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OPTIMIST CLUB OF MILTON
Suite 404, 420 Main St. East, Milton, Ontario L9T 5G3
Editor: Mike Ricker August 2009

OPTIMIST CLUB OF MILTON DARLING HOME FOR KIDS PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Club Number .............................. 47-127 GIANT GARAGE SALE !!! Hey Everyone
Central Ontario District ........... Zone 3
Don’t forget our Garage Sale at the What a summer this has been, we
have been busy as a one armed paper
OPTIMIST CLUB OF MILTON Tonelli Arena parking lot on Sat. Sept.
hanger, with the cruise nights and the
Dinner Meeting ..... 3rd Thursday 12 (rain date Sept. 19). Contact your special events we have taken on I am
(No Meeting July/August) friends and see if they have anything sure that you are almost glad that all this
Board Meeting ...... 2nd Thursday
All meetings - Milton Sports Centre “good” to donate to this worthwhile work is almost behind us for another
Club Room (Room #4) cause. (see Presidents message) summer, as I am.
Twin Clubs We still have the Steam Era ahead
Sunrise Optimist Club of Lockport N.Y.
Optimist Club of Hopewell Virginia
TV BINGO of us as well as the garage sale for
Darling for Kids.
Just a reminder that TV Bingo is
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2008-09 I don’t know about you but this
scheduled to start again Tues. Sept. garage sale for the Darling for Kids
Dan Snider President
Vacant Past President 15 (if Cogeco TV is dried out from (formally Rose Cherry’s House) to me
Mike Ricker Sec. - Treas. the storm) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. this is something very special that we
Bill Manuel President Elect
Bruce Nicholson Vice-President Linda Ricker will contact those that should all take very seriously because
Dave Robbins Vice-President assisted last year to see if they are this organization is looking after children
Diana Bracken 2 Year Director
Ron Hudd 2 Year Director still interested but if you are willing to and their families whom are in a
Francois Fullum 1 Year Director
come back or are new and would palliative care environment and of all the
Rick McGowan 1 Year Director
like more info you can contact her at children and their families who could use
Paul Thomson
Alex Ansell
Governor
Dist. Sec.-Treas. 905-876-1331. Your club will be our support, this to me has been the
Tom McNaught Lt. Governor (also most touching and heart warming thing
Governor Elect) supplying 3 additional callers this that we could involve ourselves in. since
Richard Bloom International V.P. year (Bruce Nicholson, Jeff I become a member back in 1980.
COMMITTEE CHAIRS 2008-09 Knapman and Mike Ricker) as well Please look around your house and look
Chamber of Comm. Bill Manuel as Linda. With enough volunteers it for items that we can sell at this event, I
Chip Wagon Ruth, Scott is hoping each person will only have don’t mean just junk that you want to get
Fellowship Mike Ricker
Fishing Derby Ruth, Diana, Linda to work every 6 - 8 weeks. Remember, rid of but items that are sellable to raise
Newsletter Mike Ricker this is a big fundraiser for your club. funds for this worthy cause The success
Nevada Tickets
Foundation Rep.
Mike Ricker
Mike Ricker
of this fundraising for a very special
Phone Committee Jan Hudd cause is up to you with your donations
Photographer Chris Newell PROBABLE DUES INCREASE and support and hopefully we can make
Soccer Skills Scott Schlotzhauer
Strawberry Fair Scott Schlotzhauer Your new Board of Directors will this an annual event, lets let everybody
TV Bingo Linda Ricker
need to take a serious look at the know that The Optimist Club of Milton is
Yule Log Draw Terry Myers
Yard Sale Bill Melville dues that are currently charged each 100% behind this organization and will
continue to be so. If I have succeeded in
OPTIMIST CREED member with an unfortunate view anything the past year as your president,
Promise Yourself that dues for the 2009-10 year will it’s getting members active in rebuilding
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your probably have to be increased. the club with new members and projects
piece of mind.
To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every The last dues increase your club and getting more members involved in
person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is instituted was in 1991-92 and since our events. The most gratifying thing to
something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make
that time District charges have me will be to make this fundraiser, under
your optimism come true. increased over 50% and O.I. dues the direction of our chairperson Optimist
To think only of the best, to work only for the
best and to expect only the best. will increase $10.00 (U.S.) per Bill Melville, who has worked very hard,
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of
others as you are about your own. member effective Oct. 1 (in addition a success. Lets give Bill the support he
To forget the mistakes of the past and to press on
to prior increases). For the coming needs and make this fundraiser an
to the greater achievements of the future.
annual event, I don’t think I have to say
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and
give every living creature you meet a smile. year it will cost your club approx. anymore on this subject, it speaks for
To give so much time for the improvement of
yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
$950. over and above what is itself.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too
strong for fear and too happy to permit the
collected in dues if the dues charged You’re Soon to be PAST PRESIDENT
presence of trouble. each member are not increased. Dan Snider

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 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
AUG. - OCT. 2009
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

30 31 1 2 3 4 5
Cruise Night
J Steam Era
U Milton GO Station S Milton Fairgrounds
L (Main St.) 4:00 p.m. E
Y to 9:00 p.m. P Chip Wagon: Fri., Sat., Sun., Mon.
(weather permitting) T Times - T.B.A.

6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Cruise Night Steam Era Board Meeting Darling Home
Milton GO Station Milton Fairgrounds Sports Centre for Kids Yard
(Main St.) 4:00 p.m. Chip Wagon Meeting Room 4 Sale
to 8:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Tonelli Arena
(weather permitting)
Labour Day parking lot
Steam Era
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
TV Bingo Dinner Meeting Darling Home
Cogeco TV Sports Centre for Kids Yard
(Laurier & OntarioSt.) Meeting Room 4 Sale (rain date)
6:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. 7:30 p.m. Tonelli Arena
parking lot

20 21 22 23 24 25 26
TV Bingo Darling Home
Cogeco TV for Kids
(Laurier & OntarioSt.)
Family BBQ
6:30p.m. - 7:30p.m.
Time: T.B.A.

27 28 29 30 1 2 3
TV Bingo O
C
Cogeco TV T
(Laurier & OntarioSt.) O
6:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. B
E
R

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
TV Bingo Dinner Meeting/
Cogeco TV Induction Night
(Laurier & OntarioSt.) Sports Centre
6:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. Banquet Room
7:30 p.m.
Note Date & Room

Future Events
Thurs. Sept. 17: Last Club Dinner Meeting for Pres. Dan.
Thurs. Oct. 8: Induction Night 2009-2010 Board of Directors (spouse/significant other night) in Banquet Room
NOTE: Date and room change
Thurs. Oct. 15: First Board Meeting of new Board NOTE: Date change
Nov.: Probable month for first Zone and District Meetings - dates and locations T.B.A.
Sun. Dec. 6: Kids Christmas Party - Sports Centre Banquet Room
Thurs. Dec. 10: Yule Log Draw to take place at Dinner Meeting

OPTIMIST CLUB OF MILTON

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