The Gettysburg Optimist Club met on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at the Refectory. President Daryl Aurand opened the meeting at 6:30pm with an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.

This was followed by a superb dinner provided by Stacey Green and staff.

President’s Report: Daryl reported that Stacey Greene has been recognized as ” Small Business Person of the Year”. Congratulations to Stacey !

Also he said that the club will be 60 years old next year and we should be planning some sort of special event recognizing this. If anyone is interested in being involved with this, please contact Daryl.

Treasurer’s Report: Tom Barako reported– General Fund and Activity Fund

Membership: June 7 will be “Prospective New Members” meeting. Bring someone to the meeting who might be interested in joining the club. Our speaker for that meeting will be a representative from Reading is Fundamental. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR AT THE LAKE HERITAGE PAVILION.

Dollars for Scholars: This meeting will be at Gettysburg High School, May 24 at 7pm. All are welcome to attend.

Golf Outing: Bruce reported that he sent an email about the outing indicating that more foursomes are needed. There are presently 23 and 30 are needed. Pictures made money last year and would like to see maybe $500 this year. Bruce spoke about the condo in Puerto Vallarta to be raffled. It is a 7-day time share. Bruce will be sending detailed information about this to everyone and there will also be an AD on Facebook.

Volunteers are needed for the golf outing. Contact Daryl or Bruce. The outing is May 18.

Comments

Joe suggested that we should have newspaper coverage about our support for the RIF program. Also we may not have the pavilion for the June 21 meeting. If not, we will meet at the Lake Heritage Community Center.

Don said that maybe we should consider a special luncheon for prospective new members, maybe on a Saturday.

Wayne suggested that we might have a pontoon ride around the lake for new members.

Next Meeting  June 7 at the Pavilion.

President Daryl closed the meeting at 7:45pm with the recitation of the Optimist Creed.

Submitted by Fred

The Gettysburg Optimist Club met on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 6:00 pm.

President Daryl Aurand opened the meeting at 6:30 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance and an Inspirational Reading. This was followed by an excellent dinner provided by Stacey Greene and staff.

Treasurer’s Report: Tom Barako reported

Membership: Daryl reported Jean has resigned from the club.

Some members suggested possible ways that the club might increase membership:

Wayne- Possibly have a special “membership night” inviting prospective members to the meeting.

Dan- Have applications available at the Golf Tourney.

Bruce- Have “greeters” at each of the  greens at the Golf Tourney expressing our appreciation for their support.

Non-Profit 501c3 status: Sam reported that everything is proceeding well and should be ready by September/October.

Upcoming Schedule:

Next Meeting is May 3 at the Refectory.

Little League Opening Day is 4/20. Call Daryl if interested.

High School Senior Self-Improvement Award Breakfast will be May 4,7:30 am , at Gettysburg High School Technical School. All members are welcome. Please call Walt if interested.

Golf Tourney: May 18 at The Links at Gettysburg.

Dollars for Scholars will be at 7:pm at Gettysburg High School , May 24. The club will be donating $1000. Essay judging will be soon. If interested, call Daryl.

Golf Tournament: May 18 at The Links Gettysburg. Bruce reported that there are now 8 regular foursomes and 4 gold. More are needed. Our profit still looks to be about $6000. Bruce explained about the  Puerto Vallarta time share to be raffled including circulating information about the resort. Bruce will be sending this information to everyone.

Members Comments

Daryl said that he will have information about the helmets for the Rec Park kids’ skateboard rink at the next meeting.

Mark mentioned that the “Face of America” bike event will be April 29/30. One group will be riding from Philadelphia to Gettysburg and another group from Arlington to Gettysburg arriving at the square around 1:30.

Submitted by Fred

The Gettysburg Optimist Club met on April 5, 2017 at the Refectory.

President Daryl opened the meeting at 6:30 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance and invocation. This was followed by another scrumptious dinner provided by Stacey and Staff.

After dinner President Aurand introduced our guests for the evening: Chad Allen Carr, Director of the Gettysburg Community Theater and several guests that he brought from the theater. Chad Allen described the function of the theater stressing that it is nonprofit and includes diverse members of the community. The theater offers various programs such as summer camp, classes, and volunteer opportunities. Chad introduced a musical offering including some members singing various songs. The club presented the theater with a $1500 donation.

Secretary Report: Fred reported that the Board of Directors met on March 24 and a summary of that meeting will be included with the minutes.

Treasurer’s Report: Tom noted that the club cleared a nice profit from the Oyster Feed.

President’s Report: Daryl said that there will be no soccer parking on Memorial Day. He also said that we need a representative from the club to attend the opening  day of Gettysburg Little League on April 22. Please contact Daryl if interested.

Golf Tournament: May 18  Bruce and Daryl reported that we need more sponsors and foursomes and asked club members to assist with this. Bruce said that a “status list” of sponsors will be sent soon. He also said that a person at the Links is donating a time share  in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for a week. The club needs to produce a matching $2600 for this ,and Bruce suggested an auction with bids to accomplish this.

Dollars for Scholars: May 24, 7:30pm, at Gettysburg High School. Darryl said that essays for this are being received and will be judged soon.

Member Comments

Bruce said that, at this point , the club would clear $5000-$6000 from the Golf Tournament. In the past we have cleared $10000.

Walt mentioned that the High School Senior Self-Improvement Award Breakfast will be May 4 at Gettysburg Senior High School Technical School. All members are welcome. Call Walt if interested.

Tom said that the STARS organization donated $100 to the club.

Submitted by Fred

Board of Directors Meeting

The Gettysburg Board of Directors met on March 24, 2017, 6:00pm at the Appalachian Brewing Co. A summary of the meeting follows:

Plans were discussed regarding the upcoming Golf Tournament on May 18 at the Links.

Procedures for changing the club to a 501C3 nonprofit status were reviewed. Everything should be completed by September 30.

The official communication language of the club will be by email.

Contributing to the cost of paying someone to maintain the flowers on the square was discussed. It was determined that this is no longer necessary.

There was a discussion about nomination of officers for next year.

Wayne Hill offered to have the July meeting at his house on July 26.

The various groups to which we contribute funds was discussed.

Submitted by Fred

The Gettysburg Optimist Club met on Wednesday, March 15 at the Refectory.

President Daryl Aurand opened the meeting with an invocation by Mark Cropp and Pledge of Allegiance. Daryl introduced our guests for the evening and then everyone proceeded to have a superb dinner supplied by Stacey Green and her staff.

After dinner President Aurand  introduced the coaches from the Youth Basketball Team and extended our appreciation for their dedication. Kris and Mindy Accardi said that the program has been very successful with about 120 kids participating from all backgrounds.

Daryl spoke about how many organizations in the community that we help to support such as STARS, Dollars for Scholars, and many more.   He said that we do all of this with a budget of about $30,000.

Daryl then introduced our speaker for the evening, Carla Pavlik, Interim Director of Meals and More. This is an organization whose goal is to provide a program for low-income kids that supplies a warm meal, opportunities for educational and spiritual growth, and a welcoming safe place to be.

Daryl  then presented Carla with a check for $2100 from the club.

Treasurer’s Report: Tom Barako reported on Activity Fund and General Fund. He said that not all of the Oyster Feed  money is in yet, but so far it amounts to surpassing our budgeted amount. Tom  asked if anyone knowing where the second key for the club PO Box might be to please let him know.

President’s  Report: Daryl thanked everyone for a very successful Oyster Feed. It was a terrific day with record turnout.

Golf Tournament- May 18  Plans are proceeding well. We still need more sponsors and players. Forms are available from Daryl.

Nonprofit Status- Sam said things are proceeding. Not much will happen until toward the summer.

Next Meeting- April 5  The Community Theater Group will present a program.

Comments: Sam mentioned that the ad in the Gettysburg paper for the Oyster Feed was excellent.

President Aurand closed the meeting at 8:05 pm with the recitation of the Optimist Creed.

Submitted by Fred