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Club schedule, news, and updates.
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2020-2021 Optimist Year, October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021
See Bulletin Board Archives for Past Years:
This page contains postings for the current Optimist year which goes from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021. See the Bulletin Board Archives blog page for archives of previous bulletin board postings. To review the club events and activities from the 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019-2020 Optimist years, see the "ARCHIVES: PREVIOUS POSTINGS" in the right hand column of that page, and click on the "OCTOBER 2017", "OCTOBER 2018", or "OCTOBER 2018" listing for the postings of those years. The archives also contain additional prior listings by month and year for prior years, as show in the list. The <<Previous link at the bottom of each page may also be used to navigate to prior postings on the Bulletin Board Archives page.
This page contains postings for the current Optimist year which goes from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021. See the Bulletin Board Archives blog page for archives of previous bulletin board postings. To review the club events and activities from the 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019-2020 Optimist years, see the "ARCHIVES: PREVIOUS POSTINGS" in the right hand column of that page, and click on the "OCTOBER 2017", "OCTOBER 2018", or "OCTOBER 2018" listing for the postings of those years. The archives also contain additional prior listings by month and year for prior years, as show in the list. The <<Previous link at the bottom of each page may also be used to navigate to prior postings on the Bulletin Board Archives page.
Current Club Schedule:
Welcome to the New Optimist Year:
Club Bulletin Board Resets for the New Year:
• As established by Optimist International, the Optimist year begins on October 1 of each year, and ends on September 30 of the following year. The Northridge Optimist Club welcomes viewers of the Bulletin Board, and plans to keep club news and events posted weekly. The club bulletin board keeps a running account of postings for the year, with previous posts visible by scrolling down the page. • The page thus contains postings for the new Optimist year that began on Oct. 1, 2020 and will continue on this page until Sept. 30, 2021. See the Bulletin Board Archives blog page for archives of previous bulletin board postings, from Sept. 30 and before. The <<Previous link at the bottom of each page may also be used to navigate to prior postings on the Bulletin Board Archives page. Update of November 24:
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Wishing all a healthy and safe Thanksgiving!
Update of November 20:
Polar Bear Fund Grants Awarded:
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The 3 grants for the fall cycle of the Northridge Polar Bear Fund were presented to the Northridge School Board at the November 16 board meeting. The awards were presented by Superintendent Dave Jackson. These are usually presented by the Northridge Optimist Club president, but due to limited attendance caused by the Covid precautions, neither the club representative nor the recipient teachers were able to attend. The teachers have been advised of the awards so that they can implement the programs supported by the grants. (See the post of Nov. 3 below for a description of the grants.
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Northridge School Superintendent's Article in the Dayton Daily News:
The November 15 issue of the Dayton Daily News featured an article by Northridge Schools Superintendent David Jackson. The article is entitled "Obstacles can strengthen our unity, resolve". CLICK HERE to download a copy of the article in which he expresses his optimism for the district in the face of the many challenges of the past couple of years.
Update of November 3, 2020:
Polar Bear Fund Grant Requests Approved:
• A total of 3 grant requests for Polar Bear fund awards were received for the fall cycle. This is the first cycle of three for the 2020-2021 school year at Northridge schools. The club Polar Bear Fund Committee reviewed and approved amounts as follows:
1) Request #1: To fund a project called "BookSource Classroom" which provides students with reading materials electronically to enhance, track, and evaluate their reading and writing skills. An amount of $750 was approved.
2) Request #2: To fund a "Climate and Culture Team project" to enhance the social-emotional competence of K-12 students. An amount of $750 was approved.
3) Request #3: To fund the replacement of math picture books that were lost in the Grafton Kennedy school destruction. The requested amount of $305.80 was approved.
(In all three cases, funds received for the projects will provide educational benefits on an ongoing basis, beyond just this school year).
The total of grant awards for the first cycle is $1805.80.
1) Request #1: To fund a project called "BookSource Classroom" which provides students with reading materials electronically to enhance, track, and evaluate their reading and writing skills. An amount of $750 was approved.
2) Request #2: To fund a "Climate and Culture Team project" to enhance the social-emotional competence of K-12 students. An amount of $750 was approved.
3) Request #3: To fund the replacement of math picture books that were lost in the Grafton Kennedy school destruction. The requested amount of $305.80 was approved.
(In all three cases, funds received for the projects will provide educational benefits on an ongoing basis, beyond just this school year).
The total of grant awards for the first cycle is $1805.80.
For more information on the Northridge Polar Bear Foundation Fund and how it works, see the Polar Bear Donation page on this website, and also see the latest fundraising report in the posts directly below on this page.
The "Polar Bear Initiative" Update:
• Since the "Polar Bear Fund Initiative 2020" campaign began in mid-August donations have been received for $4550. Many thanks to the donors for their generous support. A list of donors as of November 3 can be seen on the "Polar Bear Donation" page on this website, at the bottom of the page - CLICK HERE. (The list will be updated after the next report from The Dayton Foundation around the middle of November). This is a good start, but the usual amount in annual grants is about $5000, so continued help is needed to keep the grants up at the usual level for the years to come.
• See the post of October 16 below for more information on the Northridge Polar Bear Foundation Fund, and how you can help.
• See the post of October 16 below for more information on the Northridge Polar Bear Foundation Fund, and how you can help.
Update of October 16, 2020:
Update on The Polar Bear Foundation Fund as of Oct. 16:
• The Northridge Polar Bear Foundation Fund is a fund administered by The Dayton Foundation for providing grants that support educational enhancements for Northridge students. The Northridge Optimist Club donated money to help start this fund, and has continued to support the fund with proceeds from an annual golf outing fundraiser. Due to the pandemic, the golf outing was cancelled for this year, but the need to support the education of Northridge students is still there for the 2020-2021 school year, so a "Polar Bear Initiative" was launched this summer to seek community support in keeping the grants available for K through 12 grades in Northridge schools.
• Since the campaign began in mid-August donations have been received for $3300. Many thanks to the donors for their generous support. A list of donors as of October 16 can be seen on the "Polar Bear Donation" page on this website, at the bottom of the page - CLICK HERE. (The list will be updated after the next report from The Dayton Foundation at the end of October). This is a good start, but the usual amount in annual grants is about $5000, so continued help is needed to keep the grants up at the usual level, for this year, and for years to come.
• See below to see how you can help and to learn more about the fund and what it does.
• Since the campaign began in mid-August donations have been received for $3300. Many thanks to the donors for their generous support. A list of donors as of October 16 can be seen on the "Polar Bear Donation" page on this website, at the bottom of the page - CLICK HERE. (The list will be updated after the next report from The Dayton Foundation at the end of October). This is a good start, but the usual amount in annual grants is about $5000, so continued help is needed to keep the grants up at the usual level, for this year, and for years to come.
• See below to see how you can help and to learn more about the fund and what it does.
The "Polar Bear Initiative" for 2020
The "Polar Bear Initiative" is a campaign to support educational enhancements for Northridge students through the
Northridge Polar Bear Foundation Fund - a component fund of The Dayton Foundation. |
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As announced in the Bulletin Board post of July 28, 2020 the annual golf outing fundraiser that feeds this fund has been cancelled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the need is still there for the students of Northridge to benefit from the grants that this fund provides.
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Learn more about this fund and how it benefits the students. Click the button on the left to go the Polar Bear Fund page on this website, where there is also a direct link to The Dayton Foundation for secure online donations to the Northridge Polar Bear Foundation Fund. See how you can help!
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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 "Community Links"). One of these is for the Northidge Alumni Bear Facts website published by the Northridge Alumni Association. One good way to show support of the community is to patronize the alumni businesses listed on their website:
www.northridgealumni.org/id11.html
The alumni website also offers 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 Northridge alumni news and events in the community.
www.northridgealumni.org/id11.html
The alumni website also offers 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 Northridge alumni news and events in the community.
Previous Years - Bulletin Board Archives:
This page contains postings for the current Optimist year which goes from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021. See the Bulletin Board Archives blog page for archives of previous bulletin board postings. To review the club events and activities from the 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019-2020 Optimist years, see the "ARCHIVES: PREVIOUS POSTINGS" in the right hand column of that page, and click on the "OCTOBER 2017", "OCTOBER 2018", or "OCTOBER 2019" listing for the postings of those years. The archives also contain additional prior listings by month and year for prior years, as show in the list. The <<Previous link at the bottom of each page may also be used to navigate to prior postings on the Bulletin Board Archives page.
This page contains postings for the current Optimist year which goes from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021. See the Bulletin Board Archives blog page for archives of previous bulletin board postings. To review the club events and activities from the 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019-2020 Optimist years, see the "ARCHIVES: PREVIOUS POSTINGS" in the right hand column of that page, and click on the "OCTOBER 2017", "OCTOBER 2018", or "OCTOBER 2019" listing for the postings of those years. The archives also contain additional prior listings by month and year for prior years, as show in the list. The <<Previous link at the bottom of each page may also be used to navigate to prior postings on the Bulletin Board Archives page.
2020-2021 Club Schedule (including past dates, in gray)
- Meetings on hold during pandemic
