February 15, 2019 – Vol
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
Grandiose Utterings of Monaco South (GUMS) February 15, 2019 – Vol. 43, Issue 20 Optimist Club of Monaco South Founded in 1976 at Denver, Colorado Serving Youth and the Community for 43 Years National Philanthropy Day Colorado, Outstanding Service Organization, 2012 www.monacosouth.org Editor for this Issue—George Buzick Good Morning Optimists had circulated for signing this morning. Good luck to On this crisp clear Friday morning, February 15 of Russ and hurry back! 2019, we were greeted by Al TriStar Basketball Contest: Michael Chavez also Gapuzan and Don Roth. reminded those who signed up for Tri-Star Basketball, Both shared a smile and a on Wednesday, February 20th, that they need to be at warm “hello.” the William Cope Boys and Girls Club at 8th and Inca On this day in 600 AD, no later than 3:30 p.m. The contest runs until about Pope Gregory commanded 5:30 p.m. If you care to join a group going to dinner, it that “God Bless You” is the is on your own at the Brewery Bar II, 150 Kalamath St., correct response to a sneeze, after the contest you are welcome to participate. Windsor Garden Optimist Pancake Breakfast: Al Gapuzan and Don Roth since sneezing was often the Photo Noel Hasselgren first sign that someone was Michael also shared the Windsor Gardens Optimist falling ill with the plague. Club will be hosting their annual Pancake Breakfast on th First Bell & Invocation Saturday, March 30 . More details will soon be provid- After calling the meeting to order, Prez Everett Gar- ed as we get closer to that date. ner called on one of our newer members, Roy Jarrett, CO/WY Junior Optimist Octagon: Phil Perington to read the invocation and lead us in the Pledge of Al- talked about supporting the current President of the legiance to the flag of the United States. Colorado Wyoming Junior Optimist From the Prez Octagon (JOOI) organization. Mark King, from the San Creek Octagon Prez Gardner proclaimed that today’s meeting Club, is the current president and also would be one of camaraderie, as the a member of the JOOI International scheduled speaker was unavailable. Board of Directors. According to Phil, There were also no guests, so he called Mark is an extremely competent indi- for those with announcements to come vidual, but has limited resources forth. While they were assembling he stat- and needs reliable transportation ed that Monaco South members in attend- nd in order to attend JOOI events all ance at last week’s 2 Quarter Confer- over Colorado and Wyoming. Everett Gardner ence of the Colorado/Wyoming District (Editor’s Note: There are 13 JOOI composed 10 percent of the total participants—11 out clubs currently in the District.) Phil of 106 in attendance. He also attended a meeting of and some others have started a the Strategic Growth Committee, along with Phil Per- “capital development fund” to buy a Mark is pictured here in ington and John Oss. And he mentioned casually that car for Mark. The goal is $8,000, the center. He is with we will no longer be paying dues to Optimist Interna- Caliphe Brown & Katrina and $6,500 has already been Smith, at the CO/WY JOI tional, we will be “making an annual donation.” Further st raised. If you would like to contrib- District 1 Convention in clarification on this will be forthcoming. May of 2018. ute, please contact Phil at 303-832- Announcements 4578. Update on Russ Paul: Michael Chavez CO-WY Brain Bowl Championship Tournament: announced that Russ Paul will be having Karl Geil announced that the CO/WY Brain Bowl heart valve surgery early next week. Michael Championship will be held at Hamilton Middle School, also shared a Get Well card for Russ that he 8600 E Dartmouth Ave. on Saturday, February 23rd. Continued next page Meeting Place American Legion Hall Post 1 5400 East Yale Avenue (Yale & I-25), Denver, Colorado Every Friday Morning, 7:00 – 8:00 am GUMS >> 1 ****INVITE A FRIEND TO JOIN**** Announcements Continued Should you like to make a Volunteers should report no later than 6:45 a.m. Lunch contribution complete the will be served to all volunteers between the morning Dime-A-Day form attached to and afternoon competitions. If you would like to volun- GUMS distribution email and teer for this championship tournament, contact Karl. give the form and your check of $36.50 to Perry. 2019 Denver Golf Expo Completed: Bob Meyer Cub Scout Pack 8023: John Oss talked his visit thanked those members who with the Cub Scout Pack sponsored by MSOC at Low- helped out with the Golf Expo at ry at their recent Pinewood Derby. John recognized the Merchandise Mart last week. Frank Middleton as the “guiding light” of this group of They were Sewell Black; Gary youngsters. More information regarding this young Miller; Phil Perington; Noel Cub Scout pack can be learned from Frank. Hasselgren; Don Thomson; MSOC Essay Contest: Wyatt McCallie talked Mike McMahon; Frank Middle- about the Essay Contest to be held in con- ton, and his grandson Cam; junction with the Thomas Jefferson High Gary Strowbridge and Cap School English Department. Wyatt said Hermann. Bob also mentioned that our District has that they generally have about forty entries been awarded 64 slots at the Optimist Junior tourna- which he, Jack Kleinheksel and Joe Mar- ment championship, which will be held at the Trump ci judge. Topic for this year is “When All National Doral Golf Club in Miami, Florida, July 16th to the World’s Problems are Solved, is Opti- July 31st. We need lots of money to send these kids to mism Still Necessary?” Club winners will be submitted the tournament. Please consider participating in nu- to the District for judging against other club winners. merous fundraising tournaments to be held this spring The District winner will receive a scholarship to the col- and summer. More information can be found on the lege of their choice, in the amount of $2,500, funded CO-Wy Junior Golf webpage at https:// by the Optimist International Foundation. Information sites.google.com/site/cowyooptimistgolf/home. Contact from the OI Foundation webpage can be found at Bob Meyer, Joe Marci or Ron Cisco for details. www.oifoundation.org Update Kevin Koalenz’s Wife: Jack Announcement Time Kleinheksel requested that we keep Kevin When the call goes out for announcements a typical Koalenz wife Susan Steele in our thoughts line forms to share the news. You can also see this and prayers, as she has been diagnosed with inoperable throat cancer. Samuels Elementary SC Program: Kent Gloor thanked those who participated in the Samuels Ele- mentary Super Citizen program, including Tracey Sorensen, Jim Easton, Frank Middleton, Dick Nick- oloff and photographer Noel Hasselgren. Thirty SC students were recognized by thirteen teachers for be- ing good citizens in their classroom. Samuels Elemen- tary allows us to recognizes students four times during the academic school year. The next and last program rd months GUMS editor, George Buzick, doing his best is scheduled for Friday, May 3 , starting at 8:30. to capture what is reported. Should you like to assist Kent, please let him know. As a reminder, you can help all of the GUMS editors Bob Avery’s Son is Home: A very elated and ec- and assure a bit more accuracy in reporting by share a static Bob Avery shared few notes with the editor. All it that his son Steven was takes is jotting down the re- back home and acclimat- sponse to the “Five Ws” and ing to the world outside “one H” questions. The answers of walls, having been to these questions constitute a given $100 and a set of formula for getting the complete clothes on his release story on a subject. Help your Pictured L-R, Bob’s wife Dorcas, son from the State Correc- GUMS editors by jotting down James, Bob, son Stephen, & Amy, tional system. Bob said some note to minimize “Fake News”! Fiancée of James. that once his son is set- Some Camaraderie tled in, he will bring him for a visit to our Club. Bob shared this picture of a delighted family. The following are some of Noel Hasselgren’s pic- tures of meaningful camaraderie... Dime-A-Day Program: Perry Allen, our Dime-A- Day crusader, reiterated his offer to match anyone contributing at least $365 to the OI Foundation with his own contribution of $36.50, up to 10 times. So far he has had two members make the $365 donation. Continued next page GUMS >> 2 Meaningful Camaraderie… Information about the OI Foundation Mission tional, a community service-based organization com- Helping Optimists Help Kids: Seeking, receiving mitted to creating a more optimistic future for young and managing funds and real personal property for the people through innovative programs. OIF works with benefit of Optimist International and its Member Clubs Optimist Clubs located in over 2,100 communities in in its charitable, literary and educational activities. the United States and the Caribbean. Vision Statement: We envision a Foundation that The Foundation has grown steadily since 1971 and can provide significant funding for Optimist is recognized as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable International’s youth and service programs and is organization. The Foundation’s Board of Directors proudly supported by individual Optimists, their Clubs, grants funds to Optimist International each year for the and the community at large. development and improvement of International pro- Tax and Charitable Status: The Optimist Interna- grams. Programs funded by the Foundation serve 1.5 tional Foundation is a 501(c)(3) corporation within the million children annually.