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New Optimist Officers
Inducted for 2009-2010
President Jon Dorsey with
Lt. Governor Carey Foster. Carey
conducted the induction for the new officers.
New Officers for 2009, left
to right: Bob Hubbard, Tommy Haithcock, Thurman Murphy, Jon Dorsey
(President), Kay Ayscue (Past President) , Carey Foster (Lt. Governor),
Ellen Foster (District
Officer), Denise Usher, and Fred Carswell.
Recognition
of 2009 Optimist
Memorial Scholarship Winner
Pictured above is
Aaron Hargrove, a graduate of Northern Vance High School. Aaron will
receive a total of $3000.00 from the Henderson Optimists over his four years
of undergraduate studies. He will attend the prestigious Morehouse
University in Atlanta next year to begin course work that will lead him to
medical school.
We wish Aaron the best of luck and hope that he will return to Vance County
to practice his art when he finishes his studies. Congratulations, Aaron.
Henderson
Optimist Club hold annual
Respect for Law Dinner at the Aycock
Recreation Center. Officers pictured
below received awards from their Leaders.
Pictured below are left to
right, top to bottom:
Officer
David Pittman, Jr. – Police Officer of the Year
Patrolman Elliott Fuller – Trooper of the
Year
Lieutenant Ronald Roberson – Fire Fighter of the Year
Lt. Curtis Brame–Deputy of the Year
(Curtis Brame is one
of our own, in that he used to attend Optimist Meetings frequently when we
had our own building and cooked our own meals some years ago)
Optimist
Faces in the Crowd
at Durham Bulls' Game in June
courtesy of B&B Productions
Ed White
accepts Recognition
for Optimist Attend & Win and
Read & Win Programs at Aycock Elementary
A "standing room only" audience honored the
achievements
of all Aycock Elemetary Students on June 9, 2009
 
 
In the pictures above Aycock Principal
Laura Rigsby presents Ed White with a recognition packet honoring the club's
year-long support of students who have excellent attendance and
outstanding reading.
A drawing was held among those students in the lower and upper grades who
had perfect attendance and no tardies for the entire year. Ed presented the
bicycles and received an unexpected 'THANK YOU" from one of the students.
The practice is open all weekdays and
can be reached 252-430-8000. They are located on 414 Dabney Drive between NCOL
and Golden Skillet. Personable and well-trained with several years of
experience, they enhance the local medical offerings in our community. We
thank them for their enlightenment.
Dotty
Crocker Presents the Optimist
Essay Contest Winners for 2009
Left to right are Jake Thompson (2nd place),
Jordan
Richardson,
(1st place) and Freya Orr (2nd place.) These
outstanding young people were selected out of over 25 contestants. The first
place winner received $150.00 in scholarship money; second place received
$100,00; and third place won $50.00. Congratulations to these fine young
people from our community. Also, a big THANKS to
Dottie Crocker and her committee for staging the event.
Above is the Chowan-Edenton Optimist
Club performing one of its many, many service projects. This one was at the
fantastic "2009 Pilgrimage of Homes" in its community. Among its efforts are
providing fireworks for the Fourth of July and supporting local youth
sports. Way to go guys. Theirs is one more local Optimist Club "Bringing out
the Best in Kids."
Kay Ayscue presides over
the induction of four new members.
Zach Ayscue
Wayne Harp
John Capps
Betty Bobbitt
Some of us needed a chaperone
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2009-2010 Optimist President Jon Dorsey.
To read a message of greeting from Jon,
click on his picture.
Click Here.
Current Club Newsletter posted.
Click Here.
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Henderson Optimist Club Essay Contest.
We sponsor a essay contest for all
students who have not reached the age of 19 by December 31, 2009. Mr.
John Capps and Cheryl Elman are the chairs of this project. Students and
teachers can find about the rewards and benefits of this contest by
Clicking
Here.
Click
here to read the 2006-2007 North Carolina East
Winning Essay by Henderson's own Kathleen Carswell. You will need Adobe Acrobat
to open the document.
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Meetings: 2008-2009.
Click here for all information on dates and registration for District
Events from the North Carolina East Optimist Web site. Then go to the "Meetings and
Conventions" tab.
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You can also to the "Calendar" page on our
Henderson Web site. Click
Here.
(The Summer conference information will come later.) It is suggested that you go through Thurman
Murphy to
book your accommodations and registrations.
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Go to an Optimist
International Convention! Applications are available at
www.Optimist.org. Below are the dates and places of
up-coming Optimist International Conventions:
- July 7-10, 2010 in Denver, Colorado
- July 3-6, 2011in Baltimore, Maryland
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July 11-14, 2012 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 3-6, 2013 in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Need
to access the Members' Directory?
The user
name is "Optimist" and the password is the one-word,
lowercase name of our first president. (seven letters in all.)
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For Photos on last year's Valentine Party,
Click on:
Photo Gallery 5.
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About the Henderson Optimist Club
& "Bringing out
the Best in Kids":
Would you like to learn more about the Henderson
Optimist Club?
Click here to read about the
officers, the history, and other useful information. Click
here to send us an email:
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Contact Us:
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Regular club meetings take place on
the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:15 p.m.
at the Wildflower Cafe at 200 South Garnett Street in
downtown Henderson. The Executive Board meets the
third Tuesday of each month at 6:15 p.m., also at the
Wildflower. In a month with five Tuesdays, a Social is held.
It may or may not take place on that fifth Tuesday.
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Trish and Bob Verne
Present
"Kisses for Cancer Program"
Trish gives Thurman a "Kiss."
Past NC East Governor Bob Verne holds
Dottie's hand and gives her a kiss also.
Trish Verne, NC East District Childhood Cancer
Campaign Chair,presented a the "Kisses for Cancer" program that began in
the Chapel Hill Optimist Club and is spreading across Optimist clubs in
Eastern North Carolina. Optimist and JOOI club members solicit funds at
grocery stores and department stores in exchange for Hersey's candy
kisses. Chapel Hill takes a business approach to the effort. Records are
kept by the location, weather, and the shifts on which money is
collected. They have developed strategies for location and advertising
as well as methods for encouraging appropriate contributions. Chapel
Hill and other clubs have raised thousands of dollars with this
initiative.
Our Henderson Childhood Cancer Committee has
secured the vests and other equipment needed for the effort an plan to
try out the program in the near future. We thank Trish and Bob for their
informative and inspirational program.
Our Local
Wendy's Manager Supports
the Optimist Read and Win Program at
Aycock and Rollins Elementary Schools.
Pictured above is
Laura Mims receiving congratulations
from Optimist Ed White. Ms. Mims and
Wendys donated gift certificates to reading scholars in all
grades. The generous support from Wendys helped recognize outstanding
readers
and their diligence and achievement.
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District Convention at Atlantic Beach a Great
Success
(And Great Fun!)
Past International Vice President Dennard Harris
sponsored a
cookout at his Marina on the first day.
Optimists always know how to eat and socialize and
our
Henderson bunch scored well in this category. Just above
Kay and Thurman engage Santa/Elvis/Tom Lamont of the
Boys and Girls Homes of NC
in conversation.
AND OF COURSE Ricky/Fifi
Gray provided a LARGE presence
or the local club at the Womanless
Beauty Contest!
Thank you
letter addressed to Secretary/Treasurer
Thurman Murphy for our contribution to
Duke Medical Center for Childhood Cancer
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I want to formally express my thanks for
your recent generous
contribution from the Optimist Club of
Henderson to the Road
to Life Fund of the Division of Pediatric
Hematology-Oncology
at Duke Children's Hospital. It is truly
gratifying to know that there
is such dedication in our
community and State in support of our
efforts to provide
outstanding care to children with cancer and blood disorders.
Your generosity reinforces our daily efforts on behalf
of our
patients. I would be delighted to speak with you more
about our
efforts, to show you and around Duke Children's
Hospital, or to
come speak to your group. Please do not hesitate
to contact me
at any time to set something up.
I can assure you that we will put your
contribution to good
use, helping our patients and their
families endure their
difficult journeys towards a cure. On
behalf of my colleagues,
thank you again for your thoughtfulness and continued support.
Best Regards,
Dan Wechsler, MD, PhD
Chair, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Associate Professor of
Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center
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Optimists
arrive in high style in Williamsburg
Northern
Vance Wins Optimist Bowl
President Eric Pierce presented
the Optimist Bowl Trophy and wisely stepped out of the way. Northern
Vance, breaking a long drought, won the game 42 to 0.
Leslie Carswell introduces our guest speaker, Dr. David Mack.
Dr. David Mack
Dr. David Mack is a Medical Oncologist
who works from
Duke University through Maria Parham Medical Center. He
presented a well-received program on all phases of adult cancer
with expert
knowledge and layman's language. Clearly an optimist
at heart, Dr. Mack was
drawn to his field by the opportunity to be
a positive and reinforcing force
in people's lives.
Dr. Mack presented a broad picture of
cancer in general and often
filled in the details with reference to both
research and personal
experiences from his patients. He stressed the
environmental
influences that make us prone to get cancers while
acknowledging
the hereditary contributions. His optimism shown through as he
highlighted the ever-growing survival and even cure-rate that
has been going
on for the last 30-40 years. Finally, he stressed
the that we need to attend
to the potential of getting cancer by
looking for signs of cancer early and
often in our lives. The earlier
the detection of a cancer generally the
greater the opportunity for
survival and/or cure.
We thank Dr. Mack for a thoroughly
professional yet easily
understood presentation on the current status of
cancer in
our society and lives.
Optimists
given award for service to our friends from Oxford
Carol Dorsey & Kay Ayscue
receive award. For more pictures, click here.
New Members
Inducted
Jan
Peek is awarded her Optimist Pin by Cheryl Elman-Modjoros Elman.
Nicole Howell receives her Optimist Pin from President Kay Ayscue.
Welcome Jan and Nicole to
the world-wide Optimist Family.
We look
forward to joining you in "Bringing out the Best in Kids."
Gary Morgan
presents program on Initiatives
by the Gateway Rural Development Corporation
to improve housing in local communities
Mr. Morgan told of his "conversion" to
religions and civil service after an extensive and successful career in
private business and educational administrative positions. He outlined his
commitment to improving the substandard housing situations of many of our
area's citizens. He explained various plans the USDA Rural Development
Housing Repairs Program. The program invites individual citizens, civic
groups, and churches to link their efforts to his organization's goals and
efforts. To contact him call 252-492-6298, fax him at 252-492-9088, or come
by the headquarters at 314 S. Garnett Street in Henderson.
The Henderson Optimist Club
appreciates this fine presentation and wishes Gary well in his efforts to
make our community a better place to work and live.
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