The Greater Jacksonville Optimist Club, Inc.
PO Box 442, Phoenix, MD 21131        410-592-7067
...Essay Contest...Oratorical Contest....Youth Appreciation....Shop-With-A-Cop....Villa Maria Library...Holiday GiftWrap for Villa Maria...Inkjet/Toner Recycling Fund Raiser...Childhood Cancer Campaign...Towson University Club...Stock Market Challenge...Poker Run...Chinese Student Exchange...We have a lot going on!...
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Oratorical Contest

2013 Topic:

"Why My Voice Is Important"

The Optimist Oratorical Contest gives youngsters the chance to speak to the world. More than $150,000 in college scholarships are awarded annually from this program. This year's program is wrapping up and no new entries will be accepted at this time.

 

Click here for the official 2013 Optimist International contest rules. .

Click here for the Local Club Flyer (updated 3/14/13)

How To Enter: Please contact Dennis Lane at 410-592-7067 or email djlane@juno.com
Click here for more information.
Golf Balls Against Childhood Cancer

 

Childhood Cancer Campaign Fundraiser

Sponsor a golf ball for $10 and watch it drop from a bucket full of balls held high from a crane into the hole!  Proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit the Optimists' Childhood Cancer Campaign.  Click here for the golf ball sponsor form.  Click here for details about the CCC program.

Contact Dennis Lane djlane@juno.com  to buy your golf ball for 2013.  The Golf Ball Drop will be held at the Fireworks in Jacksonville on evening of the Fireworks in Jacksonville. You do not need to be present to win.

 

How To Enter: Please contact Dennis Lane at 410-592-7067 or email djlane@juno.com
Stock Market Challenge

Our Club's Largest Fundraiser

The club raises funds when a player contributes $20 to play the game.  In short, the $20 lets the player "purchase" a fictitious portfolio of five stocks from a list of selected stocks.  The portfolio is worth $10,000 at the start.  At the end of one month and at the end of the second month, prizes are awarded for various levels of achievement. The current challenge has finished and no new entries will be accepted at this time.  Thanks for your support!  Click here for more details. Click here for the latest (4/1/13) SMC Newsletter.

Questions? Please contact Dennis Lane at 410-592-7067 or email djlane@juno.com
Wanted: New Members
  • Help out kids in your community!

  • Participate in the annual Fireworks in Jacksonville!

  • Raise funds used for giving to youth oriented programs!

  • Assist with youth programs such as the Oratorical Contest and Essay Contest!

  • Become a Board member and help plan what the Optimists do in your community!

Interested?
Contact Dennis Lane 410-592-7067 or djlane@juno.com
Click here for more info from Optimist International
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 22, 2013 (Wed) Club Dinner Meeting - All invited! 7:30 pm @ Future Home; Contact Barbara Crain  or call 410-592-7067

We plan to have our Essay Contest winners there to read their essays and receive their awards.  Mickey Price, Chairperson of the Maryland/South Delaware District of Optimist International's Childhood Cancer Family Support Foundation, Inc. will be our guest and will share with us what the Foundation is doing to assist families with children being treated for cancer at Johns Hopkins.

Jun 4, 2013 (Tue) Monthly Board Meeting - All invited! 7:30 pm @ Future Home; Contact Barbara Crain  or call 410-592-7067
Jun 29, 2013 (Sat) Annual Independence Day Celebration!  Kids and Pets Parade @ Safeway parking lot in the morning; Fireworks, entertainment and food in the evening.  More details coming soon.  Mark your calendar!
Jul 2, 2013 (Tue) Monthly Board Meeting - All invited! 7:30 pm @ Future Home; Contact Barbara Crain  or call 410-592-7067
Aug 6, 2013 (Tue) Monthly Board Meeting - All invited! 7:30 pm @ Future Home; Contact Barbara Crain  or call 410-592-7067
Sep 3, 2013 (Tue) Monthly Board Meeting - All invited! 7:30 pm @ Future Home; Contact Barbara Crain  or call 410-592-7067
Sep 30, 2013 (Mon) End of the 2012-13 Optimist Year
Oct 1, 2013 (Tue) Beginning of the 2013-14 Optimist Year
Oct 1, 2013 (Tue) Monthly Board Meeting - All invited! 7:30 pm @ Future Home; Contact Barbara Crain  or call 410-592-7067

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May 18, 2013 Edition

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The Greater Jacksonville Optimist Club, Inc.
PO Box 442
Phoenix, MD 21131
410-592-7067
2012-13 Board of Directors
Chairperson of the Board Barbara Crain
President OPEN
Internal VP OPEN
External VP Carol Porcher
Secretary Mike Borowitz
Treasurer Pam McCollum
Director Dave Ward
Director Fred Figlewski
Director Adam Drescher
Director Carol Applegate
Director Dennis Lane
 
If you are interested in a director position or a committee chairperson position, contact Chairperson of the Board Barbara Crain.

OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL

Mission Statement
By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in kids.

Vision Statement
Optimist International will be recognized worldwide as the premier volunteer organization that values all children and helps them develop to their full potential.

Next Club Board Meeting

BOARD MEETINGS ARE NOW ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH !

The next Club Board meeting is Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 7:30 pm at Future Home (12900 Jarrettsville Pike, Phoenix, MD 21131).  All club members and potential members are invited.

THE GREATER JACKSONVILLE
OPTIMIST CLUB IS
28 YEARS OLD!

Our Club's "Birthday" was September 19, 1984.

Click here for our club's history.  

Our unofficial club house, Future Home is located at 12900 Jarrettsville Pike, Phoenix, MD 21131.   Click here for a map.

Youth Appreciation 

2013 Contest


2013 Contest


Children's House at John's Hopkins


Golf Balls Against Childhood Cancer 2013

 Can Recycling

Villa Maria Continuum

Villa Fall Fair

Optimist Junior Golf


Towson University Club

 Relay For Life

Chinese Student Exchange

A Letter From The Chinese Students
Signed Poster from Chinese Students
Stock Market Challenge

Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership


Shop-With-A-Cop

Dinner Meetings

Click for pictures from the 2008 and prior Club Crab Feasts

The way-back machine!

View the 25th anniversary slide show from 2009 Click here

View the 20th anniversary slide show from 2004 Click here

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