northridge optimist club bulletin board

Schedule Updates:
Please refer to the Current Club Schedule at the bottom of this page to check on updates. Check this Bulletin Board page weekly for current information. Meetings are currently scheduled to be held at Brixx Ice Co., 500 E. 1st St., Dayton, Ohio 45402, unless otherwise noted in the schedule. Please note the exception for the July 21 date.

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Meeting of June 30:

President Alan, with Angelia Erbaugh and Ashley Webb

The program was presented by Ashley Webb, owner of Paradigm Industrial, and Angelia Erbaugh, President of Dayton Region Manufacturers Association, on the topic of “Manufacturing Matters”. The DRMA is a non-profit organization representing manufacturers in the greater Dayton region. They promote business success through peer-to-peer networking, career awareness, advocacy, education, economic development & sharing best practices. The Dayton area is one of the largest, most highly developed centers in the U.S., with over 2000 manufacturing companies. The program emphasized the positive outlook, and wealth of opportunities in the Dayton manufacturing community. More can be found on the DRMA website at www.DaytonRMA.org. Thanks to Mike Gorman for arranging this program.

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Meeting of July 7:

Jeremy Carnes, a firefighter with the Dayton Fire Department, was the guest speaker. Along with his firefighting duties, he is also a recruiter for the department, and he spoke about the hiring process. It often takes from six months to two years to get hired from the date of application. Applicants must pass a written test, a background check, a physical agility test, and medical physical. The department screens applicants for good character as well as the above mentioned requirements. The minimum age to take the test is 16, and then the applicant must reach 18 before being hired. There is a training "explorer" program for recruits for applicants to participate in until they reach 18. Jeremy, who himself became a firefighter directly after high school, does recruiting in high schools and job fairs to seek interested individuals. 
Thanks to Diana Schaefer for arranging this program.

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Secretary Diana presents a certificate of thanks to Jeremy Carnes

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Upcoming:

• The meeting next week on July 14 will be devoted to a planning session for the Scholarship Scramble golf outing fund raiser (see below). Please come and help with the planning. Every member's input is important.

• There will be NO MEETING on Tuesday, July 21 in lieu of the Cargill meeting on Thursday, July 23.. 

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Golf Outing Fund Raiser: The date of the 32nd Annual Scholarship Scramble golf outing fund raiser is Friday, September 11, 2015. Information can be found in the "Activities" section of this website: /scholarship-scramble-fundraiser.html.  The starting time will again be a 9:00 AM shotgun start, with registration beginning at 8:00 AM. The golfing fee will remain at $110 per golfer. The sponsorship levels will also remain the same as last year. The promotional flyer/golfer registration form, and the sponsor sign-up form can be downloaded from the website (CLICK HERE) and are available for viewing by potential golfers and sponsors.  The files have also been sent by email to club members so that you can forward them to your contacts. 

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Community Links:
Some links of interest to the Northridge area are posted in the panel at the right (see the red buttons under "Other Northridge Links"). They are for The Northidge Alumni Bear Facts website, the Northridge Schools website, and the Northridge Schools facebook page. One good way to show support of the community is to patronize the alumni businesses that are listed on the alumni website: http://www.northridgealumni.org/id11.html.

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Current Club Schedule:
Meetings on Tuesdays at Noon unless otherwise indicated. Please check club website bulletin board weekly for updates. * See location notations below.
 
• July 14: Meeting on Golf Outing preparation *(location at Brixx Ice Co.)
• July 21: No Meeting
• July 23 (Thursday): Meeting at Cargill (more info to come) *(location at Cargill plant)
• July 28: Speaker -  Michelle Riley, CEO of Foodbank, Inc. *(location at Brixx Ice Co.)
• August 4: Open - speaker needed *(location at Brixx Ice Co.)
• August 11: Open *(location at Brixx Ice Co.)  
• August 18: Open*(location at Brixx Ice Co.)
• August 25: Open *(location at Brixx Ice Co.)
• Sept. 1: Preparation meeting for golf outing *(location at Brixx Ice Co.)
• Sept. 8: Preparation meeting for golf outing *(location at Brixx Ice Co.) 
• Sept. 11: (Friday) Scholarship Scramble Golf Outing (Kittyhawk Golf Course)
• Oct. 20: Finance Meeting (Scholarships)