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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!

Hotel Information

Make hotel accommodations directly with the hotel: (770) 879-9900 or (800) 228-9290

Rate $119.00 + tax

Hotel cut-off date is July 26, 2018. After that date, room rate may increase and reservations will depend on availability.

Be sure to indicate you are with the GATEway District of Optimist International.

Link to make your reservation

Optimist of the Year

The Optimist of the Year winner will be presented at the Awards Banquet on Saturday, August 18, 2018

Registration Information

Pre-registration deadline is Friday, August 3, 2018.

Click here to register on-line

Click here for a mail-in registration form

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You can be the winner of $300 or more in the first GATEway District “30 Days of Optimism” Raffle!

The 30 Days of Optimism Raffle is the first major fund raiser ever run for the GATEway Optimists. Tickets are $30.00 each, and only 1,000 tickets will be sold. Each day from April 1, 2018 thru April 30, 2018 a lucky ticket holder becomes the winner of a $300 cash prize. Every ticket provides the holder with 30 chances to win, and there are no rules against being able to win multiple times. With several chances to win you are in the raffle at $1/day!

For the month of April, 2018 go to Georgia Lottery Results and go to the Georgia Cash3 Evening 6:59 drawing each day. If your number matches the number drawn that day, at that drawing time, you are a winner! Also, you may go to our website www.gatewayoptimists.org where you will find the previous days’ winning numbers.

Purchase your tickets today!

Please download and read the complete raffle rules, click: GATEway Fund Raiser Rules

For an informational flyer, click: GATEway Fund Raiser Flyer

For instructions on how to purchase a raffle ticket, see below, or click: GATEway Fund Raiser How to Purchase

How to Purchase a Raffle Ticket

Go to our website www.gatewayoptimists.org
On the menu bar find and click on “RAFFLE TICKET PURCHASE”
Read instructions on this page and on the bottom of the page enter your 3 digit number then click on Submit
On the next page your number is displayed in the box. Click Add to Cart
If a message appears “You cannot add that amount of “Ticket # 358” to the cart because there is not enough stock (0 remaining)” Return to #2 and choose another number.
If your number is accepted you will get a message “Ticket #358 has been added to your cart”
If you wish to purchase additional tickets, select Raffle Ticket Purchase
When you are ready to complete your transaction, click on View Cart.
The contents of your cart are displayed and if correct, click on Proceed to Checkout
Fill in the blanks for name, address, phone and email address. Then select your payment method. Under “Company”, enter the club name or club number that you are supporting. When complete, click on Place Order
You will receive an email confirming your order. When the payment is complete (either by PayPal or when your check is received by the Treasurer), you will receive an email notifying you that the transaction is “Complete”. Included in that email is a link to download a copy of your raffle ticket.