3rd Annual District Convention – GATEway Optimists

Make your hotel reservation by July 26th!

Third Annual District Convention

August 17-19, 2018

Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort

Stone Mountain, GA

note: Park entrance fee is included in your registration, tell the gate you are with GATEway Optimists

Bring a blanket or chairs for viewing the laser light show on Saturday night. Dress code for dinner Saturday night is “dressy casual”.

Convention Highlights

Optimist of the Year
2018-2019 Officer Installations
Election for Governor-Elect
Training for 2018-2019 Officers
District Board Meeting
Laser-Light Show Saturday night
Golf on Friday

Convention Agenda

Just added: Training Promo

Golf on Friday

We are organizing an opportunity to play golf at Stone Mountain on Friday for Optimists. Please contact Tony Bell at bell1t@aol.com to let him know if you would like to participate. More information on costs and timing will be available soon..

Friday Night Entertainment – Ruby Reds Band

The Ruby Reds Band may be the longest tenured jazz band in Georgia. The band was formed in early 1966 to perform nightly at a rowdy beer hall and banjo sing-along parlor called Ruby Reds Warehouse, at 57 Ellis Street in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, and has been playing throughout the Southeast ever since.

For more information about the band, visit their website

Guest Speaker Sunday Morning – Pam McNall, Founder of Respectful Ways

Respectful Ways offers custom-tailored, social and emotional learning modules for elementary, middle and high schools to educate students on social skills and emotional intelligence, based on specific behavioral issues. Using project-based learning (PBL) and innovative research-based activities, our online modules capture imaginations with pop-culture trends to engage today’s youth.

Check out RespectfulWays.com to see how we’re making a difference.

Garden Party Luncheon Saturday

Let’s have a festive luncheon on Saturday- we will have the installation of the 2018-2019 Officers and the kick-off for the Centennial Year of Optimist International.

Wear your favorite Garden Party hat -let’s have some fun!