UPDATE.... UPDATE.... UPDATE.... The POT Of GOLD is now $1700.00

FRIEND OF YOUTH OR NOT
As of this writing we have three clubs disbanded and are down 103 members from October 1, 2011 in the South Texas District.  How is your zone and club performing?  Are we really performing as a “Friend of Youth” in our area?

Would you agree that we are so much better than these figures indicate?  How many prospective members have you invited to join your club for a meeting or to volunteer at one of your clubs projects to benefit childhood cancer or some other worthy project this year?  Why not pick one of your favorite most fulfilling projects and invite a couple of friends that you would like to be a member of your club to join you?  

Put failure under the microscope, dissect it, do a complete analysis and use it as an opportunity for regrouping.  In other words let’s use our mistakes as stepping stones upward and onward to greater success.

THE TIDES HAVE TURNED
In some areas the younger prospective members have come full circle.  That is many of them have now decided to be a volunteer to help improve the life of our youth.  How many under age 40 potential members have you invited to check out membership in your club or to organize a new club in their town to serve their local youth?

Imagine for a moment that you want to build a new club in your town or one close by and you know that you absolutely cannot fail.  Or it may be that you just want to add 5 new members to your club and get your name in the drawing for the $1,700.00 pot of gold or maybe add 10 new members and get your name in the drawing two times and at the same win a new road sign for your club.  If your club already has a road sign give it to the new club you are building.

If it is impossible for you to fail, what will your attitude be and what affect will that have on your success?  Think about it, imagine success and invite a couple of people to your next project or meeting.

Please attend the third quarter training in San Antonio May 4th, 5th, & 6th where the great Oratorical Contestants will battle it out for 1st place. 

— Governor Joe

Canyon Lake H. S. Octagon Club in action....Adopt-a-Highway clean up and Strawberry prep..

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Towne and Country Optimist Club of San Antonio announces their 10th annual Spring Social to be held on May 19th at the Schertz VFW. For More information CLICK HERE...

Those who are authorized by your club to vote in Milwaukee --- be sure to stop by the Credentials Booth to pick up the ballots.

And be sure to vote for Gil Ortiz for Optimist International Director...

Special thanks to Lou Falconieri, Jerry Eschberger, Darrell Logterman, Ken Garner our Keynote speaker and Ilona McCauley our Master of Ceremonies.

For the list of winners, CLICK HERE...

District Photographer Randy Boyd has supplied pictures from the First Quarter District Meeting in Bryan on October 21-23, 2011. To see the slideshow, CLICK HERE...