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Members and Relationships by Michael Shue

Michael's Engaging Presentation at Our EMO 2nd Quarter Conference

Our organization is dedicated to empowering communities and our clubs!  By providing resources, education, and support to our clubs, we hope to spread optimism and make that a reality for our clubs. Through our programs such as this, we strive to create ways clubs and members can benefit from fellowship. Click on the PowerPoint below to see his presentation! Questions?  Contact Us and we'll find the answers1 

Members and Relationships Michael Shue Feb 2025 (pptx)

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Top 10 Ways to Market Your Club

Exciting Presentation by Lorin Richter

Lorin, who is well versed in marketing, made tis presentation at our 2nd Quarter Conference, Feb. 2025. This has some terrific suggestions to help make your club more visible in your community! She suggests methods to draw your community members into your Optimist circle. Be sure to download the pdf for future reference. If you have questions, Contact Us and we'll get the answers!

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Optimist International Resources

 

ATTENTION: New Volunteer Waivers and Optimist Club Youth Protection Policy


The Optimist International Board of Directors recently adopted three Volunteer Release Waivers that Clubs should use when utilizing non-member volunteers for Club projects. The OI Board and Optimist’s legal counsel strongly encourage Clubs to use these waivers as a tool to protect the Club and Optimist International from legal liability should one of these volunteers get hurt, cause harm, or put the Club at risk in some manner. These Waivers can be downloaded here and on www.optimist.org under Board of Directors Policies in the Legal section.


 Regarding the Youth Protection Policy, Past Optimist International President Rebecca Butler Mona stated "This is an important policy for all Optimists to understand, and especially those who work directly with programs like JOI with ongoing direct youth interaction. We all need to be mindful and diligent of importance of no one-on-one interaction,  adequate chaperones,  etc. "   This Optimist Club Youth Protection Policy can be downloaded here and on www.optimist.org under Board of Directors Policies in the Legal section.

OI Adult Volunteer Release Waiver of Liability Form (pdf)

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OI Minor Volunteer Release _ Waiver of Liability Form (pdf)

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OI Participant Release Form (pdf)

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EMO Optimist Club Youth Protection Policy C-12 (pdf)

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EMO Resources

EMO Policies and Procedures 2024-2025 updated 08-17-24 pdf (pdf)Download
Disaster Relief Fillable Grant Application Nov2024 (pdf)Download
OI Marketing Request form (pdf)Download
EMO IRS tax exempt nonprofit letter for clubs (pdf)Download
OI Summary_of_Insurance-US May 2024 (pdf)Download
EMO Tri-Star Sports Skills Planning-Guide (pdf)Download
OI Social Media Policy ICD-138 June 2020 Dec 2020 (pdf)Download
OI Background Checks 2024 (pdf)Download
OIF Dime A Day 2024-2025 (pdf)Download
OI CARE program overview (pdf)Download

EMO Resources

icd-135_international_recognition_program (pdf)Download
Honor Club Tracking Form Oct 1 2020 (pdf)Download
WOW Program (pdf)Download
NOW Brochure (pdf)Download
Optimist Expense Report-FILLIN (pdf)Download
OI Structure & Services new logo (pdf)Download
oi structure and services (pdf)Download

Even More EMO Resources

Photo Video Permission pdf (pdf)Download
OI Branding Guidelines (pdf)Download
EMO PGI Report Form (pdf)Download
EMO Club_Officer-Elect_Report (pdf)Download
Update Your Club Officers Online (pdf)Download
EMO Club_Roster_Adjustment_Form (pdf)Download
EMO NOW_Report_Form (pdf)Download
Friend of Optimists Flyer (pdf)Download
Photo Release-Adult (pdf)Download

OIF Grant Applications

Does your club need some extra money to help finance a service project? Optimist International Foundation has some matching grants that might help you. Both the Childhood Health and Wellness (CHW) grant and the Club grant awards will range from $250 to $1,000.  Both of these are matching grants, meaning the club must have available the same amount of money that is being requested in the grant application.  The Club grant application must be for a new project for the club.


The deadlines to submit the grant applications are as follows:

 Club Grant - March 21, 2025

CHW Grant - January 31, 2025 or August 22, 2025 


The Pass Through Grant is used if you have a donor willing to donate $100 or more to your service project, but would like the benefit of a tax deduction.

                         

The actual application forms are found at our OI Foundation tab or visit OIFoundation.org .


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