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September
30, 2002
Today’s
meeting was a special one! The
Annual Celebration & Induction of Officers and Directors for
2002-2003:
Garry Spotts
rang the bell at 12:15PM.
A total of 89 attended.
*Invocation Carol Irish
*Steve Hudson led the Pledge of Allegiance.
GUESTS
Valerie Goodin
had a table with:
Richard Goodin, Natalie McGrath, Betty Burchett, Anthony Wilson,
and Mindy & Reagan Van Eaton (Reagan is an adorable 1 ½ year-old!)
Garry Spotts
also had a table, with Ruth Anne Spotts, Mike Suitt, Ernie Wren III and Barrett Glascock.
Tim Elliott
introduced his guest wife, Crystal.
Chuck Farquar
introduced his wife Virginia.
A special recognition went out to John Daly. Good to see you, John!
Jane Alexander, President of the Hallsville Club was also
recognized.
TAILTWISTER
None today, but that didn’t stop Steve from ‘sharing’ a magic trick
and joke during a special presentation to him!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
*Steve Winters
announced the birth of son, Wesley Logan Winters.
Wesley was due in December but was born last Friday and is now
at MU Children’s Hospital. He
has undergone a couple of surgeries and is in infant intensive care.
*Red Leighton
updated the Club on the Koeze nuts & candies sale.
He mentioned many members that have sales of $5,000 and even
$8,000! He encouraged us to
get out and sell!
GREETER
Our greeters today
were the 2001-02 Officers:
Garry Spotts, Valerie Goodin, Jake Jolley, Joe Reardon, Karen Aulisa, and
Dave Murphy.
PROGRAM Garry Spotts
presented service plaques to Board Members: Steven Hudson, Steve
Baumgartner, Jim Silsby and Rick McKernan;
plaques to Vice Presidents: Valerie Goodin and Jake
Jolley; plaques to Secretary Karen Aulisa; plaque to Treasurer,
Joe Reardon; plaque to Senior Board Member, Brenda Gibbs-Brown;
and to retiring Board Member, Carol Irish.
A special
“thank you” went to Marilyn Bohanan, and a copy of ‘Of Dreams and Deeds’. Special
recognition for their contributions was also given to Dave Murphy, Amy
Tripi, Red Leighton, Brian Hudspeth, Steve Olson, Jake Jolley and Steve
Henderson. A President’s
Appreciation Award was given to Ed Hampton, our most senior
Past President. Garry Spotts then gave his closing speech (with a
standing ovation!) and introduced EMO District Zone 2 Lt. Governor
Ernie Wren, III, who said kinds words about out organization.
Garry introduced East MO Gov. Barrett Glascock, who as an intro,
told a great joke that Steve Henderson appreciated!
After presenting his Charge, and the installation of Officers,
Barrett introduced the Club’s new President, Valerie Goodin, who
is the Club’s first woman President (you go, girl!).
After her opening address, which also received a standing ovation,
Valerie gave a special presentation, the President’s Plaque to Garry
Spotts. Valerie then
announced a short special board meeting after today’s meeting.
We closed with the Creed, which was led by Garry Spotts,
his first official duty as Past President.
September
23, 2002
Garry Spotts rang the bell at 12:15P. 74 attended.
*Rick Guilford gave the Invocation. *Joe Sestak led the Pledge of Allegiance.
GUESTS
Rick McKernan introduced Dr. Steve Roodman. Bob
Merriman introduced Dr. Nancy Davis. Richard Goodin
accompanied his wife Valerie. Susan Clark was a guest of Red
Leighton. Lili Vianello introduced her Visionworks
associate, Cassie Perry.
MYSTERY PERSON
Jim Martin picked the
number 5 to use and Ellis Havard wins the free lunch for
next week.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
**The Board of Directors met last Thursday and funded the PEAK Project for
$2500, First Night for $500 for the Children's' Processional, Front Door
for $1000 for winter clothes.
*Garry announced that dues of $60 are due and payable to Joe
Reardon. Members who have paid by the Sept. 30 meeting will pay
only ½ price for the meal that day.
*September 30th, we will have special guests Past East MO District
Governor Ben Bradshaw and Governor Elect Barrett Glascock at
our annual meeting.
**The sign-up sheets are available for the computer lab for the week of
Sept. 30. Please contact Valerie Goodin through the website
to sign-up as a teacher or student.
**There are only 3 weeks to go for KOEZE Nuts sales. Sales materials
are available at the meetings or you can contact Jess Weaver.
**Dave Murphy inspired the members by saying that if we give money
we give part of our earnings but if we give time we give part of our
lives. He presented a plaque to Lili Vianello for her
support of the Pave the Way Banquet. Our zone raised more for the OI
Foundation in one day than many clubs do in one year.
*Lili continued by thanking the members of the Downtown Optimist
Club who participated in the American Heart Walk on Saturday, Sept. 21.
Our community raised over $70,000.
*Gary Greenlee thanked the club for support of the motorcycle
event that benefits Coyote Hill. The show raised $1024.50.
*Valerie Goodin reported that the Computer Lab is ready for students.
Fourteen members visited the open house held last night. She
especially honored Dottie Stoerker-Peters for signing up for the first training session following the
meeting today.
**Garry Spotts announced that the Board is continuing to entertain
the idea of moving the meeting to a new location. Several
suggestions were made and a committee will be formed to pursue the matter.
**The Intersection is holding a special event at the fairgrounds on Oct.19
and has asked us for help with security and parking attendants. We
will work in 2-hour shifts from 10:30 am to 10 pm.
BIRTHDAYS
Marilyn Bohanon announced that Grant Johnson, Dave Murphy,
and Larry McDaniel will all be celebrating birthdays this week.
GREETER
Bob Merriman was a not-so-new member greeter today. He tells
us that the statistical information he has given in the past hasn't
changed except that he has been retired for a year.
PROGRAM
Kevin Brown, husband of our own Brenda Gibbs-Brown,
presented a very inspirational program. Although paralyzed in an
accident 9 years ago, he focuses on the positive aspects of life, enjoys
all of life's events and treats every day as a gift and miracle.
September
16, 2002
Garry
Spotts
rang the bell at 12:15P.
67 attended.
*Pat
Brown
gave the Invocation.
*Spence
Turner
led the Pledge of Allegiance.
MYSTERY PERSON
Due to an oversight
last week, we had two mystery persons today.
Al Jones noted he has
been in the club 13 years so he awarded a free lunch to Jim
Ballinger, badge #13. Karen
Aulisa was also a mystery person.
She selected Kevin Roberson because
he was making such an effort to shake everyone’s hand that he greeted
her twice.
Pat
Brown and
Gene Scholes were fined for not wearing badges.
Steve Henderson gave
some examples to support why it is tough to be Steve
Henderson. Examples
probably weren’t necessary!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
*Garry
Spotts displayed the club scrapbook and thanked
Amy Tripi for her excellent work.
**While
cleaning in the clubhouse to prepare for the new computer lab, Valerie
Goodin found a receipt and money for a 1980 Christmas tree purchase.
Joe Reardon will have to
adjust the books!
**Garry
announced
that dues of $60 are due and payable to Joe
Reardon. Members who have
paid by the Sept. 30 meeting will pay only ½ price for the meal that day.
**The
Board of Directors will meet Thursday, Sept. 19 at the clubhouse at 7 pm.
**Jess
Weaver has
sample jars, sales books, and all materials necessary to sell KOEZE Nuts.
Orders are being taken for only a few weeks, so get out there and
sell. Valerie
Goodin added that the catalog of KOEZE Nuts products is available on
our website.
**September
30th, we will have special guests Past East MO District
Governor Ben Bradshaw and Governor Elect Barrett Glascock at our
installation of officers annual meeting.
There will be surprises and awards but you have to be present to
win. Don’t miss this
meeting. Bring your spouse
and a potential new member.
**The sign-up sheets are available for the computer lab for the week of
Sept. 30. Please contact Valerie
Goodin through the website to sign-up as a teacher or student.
Remember that the week of Sept. 23 has been reserved for club
members only to learn or brush up on their skills so we can staff the lab
in the future.
**The Intersection is holding a special event at the fairgrounds on Oct.19
and has asked us for help with security and parking attendants.
We will work in 2-hour shifts from 10:30 am to 10 pm.
Signs will be available at the meeting and online.
**Garry
Spotts announced
that we have sponsored 18 clubs since 1951 and
those clubs have sponsored another 37.
Throughout OI, less than 12 clubs has sponsored 20 or more new
clubs.
FELLOWSHIP
Marilyn
Bohanon announced
that Joan Smith and Chuck Pease will celebrate birthdays this week.
GREETER Jay
Creasy was
our new member greeter. He
has fond memories of attending the State Fair with his grandfather, a long
time member of our club, and children whose attendance was sponsored by
Optimists.
PROGRAM Joe
Reardon introduced
Paul Stickney of Putnam
Investments. The basis of his
presentation is that the time to be an investor is when no one else wants
to.
September
9, 2002
Garry
Spotts
rang the bell at 12:15P.
68 attended.
*Brian
Hudspeth
gave the Invocation.
*Pat
Brown led
the Pledge of Allegiance.
GUESTS
Valerie
Goodin introduced
Jane Alexander, incoming
president of the Hallsville Club.
Red Leighton introduced Tim
Elliott, who submitted his application.
Sonja
Galbraith
was a guest of Red Leighton. Tom Marrero
introduced Jonathon Barrett.
TAILTWISTER
Steve
Henderson fined
Red Leighton and Brent
Sappington for missing badges.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
**Dues
are due by October 1. Joe
Reardon will be collecting dues at the meetings.
**Saturday, Sept. 21 is the first anniversary of the Hallsville Optimist
Club. We are planning an
interclub visit and need to RSVP. Their
meals are prepared by club members and carried in so let Valerie
Goodin know if you plan to attend.
**September 30th, we will have special guests Past East MO
District Governor Ben Bradshaw and Governor Elect Barrett Glascock at our
installation of officers & annual meeting.
BIRTHDAYS
Dottie
Stoerker-Peters announced
that Richard Ellsworth, Charlie Langreder,
Matt Pieter, and John
Sanders are all celebrating Sept. 9th
birthdays. Steve
Tripi will celebrate his
birthday on Sept. 11.
GREETER
Matt Wilp was
the member greeter today. He
is a native of Missouri and has been in Columbia for just over one year.
He has a degree in business and is employed by Adecco.
PROGRAM
It
is time to sell Koeze Nuts. Jess
Weaver explained that the profit from Koeze Nuts sales is one of our
most important fundraisers. Last
year we netted $30,000 for the club to use to support programs in our
community. Red
Leighton has plenty of suggestions to increase sales. We began selling the nuts and puddles 14 years ago.
We sold only $12,000 the first year.
Our goal is to sell $105,000 this year.
**Valerie
Goodin made
a presentation about the Optimist Computer Lab.
Through the mentoring experience, Brian Hudspeth, a mentor, put the
idea of providing computers together with the “needed population” and
the Board accepted his proposal to purchase computers and create a
computer lab for students to use for school projects and to develop
resumes for job opportunities.
To staff a Lab properly,
without jeopardizing our insurance, we need to have many trained members
who can give time in the lab, when the kids need to use it.
So the project for students has been expanded to include our Club
members, FIRST. A Computer
Lab Committee of 6 members oversees the project.
Equipment,
furniture, computers, painting, scanners, carpet, window shades, wiring
plumbing and cleaning have all been donated through the Committee’s
efforts. The Lab is two rooms
on the west side of the second story – called the North Lab and South
Lab. Each has had new carpet and, when ready, will each hold 2 computer
workstations.
The
Lab will be open by appointment only, 4 days a week, beginning Sept. 23rd.
We are scheduling two shifts each of the four days. One will be 2 ½ hours
from, 2 – 4:30 pm and the other will be in the evening, 6 – 8:30 pm.
That means each day the Lab is fully staffed, 8 people will be able
to use the computers.
We
will be covering some of the basics of Windows and how to prepare a Word
document. That could be a letter, report, resume, story, etc. For this we
will provide information you can use to develop your skills OR you may
bring your own work. Having a work project is a requirement for using the
Lab.
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