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"Friend of Youth"
An informational meeting regarding the
formation of an Optimist Club in Lucknow
was held Thursday last.
Rob Owens and Peter Eberl, president
and vice-president of the Kincardine Op-
timist Club, were on hand to explain what
au Optimist Club is and to answer ques-
' tions relating to the chartering of a club.
The first Optimist Club on record was
formed in Buffalo, New York in 1911. This
club soon sponsored two other clubs, one in
Rochester and one in Syracuse, New York.
By the year 1916, with the world needing
optimists more and more, other clubs
began to spring up all over the United
States. The first Canadian club was form-
ed in Toronto in 1924.
The Kincardine club relatively new as
they began duties of the organization in
1983.
Known as the "Friend of Youth", more
than 150,000 members in over 3,900 clubs
continue to serve their communities with
innovative programs that are designed to
meet the needs of a rapidly changing
society.
Optimist Clubs are open to males and
females from all walks of life. It was ap-
proximately one year ago that the interna-
tional bylaws were changed to admit
women into the club. Members must be
over eighteen years of age to qualify and a
minimum of 30 members are required to
charter a club.
What Optimists do
Optimists throughout North America
continue to budget millions of dollars for
tens of thousands of youth and community -
serving projects annually. Optimists, serv-
ing 3,000,000 young people each year,
realixe funds to these activities by means
of fund-raising projects.
Clubs perform a wide varitey of services
to the youth of their communities such as:
-Youth Appreciation Week in November
when the achievements of youth in today's
society are recognized.
-The Oratorical Contest where one boy and
one girl from each district win a $1,000
scholarship annually.
-The Help Them Hear program designed to
encourage clubs to become involved with
the hearing handicapped.
-Bike Safety Week. With the Popularity of
cycling increasing, this program is more
relevent than ever.
-Optimist Junior World Golf provides an
opportunity for young golfers to compete
with their peers from countries all over the
globe.
-The Youht Club program sees the Op-
timist Club sponsoring Junior clubs.
-The Respect for Law.:. o ram generates
public participation ' "she . r nation of
justice, combats apathy towards crime
and educates the public concerning the
responsibility of law enforcement officials.
-The Tri-Star program allows clubs to give
kids valuable instruction in serveral
sports, as well as allowing for healthy.
competition.
-The Essay Contest is designed to provide
high school students with the opportunity
to sharpen and exhibit their writing skills.
Optimist Club involvement doesn't stop
with these programs however. There are
many more which are specifically design-
ed to meet a unique need in the individual
community such as the Soap Box Derby
that the Kincardine Club sponsors each
year, as well as the support shown to Big
Brothers, Cubs and Scouts, and many,
many more.
Purpose of Optimists
The purpose of an Optimist Club is to
develop optimism as a philosophy of life
and to promote an active interest in good
government -and civic affairs.
Optimists inspire respect for the law and
promote patriotism and work for interna-
tional accord and friendship among all
peoples. They also aid and encourage the
development of youth in the belief that the
giving of one's self ice to others will
advance the ° well-being of man, his com-
munity and his world.
If you are interested in hearing more
about this "Friend of Youth", another
meeting is being planned for Thursday,
November 26, starting at 8 p.m. at the
Mayfair Restaurant in ,Lucknow.
We wish a speedy recovery and better
health to a few people spending some time
in St. Joseph's Hospital in London. To
Harvey Alton, Stuart Reid and Fraser
MacKinnon, we hope you are back with us
very soon.
Congratulations to Ann and Ed Lippert
on the safe arrival of the 9 lbs baby boy
born November 7 at the Wingham and
District Hospital.
Elsie and Leo Gunter of Princeton
visited over the weekend with Tony and
Geraldine Schlosser. The Schlossers' also
had visits this week from Ernie and Pat
Good and girls of Goderich, and Myra
Walden and Ron Polock of Ripley.
We would like to take this opportunity to
extend our deepest sympathy to the
Forster family in the passing of the wee
baby of Tom and Marie Forster of London
on Thursday last week.
Lucknow CGIT welcomed seven new members, back row left to right, Jennifer Porter,
Jennifer Cranston, Joyelle Foran and Tammy Neable; front row, Roxene Bergman,
Cathleen Conley and Tanya Sutherland. Pins were presented by President Debbie
Nicholson and membership cards by Vice-president Janine Helm during the service for
new members. New members and their mothers were introduced and all joined in a sing-
song. A hdmourous skit on Martha and Mary was done by leader Laura Lee Cayleyand
guest Janet Cook. The study for the evening was Discovering What is Important to Me.
The members were thanked for counting and rolling over $800 of UNICEF money.
Lucknow CGIT will soon -be preparing for the Christmas Vesper Service on December 13.
(Livingston photo )