The District Scrapbook competition has two categories:

• For clubs with 40 or fewer members as of October 1: Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. The first place winner in this category will also receive the Governor Clarke McLeod Trophy.
• For clubs with 41 or more members as of October1: Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. The first place winner in this category will also receive the Governor Dale Duffield Trophy.

NOTE: Points will also be awarded to each club which enters a Club Scrapbook in the District Scrapbook Competition at the District Convention

Co-chairs:
Stella Carmount and Sharon Carmount
Ayton, Ont
(519) 334-3082

Official Rules

 

As a guide, here is a sample of the judges score sheet.

1. Date-conducted or completed since last district convention
2. Official Optimist International Scrapbook used?
3. Front Cover contains (only)
   1. Official Optimist International Emblem
   2. Name of Club
   3. Period of time covered by project
4. First Page:
   1. Name of club
   2. Name of district
   3. President's name & address
   4. President Elect's name & address
   5. Vice President's name & address
   6. Secretary's name & address
   7. Treasurer's name & address
   8. Director's names
   9. Number of club members
   10. Name of area served
   11. Population of area served
   12. Indication of urban, suburban, rural
5. Second page has index or table of contests clearly stated
6. Contents: has at least 2 internal and 3 external activities
7. Internal: at least 2 needed
   1. photo of erected road signs
   2. club activities such as interclub , membership meetings
   3. social activities
   4. sports
   5. Anniversary, President's night etc.
   6. District Convention of past year
8. External: at least 3 needed
   1. youth work activities
   2. civic projects
   3. safety on wheels/bike rodeo
   4. youth appreciation week
   5. respect for law
   6. oratorical
   7. fund raising
9. Deadline of submission on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at District Convention
10. Materials:
    1. material is arranged to tell story of club's year
    2. substantiating material firmly affixed to pages
    3. clippings contain name & date of publications
    4. Optimist, Optimist International etc. underlined in red
11. Over all appearance and organization