Optimist Club of Kitchener-waterloo,ontario

Club Objectives

Optimist volunteers devote their time to support the Youth of their communities. The OPTIMIST CLUB OF KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ONTARIO provides services to over 5,200 children. The OPTIMIST CLUB OF KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ONTARIO determines its own projects and priorities based on input from its members and its available budget.

Camp Heidelberg Coker Building

Youth Appreciation - Oratorical Contests - Spelling Bee - Jr. Golf - YMCA day camp - Week end camps - Outdoor Education Programs - Essay Contests - Childhood Cancer - Community Service Assistance - Hoby - Hugh O'Brian Leadership - Kids Help Phone - Monica Place - K-W Collegiate & Vocational School - child Witness Center - Waterloo Board of Education - Day camps - Weekend Camps - Just Say “No” to drugs - Respect for Law - Minor League Soccer -

Bike Safety - Anti-Bullying -

Boy Scouts/Girl Guides and others

The Property

Optimist volunteers devote their time to the property and maintenance

because it is heavily used by all the groups.

We Supports a number of Community Organizations

Pride Stables
National Service Dogs of Cambridge, ON
Water Wellington Science & Engineering Fair
Nutrition for Learning
Victims of Violence

(Canadian Center for Missing Children)

YWCA / YMCA plus many others

Food4Kids and others

Hugs - KW Optimist Bear Program for Kids

New Members Welcome - Women and Men

Optimist links

Benefits of Membership

KW Optimist Club

http://www.kwoptimistclub.org

Optimist Midwestern Ontario District http://optimistmwo.ca

Optimist International - https://www.optimist.org/

Benefits of Membership

Involvement with the Youth of the community; Making the community a better place in which to live; Meeting and interacting with other civic-minded persons; Promoting a healthy and active lifestyle; Improving your leadership skills; Developing social contacts with others in the community; Special access and use of the club facilities.

Meetings

Benefits of Membership

Fees & Organization

The club holds one dinner meeting a month at 7:00 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at Camp Heidelberg. The Board of Directors meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month. The other Tuesdays are devoted to work parties in maintaining Camp Heidelberg, as required. Special events and programs to which friends are invited may be scheduled at dinner meetings "from time to time".

Fees & Organization

Fees Current membership dues are determined by the Board.
Organization $50
Management of club affairs rests with a Board of Directors consisting of the President, the immediate Past President, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, a secretary and eight (8) other Board members. All programs and club activities are supervised by a committee.

Requests

Fees & Organization

Donations Welcome

All requests should have:
• a contact name • address if possible
• a phone number • an email address would be nice

ALL requests must be submitted in writing and mailed to: K-W Optimist Club P.O. Box 42052 - 550 King Street North Waterloo, ON N2L 6K5
Please DO NOT call and leave information on our messaging service. The information is not forwarded to the committee.

Donations Welcome

Fees & Organization

Donations Welcome

The K-W Optimist DOES accept donations.

We are a Federally registered charity.

We do supply a taxable receipt.
Anyone wishing to donate to our club with a cash or in-kind donation please contact us by mail, phone or by email thekwoptimistclub@gmail.com

Thank you so much

2021-2022 Officers & Board Members

International - District & Zone

O.I. PRESIDENT Tracy Huxley - www.optimist.org

MIDWESTERN ONTARIO DISTRICT GOVERNOR - Rick Gillespie rckgillespie@gmail.com

ZONE # 7 LT. GOVERNOR - Jeyas Balaskanthan jbalaskanthan@gmail.com

K-W Optimist Club

K-W Optimist Club www.kwoptimist.org email: thekwoptimistclub@gmail.com

Exec.& Board

President – Rick La Rush

Past President – Oz Gunal

1st VP - Ralph Sperling

2nd V-P – vacant

Treasurer – Joe MacEachen

Secretary – Ian Fraser

One-year Directors – Kendra La Rush, Gord Beckenhauer, Bill Kern, Jim Musselman

Two - year Directors – Rob Parent, Bruce Curry, Justin Wind, Joel Wind

The Optimist Creed

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,

and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

Bulletin Editor

George Harper georgeharper3@gmail.com

To contact the club email: thekwoptimistclub@gmail.com

Club Phone number 519-885-1119 please leave a message

Meetings and Dinners

Dinner - 2nd Tues of the month 7PM Social hour 6 PM
Board Meetings - 4th Tues of the month 7 PM