northridge optimist club bulletin board

(update of 3/25/16)

Meeting of March 22:

​• Tony Hiser, Coach of the Northridge High School varsity women's basketball team, and Assistant Principal of Esther Dennis Middle School, was the speaker at the club meeting. He spoke about two programs at the school. One is the "Empowerment Program" that is a form of mentoring "at risk" kids by about eight to ten teachers, using behavior charts and incentives to cultivate positive change.

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Tony Hiser (left), with President Rick

Through consistency of mentoring, the program seeks to empower the kids to make positive changes and to "correct one behavior at a time". The program also includes rewards for all students who exhibit positive behavior with quarterly events, such a cookouts, done in conjunction with P.A.L.
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​The second program is entitled "Kids Hope",  which is funded by State of Ohio grants, and provides mentoring to "at risk" kids in grades four through six, in a church-school partnership with Christian Life Center. President Rick and Pass/Shoot/Dribble chairperson Bill Davidson also thanked Tony for his assistance with the Pass/Shoot/Dribble contest, and in helping promote the event to the students.   ​

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​• Two other guests attended the meeting: Adrian Leonard and his daughter Antoinette. Antoinette was one of the winners in the club level Essay Contest last year, and this year is a finalist in the "Miss Jr. Teen Pageant" in April. She is a sophomore honors student at Northridge, with a 4.2 GPA, and plans to study Interior Design and Architecture in college. Adrian is a local business owner of "Crystal Cleans Etc.".  Congratulations, and good luck to Antoinette. ​

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Pass/Shoot/Dribble Contest:

​On Saturday, March 12, 2016 the Northridge Optimist Club conducted the annual Pass/Shoot/Dribble basketball skills contest for kids ages 8 to 13. For more photos, and the full report, CLICK HERE for the Pass/Shoot/Dribble page.

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Optimist Essay Contest:

Students in the Northridge High School ninth grade honors English class recently completed entries in the Optimist International Essay Contest, sponsored by Northridge Optimist Club.  An awards meeting was held during a pizza luncheon at the high school on Tuesday, March 15 to recognize the finalists.  For more photos, and a report on the awards ceremony, CLICK HERE for the Essay Contest page. ​

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Passing of a former Northridge Optimist Member:

Dick Loges, long time member of Northridge Optimist Club passed away at age 95 on March 15 in Panama City, Florida, where he had resided for the past several years. Although it has been quite a few years since he was a member of our club, he always came back to town each year to play in and support our golf outing. 

Dick Loges (left) with son Tom at the Scholarship Scramble

 He not only played in the golf outing event himself, but brought several additional foursomes made up mostly of his family members. The obituary notice can be seen on the Dayton Daily News website: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dayton/obituary.aspx?n=richard-j-loges&pid=178081024 

​    Condolences to the Loges family. 

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33rd Annual Scholarship Scramble:

The date has been scheduled for the Northridge Optimist Club 33rd Annual Scholarship Scramble golf outing. The event is a fund raiser for Northridge area youth activities and scholarships. The date is Friday, September 23, 2016.
CLICK HERE  to download a pdf file of a  "Save the Date" flyer for printing or e-mailing.

Registration and sponsorship information will be available in the coming weeks, so watch this Bulletin Board for more announcements.

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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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Presidents Club:

The Presidents Club of Dayton, in conjunction with the Miami Valley Military Affairs Association is hosting the 36th Annual Bob Chiles Classic golf outing on May 13, 2016. The event will be held at Twin Base Golf Club, WPAFB, and benefits charitable programs, including WPAFB Fisher/Nightingale House.  Click Here for information.

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Current Club Schedule:
Meetings on Tuesdays at Noon,held at Brixx Ice Co., 500 E. 1st St., Dayton, Ohio 45402, unless otherwise indicated.
Please check club website bulletin board weekly for updates.

• March 22: Speaker - Tony Hiser, Northridge High School
• March 29: Speaker - Sarah Williams, Executive Director of Hannah's Treasure Chest, a non-profit that distributes various items to needy children.
• April 5: Open
• April 12: Planning Meeting for Golf Outing
• April 19: Speaker - Karen McQuery of Artemis Center
• April 26: Meeting will be at Miami Valley Career Technology Center for scholarship awards (11:30 AM) 
• May 3: Open
• May 10: NO REGULAR MEETING THIS WEEK
• May 12 (Thursday): Presidents Club Outstanding Club Member Breakfast (7:00 AM), Presidential Banquet Center
• May 13 (Friday): Presidents Club, Bob Chiles Golf Classic
• May 17: Speaker - Judge Anthony Capizzi, Montgomery County Juvenile Court
• May 24: Open
• May 31: Open
• June 7: Open
• June 14: Open
• June 21: Open
• June 28: Open 
• September 23 (Friday): 33rd Annual Scholarship Scramble golf outing fundraiser