College Club to meet January 7th

College Club is set to meet January 7th; start up at 9A for the Communications portion and 1045A for the Choir. We wish every one a happy New year and look forward to seeing everyone in January.

Meeting January 9th

It would normally have been on December
26 but we will all take a break and spend
Christmas with our family and friends. We
wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and
a safe Happy New Year.
Our next meeting will be on Monday at
6:15pm on January 9. Watch this site for
additional details.

Zone Meeting on Nov 26

Approximately 30 members were in attendance and
this included several visitors - We were very happy to
have the following come to the meeting: District Chair
Edie McInnes- Zone 3 LG Edna Coulter, Zone 7 LG
Wendy Skoretz - Pres John McCrimmon, Backfalds
Optimist Club, - Karen & Don Holstrom, Medicine Hat.
We also had Bev Sawchuk from Stollery foundation
office.
The Zone meeting went well and Opt Edie gave
a talk on Membership and I hope our members who are
not able attend a District Board meeting took something
away from her presentation. Bev Sawchuk was
overwhelmed as I was with the amount of gifts received
for the kids. It was very gratifying to see our Zone
members doing such a wonderful job in bringing all the
items they did. A huge Thankyou goes to the Beverly
Optimist Club who donated 4 32' TV’s with WII
machines plus a cheque. And thank you to the Leduc
Club for their cash donation of $500 over and above
gifts brought. $110 in fine pot collections was donated
to the Stollery towards 22 Tim Horton cards for the sick
children’s visiting parents. Thank you, Thank you.
Opt Ruby, John and myself delivered all the
items collected to the hospital. The dock trolley was
overloaded with the gifts for the Children. The hospital
was going to wrap the gifts and will be given to the kids
by Santa.
About 44 attended the St. Albert Optimist
Club’s 30th Anniversary. They had two charter
members: Glen Kreller and Peter VanMoll. The
evening was great and the food was very yummy.
I would like to wish each and everyone the Very
Best Christmas and a Very Happy New Year.
Peggy Dick, LG Zone 5

Warm Hello This Season For You from The AMS & NW

Greetings to you all.

It's that time of year to check your list twice. If you don't have your list done by now and have checked it at least once, you had better hurry!!

Every year, after the holiday season, I find I have left something undone. I'll try not to do that this year. I would like to be able to greet each of you in person this year, but that is impossible, so I will do it this way, by letter.

I have said "You are the number one volunteer for Optimist International," and that is true. But, most importantly, you are the most important person to those 32 kids that your membership represents. They need you. They need you to provide growth opportunities in education, sports, the arts, humanities, health and moral support, to move forward in their lives.
As we move through the final stages of this year, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and celebrate the New Year, hug all around you and celebrate to the fullest of life.

As an Optimist, celebrate the good that you have done for so many, many kids that needed you. Give thanks for having the ability to help them.

This is your time with family and friends. This is your time to receive comfort from them and give comfort to them. This is your time to enjoy.

Ellen and I wish you the very best during this Holiday Season and, as we go forward into 2012, have a Happy New Year!!
"Spiraling Upward"

Governor Ted and Ellen Huber, District #13 AMS&NW

EDMONTON ESKIMOS FOOTBALL 2012 SEASON TICKETS RAFFLE

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Two Edmonton Eskimos Football 2012 Gold Season Tickets.Value: $886.00 (incl. GST)(incl. 1 Pre-Season Game and 9 Regular Season Games). A potential home playoff game is also covered.- Four Gift & Concession Cards (to use at the games). Value: $325.00Total Prize Package Value: $1211.00

Licence #328128
Draw Date: June 14, 2012 at 8:00pmLocation: Smitty's, Leduc AB

Tickets: $5.00 each Must be 18 yrs to purchase Tickets Printed: 975

All Net Proceeds to Youth & Community Activities & ProgramsContact any Leduc Black Gold Optimist Club Member or Chairperson (Ray) @ 780-756-0493

Children’s Christmas Party

On Sunday December 11, 2011 at the Britannia - Youngstown Community Hall about 25 kids enjoyed a sleigh ride, Shriner Clowns, games and crafts, and a visit from Santa.

This year one sleigh ride was with Mr Claus himself.

Thank you to Opt.Marion & Warren (plus Opti kid Kelly) for the crafts and g ame s , Opt Samantha and Keivin for purchasing food, Opt Samantha, Opt Ruby and Opt John for making hotdogs, coffee, tea and hot chocolate. Thank you to Opt Beryl who was at the gingerbread station and for helping Santa with gifts and of course Opt Clint as the man in red. Opt Brian and Opt Keivin rotated on sleigh duty. Opt Helen and Opt Geneva ran the fishing pond and Opt Eric was our photographer. Lots of parents and grandparents attended making this a great children’s party.

Our Christmas Meeting

will be on Monday at 6:15pm on December12 at th the Royal Fork. All Optimists are urged to attend and please bring a guest, especially a prospective new member. We have a number of Christmas Projects and details on these will be presented. Maybewe will sing a Christmas Carol or two. Join us at the Royal Fork for a great social meeting. Please bring something for St.Catherines’s.

St Catherines School

Our ongoing support of St Catherine’s School received two plesant surprises recently. Our Club donated money for the School to provide Christmas Hampers to the many destitute familie’s that have children going to that school and also Optimist Les and Barb presented several knitted items to help the children stay warm when they are out of doors this winter. Please remember this project this Christmas season, bring something to this dinner meeting to help if you can.

Santa’s Anonymous

Many Many thanks goes out to the 11 members ofour club who turned out to do a successful wrapping ‘B’ at Santa’s Anonymous, on MondayDec 5th. 25,000 Children will be reached throughthis project and we are proud that our club played a small part in it.

Brail Tone College Club Windup

The Brail Tone College Club had its Christmas windup on Saturday, December
3. The program went off without a hitch. The choir sang 5 Christmas songs,
opt Ximena and opt Geoff performed Wreck The Malls, and there were several
public speeches. At the end of the program, there was a door prise draw. A
lunch of sandwiches and desserts followed. A great time was had by all.