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Program for :
March 17 - April Mitchell - Nading: Hot Yoga 101
March 24 - Mary Dishman and Melissa Small; Little Lambs
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Come to our NOW Meeting..NEW OPTIMISTS WANTED!!
We are looking for new members to join the greatest civic organization in the world.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
4:30pm- 6pm
Ri Ra Irish Pub - Second Floor
RSVP to Karen Morris: karen.morris@oldnational.com or call
812-465-8837
2010 Oratorical Contentants: From Left: Alexus Medina, Lauren Terry, and Valerie Muensterman. Valerie
Muensterman was the winner. She's a 6th grade student at St. Wendel School.
Members from our club and the Westside Club conducted the annual Tri-Star Basketball Pass, Dribble and Shoot Contest, Friday
night, January 15th at the Boy's and Girl's Club. Thanks to our club members, Chris Gehlhausen, Todd Wahl, and Ron Eberhart for their help. See more pictures on our
Photos page.
President, Ron Eberhart, presents immediate Past President, Karen Morris, with an Excellence Award Certiicate from the Indiana South District
of Optimist International for our Golf Scramble Fund Raising project during her presidential year.
President Ron Eberhart with Emily Baxter at Walmart East, Friday, December 18th collecting money for the Salvation Army. Our club
has participated for many years by collecting and donating money to their organization.
Youth Appreciation Week Students, Colin Byram, left, and Morgan Becker, above, from North High School. They were two of our six
Youth of the Day from Youth Appreciation Week. See more photos of the other students on our Photos page. They accepted their plaques at our meeting on November 25th. Emily Baxter, Chairperson,
presented the plaques.
Golfers waiting to start at the Junior Golf Tournament, Wednesday, June 3, 2009 (More photos on our
photo page)
One of the kids we sponsored for the Respect for Law Camp at USI - he puts on a "bomb suit" June 4 - 6, 2009
John Schuck and Don Julian at Memorial Park Cemetery at the grave of Bill Parrish. They were placing American Flags and
Downtown Optimist Club Indentification cards on the graves of members, Saturday, May 23, 2009. See more photos on our "Photos" page.
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The Downtown Optimist Club of Evansville Indiana , Inc.,
celebrated our 88th Anniversary on May 13, 2009. We are now in our 89th year and still going and growing
strong.
We have sponsored several clubs throughout our 88 year history including the Evansville
Westside and Eastside Clubs and a club in Santa Claus, Indiana.
Our club was Chartered on Friday, May 13, 1921 and was the second club chartered in Indiana and the 15th in the world.
There were eighty-six charter members.
Our club is a member of Optimist
International, a worldwide organization, whose purpose is to serve the youth in our communitys. Currently, we have
approximately 50 members.
We are members of the Indiana South
District which is associated with Optimist International. Tony Trimble, our Governor for 2008 - 2009, has chosen as his theme this
year "Stand Tall For Kids". What differentiates Optimist Clubs from any other volunteer opportunity is simple -- OPTIMISM. Optimists take their
upbeat approach and work every day to make a difference for themselves and for the people around them. Optimists are people who believe that through positive action in their
communities they can create a better tomorrow.
Our Mission Statement: By providing hope and positive vision,
Optimists bring out the best in kids.
Our Vision Statement: Optimist International will be recognized worldwide as the premier volunteer organization that values all
children and helps them develop to their full potential.
Club History:
Dr. Charles Hartloff, the first president of our club, was born on Friday the 13th, and he
felt that the 13th was the most wonderful day in the monthly calendar, and when it falls on a Friday, it only adds to the real value of the day.
Bish Thompson, a former member of our club, was an International Vice President. He was a longtime member of the club and a writer for
the Evansville Press." He wrote a daily article for the paper and hosted a five-minute radio show. Bish wrote a book, "Of Dreams and Deeds",which is required reading for Optimist
member participating in the "Personal Growth and Involvement"(PGI) program. Each year, our club presents the Bish Thompson Memorial Award to
honor one person from the community who has excelled in helping children. Their name is placed on a plaque for all to see at the Evansville Library, Downtown. They also receive an
individual plaque and a check for $250 to a charity of their choice. In addition to honoring these individuals, we hope to encourage others, outside the Optimist Club, to help
children.
When Camp Carson was built in Princeton, Indiana, the Downtown Optimist Club supported them with money to help with the buildings. Over the
years, we have supported the Camp with gifts of furniture, boats, and money. Each year, we have a meeting at the Camp to be with the kids who we help sponsor and are unable to pay
the Camps tuition.
Go here to read more club history
Go here to read our 16 page 60th Anniversary
Booklet from 1981.
(Contact webmaster -mailto:ron.eberhart@wowway.com)
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