Champaign-Urbana Optimist Club

Next meeting

Jessie Bernstein,Director for Area 8-Eastern Prairie Special Olympics will be our featuredspeaker on Thursday, February 18 at 6 pm, Perkins Family Restaurant

January 21& February 4 Meeting

President Lauraopened the meeting and led us in the pledge. Mason offered the prayer.

Program January 21

Connieintroduced our Essay Contest winner, Emily Miller. Her mother, Ruth Miller,accompanied her. She read her great essay, which will now go to the Districtcompetition.

Program February 4

Discussion andplanning for a NOW event. Give a membership application and a graciousinvitation to all who benefit from our largess.

Announcements

• Thank youswere received from UHS Student Senate for Thanksgiving donation, SIUFoundation/Camp CoCo, Crisis Nursery, UMS Character Education.

• Photos areneeded from any project you sponsor. Please get these to Laura. She would liketo make a display for the NOW event.

• In order tostart a college Optimist Club we must have 15 full time students and a Parkland instructor. Laura is still working on this.

• 40 Christmastrees remained. We will probably order fewer next year.

• Meijerdonated $700 to our club. Please frequent this fine supporter of Optimism. Weshopped there for our youth Christmas gifts. Thanks to Gene and Howard forarranging the shopping trip.

• Door prizeswere won by Mason, Emily, Laura, Gene, Dennis and Judy.

Essay Contesttopic- “The Internet: Today’s Evolution or Tomorrow’s Menace?”

"Optimists-Friend of Youth-

Bringing OutThe Best In Kids."

C-U web site: http://www.cuoptimist.org

IL Dist website: http://www.illinoisoptimist.org

Internationalweb site:  http://www.optimist.org

Upcoming Events 

February 18 Jessie Bernstein,Special Olympics

February 20 District mtgTaylorville

March 4

March 18 Children’sChallenge Awards Ryan’s

April 1

April 15

May 6

May 20

June 3

June 3 or 8 Junior Golf atU of IL course

June 5 Fishing Derby, Kaufman Lake

June 17

July 23-31 County Fair