Welcome from Our Bulletin Editor

I want to welcome you to our blog dedicated to providing an online home for all the Optimist members.

We have tried to provide a "dynamic online experience" that contains current information on our club activities, projects and fund raising efforts. Our site also has pages dedicated to our Club history, the 85th Anniversary, and "What Optimists Do".

I want to thank the efforts of our District Web Services Chair, Opt Gord Welling, who donated many hours of time building our website and writing a "How-to" guide about the entire project. His wisdom is most valuable.

We know there is still more that can be added. If you have any suggestions, I urge you to fill out my online contact form and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Yours in Optimism
Opt Brian Wallace

Welcome to Our Blog

Hello to all fellow Optimists.

Welcome to the new blog for Edmonton Dinner Optimists. For the time being, we will be focusing on adding news stories from our recent past.

Over the next few weeks, we will be adding additional pages that highlight what we do as optimists, resources for members, and our 85th Anniversary.

We are looking for stories and announcements from any of our members. You can email you content, ideas, suggestions and photos to Opt Brian Wallace or myself, and we will do our best to add them quickly for you.

YIO - Optimist Gord

85th Anniversary Celebrations

The Edmonton Dinner Optimist Club are proud to announce that they will be celebrating their 85th Anniversary in November and they wish to invite everyone to help them celebrate this momentous occasion. A banquet will be held on Saturday, November 6th in the Grand ballroom of the Polish Veterans Hall, 9203 - 144th Ave.

Doors open at 5:15P for fellowship. Entertainment at 6:00 p.m. followed by a meal of roast beef and chicken. Complimentary wine will be served with dinner. Tickets are now available. Guests will receive a special anniversary souvenir and pin. A cash bar will be available.

This is the last call for tickets as a count needs to be given to the caters on October 25th. So far about sixty will be attending and special Optimist guests will include past Governor Darryl Sim, Past Lt Gov Don Holstrom, Lt Gov Trevor Adair. We also expect Optimists from Calgary to help celebrate our 85th. City officials joining us at our banquet will include Terence James (Terry) Cavanagh a recognized Canadian politician and former mayor and municipal councilor in Edmonton.

Optimist International Greetings will be presented at this event. Optimist Warren has prepared a fantastic photo presentation of our clubs history and much more is planned. Contact President Beryl for tickets.

Highway Clean-up

Our semi annual Highway Cleanup program had a successful session on Saturday Morning October 16, when 10 Optimists (5 from Edmonton Dinner and 5 from Leduc) showed up at 9A when the temperature had dropped to -1c.

As usual they proceeded to our area which is the East ditch of the QEII starting at the Kavanaugh overpass on-ramp and ends 3km North just South of the Weigh Scale. Half started on the South End while the other half started at the North end and they met an hour and a half later and left 15 bags of garbage for the Highways personnel to pick up during the week.

The group then adjourned to Boston Pizza in Leduc for an enjoyable lunch. Many thanks for a successful day go out to Edmonton Dinner Members, John Anderson, Mike Trudeau, Keivin Wallace, Denise Stamp and Doreen Batterham, Leduc members, Shayne Beveridge, Chantell Mihaicheon, Ray and Connie Venturin and Bob Scott.

Our next session out on the highway will be early in June of 2011

Christmas Events

Santas Anonymous

We have sent in our expression of interest to participate in a wrapping bee and as soon as the date is announced we will notify you. Please Contact Opt Samantha for additional details.

Children’s Christmas Party

Please note the change of date. Saturday, December 4th from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Britannia Youngstown Community League Hall. 152 Street and 105 Ave. Please let Pres. Beryl know the names and ages of any children that you will be bringing to the party.

Our Next Meeting

Our next meeting is on Monday Oct 25 at the Royal Fork. Lieutenant Governor Trevor will be in attendance to induct our new executive. All board members are asked to attend this important meeting. Also in memory of Emma Collins we are pleased to announce the recognition in the Christian D. Larson Partners and plan to have her daughter Amanda at our meeting to received this award. Christian Larson is the author of the creed and the partners is a program of the foundation. All members are urged to attend this most interesting meeting and we want to support Opt Beryl on her first club meeting of the 2010- 2011 year. Please bring a guest, especially a potential new member.