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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President Alan with Michael Lippert and Lynn Wood

Meeting of June 23: This program was on The Muse Machine, presented by Director Lynn Wood and Michael Lippert, the Muse Machine Elementary Program Resident Artist. Lynn presented a video overview of Muse Machine, emphasizing the positive impact that Muse Machine has made on students for over thirty years. She pointed out that bringing the arts into the schools not only gives the students a chance to participate in and appreciate the arts, but also enhances their learning environment, with a direct correlation between the arts and the learning process. Muse Machine conducts a couple of productions each year that are open to high school age students. Michael Lippert directs the elementary program which creates curriculum-based art integrated into classroom teaching. Since the 2006-2007 academic year, the Muse Machine Residency Artists have teamed up with over 2300 classroom teachers and over 60,000 elementary students, observed and celebrated by over 150,000 community members. A program can involve one grade level at a school, or all of the grades together. As an example, a typical program involves Mr. Lippert working in conjunction with students over a period of time, helping them to create a play or program based on a particular classroom subject, such as Math, or Social Studies. (The time covered would vary with the number of classes participating). This culminates with a presentation of the program for parents and the community, held at the school. Besides the educational value and learning experience, it encourages the students to work together toward one goal. For more information use this link:
 http://musemachine.com/index.php/elementary-teachers/arts-integration-research/

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Upcoming:
• Mike Gorman has arranged for a program by the Dayton Regional Manufacturers Association on Tuesday, June 30, our next meeting .  The speaker will be Ashley Webb on the topic of "Manufacturing Matters". This program was postponed back in March, when there was a problem with the room at The Shiloh Grille and the meeting was cancelled.  This should be a very good program.
• The meeting schedule will see a change in July. There will be NO CLUB MEETING ON Tuesday, July 21. Our regular meeting for that week is cancelled, and an announcement will be made later with details for a meeting to be held at Cargill on Thursday, July 23.
• The July 14 meeting will be devoted to planning for the golf outing (see below).

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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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Volunteer Opportunities: Matt McDowell, who spoke to our club last month on behalf of Big Brothers/Big Sisters, has forwarded a list of volunteer opportunities with the organization in their 50/50 raffle fundraising activities (at Dragons games, etc.). CLICK HERE to download the document, which includes his contact information. Thanks to Chris Young for forwarding this information.

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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.
 
• June 30: Speaker - Ashley Webb - "Manufacturing Matters" *(location at Brixx)
• July 7: Speaker - Jeremy Carnes, Dayton Fire Dept. *(location at Brixx Ice Co.)
• 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)