2018 Meeting Highlights

 

1/25th Optimist Jane Shames with Aditya Bhave, Student President of South Forsyth JOI Club

4/12th President John Richards and Secretary Joyce Mullins with Diya Patel – Forsyth Central HS, who won 2nd place at State in a Creative Marketing Project event with DECA. She is now preparing for the International competition on April 28th.

4/26th Optimists Russ McClelland, Roger Dunn, John Richards and Randy O’Dell with West Forsyth HS teacher Kim Geralds, recipient of the Carl Cone Friend of Youth Award, and Principal Karl Mercer

5/7th Rising Students Awards ceremony

6/14th Optimists in front of the mock ambulance at Alliance Academy for Innovation tour

6/28th Tom Atkinson, Field Director for Northeast Georgia Council of the Boy Scouts, with Optimist President John Richards

6/28th Optimist Bob Wade presented a check to Boy Scout Committee Chair Neil Funk of Troop 62 and Boy Scout Jonathan Plumley for distributing flags on one of our flag routes

7/12th Steve Pierce, Sandy Springs Director of Operations at 911 Center, with Optimist Gary Beard

7/24th Optimists Joyce Mullins and Kathy Perreault manning the table for New Educator Orientation at Denmark High School

8/9th Becky Chatham, Green Team Coordinator for STEM at Sawnee Elementary, and Gina Harper, PTO President, with Optimist Bob Wade, presenting an $800 mini grant

8/23rd induction of new member Roger Pink (center) by Immediate Past District Gov. Rudy Corn (left) and Optimist sponsor Harold Mullins (right)

9/27th Guest speaker Micah Gear, Financial Advisor with Wells Fargo ,and Optimist Roger Dunn

9/27th Annual Awards Banquet – Incoming President Kathy Perreault, Zone 3 Lt. Governor Linda Brown, Outgoing President John Richards, and GATEway District Governor Mary Forster Still

9/27th Annual Awards Banquet – Incoming President Kathy Perreault and Outgoing President John Richards

9/27th Annual Awards Banquet – Swearing in ceremony of officers and board members

9/27th Annual Awards Banquet Swearing in Ceremony – Board Member Roger Dunn, Secretary Barbara Yarbrough, Board Member Jim Yarbrough, Treasurer Matt Maiorano, 1st Vice President Joyce Mullins, President Kathy Perreault, Zone 3 Lt. Governor Linda Brown, and Immediate Past President John Richards. Seated is Optimist Rick Perreault

9/27th Annual Awards Banquet – 1st Vice President Joyce Mullins and Incoming President Kathy Perreault

9/27th Annual Awards Banquet – Optimist Jim Yarbrough and Incoming Secretary Barbara Yarbrough with President’s Awards

9/27th Annual Awards Banquet – Treasurer Matt Maiorano with President’s Award

9/27th Annual Awards Banquet – Roger Dunn with Optimist of the Year Award, and Outgoing President John Richards

9/27th Annual Awards Banquet – Marketing Director Howard Shames with Most Innovative Award

9/27th Annual Awards Banquet – Outgoing President John Richards and 1st Vice President Joyce Mullins with Most Valuable Award

10/25th Guest speaker Annie Couch Clapner, Hydrologist with National Park Service, and President Kathy Perreault

12/6th Optimists Christmas Party – Roger Dunn, Dale Leonard, Rick & Kathy Perreault, Joy & Gary Beard, John Richards, Kathy Leonard (seated), Lorretta & George Marks, Jim & Barbara Yarbrough, Joyce Mullins, Wanda & Matt Maiorano (standingg), Harold Mullins, Roger Pink

12/6th Optimists Christmas Party – Barbara Yarbrough, Joy Beard, Kathy Perreault, Lorretta Marks, Joyce Mullins, Gwen Gable

12/6th Optimist Christmas party – Rick Perreault, John Richards, Roger Pink, Roger Dunn, Gary Beard, Gwen Gable, George Marks, Jim Yarbrough, Harold Mullins, Dale Leonard

12/6th Optimists Christmas Party – George & Lorretta Marks

12/6th Optimists Christmas Party – John Richards

12/6th Optimists Christmas Party – Rick & Kathy Perreault

12/6th Optimists Christmas Party – Wanda & Matt Maiorano

12/6th Optimists Christmas Party – Kathy Perreault, Gwen Gable, Barbara Yarbrough, Joy Beard, Gary Beard

12/6th Optimists Christmas Party – Kathy Leonard, Roger Pink, Gwen Gable, Barbara Yarbrough, Gary Beard, Harold Mullins, John Richards, Dale Leonard

12/6th – Optimist Christmas party – Kathy Perreault, Dale Leonard, Roger Pink, Gwen Gable, Barbara Yarbrough, Joy Beard, Gary Beard, Harold Mullins, John Richards

`1/6th Optimist Christmas party – Rick Perreault, Kathy Perreault, Gwen Gable, Gary Beard

12/6th Optimist Christmas party – Wanda Maiorano, Matt Maiorano, Roger Dunn, George Marks, Lorretta Marks, Jim Yarbrough, Barbara Yarbrough

12/6th Optimist Christmas party – Harold Mullins, John Richards, Dale Leonard, Kathy Leonard, Roger Pink

12/6th Optimist Christmas party – Roger Dunn, Matt Maiorano, George Marks, Rick Perreault, Wanda Maiorano, Lorretta Marks, Jim Yarbrough, Kathy Perreault, Barbara Yarbrough

12/6th Optimist Christmas party – John Reynolds, Dale Leonard, Kathy Leonard, Roger Pink

12/6th Optimist Christmas party – Gwen Gable, Joy Beard, Gary Beard

12/6th Optimist Christmas party – Wanda Maiorano, Matt Maiorano, Roger Dunn, George Marks, Jim Yarbrough, Barbara Yarbrough

12/6th Optimist Christmas party – Joyce Mullins, Harold Mullins, John Richards, Dale Leonard

12/13th Guest Speaker Cumming Mayor Troy Brumbalow and President Kathy Perreault