Northwest Suburban Optimist Club

Calendar of Events and Volunteer Opportunities

Northwest Suburban Optimist Club Annual Events and Volunteer Opportunities

When	Duration	What	Where	Contact	Positions Available	Tasks
01/08/09	5pm-6pm	Board Meeting	BPK&Z Offices	Dave Herbeck	Officers, VP, President, Sec-Treas*	Attend meetings and perform minor tasks as assigned.
02/12/09	5pm-6pm	Board Meeting	BPK&Z Offices	Dave Herbeck	Officers, VP, President, Sec-Treas*	Attend meetings and perform minor tasks as assigned.
03/12/09	5pm-6pm	Board Meeting	BPK&Z Offices	Dave Herbeck	Officers, VP, President, Sec-Treas*	Attend meetings and perform minor tasks as assigned.
04/09/09	5pm-6pm	Board Meeting	BPK&Z Offices	Dave Herbeck	Officers, VP, President, Sec-Treas*	Attend meetings and perform minor tasks as assigned.
04/28/09	n/a	Officer Elections	Golden Valley Golf and Country Club	Dick Swanson	Officers, VP, President, Sec-Treas*	Vote
05/14/09	7:15am - 11am	Job Olympics	Robbinsdale Transition Center	Christine Swanson	Coordinator, Volunteers at event	Evaluate resume, application and interview skills
05/14/09	5pm-6pm	Board Meeting- Scholarships awarded	BPK&Z Offices	Christine Swanson	Coordinator, Provide information to Board of Directors	Obtain and present requests for scholarships to board
05/16/09	10am-3pm	Golden Valley Days	City Hall Campus	Dave Herbeck	Coordinator, Volunteers at event	Represent our club and provide info to the public about us
05/21/09	6:30 -9:30pm	Annual Gala and Silent Auction	Golden Valley Golf and Country Club	Jack Miller , Linda Tremere , Duncan Steinman	Coordinator, Volunteers at event	Sell tickets, collect auction items, coordinate, help set up
06/11/09	5pm-6pm	Board Meeting	BPK&Z Offices	Dave Herbeck		Attend meetings and perform minor tasks as assigned.
06/30/09	11am-1pm	Golden Valley Safety Camp	Brookview Recreational Center	Dick Swanson	Coordinator, Volunteers at event	Serve lunch to kids
07/01/09	11am-1pm	Golden Valley Junior Safety Camp	Brookview Recreational Center	Dick Swanson	Coordinator, Volunteers at event	Serve lunch to kids
07/09/09	5pm-6pm	Board Meeting	BPK&Z Offices	Dave Herbeck	Officers, VP, President, Sec-Treas*	Attend meetings and perform minor tasks as assigned.
08/13/09	5pm-6pm	Board Meeting	BPK&Z Offices	Dave Herbeck	Officers, VP, President, Sec-Treas*	Attend meetings and perform minor tasks as assigned.
09/10/09	5pm-6pm	Board Meeting- Annual distribution of funds	BPK&Z Offices	Christine Swanson	Coordinator, Provide information to Board of Directors	Obtain and present requests for donations to board
09/12/09 (estimated)	10am-6pm	Take A Kid Fishing**	Lake MilleLacs (transportation provided)	Mike Hannon	Coordinator, Volunteers at event	Interact with and supervise kids, serve lunch
10/08/09	5pm-6pm	Board Meeting	BPK&Z Offices	Dave Herbeck	Officers, VP, President, Sec-Treas*	Attend meetings and perform minor tasks as assigned.
11/12/09	5pm-6pm	Board Meeting	BPK&Z Offices	Dave Herbeck	Officers, VP, President, Sec-Treas*	Attend meetings and perform minor tasks as assigned.
12/10/09	5pm-6pm	Board Meeting	BPK&Z Offices	Dave Herbeck	Officers, VP, President, Sec-Treas*	Attend meetings and perform minor tasks as assigned.
12/18/2009 & 12/19/2009	3pm-8pm 9am-1pm	Salvation Army Bell Ringing**	Golden Valley Byerlys	Vince Bradford	Coordinator, Volunteers at event	Ring the bell! 1 hour shifts
*Officers are elected annually in April. Officers and Treasurer-Secretary serve a two year term. President, and Vice Presidents serve a one year term.
** Placeholder- the date will be announced closer to the event.

Other tasks		What	Contact	Positions Available	Tasks
		Weekly Bulletin	Dick Swanson	provide content
		Monthly Newsletter	Alicia Lahti	provide content
		Chaplain	Tom Tart & Len Abel	none at this time
		Community Service Coordinator	Christine Swanson	assistant
		Fund Raising	Linda Tremere	committee member
		MCOC Representative	open	club representative	attend metro area clubs meetings quarterly
		Membership	Dave Herbeck	committee member
		OI Foundation	Gene Blanski	none at this time
		Programs	Christine Swanson	assistant	attend spkr mtg mnthly, schedule spkrs, send letters
		Publicity	open	club representative
		Sergeant at Arms	Jack Miller	none at this time
		Youth Activities	Stephanie Thomas	none at this time