2013 Optimist Golf Outing PDF Print E-mail

The 23rd Annual Orrie Donley Optimist Golf Outing will be held on August 6, 2013 at the Farmington Hills Golf Club, at Halsted and 11 Mile Roads.

This our largest fundraising event each year. It enables our organization to provide major financial support for many worthwhile programs and events. Last year, this event raised over $8,000 to support youth programs in our community. Optimist Clubs are part of Optimist International, one of the world’s largest service clubs. Each operates autonomously, allowing its activities to be specially created to serve the specific needs of local youth.

The Orrie Donley Golf Outing is a four-person scramble and includes breakfast, lunch and a BBQ dinner.  Details for these events are outlined in the PDF brochure available by clicking on the green button at the right. You can also sign up or purchase a sponsorship online below. Please join us for a fun day on the golf course or provide support through sponsorships or donations of prizes.

Optimist Club activities cover a wide range of services that genuinely support our goal of “Bringing Out the Best in Kids”. Many of these programs work in conjunction with our local schools and other community service organizations to assist high-risk students. The Farmington/Farmington Hills Breakfast Optimist Club is a non-profit organization, funded by individual and corporate donations and special events. All profits from events such as the golf outing go directly to serving the youth in our community.

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Oratorical Award Winners - March 2013 PDF Print E-mail

Farmington, Michigan — The Farmington/Farmington Hills Breakfast Optimist Club announced the winners of the Girls’ and Boys’ Oratorical Contest. Students recited 4-to-5–minute-long speeches that they prepared on the subject “Why My Voice is Important.”


The contest was open to boys and girls in the Farmington and Farmington Hills area who are students in school and not over 18-years-old.


The speech contest is designed to inspire today’s youth to motivate and inform others through the art of public speaking.


Nineteen girls and 17 boys competed in the contests. Each competition (girls and boys) consisted of two preliminary contests with eight to 10 contestants each and final contests with seven finalists from the preliminary contests.
The contests were held on March 20 (girls) and March 27 (boys) at the Jon Grant Community Center and Longacre House.


WINNERS OF THE GIRLS’ CONTEST
• First Place – Veena Thamilselvan, seventh grade, East Middle School
• Second Place – Zahira Nawal (Anna) Malik, sixth grade, Warner Middle School
• Third Place – Easheta Shah, sixth grade, Power Middle School


WINNERS OF THE BOYS’ CONTEST
• First Place – Chintan Maheshwari, seventh grade, Our Lady of Sorrows
• Second Place – Jagjeet Wani, seventh grade, Dunckel Middle School
• Third Place – Connor Rubin, 12th grade, Harrison High School


All winners received a medallion and a monetary award from the Optimist Club: first place - $100, second place - $75, and third place - $50.


The first place winners, Veena Thamilselvan and Chintan Maheshwari, will compete in the Regional Competition, which will be held in Pontiac on Saturday, April 20.
 
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Who We Are

The Optimist Club of Farmington & Farmington Hills, Michigan is a voluntary organization of civic-minded men and women banded together for progressive thought and action in community service. Our membership is composed of citizens drawn from business, industry, government and other professions. Our members are motivated by their desire to contribute to the community in which they and their families draw daily benefits. There is no greater opportunity for participation in community affairs and community service than in an Optimist Club.

Optimist International

Our club is part of Optimist International, recognized worldwide as an organization of people committed to optimism and self-development for the improvement of youth and community.

Here are some fast facts about Optimist International:

  • Founded: June 19, 1919
  • First Club: Buffalo, New York, 1911
  • Clubs Today: 3,500
  • Membership: 114,000 (as of 7/31/02)
  • Service: 6,000,000 young people served each year; 65,000 service projects conducted annually; $78,000,000 spent annually on community service projects

The Optimist Creed

  • To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
  • To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
  • To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
  • To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
  • To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.
  • To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
  • To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
  • To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
  • To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
  • To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.