northridge optimist club bulletin board

Schedule Updates:
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., except for May 12, on which date there will be no meeting.

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Next Meeting: The meeting on May 5 will be devoted to discussion of the future strategy for Northridge Optimist Scholarship fund. This will be a continuation of discussions from past meetings, the last of which was on February 24, and member input is needed to reach a club decision on some proposals. This is a very important meeting to discuss the future and direction of the scholarship funds, including expansion of the Club and Foundation’s role in the College Promise Program. Please try to come to the meeting and take part in these important discussions.

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MVCTC Scholarship Awards: The April 28 meeting was held at Miami Valley Career Technology Center where two students were presented with Northridge Optimist Club awards for outstanding scholarship and citizenship. The club presents these awards annually to outstanding MVCTC students whose home school is Northridge High School. For a report on the meeting, and a slide show of photos, CLICK HERE for the 2015 MVCTC Scholarship Awards under the "Activities/Scholarships" page. The club wishes to thank MVCTC for hosting this event.

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Scholarship Scramble Golf Outing:
The date of the 32nd Annual Scholarship Scramble golf outing fund raiser is Friday, September 11, 2015. The promotional flyer/registration form, and the sponsor sign-up form are now posted on the website for downloading in the "Activities" section (CLICK HERE).

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Outstanding Club Member Awards:
Coming up in May is the Presidents Club Outstanding Club Member Breakfast. Each year the Dayton Presidents Club hosts a breakfast meeting to honor outstanding members of all service clubs in the Dayton area. Mike Gorman and Chris Young are the recipients from our club this year. The event will be on Thursday, May 14 at 7:00 AM at the Presidential Banquet Center, 4548 Presidential Way, Kettering, OH 45429.  Tickets are needed, so please conatact President Alan if you wish to attend.  (There will not be a regular Tuesday that week, in lieu of this Thursday event).

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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 their website: http://www.northridgealumni.org/id11.html. They also offer an interesting history of the Northridge Community called "From Ebenezer to Northridge" by Richard D. Allen on this link: http://www.northridgealumni.org/id68.html.  Be sure to visit the Northridge Alumni Bear Facts website to keep up with events in the community.

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Current Club Schedule:
(Meeting locations are currently being revised - see notations below, and check schedule weekly for updates)
* See location notations below

• May 5: Discussion of future strategy for Northridge Optimist Scholarship fund *(location at Brixx Ice Co.) 
• May 12:  No Meeting on Tuesday May 12
• May 14: (Thursday) Presidents Club Outstanding Members breakfast meeting (see above)
• May 19: Open - speaker needed *(location at Brixx Ice Co.) 
• May 26: Open = speaker needed *(location at Brixx Ice Co.)
• June 2: Speaker - Monnie Bush, Pres./CEO of Victory Project *(location at Brixx Ice Co.)
• June 9: Open - speaker needed *(location at Brixx Ice Co.)
• June 15: Open - speaker needed *(location at Brixx Ice Co.)
• June 22: Open - speaker needed *(location at Brixx Ice Co.)
• June 29: Open - speaker needed *(location at Brixx Ice Co.)