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OI President: Rebecca Butler Mona

OI Vice President: Stewart Mallard

Capital Virginia District Governor: Chester Grizzard (804) 526-5955 [email protected]

Lieutenant Governors Zone 1:Sue Plummer757-357-5169 [email protected]

Zone 2: Thomas Wagstaff 804-339-2121 [email protected]

Zone 3: Terri Grizzard 804-520-6515 [email protected]

Zone 4: Art Jones 703-425-9170 [email protected]

Zone 5: Leonard Weddle 540-373-5744 [email protected]

Zone 6:

Inside This Issue

PageGovernor’s Message 2District News 3News from the Clubs 9Meeting Registration 11Optimist Creed, Mission,

Vision, Purposes 12

Capital Virginia

District By providing hope and positive vision,Optimists bring out the best in youth, our communities, and ourselves. October 2018

Hot NewsDistrict budget and policies are going to be discussed during the Executive Board meeting Friday night.Presidents should send a copy of their Club’s activity report that is routinely given at District meetings to their Lieutenant Governor, the Governor, and District Newsletter Editor ([email protected]).

Governor Chester Grizzard Leads CAPVA District

Governor Chester started the 2018-2019 Op6mist Year running asfastasajockeyonahorse??Iguesswe’llhavetowaitun6lthefirstDistrict mee6ng in Williamsburg 2-3 November to find out whatthat’s all about. With the 100th year of Op6mist Interna6onalcelebra6onhere,it’sboundtobeanexci6ng6meforallOp6mists!!

OI VP and Training Featured at 1Qtr MeetingOur Capital Virginia District will be honored to welcome Op6mistInterna6onal Vice President Stewart Mallard to the First QuarterDistrict mee6ng in Williamsburg. As Vice President of the Mid-Atlan6c Region, VPMallard is responsible for not only the CapitalVirginiaDistrict, but alsoAtlan6cCentral, Kentucky -WestVirginia,Maryland-SouthDelaware,NorthCarolinaEastandNorthCarolinaWest.

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Governor’s Message

Hello Optimists!

Welcome to the 100th year of Optimist International.

I look forward to seeing all of you at our First Quarter District Conference in Williamsburg, VA., November 2-3 at the Hilton Garden Inn 1624 Richmond Rd. Williamsburg, VA.

If you did not receive a copy of the registration from your Club President or Secretary Treasurer one is attached to this newsletter. Please make your reservations with Gail Headley no later than Oct. 24 and also hotel reservations ASAP. You will find a copy of the form in this newsletter.

We will have a guest from the Caribbean District and a member of the Optimist International Leadership Development Committee, Patrick Prendergast. He will be speaking on #Optimist 100 Conference on Saturday morning and also after lunch. The conference material will be comprised of Budgeting 101 and 100 Ways to Celebrate Your Members, plus 100 Ways to Celebrate the Centennial and Bridging the Generation Gap.

We have an exciting year ahead. “Promise Yourself” is the Optimist International President Rebecca Butler Mona’s theme. Our district theme will “Promise the Youth”

We will be “Off to the Races” this year so saddle up it’s going to be a wild ride and I want everyone to get ready for Louisville Here We Come.

“Bring out the Best in the Youth, your Community and Yourself”.

Chester Grizzard Governor, Capital Virginia District


What’s going on?

DISTRICT MEETINGS

NOVEMBER 2-3, 2018HILTON GARDEN INN 1624 RICHMOND ROADWILLIAMSBURG, VA

FEBRUARY 22-23, 2019HILTON GARDEN INN 1060 HOSPITALITY LANEFREDERICKSBURG, VA 22401

MAY 2-4 2019FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON4700 LABURNAM AVE.RICHMOND VA 23231

SEPTEMBER 6-7, 2019HILTON (to be determined)SUFFOLK, VA

100 YEARS

How will your Club help celebrate 100 years of Optimist International? Here are a couple of thoughts to get you started:

• A proclamation from your Mayor• Help teach children to give back

to their community• Ask local media to run a story• A birthday cake for kids to

celebrate 100 years

Please share your ideas with Governor Chester and your Zone Lieutenant Governor. Their contact information is on page 1 of this newsletter.

Club Bulletins/Newsletters

How do you communicate with your Club members? A Club bulletin or newsletter (same thing) is critical to let your members what the Club is doing. It is also important for membership retention and recruiting.

Please send (email or snail mail) a copy of your Club’s bulletin or newsletter to Governor Chester Grizzard ([email protected]) and to District newsletter editor Dee Rushforth ([email protected]).

District News






District Meeting Friday Agenda

Capital Virginia District 16 Executive Board MeetingFriday November 2, 2018 8:00PM – 9:00PM

NOTE: All members are welcome to attend this meeting

Call to Order: Welcome & Introduce Head Table

Prayer & Pledge

Installation of Exec. BOD by O. I. V. P. Stewart Mallard

Reports: Minutes from: Sept. 2018 Convention Treasurers Report: Sept. 2018 (2017-2018)

Approve 2018-2019 Budget.Approve 2018-2019 District Policies

Lt. Governors Zone Reports: (KISS: Keep It Short and Simple) Are your clubs Growing and in good Financial Health? Short Zone Meeting Report? When, where and how many attendees?

Committee reports: NCB, Membership, JOI and Scholarship Contest Chairs

Comments from Optimist International #Optimist 100 Presenter Patrick Prendergast.

Comments from O. I. Vice-President Stewart Mallard


District Meeting Saturday Agenda

Capital Virginia District 16 First Quarter District Conference9:00 AM Saturday, November 3, 2018

9:00 AM Welcome

• Lt. Governor Parade and Introductions• Recite the Mission Statement (All)• Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance• Introduce the Head Table • Recognize First Timers & New Members • Introduce Past Governors / Past V. P’s.• Minutes from the 2017-2018 Convention September 7-8, 2018. Susan Davis

Past S/T.• Budget and Policies proposed for 2018-2019 for approval of the BOD -

passed by the Exec. BOD Friday night. • Governors Vision, Goals, Theme and Challenge• Introduce District Committee Chairs:• Committee presentations:

OIF – Membership – NCB - Essay - HOBY - JOI – Oratorical PGI – PGD

Break (15minutes)

10:45AM Presentation of #Optimist 100 Conference Material by O. I. Leadership Development Committee Member Patrick Prendergast

Remarks by O. I. Vice President Stewart Mallard.

Closing Comments from the Governor, Governor Elect, S/T, Immediate Past Governor, Past Governor.

Adjourn with the Optimist Creed.

Lunch 12:30pm – 1:30pm - Presidents reports during lunch (KISS: Keep It Short and Simple and provide written copy in advance to the Governor)

2:00-4:00 PM Additional training sessions

Promise Yourself & Promise the Youth (Most of all Keep Your Promise)


Incentives 2018-2019

MEMBERS & CLUBS

1) Sponsor 1 new member each quarter and get $5.00 off the next District Meeting registration.

2) Bring your New Member to the next District Meeting. New Member receives a free registration and Sponsor gets $5.00 off their registration cost and their name placed in a drawing for a free District Convention Registration ($25.00 value).

3) Start a New (Adult) Club and get a free registration ($25.00 value) to the next District meeting after the New Club is chartered. (Max. 2 meeting registrations)

4) Any Club which start 3 or more New (Adult) Clubs by mid-year will receive two free registrations for the Clubs Representatives to the District Convention.

5) Any club that has 5 or more members in attendance will receive one free registration to the next meeting.

6) Any club which recruits 5 or more New Members in a quarter will receive a free registration for that Clubs President or Member they select.

7) Start a New JOI Club and the Sponsor club receives (1) free registration for Club Rep. and (1) free registration for JOI Club Advisor.

8) Any club which Sponsors 3 or more JOI Clubs, by mid-year, will receive a free registration for that Clubs Rep. and (1) free registration for JOI Club Advisor to the District Convention.

Remember - Retention… + 2 B 4 -1 (Add 2 before minus 1)


Incentives 2018-2019

Lieutenant Governor

1) Lt. Governor whose Zone is +10 in membership prior to the Second Quarter District Meeting will receive free registration. All appropriate reports must have been completed.

2) Lt. Governor who assists in the building of a New Club and brings the New Club’s President, Club Secretary/Treasurer to the first District Meeting after the New Club’s Chartering will be entered in a drawing to receive a free Registration to the District Convention

3) Lt. Governor that has more than 50% of their Clubs represented at each of the first three Quarterly District Meetings will be in a drawing for a chance to receive a free Registration to the District Convention.

4) Lt. Governor with the most Club Foundation Representatives registered for the first three Quarterly District Meetings will be entered into a drawing for a Free District Convention Registration.


CAPVA Committee Notes

The theme for the 2018-19 CCDHH Contest (Communications Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing) is “Is There a Fine Line Between Optimism and Reality?” The District CCDHH Contest will take place during the Second Quarter District meeting on 2/23/19.

The theme for the 2018-19 Essay Contest is “When All the World’s Problems are Solved, is Optimism Still Necessary?” Club essay winner entries must be received by Liz Griffiths, the CAPVA Essay Contest Committee Chair by Thursday, February 28, 2019.

The theme for the 2018-19 Oratorical Contest is “Is There a Fine Line Between Optimism and Reality?” The District Oratorical Contest will take place during the Third Quarter District meeting on 5/4/19. Note that there are new rules for this contest.


News from the Clubs

Zone 1 Lt. Gov. Sue PlummerIsle of Wight Pres. Michael MurphyNorfolk Pres. Daniel HagemeisterNorfolk-Wards Corner Pres. Jo Anna TremperVirginia Beach Pres. Sarah CoxPortsmouth Pres. Marlene ShankChesapeake Pres. Ruth Eiffert

Zone 2 Lt. Gov. Tom WagstaffHanover Pres. Nick SheddLakeside Pres. Steve JeffreyGreater Richmond Pres. Janet BogerRichmond West Central Pres. Scott CoffieldRichmond Southside Pres. Lynchburg Mid-Town Pres.Roanoke Pres.

Zone 3 Lt. Gov. Teri GrizzardColonial Heights Pres. Ryan LesterDanville Pres. James Haley, Jr.Hopewell Pres. Christopher FrinkLake Gaston Pres. Ken ThrasherLynchburg Pres. Mark JamisonPetersburg Pres.Greater Roanoke Pres. Bob Merrill

News from the Zones is what’s happening in the clubs. A summary of activities will appear in this section. Presidents should send a copy of their Club’s activity report that is routinely given at District meetings to their Lieutenant Governor, the Governor, and District Newsletter Editor (at [email protected]).




News from the Clubs

Zone 4 Lt. Gov. Art JonesAlexandria Noonday Pres. Ruth WoodsArlington Pres. Marshall WhitentonCentral Fairfax Pres. Anava GrabowskiSpringfield Evening Pres. James B. YoungWashington-National Capital Pres. James Douglas

Zone 5 Lt. Gov. Leonard WeddleFredericksburg Pres. Leonard WeddleKing George Pres. Ronald WoodWestmoreland Pres. Otha Veney

Zone 6 Lt. Gov. Joe MillerGreat Falls Pres. Sheela RaoGreater Vienna Pres. Susan BauerHerndon Pres. James PassmoreLeesburg Pres. Tony HerrManassas Pres. Lyle BeefeltWinchester Pres. Jonette Carter

News from the Zones is what’s happening in the clubs. A summary of activities will appear in this section. Presidents should send a copy of their Club’s activity report that is routinely given at District meetings to their Lieutenant Governor, the Governor, and District Newsletter Editor (at [email protected]).




Meeting Registration Form

CAPITAL-VIRGINIA DISTRICT First Quarter District Conference

November 2-3, 2018 Hilton Garden Inn 1624 Richmond Rd. Williamsburg, VA 23185

Telephone: 757-253-9400 Reservation Code: Capital-Virginia Optimist

Room Rate: $119.00 (Includes full breakfast for two per room) Hotel Reservations not later than Oct. 10, 2018

Events Each Cost Qty Total Member Registration $25.00 Non-member Registration $ 0.00 Late or On Site Registration $35.00 Lunch $20.00 Total

Make checks payable to CAP-VA District

Mail registration and check to P. O. Box 155

Colonial Heights, VA 23834

Any Questions? Call Barbara @804-536-3424

Tentative Agenda Friday

Registration 6:00 to 9:00 PM Executive Committee Meeting 8:00 to 9:00 PM

Hospitality Room at 6:00 to 11:00 PM

Saturday Board of Directors/General Session 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Lunch from 12:30 to 1:30 PM Afternoon Session

Patrick Prendergast, OI Representative Presenting the #Optimist 100 Conference

Member Name Club Name

Member/Guest Name Club Name

Member/Guest Name Club Name

Member/Guest Name_________________________ Club Name__________________


The Optimist Creed

Promise Yourself -- -To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. -To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. -To make all your friends feel that there is something in them. -To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. -To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. -To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. -To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. -To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile. -To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. -To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

Christian D. Larsen

Mission

Byprovidinghopeandpositivevision,Optimistsbringoutthebestinyouth,ourcommunitiesandourselves.

Vision

Optimist International will be recognized worldwide as the premier volunteer organization that values all children and helps them develop to their full potential.

Purposes

1. To develop optimism as a philosophy of life utilizing the tenets of the Optimist Creed;

2. topromoteanactiveinterestingoodgovernmentandcivicaffairs;

3. toinspirerespectforthelaw;

4. topromotepatriotismandworkforinternationalaccordandfriendshipamongallpeople;

5. toaidandencouragethedevelopmentofyouth,inthebeliefthatthegivingofone’sselfinservicetootherswilladvancethewell-beingofhumankind,communitylifeandtheworld.

And in conclusion!!

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