Important Oratorical Contest update! The Oratorical Contest contact information in the Second Quarter OptiViews for Regions 1 and 2 is reversed. Clubs in Region 1 (Zones 1 and 3 and 5 less the Muskegon-Greater, Muskegon Mona Shores and Muskegon Heights) need to contact Mark Stoinski and Clubs in Region 2 (Zones 2, 4, 6, and 7 plus Muskegon-Greater, Muskegon Mona Shores and Muskegon Heights) need to contact Lou Deichman. The phone numbers and addresses for Mark and Lou are correct.

2nd Quarter Achievements and Awards points reports from all Clubs are now being accepted by Michigan District A&A Chairperson Maggie Rollinger. Click HERE to print a reporting form, which is to be mailed to Maggie no later than May 1.

Register NOW for the 3rd Quarter District Conference to be held May 16-18 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing. The highlight of this conference is Michigan District Oratorical Contest. Click HERE for a printable registration form, which is due to Michigan District Secretary-Treasurer Marc Katz by May 7 in order to guarantee receiving a lunch. Please note that hotel reservations must be made by April 15! Call (800) 875-5090 for hotel reservations.

The 3rd Quarter OptiViews is available online now. Click HERE to view.

Let's all give a huge Michigan District welcome to the new Optimist Club of Nepal! This Club was chartered on March 14 with 31 members. Congratulations to Charter President Mahesh Dahal and all the other new Optimists in this Club! Click HERE to send greetings to President Mahesh.

A&A Chairperson Maggie Rollinger has compiled the 1st Quarter A&A standings. Click HERE to see where your Club stands.

JOOI needs your help to make their Michigan District Conference a success!
This FREE conference will be held April 25/26 in Waterford, MI. All clubs are challenged to donate $50 to JOOI to support their conference! Donation checks must be made out to Michigan District Optimists and sent to District Secretary-Treasurer Marc Katz. Click the links below for more information.
JOOI Flyer JOOI Permission Slip

Michigan District Optimists West had lively and productive discussions about how to keep an Optimist Club healthy at our 2^nd quarter Optimist meeting on February 9 in Kalamazoo. Click HERE to view the list of ideas that the 7 tables generated.

Prescription
for a healthy Optimist Club

Karen Monville, the Michigan District OI Foundation Representative, has news about "Achieving the Extraordinary" in our District fund raising efforts for the OI Foundation during 2007-2008. Click HERE to read her report and find out how you and your Club can help supply bricks, because "Dreams Need A Solid Foundation".

Director of Committees Sheryl Mitchell has prepared her 2nd Quarter report of committee activities. Click HERE to see it.

The Michigan District Junior Golf Tournament will be held at Davison Country Club on June 16-17, 2008. Participants must be between the ages of 10-18, and have qualified by one of three methods:

1. Play in a local qualifier AND shoot at or below the qualifying score for age and division. Note: A player who does not qualify in one tournament may attempt to do so at another.

2. Apply and be accepted as an "at large" contestant (see entry form for the application), or

3. Have been the boy or girl winner of their respective division of the 2007 Michigan District Tournament.

Click HERE for a list of all pre-tournament qualifier locations and dates.

Click HERE for the Michigan District Entry Form and At-Large Application

For more information, contact Sherry Regiani at 248-625-5222.

The Club Directory page and District Committees page have been updated for 2007-2008. Please check your entry for accuracy and send any corrections or updates to the District Webmaster.

Important reminder for ALL Club Treasurers: As part of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, tax-exempt organizations with gross receipts of $25,000 or less are required to file with the IRS a Form 990-N information return, also known as an "e-postcard." This e-postcard will ask for basic identifying information such as the organization’s legal name, address, employee identification number, and the name and address of its principal officer. The IRS has now issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions about the e-postcard filing requirements, which can be found at http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=173864,00.html.

The directory of Junior Optimist Clubs, Octagon Clubs and Alpha Clubs has been updated on the Michigan JOOI page.