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NEWSLETTER SPRING 2008
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MEMBER NEWS
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first three months of 2008 President MacKenzie swore in Susan
Csernits, Jayne Hammond and Diane Harnisch as our newest
members. All three are long time residents of the Bloomfield Hills
area. Special thanks to Karen Miller for sponsoring all
three. Welcome Aboard!!!! |
| President
MacKenzie has issued a challenge to all members. We want you to
bring in highly qualified people for membership. Bring them to a
weekly breakfast meeting or any of our other activities and
introduce them to the rest of the membership. We are looking for
new leadership to bring new ideas to the club. |
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BREAKFAST
MEETINGS |
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breakfast meetings are at the Centerpoint Marriott in Pontiac. It
is located on the southwest corner of Opdyke Rd. and Centerpoint
Parkway, and it is clearly visible from Square Lake Rd. They serve
a wonderful buffet breakfast, and we have fun speakers/events &
50/50 drawings. |
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BREAKFAST
SPEAKERS |
| Karen
Miller
is the Speakers
chairperson. If you know someone that would like to speak to us
contact Karen at 248-642-6821 or
kmiller@cpresearchgroup.com. |
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We have the
following upcoming speakers: |
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April 17 –
Crystal Thomas, Docent. History of Kirk in the Hills. |
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May 15 – Jim
Tuman, BHOC member, will talk about “Don’t Postpone Joy – The Size
of Your Funeral will be Dependent on the Weather. |
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BOARD MEETINGS |
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Board meetings
are held monthly. Generally, on the 2nd Thursday in the
month, the Board Meeting starts at 7:00 and continues through
breakfast. All members are invited to attend.
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PUBLIC RELATIONS |
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President
MacKenzie was heard live on WJR on. Brian was nominated as a
volunteer of the year by OLHSA.
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VISIT OUR
WEBSITE AT WWW.BLOOMFIELD
OPTIMIST.ORG
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MEMBERS EVENT PLANNER
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April 10 – Board
Meeting
April 17 - Cranbrook
Tour
April 24 –
Respect for Education
May 1 – Respect
for Law
May 8 – Board
Meeting
May 16-18
Michigan District 3rd Quarter Meeting in East Lansing
May 19 – Annual
Golf Outing with BTFD Charities
June 12 – Board
Meeting
July 2-5 – OI
Convention in Grapevine, TX
July 3 – no
breakfast meeting
July 10 – Board
Meeting
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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BROOKS PATTERSON
ROAST
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Wednesday, April 23, the Oakland County Republican Party will host a
roast of Brooks Patterson at the Royal Park Hotel, which is on E
University Dr. east of Rochester Rd in downtown Rochester. Diane
Harnich said that if we can get ten members at $150.00 per
ticket for this event, the Oakland County Republican Party will
donate $500.00 to us. Contact Diane at
diane.hornisch@oaklandgop.net
or Brian MacKenzie at
bjmacken@comcast.net
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RESPECT FOR
EDUCATION
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| On Thursday,
April 24 we will have our annual Respect for Education. This year, we
will honor Todd Evans, Principal of the Pontiac Academy of Excellence.
Those of you involved with Childrens Wish know Todd for his tireless
energy and absolute passion for what he does. The event will be held in
a banquet room at the Centerpoint Marriott. |
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RESPECT FOR LAW
On Thursday, May 1,
we will have our annual Respect for Law Day. This year, we are honoring
Jermain Bolden who is the school liaison officer at Andover High School.
The event will be held in a banquet room at the Centerpoint Marriott.
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GOLF OUTING
The 22nd
Annual Golf Outing to benefit the Bloomfield Township Fire Department
Charities and our charities will be held on Monday, May 19 at Wabeek
Country Club in Bloomfield Hills. We need golfers, hole sponsors, silent
auctions items and volunteers. Details are available at our website.
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EMPOWERMIND
On April 3, Kimberly
Kassner presented to us her short talk on Empowermind, her successful
program that raises yours & your child’s self esteem by improving work &
academic performance. She had us memorize 12 words through a wonderful
technique. Kimberly has offered the Empowermind program for 25 at risk
youth of our choice. We will most likely accept her offer. Since this
event will most likely occur before the next newsletter, look to the
website for more information.
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SUCCESSES
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ESSAY CONTEST
On February 21, we
had the annual Essay Contest. 8 students from Detroit Country Day,
Cranbrook Kingswood & Sacred Heart and wrote an essay on “Today’s
Choices Shape My Future”. The winning essay “What I Learned at Math
Camp” was written by Alexandra Gaudette from Sacred Heart.
Congratulations and good luck in the Michigan District Finals. The
winning essay is on our website.
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TRI STAR
BASKETBALL
On Sunday, March 9
we had the Tri Star Basketball Skills Competition at BHMS. 25 children
aged 8-13 competed against other children in their own age group in
three basketball skills: shooting, passing & dribbling. We awarded
trophies to the top three finishers in each age group, and then we
awarded door prizes to the entrants. We had a great time, many member
volunteers and happy kids.
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ORATORICAL CONTEST
On March 13, we held
the annual Oratorical Contest. 8 students from Cranbrook & Detroit
Country Day wrote a speech on “Why Me? Why Not?” Michael Gunawan from
Detroit Country Day won the competition. Michael has registered to move
on to the Michigan District competition at 9:00 AM on April 19 at the
Boys & Girls Club of Oakland County in Royal Oak. Admission is $10.
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a charitable organization of your choice. Why mention this here? Because
our club is one of the charitable organizations that you can choose to
benefit. Get more info and sign up at
www.41pounds.org. Some may remember when Sander DeVries spoke to
the club last year. Sander is the brains behind the website.
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OUR 2007-2008 BHOC OFFICERS
Brian MacKenzie – President
Tamara Tazzia– Vice President
Phyllis Zimmerman – Secretary
Stuart McCormick – Treasurer
The Bloomfield Hills Optimist Club (BHOC)
publishes The Optimist of Bloomfield Hills periodically in
Bloomfield Hills, MI. The news contained herein is for the use and
enjoyment of the BHOC members and friends. Information in The
Optimist is not copyrighted to ease the exchange of Optimists’
information. We only ask that you indicate the source of your
information. The BHOC assumes no liability for itself or its members.
QUARTERLY DUES:
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OPTIMIST CREED
PROMISE YOURSELF-
To be so strong that
nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health,
happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your
friends feel that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny
side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the
best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.
To be just as
enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the
mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the
future.
To wear a cheerful
countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a
smile.
To give so much time
to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize
others.
To be too
large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy
to permit the presence of trouble.
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