense to potential members, sponsors, or to post at local establishments. Extra cards will be available at the next meeting.
Upcoming Events:
Business Meeting and Elections: Wednesday, August 6th at 6:30pm at the Lake Heritage Pavilion. (Kris and Mindy will provide the meal)
4th Quarter Zone Meeting/Pig Roast: Wednesday, August 20th at 6:30pm at the Lake Heritage Pavilion.
Wayne Hill-a-Palooza (social event and trivia night): Wednesday, September 3rd at 6:30pm at the Hill’s home.
End of Summer Steak Night: Wednesday, September 17th at 6:30pm (location TBD).
Member Kudos: Apparently Optimism runs in the family! Bruce Bradshaw’s granddaughter, Mia Defalco, was presented the award for “Most Optimistic” at her pre-school graduation ceremony. Way to go Mia!
The Optimist Club will once again meet at the Lake Heritage Pavilion at 6:30pm. We will have a presentation from the Meals and More program.
The Optimist Club will meet at 6:30pm on Wednesday, July 16th at the Lake Heritage Pavilion.
Have a happy and safe 4th. There will be no Optimist meeting this week as members prepare to celebrate the holiday weekend.
Guests: We had our Respect for Law Day which gives the club the opportunity to honor a well-deserving community member who is committed to cultivating a respect for law in our youth. The club presented this year’s award to Joanna Russello who is an attendance specialist at Adams County Children and Youth Services. She was accompanied by her husband, Sal and her son, Sonny. Her co-workers Scott Birdsall and Lynne Alwine also came out to show their support. Joanna has been employed by CYS for 7 years. In her current position she focuses on truancy prevention. She assists Adams County school systems in developing strategies to combat truancy and she helps to educate parents and students on the consequences of truancy. She shared examples of how CYS impacts local families. Joanna graciously accepted the award and wanted to share the recognition with her fellow employees at Adams County Children and Youth Services.
Golf: Again the tournament was very successful and we appreciate everyone’s help. We look forward to using this money to support local youth programs. Thank you notes are in the process of being sent out. Don’t hesitate to personally thank our sponsors and golfers. We hope to schedule a date for next year soon.
Soccer Parking: Don sent around a sign-up sheet for the soccer parking on August 23rd and 24th. There are still a few slots open. Please contact Don ([email protected]) if you are able to help.
Other News: If anyone would like to go to the Third Quarter Zone Meeting (Monday June 23rd at 6pm-Alexander’s Restaurant in York) please RSVP Mindy ([email protected]) by June 21st so that she can provide a headcount to the East York Club. Cost is $15 per person. Kris will be attending.
There will not be an Optimist meeting the first week in July due to the holiday weekend.
Member Kudos: Thanks to Doug for selecting a recipient and organizing the Respect for Law presentation. Thanks to Frank and Daryl for a great meal of homemade sloppy joes!
Upcoming Events: Board of Director Meeting: Sunday, June 22nd at 4pm at Battlefield Brew Works.
Third Quarter Zone Meeting: Monday, June 23rd at 6pm at Alexander’s Restaurant in York.
Next Meeting: Wednesday, July 16th at 6:30pm at the Lake Heritage Pavilion (Presentation: Meals and More/Walt and Fred will be providing dinner)
Officer elections: Wednesday, August 6th at 6:30pm at the Lake Heritage Pavilion
Fourth Quarter Zone Meeting/Pig Roast: Wednesday, August 20th at 6:30pm at the Lake Heritage Pavilion
Wayne Hill-a-Palooza: Wednesday, September 3rd at 6:30pm at the Hill’s home.
There is an Optimist Meeting tonight at 6:30pm tonight at Lake Heritage Pavilion. We will be presenting the Respect for Law award.
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