The Greater Jacksonville Optimist Club, Inc.

 

2007 Golf Balls Against Childhood Cancer

Chair Dennis Lane reported that we had 165 balls sponsored.  One hundred sixty-five (165) balls were sponsored at $10 each bringing in $1,650 which was distributed as follows:  $500 to the winner, $650 to the Optimist International Childhood Cancer Campaign, and $500 to the Maryland South Delaware District Childhood Cancer Foundation

June 2007 was Optimist International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

"GOLF BALL DROP" FUND RAISER

 

 

A bucket of numbered golf balls is dropped from a bucket raised by a crane over a hole.  The ball in the hole or closest to the hole is the winner.  Ties split the prize.

ALL DONATIONS, LESS THE PRIZE, BENEFIT THE OPTIMIST CHILDHOOD CANCER CAMPAIGN

This successful Club project has raised over $4,000 from 2004-2007 for the Childhood Cancer Campaign.

Click here for the 2007 flyer.

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Thank you for your support of this very worthwhile project that benefits kids.

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Optimists Fighting Childhood Cancer
Optimist International has established an agreement with Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, to partner with the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins by underwriting a $920,000 research fellowship in pediatric oncology/hematology

Club Contact: Dennis Lane djlane@juno.com.

The Children's House at Johns Hopkins  

YOU CAN HELP ON THIS Project!  We are looking for members interested in this project.

First read this about the Children's House at John's Hopkins.  It will give you an idea what the house is all about.

We are still developing our role in this project, but here are some of the potential activities we will be involved in:

  • we may prepare and serve a meal for the families of the children who are cancer patients at the hospital.  We can make this interesting by having a theme!
  • we may have the opportunity to meet with the families and give them support - or just talk with them

The January 2006 Youth Activity was a visit to the Children's House at Johns Hopkins on Tuesday evening January 24, 2006, to serve supper to the families staying there.  If you would like to participate in the future , please contact Dennis Lane at 410-592-2574, 410-592-7067, or djlane@juno.com. 

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www.childrenshouse.org

 

Aluminum Cans to Benefit the Childhood Cancer Campaign

Cans to Cash!

Our club recycles aluminum cans and donates the cash to the Optimist International Childhood Cancer Campaign

Please keep collecting cans.  If you have cans to contribute to the cause, please contact Dennis Lane (410-592-2574 or djlane@juno.com) to let him know you have cans and make arrangements as to when and where to deliver the cans or to have them picked up.

Here's the history of our club's recycling effort

        Date              Lbs.           Amount*          Match**              Total $

08/09/07 247.00 146.75 146.75 293.50
06/08/07 53.00 34.45 34.45 68.90
06/06/07 134.00 87.1 87.10 174.20
02/26/07 183.00 118.95 118.95 237.90
08/31/06 86.00 55.90 55.90 111.80
07/20/06 150.00 82.50 82.50 165.00
06/03/06 401.00 260.65 260.65 521.30
05/06/06 85.00 55.25 55.25 110.50
03/25/06 37.60 18.80 18.80 37.60
01/05/06 24.00 12.00 12.00 24.00
11/22/05 139.40 69.70 69.70 139.40
08/16/05 26.00 13.00 13.00 26.00
08/04/05 59.00 29.50 29.50 59.00
06/28/05 181.10 90.55 90.55 181.10
Totals 1,806.10 1,075.10 1,075.10 $2,150.20

* For the 7/20/06 drop-off, the recycler paid 55 cents per pound.  For the 5/6/06, 6/3/06 and 8/31/06 drop-offs, the recycler paid 65 cents per pound.  Prior to those drop-offs, the rate was 50 cents per pound

**Mr. Jim Hubbard of the Severna Park Club has kindly donated to the CCC, a matching dollar amount for every pound we recycle!

*** Update ***    *** Update ***    *** Update ***

Thank you to all members and friends who have been saving aluminum cans and/or tabs to benefit the Optimist Childhood Cancer Campaign.  We delivered 247 pounds of cans and sheet aluminum to the recycling company on Thuesday, August 9, 2007, and received $146.75 which will be matched by Past Optimist International President from the Severna Park Optimist Club for a total of $293.50. 

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Every dollar is sent directly to the Childhood Cancer Campaign!

Since April 2004, the Optimist Clubs in the Maryland South Delaware District, including our Club, have collected and recycled over 12,381 pounds of aluminum cans raising over $14,500 for the Childhood Cancer Campaign.

CCC Video Available
The Childhood Cancer Campaign’s (CCC) educational video, “The New Normal,” is available for purchase by Members and the general public. “The New Normal” is a resource targeted at parents of a child who has recently been diagnosed with cancer. To preview a clip of the video "The New Normal," click on one of the following: "Learned" or "Power of Prayer".

The price of a DVD copy is $6.00 (US) or 8,00 $(CAN), plus shipping. The price of a VHS copy of the video is $7.95 (US) or 10,75 $(CAN), plus shipping. One dollar from each sale will go to the CCC Research Focus fund. 

The video is available in English and French Canadian language formats. To order copies, contact Shumsky Enterprises of Ohio at (800) 326-2203 or via www.optimiststuff.com or the Canadian Service Centre in Quebec at (800) 363-7151 or by e-mail at canadiansupply@optimist.org.


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Believe In Tomorrow’s Children’s House at Johns Hopkins

 

The Children’s House at Johns Hopkins

1915 McElderry Street Baltimore, MD 21205

410.614.2560 TEL 410.614.2568 FAX

www.childrenshouse.org

 

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Cans to Cash!

Dennis Lane showing us the cans about to be crushed at the recycling center.

Crushed cans ready for shipment to manufacturers.