The Royal Oak
Optimist Club
"Bringing Out The Best In Kids"
11•19•20
CONGRATULATIONS
MARC KATZ
2020 ROYAL OAK OPTIMIST CLUB OPTIMIST OF THE YEAR!
Berkley High School
Sydney Bollinger
Elise Essenmacher
Brandon Mar
Tessa Voss
Churchill Alternative School
Tristan Crawford
Royal Oak High School
Emma Forsyth
Connor Brezenski
Hava Szarafinski
Naia Peters
Shrine High School
Theresa Hejka
Ie’Jana Woodley
Charlie Roty
Perry Lampertius
Congratulations to the
2020 Royal Oak Optimist
Club Youth Appreciation Recipients!
ROYAL OAK OPTIMIST CLUB
MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES!
November Anniversaries!
Ed Korkoian--29 Years
Donna Sutton--29 Years
Patty Dunstan--13 Years
Brian Cook--9 Years
Paula Messner--9 Years
John Wagster--9 Years
Stan Warren--9 Years
Tim Wayland--4 Years
Laura Whitmore--4 Years
December Anniversaries!
Fred Meinberg--35 Years
Bonnie Bourque--21 Years
Dawne Ripinski--19 Years
Shannon Jovic--17 Years
Cas Swastek--13 Years
Kim Neely--3 Years
Caroline Thomas--3 Years
Angela Maiuri-2 Years
2020 Royal Oak Optimist Club
Photo Contest Winners!
(click on each name to see their individual entries)
Athena Barrer Elliott McKeeman
"To make all your friends feel there "To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give
is something worthwhile in them" every living creature you meet a smile"
"To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give "To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
every living creature you meet a smile" and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.every living creature
you meet a smile"
"To look at the sunny side of everything "To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true" and make your optimism come true"
“To be so strong that no one can "To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give
disturb your peace of mind” every living creature you meet a smile"
"To look at the sunny side of everything The entire Optimist Creed
and make your optimism come true"
•The Royal Oak Optimist Club
ordinarily meets Wednesday Mornings,
7:15 am at National Coney Island--
12-Mile and Main Street in Royal Oak
•We are currently meeting virtually
November 25th--Ilene Harmon-McGough
Where She Is, Was, And Will Be
SPEAKER SCHEDULE
2019 Royal Oak Optimist Club
11-Mile Road Spring Cleanup
and Optimist Park Cleanup
Thanks to Patti Shafer and
Allen Pruner for organizing
Congratulations Robin Kripli!
2019 Optimist of the Year
and new Optimist President!!
To donate to the
Royal Oak Optimist Club please click on the
PayPal logo below
+Our Mission
The mission of the Royal Oak Optimist Club is to bring out the best in kids by providing hope and a positive vision
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
― Winston S. Churchill
+What We Do
+How We Do It
The Royal Oak Optimist Club's purpose is to develop optimism as a philosophy of life utilizing the tenets of the Optimist Creed;
To provide an active interest in
good government and civic affairs;
To inspire respect for the law;
To promote patriotism and work for
international accord and friendship among all people;
To aid and encourage the development of youth, in the belief that the giving of one’s self in service to others will advance
the well-being of humankind, community life and the world.
“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.”
― Noam Chomsky
11 Mile Clean up – September and April each year
Content: Twice a year the Royal Oak Optimists meet at the east side of the Royal Oak Farmers Market parking lot at 7:15 am on a Saturday. The Fall 2015 turn happened September 26, 2015. We met in the parking lot, hung our sign, had a little coffee and mini donuts to boost up our energy and got started. The weather was perfect and the volunteers did their thing! Up and down 11 Mile from Woodward to I-75, Optimists wore their orange vests for safety and walked on the sidewalks against traffic collecting the garbage to make Royal Oak a little better for our community.
Youth Appreciation – October each year
Essay Competition –
Oratorical Competition –
Bestest Concert Ever –
Bowlabration – Our biggest fundraising event
Jr. Golf Outing –Saturday May 21st
Memorial Day Parade
Optimist Park Cleanup/Maintenance
2018 Royal Oak Optimist Junior Golf
2018 Royal Oak Optimist/Van Every
Bike Helmet Sale
2018 Royal Oak Optimist
Memorial Day Parade Bike Decorating
2017 Royal Oak Optimist Club Essay Contest Winners
2017 Royal Oak Optimist Club Oratorical Contest Winners
From left to right: Roni Blank, Jessica Saunders, and Julianna Darawi.
All are from Royal Oak Middle School.
Megan Vick from Berkley Anderson and Tommy Gardella
from Royal Oak Middle School
The Royal Oak Optimist Club held its annual Oratorical Contests on March 8 (girls) and 15 (boys), 2017. This year’s topic was “"What the World Gains from Optimism.” The Club was pleased to host participants from Royal Oak Middle School and Berkley Anderson this year.
After the Club served the students and their families breakfast each week, the young men and women presented their speeches on the given topic, which lasted between four and five minutes. Each week, the speeches were judged by local community officials who were kind enough to volunteer their time to help out the Optimists, as well as the kids of Royal Oak, Berkley, and surrounding communities.
The winning contestants will participate in the Area IV Oratorical Contest to be held in Clawson on April 22. That competition includes winners of club contests from Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Oakland, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Tuscola, and Washtenaw Counties.
The Royal Oak Optimist Club held its annual Oratorical Contests on March 8 (girls) and 15 (boys), 2017. This year’s topic was “"What the World Gains from Optimism.” The Club was pleased to host participants from Royal Oak Middle School and Berkley Anderson this year.
After the Club served the students and their families breakfast each week, the young men and women presented their speeches on the given topic, which lasted between four and five minutes. Each week, the speeches were judged by local community officials who were kind enough to volunteer their time to help out the Optimists, as well as the kids of Royal Oak, Berkley, and surrounding communities.
The winning contestants will participate in the Area IV Oratorical Contest to be held in Clawson on April 22. That competition includes winners of club contests from Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Oakland, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Tuscola, and Washtenaw Counties.
Spring 2018 Royal Oak Optimist Club 11-Mile Cleanup
2018 Royal Oak
Optimist Club
Park Cleanup
Congratulations
Patty Brown!
2017 Optimist
of the Year!
CONGRATULATIONS TO
PAULA MESSNER!
2016 OPTIMIST OF THE YEAR!
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