Marshalltown Noon Optimist Newsletter

Hi everyone! Boy it is great to be an optimist!! Things have been hectic and changing fast for John and I. If I wasn't an optimist it would seem overwhelming. We have been working in Manitowoc "and" Eldora, but are planning on attending the Iowa District Optimist Convention in Dubuque on August 8-11th in beautiful Dubuque ( only 3 hours or so from Manitowoc, WI!!)

We are trying to sell my house here in Marshalltown, 3051 190th street 8 acres, five bedrooms, two baths in the great GMG school district. Make sure to contact evening Optimist Jeff Heyden for more details. If an optimist would buy it we wouldn't need to move that optimist trailer that is stored there. I am also donating a large tent if we can find a volunteer to buy the house or store the items.

We also plan to see you all in September at the Installation Banquet and watch Ken install the new officers. I hope you are all attending the weekly meetings and giving Ken a hand since he has been so kind as to take over presidential duties early! I know you are all pulling together in my absence to get our projects done and enjoy the fellowship at our meetings!

I'm sending Cyndi a photo of the house we are buying. My cell phone and email are the best way to reach me, as we will be in temporary housing till we get possession in Sept. After that any of you who are up in our area should stop by for a visit. We have several bedrooms and a huge dairy barn. It is near the door county area with lots of tourist stuff to see and do.

Schedule of Events

Board Meeting

Aug 7 – Wed, 6:30am, Country Kitchen

Programs

Aug 1 – Dr. Swinton, Primary Care, new clinic for the uninsured or under insured

Aug 8 – Elisabeth Spies, National Youth Leadership Conf

Aug 15 – Connie Montour, LEAD program

Aug 22 – Iowa Supreme Court Justice

Aug 29 – Brian Albert, Mtown HS Football Coach

Other Events

Sept 26 – Thursday, evening, Ken’s Installation Banquet

Projects

Sept 7 – Saturday, Pedal Pull

District Schedule

Aug. 8-11 – Iowa District Convention, Dubuque Iowa

6/5 – Teresa Gray, 6/ 8 – Connie Feldman, 6/17 – Pam Swartz, 6/22 – Tim Mills, 6/24 – Jill Voigts, 6/28 – Dan Terrones, 7/10 – Dan Mead, 7/11 – Mark Byer, 7/12 – Harry Lake & Jann Thompson, 7/15 – Bev Worden, 7/18 – Gail Miller, 7/23 – Leona Huffaker, 7/27 – Chris Brodin & Shaurice Moorman

We are doing very well on our Achievements and Awards points in comparison to the District; in fact we have the highest scoring zone of all. A lot of that success, however is because of the Evening Club's Claim on huge point numbers. We need to really make it a "point" to get points.

For example, did you know we can get points for attendance? If we were to have 60% attendance overall during a quarter we would get 250 points. To do this we need 39 people average at a meeting. This size of a group would really bolster other elements, like membership, as well.

We get 500 points for each member who attends a district meeting. We get 100 points for each new level of PGI reached by a member. We even get 100 points for each member that reads "Of Dreams and Deeds" the Optimist history book that is an easy read.

WHEN we achieve honor club status with membership, we receive 2750 points. For each new member, we get another 100 points. So far, we have 21,200 points and we have until Sept. 30 to push these numbers to the sky. Let's show LeRoy and the Evening Club just what we can do! I know we can do great things if we put our minds to it. So attend often, bring guests, ask them to join our club, and ask any of the officers how you can be involved.

- Sean Ervin, Secretary / Treasurer (on the way to becoming Master S/T which is worth 1000 points)

Pedal Pull

The Pedal Pull will be Saturday, September 7th. This event will need a good number of volunteers. Starting Friday afternoon, September 16^th, for setup. And Saturday, September 7^th for registration, refreshments, door attendance, pedal tractor raffle sales, handing out ribbons to the contestants as each youth finishes, and clean up.