Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Jerome Optimist Club June Preview

Greetings!

Tonight we have a ***GUEST SPEAKER*** so everyone who can attend should attend (please!!)

We'll be welcoming Melissa Pease-Hillarides of Southern Idaho Tourism to talk about touring beautiful (but recently soaked) southern Idaho. In addition, Melissa will be talking about Savor Southern Idaho, a celebration of all-things Idaho, that will be held at Canyon Crest Dining and Event Center on Thursday, June 17th.  For more information, come to the meeting tonight! 

PAST EVENTS:

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who came out for Senior Lock-in on May 27th.  I have to say that in all my years of participating in this event, this was the first time that we couldn't get the kids to stop playing.  We had 8 Blackjack tables and 2 Texas Hold'em tables going at the same time and it didn't stop.  In fact, since it was a work night and I had only committed us to be there from 9:30 - 11:30 p.m., we finally had to "just say no" and pack it in.  Of course, it was nearly 1:00 a.m. when that happened!  It was a late night for us, that's for sure, but a fun night.  And, I heard that the kids continued to play Blackjack for the rest of the night so our tables were well used.  Anyway, thanks again to everyone who helped deal, set-up, tear down, etc.  You guys are the BEST!!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Jerome Optimist Annual Bud Gorton Memorial Golf Tournament - Saturday, July 24, 2010, at 93 Golf Ranch in Jerome.  Shotgun start at at 9:00 a.m. for 4-person teams.  More information to follow such as cost, prizes, etc.  Chairwoman extraordinaire is, of course, Julie Stadelman.  Thanks Julie!!  Also, if you're not a golfer, maybe you'd consider sponsoring a hole.  It's a great way to donate to the cause without having to hit a tiny, white ball around a golf course in 100-degree weather.  :)  If you're interested in being a hole sponsor, let me know. 

SUMMER MEETING SCHEDULE:

It's June, it's nearly summer time - at least the calendar says it is - so I'm going back to my summer meeting schedule: 

June 2 - Meeting
June 9 - NO MEETING - (It's my 40th birthday!!)
June 16 - Meeting
June 23 - NO MEETING (I'll be in Vegas, baby, celebrating the aforementioned 40th....)
June 30 - Meeting

Even though we're not meeting each week, I'll continue to send out reminders to everyone and maybe, just maybe, there will be a suprise BBQ thrown in there somewhere.  And maybe, just maybe, our current Lt. Governor Brent Evans will surprise us with a summer zone meeting!!  Brent???  Oh, and by the way, congratulations to our new Lt. Governor for the 2010-2011 year, Donald Bohrn.  Thanks, Don!  For those of you out there who are past presidents of Zone 9, remember, you too can be a Lt. Governor.  Just tell us that you're interested and you'll be in like Flynn.   

Happy Wednesday!


Angie Bridge
Jerome Optimist Club

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