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Your Optimist Club Can Apply For A Grant

Club Grant

Optimist International Foundation is accepting applications for the 2017 Club Grant Program. Any Adult Club served by Optimist International Foundation is eligible to apply for a $500 grant to be used for a NEW project of the Club. The Marana-Foothills Optimist Club won a 2016 Club Grant for their MCAT High School Garden Club. Applications must be received in the St. Louis office by March 10. Applications and more information are available here.

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2nd Quarter 2017 District Conference

Put on your top hats – it’s time for some razzle dazzle at the GATEway District’s Second Quarter Conference at the historic Read House Hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee, February 10-12, 2017

Dont’ miss this extravaganza! There’s going to be a lot of glitz and glam as Governor Rudy and his team bring us more fun and games, great training and the inspiration to serve more youth and communities.

Past Governor Tony and his team will dazzle us at the annual District Awards Program

  • A “Glitz and Glam” Party/Dance (Come formal or in your Sunday best)
  • Leadership Development will inform us by providing training on how to run a successful club meeting, club marketing, growth, and introduce another new personal enrichment program.
  • GATEway will induct a new Hall of Fame member

So mark your calendars, dust off the old tuxedo or your Sunday best, go shopping for that new frock and come to Chattanooga to strut your stuff!

Paypal or make checks payable to”GATEway District Optimist Internatioinal and send with registration form to: Joey Richardson, P. O. Box 133, Summerville, GA 30747. Pre-registration must be postmarked no later than Friday, January 27, 2017. Cancellation, if necessary, must be made no later than Monday,February 6, 2017.You may reach Joey by email at jharris398@aol.com or telephone: cell 706.505.2028, work 706.857.3414.

To register online, go to https://gatewayoptimists.org/conference-registration

Make hotel accommodations directly with the hotel: Read House, 827 Broad Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee, telephone: 423.266.4121 (Rate: $119.00). Hotel cut-off date is January 11, 2017. After January 11, 2017 room rate may may increase and reservations will depend on availability. Be sure to indicate you are with the GATEway District of Optimist International.

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