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Gatherings and Communication 

Meetings

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1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quarter District Meeting- meeting to engage with other Optimist Clubs and to learn from each other

 

1st , 2nd , 3rd and 4th Quarter Zone Meeting- meeting held by four different clubs throughout the year where the club showcases what they are doing and other clubs ask questions and share projects/fundraiser they are doing

 

Annual Joint Convention- a weekend opportunity to meet and learn from other Optimists throughout the Atlantic Central conference and the Maryland/Southern Delaware conference

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Annual International Convention- a weekend opportunity to meet and learn from other Optimist throughout the country and world.  The location for the conference is determined each year.

 

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Gatherings

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We like to have several socials during the summer months and during the Christmas holiday at various members homes.  For the Christmas holiday social, we tie in a youth project i.e. purchasing gifts for children in need

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Communications

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Each member receives a Birthday Card on/near their birthday.  As we are made aware, we honor each member with a Get Well Card.  We also send Sympathy Cards when a family member has passed. 

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We recognize the importance of social media and have a Facebook page as well as a website.  We strive to keep our social media current with fundraisers, programs and projects, and pictures of various activities. 

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Each month each member receives an email Newsletter sharing projects, fundraisers, and other items

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We write numerous Newspaper Articles throughout the year as we complete projects i.e. student winners of the essay contest

 

We have a G-Mail account for the club.  It is yorkoptimists@gmail.com.

 

We have business cards that are distributed to potential members.

 

We provide our speakers with a gift of appreciation for speaking at our meeting.

 

We ask the students to complete a survey after some of our events; this helps us make the event better for the coming year

 

We believe in honoring our waitress with a monetary gift for Christmas

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Administrative

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We believe in auditing our checking account each year.  Two board members perform the audit.

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Memorial Donations

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We make memorial contributions in honor of our members that have passed.

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