Sandy Optimist Club awards scholarships

With the ending of the school year comes the granting of scholarships. The Sandy Optimist Club wrote in today to brag about their scholarship recipients. It said,

"On June 5, our president, Bob Felix, presented the Sandy Optimist Scholarships. From left to right:

• Ana Martinez, Math & Science Scholarship, $500
• Faith Susie Russell, Nick Roth Performing Arts Scholarship, $1000
• Sarah Rutledge, Pat Wolf/FFA Scholarship, $500

This was the first Senior Awards Program in the new school and it was attended by many friends, families and Optimists." 

Thanks for sharing the picture with us and more important, thanks for supporting such deserving students.

Energize your Optimist Club NOW

I received a note from Phillip Hansen today via Slideshare.com. It was nice to connect with a PNW District Optimist Club member via a third party social media source. It was even nicer to hear what he had to say.

Phillip said, "Thank you so very much Linda. We are preparing to launch our NOW program here in Vancouver, BC, Canada. This will be real benefit in our efforts. :-)"

Now how awesome is that? The Optimist Club of Vancouver, BC is hosting a NOW program so that they may replenish their membership roster.

The greatest thing about hosting a NOW program is that it also revitalizes the enthusiasm your current members have for their Optimist Club. Telling stories about the great things that we do for our community brings forth the passion for our cause.

I challenge your Optimist Club to hold a NOW program too.  Here's the slide presentation to get you started. Send us a note and let us know how it goes!

New Optimist Club Presentation from Linda Jackson

Some days, life is a parade

Shelton, Washington held its annual weekend celebration of Forest Festival May 30 through June 2, 2013. Of course the Mason County Optimist Club was right there in the midst of the fun.

The big event for the Optimist Club is the Kiddie and Pet Parade, a pre-show for the bigger than life Paul Bunyan parade that follows later in the day. The kids and pets dress up for the occasion and some snagged some whimsical prizes like the best junior Paul Bunyan award and the best Fairy Tale costume award, among others. And the pirate family shown below...they are none other than one of our favorite Mason County Optimist Club members Lorraine Coots's family.

Thanks for sharing the pictures, Lorraine! Click to check out more shots on Facebook.