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AL-MS DISTRICT OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL
          4th QTR DISTRICT CONVENTION
                          Montgomery, AL
                         August 23-26, 2018

The AL-MS District Convention will be at the Embassy Suites in Montgomery on August 23rd -26th. The rooms (suites) are $107+tax. This rate does include breakfast. Please note that if you park in the hotel parking lot there is a $14 per day charge. There is a city parking lot in the next block for $5 per day.

The rooms are guaranteed at this rate only through July 24th!!!!

After July 24th the rates and availability are not guaranteed. It is much easier to cancel a room than to get one that is not available. Please make your reservations now before you forget.

You may make your reservations by calling 334-269-5055 and asking for the Optimist Block. Our group code is: AMD

Click here to book the hotel on-line

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          AL-MS DISTRICT PURSE / BAG SNATCHING
TO BENEFIT OI'S WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY COUNCIL

The Women's Philanthropy Council (WPC) Member Nancy Ryan will be holding a Purse / Bag Snatching with items for women and men at the AL-MS 4th Quarter District Convention, August 24-26, 2018, in Montgomery, AL.

Please consider donating new and/or "gently used/like new" purses, bags of all kinds, brief cases, etc., for men or women, for the silent auction/raffle and bring them with you to the 4th Quarter District Convention, preferably by no later than Saturday morning after breakfast, so that everyone has plenty of time to see all the great items! The event will also feature “Mystery Bags” filled with various smaller items for purchase to benefit the WPC. If you have any items that would be suitable to include in the mystery bags, please bring those with you to the meeting in August as well.

*** In order to plan ahead for the event, please email a picture of the items you plan to donate to Nancy Ryan at WPC@amoptimists.org in (jpg format), and/or send a brief description of the item(s) by Friday, August 17th.

If needed a receipt acknowledging your donations will be available at the event.

The WPC provides funds to Optimist International Foundation, which help support every International Program of OI. Membership in the WPC begins with an annual gift of at least $100. Men are eligible and welcome to join as well!

Donations to the WPC also increase the AL-MS District's overall contribution to the OI Foundation!!

For more details, click here for the membership brochure

Please complete the brochure and bring it with you to the District Convention or mail donations and completed forms to: Optimist International Foundation, PO Box 952126, St. Louis, MO 63195-2126

Donors to the WPC are honored with a pink purse lapel pin:Purse

Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Nancy Ryan
Optimist International WPC Council Member
WPC@amoptimists.org





The ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI DISTRICT of Optimist International is an association of Optimist Clubs across the two states. Adult volunteers join Optimist Clubs to conduct positive service projects in their communities aimed at providing a helping hand to youth. By providing hope and a positive vision, Optimist Club members bring out the best in kids.



GOVERNOR JACQUELINE SULLIVAN

GOVERNOR JACKIE SULLIVAN



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   WEEKLY OPTIMISTIC QUOTE

If the track is tough and the hill is rough, THINKING you can just ain't enough!

–   Shel Silverstein

   GOVERNOR's CORNER

Greetings, Optimist Family!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, ALMS Optimists! I trust you and yours had an enjoyable and blessed Thanksgiving. It seems as if time is really whizzing past us; therefore, we need to optimistically catch up with it and add more steam to our ALMS Train engine.

The Second Quarter District Meeting will be January 19-21 in Hattiesburg, MS; I implore you to do your best to attend. The proposed training will include Orientation to Optimism for New Members, Don’t be Afraid of Social Media/Technology, a Very Special Skit, and some Special Activities for our Guests; I don’t believe you will be disappointed if you attend. So, go ahead and pack, gas up, and get aboard The ALMS Optimist Strong Train for the Second Quarter District Meeting!

Last, but not least, I want to send A BIG THANK YOU to the fifty plus attendees (OI Trainer, Fatima Plater, ALMS Presenters, Members, and Guests)) who supported our first Quarter Optimist Strong Conference; from the majority of the evaluations, everyone had an awesome time and received valuable information and training!

Yours in optimism,
Governor Jackie