2020 Meeting Highlights

1/9th Guest Speaker Jenny Ostrowski – Director of the Kick It Up Clubs with Mentor Me, and President Joyce Mullins

1/9th President Joyce Mullins presenting Past President Kathy Perreault with OI Foundation picture awarded to the club for donating $500 or more to the OI Foundation

1/9th President Joyce Mullins with new member Jenis Sharp, inducted today

1/23rd Guest Speaker Optimist Ernso Sylvain from Hinche, Haiti (center), with Optimist Gary Beard, Deacon Roger Fraser, Helen Nycz, Bob Nycz, and President Joyce Mullins

1/23rd Superintendent Dr. Jeff Bearden, Asst. Principal Carrie MacAllaster – South Forsyth HS, Optimist Russ McClelland, Carl Cone Friend of Youth Award recipient Principal Laura Wilson- SFHS, English Teacher Clori Rose – SFHS

1/23rd Mitch Young – Forsyth Central HS Principal; Robin Elmore – English Language Arts Specialist 6-12; Carrie MacAllaster – SFHS Asst. Principal; Dawn Phipps – High School Director; Dr. Jeff Bearden – Forsyth County Superintendent; 2nd place Essay Contest winner Vianne Galban – SFHS; 1st place Essay Contest winner Kennedy Nuckles – SFHS; Laura Wilson – SFHS Principal and Carl Cone Recipient; Clori Rose – English/Language Arts Teacher; SFHS, Joey Pirkle – Deputy Superintendent

2/6th Celebrating Optimist Day – Optimists Rich Newcomb, Gary Beard, Dale Leonard, Kathy Perreault, Matt Maiorano, Bob Wade, Roger Dunn, Harold Mullins, Jim Yarbrough, Joyce Mullins, Barbara Yarbrough

2/13th Scouts Cole Palmer and Benjamin Koerner, Kim Koerner, Amy Palmer, and Optimist Bob Wade presenting Troop 62 a check for distributing flags in partnership with our flag program

2/13th Kathy Leonard – Family Promise, thanking the club for $1000 donation

3/13th newly inducted member Bobbi Weber with sponsor Kathy Perreault and President Joyce Mullins

3/12th Guest Speaker Renee Welsh – Boling and Rice Law Firm, and President Joyce Mullins

7/30th Optimist Rich Newcomb, President Joyce Mullins, and Optimist Jenis Sharp presenting Jacob Granados – Director of Purposeful Engagement at The Place, with a mini-grant of $1000

9/10th Optimist Judge Russ McClelland presenting Forsyth County Sheriff’s Dept. Deputy Ted Baxter with our annual Respect for Law Award