of Caroline County
Points Scored by NFL Teams
To Help Optimist Club
Five businesses have signed up to pledge support for the Optimist Club and its NFL promotion this fall.
Businesses were solicited to pledge $1 for every point their favorite NFL team scores this season. Five supporters of the Optimist Club responded to the call to the fundraiser that will continue to raise money to support the mission of serving youth in the Caroline County community.
The businesses and their NFL teams are:
K.L. Langford Excavating & Utilities – Dallas Cowboys
Value City Furniture Distribution – Dallas Cowboys
Carousel Signs & Designs, Inc. – Washington Redskins
Giuseppe’s Pizza in Stone Hearth – Pittsburgh Steelers
Golder Associates – Washington Redskins
The Optimist Club is grateful to these businesses for their support and will be cheering on these teams to provide plenty of offense this season.
Optimist Club Elects New
Officers for 2010-11
The Optimist Club of Caroline County held its annual Open House on Tuesday, August 31 at the residence of members Percy & Cindy Ashcraft in Ladysmith Village.
Included in the annual meeting is the election of officers for the coming year. Elections were held and the results:
President – Percy Ashcraft
Vice President – Nina Leaming
Secretary-Treasurer – Donna Norton
Director – Al Enriquez
Director – Cindy Ashcraft
Ex-Officio Director – Karen Jenkins
The Open House also registered four new members who will be inducted at the next regular meeting of the Club on October 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ashcraft residence located at 17173 Camellia Drive in Ladysmith Village. The meetings are open to anyone interested in learning more about the Optimist Club.
(Note: This article appeared in the August 5 edition of the Caroline Progress)
The Optimist Club of Caroline County is celebrating its 11th year as it advances its mission to serve youth.
The Club was chartered in 1999 and has steadily moved forward with the purpose to invest time and financial support into programs that help the young people of Caroline County.
Among the many programs supported by the Optimist Club are: Operation:Shoebox; Making Christmas Wishes Come True; Harvey Jarmon Scholarship for a high school senior; Cinderella’s Closet; Caroline Little League; VSC Curve AAU; Caroline Parks & Recreation; and Ladysmith Day.
The Optimist Club raises its funds through membership dues and private fundraisers held throughout the year. The Caroline Winter Sports Festival is a partnership with Caroline Parks and Recreation; and the Drawdown is a partnership with the Caroline Moose Lodge. Additional fundraising projects are the Dime-A-Day Program and the sale of Caroline County holiday ornaments.
The Optimist Club membership dues are $85 for the first year and $70 thereafter. Regular meetings are held at sponsored events at least quarterly and the Board of Directors meets monthly.
The Annual Meeting and Open House for new membership is scheduled from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, August 31 at 17173 Camellia Drive in Ladysmith Village. Officers will be elected as part of the meeting.
The Optimist Club is proud of its contributions to the community and encourages anyone who would like to help with the mission to serve youth to join the membership. Contact (804) 448-1974 for Club details.
Submitted by:
Cindy Ashcraft, President
Optimist Club of Caroline County
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