One of the breakout sessions conducted by Jan Oord and Don Brose at the 4th Quarter Michigan District Convention was about fund raising. Jan created a Powerpoint slide show of the ideas generated at this session. Click HERE to learn some of the successful fund raising programs used by other Michigan District Optimist Clubs. NOTE: This is a large file! Click on each page to advance to the next page. Click on your browser's Back button to return to this page.

Across the Michigan District, over 300 Junior Golfers participated in Local Qualifiers this spring, leading up to the District Tournament. On June 16-17, the field was narrowed to 96 as weather cooperated for two tough days of golf. Yardages were set by age and gender, from 4,975 to 6,800 yards.

Curious to see how well they did?

Want to know who is going to the Championship?

Click HERE to view the District Results.

The 4th Quarter OptiViews is available online now. Click HERE to view.

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

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 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.