Minutes presented for the September Board Meeting (Garners)

Minutes presented for September 27^th Board meeting (Dixie House)                                                                                         

Financial Business:

·        September, 2018 presented by Rody Ryon

·        2018-2019 Business:   Patsy Garner

Membership report:  (Past President Stewart report of 2017-2018)

2018-2019 Beginning Membership:  

·        Membership Drive Options – (Membership applications)

o   October 13^th – tailgating & float event prior to Homecoming (simple float with a car and using our club banner – members to come out and walk in Optimist attire..  

o   October 19^th (EHHS Homecoming)  - possibly set up tailgating?

Website & email update:   (Stewart McKenzie, Website manager)

Website address:                    https://eastfortworthoptimist.org/

Email address:                        info@eastfortworthoptimist.org

Fly-the-flag email address:    fly-the-flag@eastfortworthoptimist.org

2017-2018 Awards Banquet & Installation – Charles Hodges Update: Oct. 11 Shady Valley CC, Jill Rodgers handling installation of officers

Golf tournament – October 29, 2018  Update by Chair Tim Bicknell

Handleyfest is October 13^th?  

Flag Program:   Flag Program updates by B.Schwennsen 

Programs: Charles Hodges Update for Oct. 11 (Oakridge), 19 (OI Pres Mona), 25 (TxDOT). Pending upcoming speakers include state of FWISD (Jackson), Sinsational Bakery (Sonjii Ward Jones), new FWISD Athletic Director Vesely.

School updates:   Diane Clark (JOI Chair)

Background Check Renewal:  CLICK THIS LINK: fwisd.voly.org – Fill out fields under “Create a Volunteer Account.”

New club Sponsorships Update: 

      Patsy:   UT Dallas College Club – Charter October 19, 2018

      Jill:       New club update

November meeting – Nov. 13, location TBD                                Recite Optimist Creed – Meeting adjourn