McCall Convention a Success

At the beginning of August, club members Chris & Neal Knight, Kathy Jungels, and Bill & Evelyn French attended the District Convention in McCall, Idaho.

         

(L toR) District Board Meeting underway, photo by Linda Jackson. Kathy, Chris, Evelyn and Bill in costume for the convention.

    A few business items were discussed as well at the convention that will impact the Hillsboro Optimist Club:

• A motion was passed that the PNWD define the CCDHH as a combined contest for those contestants who sign and a second for those who are oral. Each winner will receive a $2500 scholarship. The signing scholarship will be provided by the OIF, and the oral scholarship will be funded by the PNWD.
• Every club is challenged to add at least one member between now and September 30, 2013 in order to earn a banner patch.

2013­2014 District Meeting Locations and Dates Announced

• Oct. 25­-26, 2013 ­ Hood River, OR
• Feb. 1, 2014 ­ Evergreen Airpark, McMinnville, OR
• May 16­-17, 2014 ­ Kaiser, OR
• Aug. 14­-17, 2014 ­ Canyonville, OR

Learning and Motivating, PNWD Meeting Productive

     The 3rd Quarter District Meeting, held in lovely Richland, WA and hosted by the Tri­Cities Optimist Club was a success for all who attended.
     Governor Larry Blackburn formally welcomed members Friday night, but eager Optimists had already been busy during an Executive Committee meeting.
     Welcoming remarks continued from Tri­Cities Optimist Club President Terry Ashworth, Governor Elect Fred Wallace of the Gresham Optimist Club.
     Steve Skodak, the Executive Director of the OI Foundation, reminded members that “You have a wonderful message to tell, if you tell it.” highlighting the importance of sharing our stories and success with not only each other but our communities.
     Hillsboro Optimist Club’s own Sarah Newton was asked as a ‘First Timer’ to begin the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance, and later read her PGI Passport speech on “How Optimism Makes for a Better World” a reprise of her February 19th speech to the club.

Sarah during her speech at the meeting.

Renew your interest in Optimism, join District Meeting

This year, the lovely Tri-Cities Optimist Club will be hosting will be hosting the 3rd Quarter District Meeting for the Pacific Northwest District in Richland, WA.

     From May 17-19th, join other Optimists in learning how to keep their club up and running, increase membership, and hear the Oratorical and Essay Contest winners speak.

    Steve Skodak, Executive Director, Optimist International Foundation will also join us the meeting addition to other special student guests.

    For more information, including pricing of the hotel and conference fees, please visit the Pacific Northwest District blog post here. Members interested in attending the conference can contact Sarah Newton to coordinate possible carpooling scenarios.

PNWD Meeting Offers Information

Today's guest speakers, Club Vice President Kathy Jungels and Club Treasurer Chris Knight, gave a report on the District Meeting that they attended at the end of February in Las Vegas.

Kathy, Chris, Bill and Evelyn French and Neal Knight all were in attendance on behalf of the Hillsboro Optimist Club. Classes included great ideas for the group, including how to use the Foundation 501c3 status to take donations for service projects, 'Coffee Recruitment' a guide to joining up new members, and how to recruit younger members through social media. The club members enjoyed the glamour and fun of Las Vegas, and look forward to the 2014 National meeting that will be held there as well.