Optimist Web Sites

Optimist Leaders

Optimist International

Optimist Mail

Pacific Northwest District

www.optimistleaders.org

• Teaching Materials

• Self Instruction powerpoints, printable workbooks for Club Presidents and Secretary/Treasurers.

www.optimistleaders.org

• Leadership Information

• Here you can access a variety of information to assist you as a leader.

• 2007-2008 Due Dates & Special Events – this will be updated Oct. 1 for the 2008/2009 Year.

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• Club Information – standard curriculum for new Club Presidents and Secretary/Treasurers.

• Club President & Secretary/Treasurer self-instruction powerpoints.

• Everything you need to know about O.I. programs and Committees

www.optimistleaders.org

• Faculty Guide Secretary/Treasurer Workbook – Self-directed printable workbook to assist in acquiring the skills of Club Sec/Treas.

• Secretary/Treasurer Checklist Calendar – Month-by-month planning guide

www.optimistleaders.org

• Reports & Payments

• Sec/Treas. Or Pres. logon using 5 digit Club number, eg. 32001

• Password is your last name and zip/postal code run together in lower case,

eg. lumv2s1e4

Select which “Officer” before logging ON.

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• Members

• Forms & Publications – Information on O.I. Programs can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat Reader Program.

• Administration – ACH – Automated Clearing House Program. Clubs can pay their bills to O.I. electronically. Forms online – print, complete and send to O.I.

www.optimist.org

• Visitors• Who we are. What we do. Programs

available. History.

• Optimist International Foundation• U.S and Canadian

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• Junior Golf• About Junior Golf• History – Tournament of Champions

• JOOI – Junior Optimist Octagon Int’l.• How to start a JOOI club.• Forms & Publications available.

www.optimistmail.org

• Logon procedure• I.D. – District #32 followed by three digit

Club # @optimistmail.org• Password – For 2007-08 is “children”.

For 2008-09, the password will be “five”.

(eg. 32001@optimistmail.org)

www.optimistmail.org• Emails are sent from O.I. on regular basis.• Open on regular basis so as not to miss

announcements, hotline news and other pertinent information.

• Beginning October, District News, Dues Invoices, etc. will be directed through the Club email address.

• Become familiar with this website.

www.pnwoptimist.org• Administration• A multitude of forms can be submitted

online….ACPC, A&A, Officer Elect Reports & lots more.

• Bulletins• Encourage each club to have a Bulletin

Editor and email bulletins to the District Bulletin Editor – this website.

www.pnwoptimist.org

• District Meetings

Information and Registration Form online.

• Browse – this is YOUR website – get to know it.

• Webmaster is Michael Gray from the

Nampa Optimist Club.

SUMMARY• A quick look at Forms to be completed and

their deadlines.• ACPC – Your Lt. Governor will arrange to

meet with your Board of Directors to complete this form. This should be done prior to Oct. 1. www.pnwoptimist.org

• ACH – You may want to discuss, at your first Board of Directors Meeting, Direct Debit for automatic payment of O.I. Bills. www.optimist.org Print copy and mail.

• O.I. Dues – Invoices issued Oct. 1, Jan. 1, April 1 and July 1. Fees are listed on www.optimist.org – Members – Dues & Fees. 2008/09 will appear Oct. 1

• District Dues – Invoices issued via your Club’s Optimist Mail address on Oct. 1, Jan. 1, April 1 and July 1.

• CRA – Update as needed but do check prior to above billing dates as Clubs are billed on a per member basis.

• Officer-Elect Report – report is online at www.pnwoptimist.org and due May 20.

• President’s Pride – this is the year-end report that helps O.I. form their statistics... Due not later than Sept. 30 at O.I. Printable form on www.optimist.org – Members – Forms

• CPA – Information and printable forms on www.optimist.org – Members – Forms – International Programs...due Sept. 30 to the District Chairperson.

• Form 990 & 990N – For U.S. Clubs Only – Information is available on www.optimist.org – Members main

• District Chairperson – To find a Committee Chairperson, visit www.pnwoptimist.org under District Officers.

• District Directory – you may request a copy at www.pnwoptimist.org under Administration