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Zone 1
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Club Service Projects / Continuing Activities
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500 SPEEDWAY, IN INDIANAPOLIS
*Thanksgiving giving of $650 for families including 17 children. Purchased gift cards for each family. *Christmas giving to 5 families for $1000. Gave these families $200 in gift cards to purchase food and gifts for Christmas. * Server families including 30 children at Ronald McDonald House in October. *Sold Christmas trees for the 1st fundraiser of the 2011/2012 year. Ritter JOOI club and Local High School group assisted in unloading trees as their service project. *Donated $750 in Speedway gas cards to IU Health North for families of cancer patients during the first quarter. 0 0 0
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN INDIANAPOLIS
NOTE: club membership on October 1st was 97 (not 106); see T-Shot Police Explorer Post (sponsor and Post advisor) Harshman Middle School Super Citizens (256 youth) Emma Donna Middle School (310 youth) 0 0 0
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INDIANAPOLIS-BFT, IN INDIANAPOLIS
November 22-2011 - Youth Appreciation Day - 2 students December 4, 2011 - Special Olympics Bowling - 312 students December 9, 2011 - Sphagetti Supper for students and parents participating in Jingle Bell Run - 30 December 10, 2011 - Jingle Bell Run - 30 students 0
Help Them Hear Program -2 kids received 2 hearing aids; 1 received 1 hearing aid.
INDIANAPOLIS-N SIDE, IN INDIANAPOLIS
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1. Help Them Hear merchant jars 2. Adopt A Road December, 2011 3. Special Olympics Bowling 312 children 4. Help Them Hear - Hearing aids for 3 children
Zone 2
Club Name
Club Service Projects / Continuing Activities
(With Number of Youth Served)
BARGERSVILLE-CENTER GROVE, IN BARGERSVILLE
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COLUMBUS, IN COLUMBUS
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GREENSBURG, IN GREENSBURG
0 Youth Appreciation Week Partners in education Reality Store After Prom Youth of the Month Shop with Cop United Fund Arts & Cultural Council0 0 0
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SHELBY COUNTY, IN SHELBYVILLE
0 clothed 2 children for christmas Cohost Eater Egg Hunt 250 Kids district golf contest0 0 golf scramble0
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FRANKLIN
Zone 3
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Club Service Projects / Continuing Activities
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AVON, IN AVON
0 0 Donate Pumpkins to Township Park Halloween Trail in Township Park Donate to Project Angel, help deliver presents. Donate to Avon Township School Bus Drivers needy Families Y.A.W. Honor the Girls Volleyball Team, Avon High School
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DANVILLE, IN DANVILLE
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MILL CREEK, IN CLAYTON
Cookout for Franklin Optimist Club - 21 Mill Creek West Book Fair – $50 - 200 kids TRI-STAR FOOTBALL – 51 TRI-STAR SOCCER – 65 CHRISTMAS CAROLING – 17 participated in the event - 50 benefited Basketball Program - 178 kids
Soccer Program - 175 participants
MOORESVILLE, IN MOORESVILLE
0Halloween Hike (1025) Turkeys for Seniors at Thanksgiving Turkeys for seniors at Xmas Bell Ringing Victorian Xmas Cloth a Child (5) Xmas for Kids (7) Soccer (527) 0 0 0
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N. SALEM-TRI-POINTE, IN NORTH SALEM
0Nov. did a National Education reading at the School Library for each class Dec 11 and 12 We did an Old Fashion Days Christmas Program in the community of North Salem May 11 Scholarship Award June 26 Fishing Derby 0 0 0
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PLAINFIELD, IN PLAINFIELD
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MIRACLE MOVERS - WEST CENTRAL INDIANA
Combined Zone 4 & 5
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Club Service Projects / Continuing Activities
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CLAY COUNTY-BFT, IN CLAY COUNTY
Christmas Poinsettia Sales Clothe-A-Child Collections 0 Well Child Clinic Donation Approx. 50 Clothe-A-Child Project 134 Place Christmas Electric Ornaments on the city main street Community .
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CLINTON-BREAKFAST, IN CLINTON
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NORTHERN VERMILLION CTY-BFT, IN NEWPORT
1. Football meal--75 2. Headstart Christmas--18 3. Halloween party--10 4. Reality Store--140 5. Christmas for Newport--200 6. Baseball bats--35 7. Yearbook ad--60
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TERRE HAUTE, IN TERRE HAUTE
Disaster Outreach Program
77th Annual Clothe-A-Child Program held December 6, 2011. Approximately 700 Elementary age children clothed with complete new outfit (10prs socks, 10prs underwear, pair of pants, a shirt and a zippered hoodie), also 80% of these children received a new winter coat. Fund raising began in November and continued through December to raise over $42,000. Total expenses for the program were approximately $50,000. Project involves over three months of planning and several volunteer groups besides the Terre Haute Noon Optimist Club. 0 0 0
TERRE HAUTE-BFT, IN TERRE HAUTE
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Zone 6
Club Name
Club Service Projects / Continuing Activities
(With Number of Youth Served)
CLARKSVILLE, IN CLARKSVILLE
Gobbler Games
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GEORGETOWN, IN GEORGETOWN
Kids Night Out - 154 Christmas Family - 10 Yard Sale - 34 Girls Basketball Sponsor - 52 Yard Sale - 30 Highland Youth Recreation - 518 Master Gardner's - 24 Girl Scout Yard Sale - 30 Kinley's Carnival - 250 National Night Out - 82
Kids Night Out 154 Girls Basketball Sponsor - 52Kids Nite Out 240 Kids Nite Out 157 Kids Night Out 120
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN JEFFERSONVILLE
Worked with Clark County Youth Shelter to raise $8500 for the kids and took a collection of food, clothes and money for Christmas 0 0
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JEFFERSONVILLE-BFT, IN JEFFERSONVILLE
Halloween on Spring Street 5000 Kids 0 0
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JEFFERSONVILLE-FALLS CTS, IN JEFFERSONVILLE
Ringing Bells for Salvation Army Candy Bags for Children at the New Albany Cancer Passing out Halloween Candy downtown Jeffersonville Christmas baskets
Kid's Cafe 3-2-1 Reading Program Home Tutoring Program
NEW ALBANY
Reading program for 4th grade boys 20 Thanksgiving food baskets 4kids Christmas food baskets 10 kids Christmas clothing 10kids Blankets for cancer center 30 kids Halloween candy packets for cancer center 30 kids Halloween on Spring Street 5000 kids
Ghost Run Grape Picking Chili Cookoff
Zone 7
Club Name
Club Service Projects / Continuing Activities
(With Number of Youth Served)
JASPER, IN JASPER
10/17/09 - Special Needs - 15 10/17/09 - Youth Bowling - 72 10/24/09 - Youth Bowling - 72 10/31/09 - Youth Bowling - 72 11/7/09 - Youth Bowling - 72 11/14/09 - Youth Bowling - 72 11/21/09 - Youth Bowling - 72 11/21/09 - Special Needs - 19 12/5/09 - Special Needs Christmas Party - 23 12/13/09 - Providence Home Christmas Party - 40 1/16/10 - Youth Bowling - 85 1/23/10 - Youth Bowling - 85 1/30/10 - Special Needs - 13 2/6/10 - Youth Bowling - 85 2/13/10 - Youth Bowling - 85 2/20/10 - Youth Bowling - 85 2/27/10 - Youth Bowling - 85 3/6/10 - Special Needs - 20 4/10/10 - Special Needs - 15 5/11/10 - Respect for Law Camp - 2 5/15/10 - Special Needs - 18 6/24/10 - Tri-Star Soccer - 79 8/11/10 - Special Needs - 18 9/18/10 - Special Needs - 15
Special Needs Program Special Needs Program Special Needs Program Special Needs Program
PETERSBURG-PIKE, IN PETERSBURG
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SPRINGS VALLEY/ FRENCH LICK, IN FRENCH LICK
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Zone 8
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Club Service Projects / Continuing Activities
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EVANSVILLE, IN EVANSVILLE
0 Two fundraiser programs: Santa Clothes Club...raised $1,100 from members and matched $1000 from the Downtown Optimist Foundation for total given to Santa Clothes Club. Clothed 21 kids. This is annual program that is based out of Evansville IN and raises over $250,000 each year. Also raised $1500 for the Salvation Army Bell Ringing Campaign. We take one day and cover bell ringing at one location(local Walmart) We raised over $600 during our bell ringing. 0 JOOI Club...have restarted the one we had last year and is continuing through the efforts of a number of the members. Current 20-30 students attend. Second quarter continued with the JOOI Club...same number of children participated Youth Appreciate Week. Found job shadowing opportunities for over 30 students and recognized 4 student from four schools at the Youth of the Day. This was part of community wide effort of the local Optimist Clubs. Distributed funds from scholarship for Speech contest for one student to local university. 0
JOOI Club...have restarted the one we had last year and is continuing through the efforts of a number of the members. Current 20-30 students attend. Second quarter continued with the JOOI Club...same number of children participated 0 0 0
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EVANSVILLE-EAST SIDE, IN EVANSVILLE
Youth Appreciation Day Essay Contest Respect For Law 0
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EVANSVILLE-LAKEVIEW, IN EVANSVILLE
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EVANSVILLE-W SIDE, IN EVANSVILLE
Youth Appreciation Breakfast and Job Shadowing Boys & Girls Club - Sponsor Sports Awards Tri-Star Basketball Respect for Law0
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SOUTH GIBSON-FORT BRANCH, IN FORT BRANCH
Donate $100 to community school for Education tool (Smart Board) 150 Ring bells for Salvation Army 0 0 0
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Zone 9
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Club Service Projects / Continuing Activities
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CHRISNEY, IN CHRISNEY
1. Had a food/drink booth at the Spencer Co. 4-H Fair 2. Had a golf scramble at the Chrisney Golf Course 3. Sponsored a Family Night for the Chrisney Elem. families 4. Had a food/drink booth at the Chrisney Fall Festival 5. Bought Christmas treats/school supplies for 180 Chrisney Elem. students0 0
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HUNTINGBURG, IN HUNTINGBURG
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SANTA CLAUS, IN SANTA CLAUS
1. Tri-Star Soccer Contest, 10/8/11, 73 participants 2. Tri-Star Football Contest, 10/9/11, 50 participants 3. First Sundae Lincoln Strail School, 10/21/11, 62 students 4. Christmas Fits donated for Dale Community Action Center for the Children, 12/16/11, 75 gifts 5. Participation in the Santa Claus Christmas Parade, 12/10/11, Total of 1000 Optimist pencils given out to the kids. Won best Theme Trophy for parade. JOOI members helped to distribute pencils and coloring book winners rode on the float. 6. Optimist Coloring Contest, 12/10/11, 132 kindergarten and first grade students from Lindoln Trial, Nancy Hanks, David Turnham. Fundraiser: Pancake Breakfast, 11/5/11, 100 adults and 12 children
Avenue of Flags
TELL CITY, IN TELL CITY
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FERDINAND, IN FERDINAND
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THE DALE CLUB - INDIANA
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