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Title: Are you a Player for Optimist in Action Day


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Are you a Player for Optimist in Action Day?
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What is Optimist in Action Day?
  • A single unified day to promote the mission and
    values of Optimism to the public.
  • Introduce your Club to the community!
  • Clubs can participate in any way they choose
  • An existing Club activity can be held or a new
    one can be conducted

3
When is Optimist in Action Day?
  • The 3rd Saturday of October

4
Organizing an Event
  • Discuss activities your Club already sponsors
    that could be conducted on Optimist in Action Day
  • Is there a need in the community that is not
    being met?
  • How can your Club promote Optimism to the local
    community?

5
Community Service
  • Sponsor an event that serves and supports youth
    and the community

6
Childhood Cancer
  • Distribute CCC brochures
  • Ask local hospital for a wish list for CCC and
    provide one item.
  • Host a public forum to educate community about
    CCC.
  • Find a local family dealing with CCC and provide
    dinner.

7
Citizenship
  • Present local law enforcement officers with
    certificates of appreciation
  • Flag-raising ceremony
  • Youth in Government or Mayor for a Day activity

8
Community Improvement
  • Volunteer to pick up trash along a highway or in
    a local park
  • Plant trees or flowers to beautify the community
  • Clean up graffiti
  • Collect recyclable materials and take to a
    recycling center

9
Culture and Education
  • Tutoring
  • Mentoring
  • Reading to Children
  • Spelling Bee
  • Present a scholarship to a deserving student

10
Health and Welfare
  • Send cards to patients in the hospital
  • Collect canned goods for a food pantry
  • Drug prevention program
  • Visit a local senior citizen center
  • Sponsor a blood drive.

11
Safety
  • Bicycle rodeo
  • Fire prevention awareness
  • Self-defense class
  • School bus safety program

12
Sports and Recreation
  • Tri-Star Sports Skills Contest
  • Baseball Clinic
  • Fishing Derby
  • Take your JOOI Club bowling
  • Hold a basketball game versus your JOOI Club or
    the team at a local high school

13
Youth Appreciation
  • Present certificates to Most Improved students
    at a local high school
  • Hold a special lunch for students who do
    volunteer work in the community

14
Fundraisers
  • Hold an activity to raise funds for a Club
    program or to donate to another organization

15
Chocolate Feast and Fashions
  • Conduct a fashion show of pre-owned clothing.
    The clothing models can be members of the
    community, including local officials. Chocolate
    deserts are served during the show. Club sells
    event tickets in advance.

16
Balloon Race
  • Sell balloons filled with helium. Attached to
    each balloon is a message asking the finder to
    return the card and promising a reward if the
    returned card is from the winning balloon.
    Release the balloons. The card that is returned
    from the greatest distance away is the winner.

17
Raffle Dinner
  • Club Members can sell tickets at 100 each. Each
    ticket entitles two people to attend a catered
    meal, where a drawing is held for cash prizes.
    Names are announced and posted on a large board
    as each winning ticket is pulled.

18
Soup Tasting Contest
  • Invite Members of the community and Club to make
    different soups and stews to be judged. After the
    1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners have been awarded
    their ribbons, sell bowls to the attendees.

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Be Creative!
  • Bad Tie Day Charge Members a fee to come to the
    meeting wearing loud ties
  • Chores Offer to do chores for a fee.
  • Board Game Night Invite people to play and
    charge an entrance or game fee.
  • Placemat ads Charge local businesses to place
    their ad on a placemat that is distributed and
    used in local restaurants.

20
Press Releases Before and After
  • Available on the Optimist website
    (http//www.Optimist.org)
  • They are fill in the blank simply type your
    Clubs information in the highlighted areas
  • Send to local newspapers, radio stations and
    television stations
  • Free publicity for your event and your Club!

21
Discussion
  • What projects are you currently running that
    could be used for Optimist in Action Day?
  • What projects would you like to run for Optimist
    in Action Day?

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