The meeting started by the ring of the bell, Marv Doty flag salute, and Wally gave the invocation and this day in history 1776(??) Today we had a full house with club members and the winners (with their families) of this year’s Essay Contest. More later! Today’s raffle was won by none other than our president Alan ($8.00) having both tickets in hand. Did anyone see if he read the wrong ticket to win? We will be watching closer next time. Alan then gave our guests a brief overview of Optimist in general and the programs our club is involved with each year. In addition Bob Arneson gave a review of our Boy Scout troop, which we have sponsored for many years. The troop started small and has grown through the years. Today they have 40 young men and still growing.
The meeting was then turned over to our Essay Chairman Barry Baxter, who introduced the three winners for this year. The winner of third place was Christopher Malinosky, attending the School ofScience and Technology. Christopher’s $50.00 prize will go to the Drama Club at his school. The second place winner was Natalie Ceciliani who attends Central Catholic School. Natalie’s $75.00 prize will be presented to the student council at her school. Our first place winner was Jacqi Hansen who attendsWestgate Christian School. Jacqi’s $100.00 prize is going to purchase more books at the school library. Jacqi then read her essay, titled “How My Education is the Key to a Successful Future”. Each of the winners received a certificate and a medalion. This day in history (1776), President John Adams wife Abigail asked the question, “Is it not time for the women to be able to vote?” It took another 150 years before the 19th amendment was passed giving the women this right. (???)
The meeting was closed as always with the Optimist Creed. See you all next week and it is good to be back!
Until then!
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