The Royal Oak
Optimist Club
"Bringing Out The Best In Kids"
**Optimist Trivia Night**
Saturday November 3rd at 6:00pm
Clawson Nights of Columbus Hall
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•11-Mile Cleanup
Saturday October 6th 7:15am
Royal Oak Farmers Market Lot
e-mail Ilene Harmon
to volunteer
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•The Royal Oak Optimist Club
meets Wednesday Mornings,
7:15 am at National Coney Island--
12-Mile and Main Street in Royal Oak
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UPCOMING EVENTS
ROYAL OAK OPTIMIST CLUB
MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES!
September--Rick Bremer--28 years
September--Millian Toms--28 years
September--John Wilk--28 years
September--Steve Gustafson--26 years
September--Dick Munyan--25 years
September--Doris Saad--25 years
September--Mike Ripinski--17 years
September--Brett Tillander--17 years
September--Jim Plecha--13 years
September--Reid Beyerlein--13 years
September--Stuart Daly--4 years
RO Optimist Club Speaker Schedule
•September 26th--Voters Not Politicians
•October 2nd--Board Meeting
•October 3rd--Business Meeting
•October 10th--Real Estate Update
•October 17th--What's New at SOCCRA?
•October 24th--Optimist Youth Appreciation Breakfast
Boys and Girls Club in Royal Oak
•October 31st--Clawson Historical Mueseum
Melodie Nichols
November 6th--Board Meeting
November 7h--Business Meeting
November 14h--Royal Oak Centennial Event
Jason Gittinger
November 21st--No Speaker
Congratulations John Timmerman!
2018 Optimist of the Year!!
+What We Do
+How We Do It
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
― Winston S. Churchill
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
+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
2018 Royal Oak Optimist Junior Golf
2018 Royal Oak Optimist/Van Every
Bike Helmet Sale
2017 Royal Oak Optimist Club Essay Contest Winners
From left to right: Roni Blank, Jessica Saunders, and Julianna Darawi.
All are from Royal Oak Middle School.
2018 Royal Oak Optimist
Memorial Day Parade Bike Decorating
Jack and Patti Salter celebrate Jack's 60 years as a member of the Royal Oak Optimist Club on June 23rd during the Boys and Girls Clubs of Oakland and Macomb Counties Walk for the Future event.
2017 Royal Oak Optimist Club Oratorical Contest Winners
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.
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.
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!
