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Sioux Falls
Morning Optimist News Volume 2, Issue 12 September 2016
Presidents Corner with Sean Ervin
This marks my last newsletter for our
club. We have had a great year thanks to
our great club and each and every one of
you. I cannot thank each of you enough
for all you do on behalf of our club, from
donations of money, time, and your
enthusiasm. It is all greatly appreciated by
me, and the rest of the Club.
I think this highlights perhaps the most
personally important piece of the
Optimist Creed for each of us. That
portion is the exhortation “Promise
Yourself”. Each and every element of the
Creed is a promise to ourselves. We all
know that an optimistic attitude always
starts from within us. We bring that
attitude with us to each event and action
we participate in, whether it is club-
related or in our daily lives.
We are all part of a team that can do
anything we set our mind to. Please
promise yourself to take on something
new this year and advance yourself and
this great club at the same time.
Whatever you do in the coming year,
make sure to Promise Yourself to be the
Optimistic example for others you know
and interact with. Above all, THANKS!!!
Club Member Highlight
This month’s Club Member Highlight
reprises our incoming President’s history:
Ken Munch is our incoming President as
of October 1. He has been a member
since 2007 when he was sponsored by
Eric Olson. Ken loves Golf. It is no
surprise then that his favorite event is
our Spring Golf Tournament.
He also is inspired by the Creed, where
his favorite portions are “To give so much
time to the improvement of yourself that
you have no time to criticize others” and
“To forget the mistakes of the past and
press on to the greater achievements of
the future.”
Ken has been married to fellow member
Star for over 50 years. They have a
grown son Eric and a grown daughter
Tracy, and 4 brilliant grandchildren. He is
a retired pharmacist. He loves to sing in
the Sioux Empirians, among other things.
He has a couple of classic cars that he
enjoys as well.
Ken’s favorite quote is from Albert
Einstein: “a pessimist sees difficulty in
every opportunity; an Optimist sees the
opportunity in every difficulty.”
September Birthdays:
9/4 Breanna Garber
9/18 Dick Beck
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
We are in search of the following birthdays,
please let Tammy or Sean know of your
special date!
Darrin Corcoran Jon Fick
Hugh Grogan Lisa Kiley
Lisa Mannes John Mimmack
Mike Schulte Karla Sinclair
September Events:
Sept. 9 Golf Tourney for Camp Bring It On (We are a sponsor, Golfers too)
Sept. 22 SFMO Installation Banquet, 6:00 pm – No morning meeting
Sept. 27 Tri-Star Sports at the Multi-Cultural Center
Save the dates for October:
Oct. 24 World Series Pool fundraiser sales are due
September Programs:
9/01 – Sean Ervin, Froiland Science Center presentation
9/08 – Paige Carda, REACH Literacy Program
9/15 – Candy Hanson, Sioux Falls THRIVE
9/22 – Evening Installation Banquet – All Members and guests invited
9/29 – Chris Semrau, Sanford Premier Center
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Guests Needed! We are still down a total of 16 members this year. There is an event in conjunction with the Young Professionals Network (YPN) where we hope to gain some new members, but we need help from our members to find candidates that could become members or Friends. If you know of anyone, please reach out to Ken Munch (351-9062) or Jack Dyvig and they can help you with whatever you need to get them signed up. Often the first step is to invite them to a meeting… so go for it!
MO’s Courageous Kids Carnival was a success! - Camp
Bring It On benefits
We had lots of good promotion thanks to Amy Hendrix and Ken Munch on the radio.
They sounded great! This was the 11th Annual MO’s Courageous Kid’s Carnival and was on Saturday, August
27th at Sherman Park. It was a great “hands on” opportunity for club members to interact with kids, including some of the kids that have and will benefit from the funds. We served 374 kids that day, and they all had a great time! This continues to be one our premier events that not only serves children in the community but also raises funds for Camp Bring It On. Thanks to everyone who helped!
Congratulations to all of the winners
of the Mo's Courageous Kids Carnival
raffle! $1,500 Certificate of Deposit (First Premier Bank)-Eric Olson 1-Year Membership to Avera Fitness
Center-Thornton Flooring 3 night stay High Country Guest Ranch-Tom Parliman Sioux Falls Date Night Package-Mark Willadsen
Member Surveys are in! We had 41 respond to the survey, so it was good information. Thanks for filling it out to let your voice be heard. We will be sharing the results with the rest of the members once a summary is completed. Sioux Falls Morning Optimist Installation Banquet coming September 22. Please RSVP by September 18. We will have a program recalling the past year and looking forward to next year. Social Hour is from 5:30 – 6:30 with dinner at 6:30 and the program about 7:15. This all happens at Cherry Creek Grille on E 26th Street.