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The
Optimist Club of Louisville has been in the
forefront of civic activities since 1916.
When the parent body was formally
established at the first convention in
Louisville, Ky., June 1919, we became a
charter member of Optimist International.
Today we are in the Kentucky-West Virginia
District.
Our Club is
comprised of people who care enough to
volunteer a portion of their time and
talent... simply to help others. Committed
to the international motto, Friend of
Youth, club leaders determine the
service programs we undertake--some
developed by Optimist International, others
tailored by us to meet local needs.
Each year we
sponsor Scholarship Awards, Youth
Appreciation, an Oratorical Contest for
middle school students, an Essay Contest for
high school students, Tri-Star Basketball,
and Respect for Law. Additionally, we
frequently offer golf tournaments for youth, a fishing
derby, an oratorical contest for hearing
impaired students, and in 2003 we staged our
first Website Design Contest. To recognize
outstanding citizens, we celebrate a Citizen
of the Year who is given the privilege of
donating a large award to the Boys and Girls
Clubs.
Citizen
of the Year- 2004
Rev. Tim
Moseley was our Citizen of the Year! He is
shown below with his wife. They oversee
Wayside Christian Mission.
Citizen
of the Year
In April
2003, Kevin Greenwell, a top teacher for
junior golfers who is head golf pro at
Shawnee Golf Course, became our Citizen of
the Year. Below, Walter Barney who heads up
the COY program, congratulates him. Last
year's COY was Jarrett Mynear, a
cancer patient (now deceased), who initiated a program called the "Joy Cart" to
bring toys and surprises to children who must endure long periods of
hospitalization. (right)
The
2002 winner of our Respect for Law Award,
Judge Denise Clayton, with past president
Curtis Pile.
Teenagers who were recognized at
our 2002 Thanksgiving Youth Appreciation
Event
Oratorical Contest
Mike
Tonegawa (right) headed up the 2003
Oratorical Contest. Eight students from
public, parochial and Christian schools
participated.
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