NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS OF The Dinner Optimist Club of Edmonton

This notice is being sent to you to remind you that Your Club is having its Annual General Meeting, on Monday April 23^rd at the Szechuan Castle, 15415 – 111 Ave NW.  The meeting starts at 6:15PM for our usual Buffet.  After supper you will hear Treasurer Keivin’s presentation of the 2016-2017 Financials.  Then we will have our elections to elect our 2018-2019 Board of Directors.  This election will be conducted by Past President John Anderson and he will be asking for nominations from the floor.  All members are urged to Attend.  If you have any questions, reply to this message or call President Geoff.

Our next meeting is Apr 9th

Our next meeting will be our NOW event on Monday April 9th at the Continental Inn 16625 Stony Plain Rd.

Opt. Lucile will be presenting an overview of our club which is great information for prospective new members and our newer members. We will have a speaker, Mohamed Dahrouge from YESS for this meeting.

After the presentation, President Geoff will update us on some of the upcoming projects such as Bicycle Safety. All members are urged to attend this important meeting and please bring a guest, especially a potential new member.

Our next meeting Mar 26th

Our next meeting will be on Monday March 26th at 6:15 PM at the Szechuan Castle 15415 111th Avenue.

Our program will be Harvey Deutschendorf. He is an emotional intelligence expert, speaker and internationally published author of “The Other Kind of Smart, Simple Ways to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence for Greater Personal Effectiveness and Success.” www.theotherkindofsmart.com

 He is a regular contributor to FAST COMPANY  and write a monthly call them for HR PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINE.  As well he has published in numerous publications such as Readers Digest and many others.  Harvey is a certified trainer for CANFIELD SUCCESS PRINCIPLES. In 2015 he was recognized as one of the TOP THOUGHT LEADERS IN TRUST by TRUST ACROSS AMERICA.

 Arby’s passion for emotional intelligence not only comes from studying topic, he has personally use the skills he has learned to overcome difficult obstacles in his life.  A lifelong learner is passionate about personal development and helping others reach their potential he lives in Edmonton with his partner Sandra and enjoys jazz, blues, hiking and travelling.

 All members are urged to attend this important meeting and please bring a guest, especially potential new member.

NOW Dinner (New Optimist Welcome)

Our next NOW dinner is being planned for Monday April 9th at the Continental Inn. (Please note the change in date and location, as it was planned for March 26th at Szechuan Castle.) Please ensure that the prospective new members that you invite are willing capable of working Bingos, Casinos, Football Parking and/or the Bikeree.

All possible new members will be our guest for dinner. Also this year, any Optimist Member who is accompanied by a prospective new member will receive their dinner free as well. We will have a speaker Mohamed Dahrouge from YESS for this meeting. Please let President Geoff know if you have any confirmed guests who will be coming that evening.