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Dates to Remember

2011 - 2012

All Year Long Youth Appreciation // Respect for Law
October 1 Start of the 2011-2012 "ENCOURAGE YOUTH . . . SECURE OUR FUTURE" year. Start planning Oratorical, Essay and Spelling Contests.
1 Submit First Quarter Optimist International dues.
1 Submit First Half 2011-2012 Midwestern Ontario District dues to District Secretary/Treasurer Past Governor Gerry Savage.
20 District deadline to submit list of CPA entries to Optimist International.
November 4 District Executive Meeting Location: Oakwood Resort, 70671 Hwy. 21, Grand Bend, Ontario
5 FIRST QUARTER BOARD Location: Oakwood Resort, 70671 Hwy. 21, Grand Bend, Ontario
December 1 - 31 Essay Contest Month - Topic: "How My Positive Outlook Benefits My Community".
15 District deadline to submit winning 2010 - 2011 District C.P.A. books and 1st Place Entry Form to O.I.
January 1 Submit Second Quarter Optimist International dues.
February 1 - 28 Oratorical Contest Month - Topic: "How My Optimism Helps Me Overcome Obstacles".
17 District Executive Meeting Location: Delta Inn, 50 Stone Road, Guelph, Ontario
18 SECOND QUARTER BOARD (Awards Banquet) Location: Delta Inn, 50 Stone Road, Guelph, Ontario
28 Club deadline to submit winning essays to Optimist Ray Love, Chairperson, District Essay Contest.
March t.b.a. District Executive Meeting
April 1 - 30 Hold club officer elections for the 2012-2013 Optimist Year.
1 Submit Second Half of Midwestern Ontario District dues to District Secretary/Treasurer Past Governor Gerry Savage
1 Submit Third Quarter Optimist International dues.
15 District deadline to submit Essay Contest winner to Optimist International.
May 12 THIRD QUARTER BOARD (Oratorical Contest) Location: Egremont Optimist Community Centre
392137 Grey Road 109, Holstein, Ontario
20 "Club Officer-Elect Report" form due to O.I. Canadian Service Centre, Governor, Governor-Elect, etc.
June 1 - 30 Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
9 District Canadian Children's Optimist Foundation (C.C.O.F.) Golf Tournament
Mitchell Golf and Country Club, 81 Francis Street, Mitchell, Ontario
15 District deadline to submit Oratorical winners to Optimist International.
19 Anniversary of Optimist International (1919)
July 1 Submit Fourth Quarter Optimist International dues.
1 District deadline to submit Oratorical winners to Optimist International
12-14 Optimist International Convention Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
12-14 J.O.O.I. (Junior Optimist Octagon International) International ConventionLocation: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
t.b.a. District Executive Meeting
August 3 Deadline to submit "Memorial Service Information" form to District Secretary/Treasurer Past Governor Gerry Savage
17-19 DISTRICT CONVENTION Location: Days Inn, 950 6th Street East, Owen Sound, Ontario
September 30 Club deadline to submit 2011-2012 President's Pride Report to Optimist International - Canada
30 Final Club Roster Adjustments Forms due to O.I. Canadian Service Centre
30 Club deadline to submit CPA Book entries to Optimists Stella & Sharon Carmount, Co-Chairs, Club Activities
30 Club deadline to submit Childhood Cancer Recognition Awards Report to Optimist International - see O.I. website: www.optimist.org (Forms/C.C.C./Optimist Recognition Report)
30 Celebration of our 2011-2012 "ENCOURAGE YOUTH . . . SECURE OUR FUTURE" year.