Calendar of Events
November 2011:
3:Evening meeting;Friends of Optimist Appreciation Dinner, 
Bonita Museum-6pm
Bonita Museum-6pm 5:Roadside Clean-Up, 7:00am at Chase Bank parking lot
5:First Quarterly at Hilton Garden Inn in Carlsbad
9:Intergenerational Games @ Olympic Training Center -9am
10:Regular Meeting: Lori Gritz on Oriental Medicine
10:Foundation Finance Committee meeting (after morning mtg)
16:Board meeting, Bonita Museum
17:Regular Meeting:Board information and installation of new members
24:Thanksgiving.NO meeting
27:NO movie night
December 2011:
1:Evening meeting;Magi Exhibit with Liz; Bonita Museum, 6pm
8:Regular meeting:program TBD
8:Foundatioin finance Committee meeting (after morning meeting)
15:Regular meeting;Program TBD
21:Board meeting Bonita Museum
22:Meals for Military families:8:00-12:00 and pictures with Santa for Optimmist members and their families, Bonita Community Room
25:Christmas Day
25:NO movie night
27-30:Basketball Tournament at Bonita Vista High School
29:No meeting
October 2011 (start of Optimist year)
1:Shamu Walk for Childhood Cancer Research, Sea World parking lot
2:Installation luncheon, Chula Vista Golf Course, 2:00-5:00pm
6:Evening meeting;Eleanor Garner, her story of being an American child in Hitlers Germany, Bonita Museum 6:00pm
13:Regular Meeting: Jim Ferrara, member of the San Diego Grand Jury
13:Foundation Finance Committee meeting (after morning meeting)
14:Book Sale Preview Event, Sweetwater Community Church 5:00-7:00pm
15:Craft Show and Book Sale @ Sweetwater Community Church 9:00-3:00
19:Board meeting
20:Regular meeting,Board information shared
25:Kids News Day;6:00-11:00am at corner of Willow & Bonita Rd.
27:Regular meeting: no speaker so caught up on busy month's activities
30:Movie Night
2010-2011 Optimist Year
September 2011 (end of Optimist year)
**1: Evening meeting, 6 pm, Bonita Museum Program: TBD
8: Regular meeting; Program: TBD
15: Regular meeting;Program: TBD
15: Foundation Meeting (after AM mtg)
16-18: CalSo District Convention, Anaheim, California
21: Board Meeting
22: Regular meeting; Program: TBD
24: Bonitafest
29: Regular meeting: Program: TBD
August 2011
4: Regular meeting; 4-Program: Charles Langley & Mera Bok, UCAN, “Consumer Utility Awareness”
11: Regular meeting; Program: TBD
11: Foundation Meeting (after AM mtg)
17: Board meeting
18: Regular meeting; Club Update & installation of new members
25: Regular meeting; Program: TBD
28: Movie Night
July 2011
3: OI Convention in Baltimore MD
5: JOOI International Convention
7: Regular Meeting; Cdr. Tara McArthur-Milton"The Future of Navy Recruiting"
14: Regular Meeting;Michelle Nash-Hoff "The Future of Manufacturing in US"
14: Foundation Meeting after AM mtg.
16: Optimist Padre Night, 5:35pm at Petco Park
20: Board Meeting
21: Regular Meeting; Election of Officers for 2011-2012 year (ends at 7:45)
28: Regular Meeting; Dr. Francisco Escobido, Superintendent, CV Elementary School District "Education Today"
School District "Education Today"31: Movie Night
June 2011
2: Regular Meeting; Program TBD
9: Regular meeting; Program TBD
9: Foundation Meeting (after AM meeting)
10: Golf Tournament at Bonita Golf Club
15: Board Meeting
16: Regular Meeting; Club update and installation of new members
23: Regular Meeting; Program TBD
26: Movie Night
30: Regular Meeting; Program TBD
May 2011
5: Regular Meeting; Program Marlene Reyes & the Motown Experience
12: Regular Meeting; Program Angie Hawkins, introduction of Scholarship
recipients
12: Foundation meeting (after AM meeting)
15: Bonita Chili Cook-Off
18: Board Meeting
19: Regular Meeting; Club update and installation of new members
21: District Quarterly @ Paradise Village in National City; Oratorical Finals
21: Chula Vista Public Library Foundation Food and Wine Tasting Event 5-9pm
26: Regular Meeting; Greg Williams from San Diego Bird Rescue
29: Movie Night
30: Memorial Day
April 2011
7: Evening Dessert Meeting, boys Oratorical Contest 6:30pm
9: Zone Oratorical Contest, Rohr Manor
14: Regular Meeting; Program: Wanda Bailey Chief Service Officer of CV
14: Foundation Meeting (after AM meeting)
20: Board Meeting
21: Regular Meetting, Club Update
23: Padres Night
24: No Movie Night--Easter Sunday
28: Regular Meeting; Program Amy Carstensen, Director of Olivewood Gardens Learning Center
Learning CenterMarch 2011
3: Evening Meeting: Girls Oratorical Contest; 6:30pm, with dessert pot luck
10: Regular Meeting; Barbara Filner, retired director of Nat'l Conflict Mediation Center
Center11: Set up for Book Sale at Rohr Manor
11: Wine & Cheese Book Sale Preview Social 5-7 pm, Rohr Manor
12: Bonita Optimist Book Sale; 9am-3pm, Rohr Manor
16: Board Meeting
17: Evening Meeting;6:00pm St. Patrick's Day Dinner
24: Regular Meeting; Club Update
27: Movie Night
29: Student Appreciation Evening, 6:30 pm Valley Vista School
31 Regular Meeting; Program TBA
February 2011
3: Evening Meeting;Susan Hasekawa on the history of Japanese Americans in San Diego County
San Diego County 5: District Quarterly at El Camino Country Club, 3202 Valley Glen, Carlsbad 9am- 4pm
10: Regular Meeting; Dr. Ray Ashley, CEO of Maritime Museum
14: Valentine's Day Dinner; 6pm, Roht Manor
16: Board Meeting
17: Regular Meeting; Club Update; Essay contest winner presentation
24: Regular Meeting;Dr. Lucille LeMieux, Personal Growth Opportunities
26: Dance for the Cure; 7pm Eastlake HS, sponsored by BVHS Octagon Club
27: Movie Night; Bonita Community Center
January 2011
1: President's New Years Day Breakfast; 9am-noon; Rohr Manor
6: Evening Meeting; 6pm, Rohr Manor, Bill Myers meaning of the Optimist Creed
Creed13: Regular Meeting; Program TBD
15: JOII CALSO Meeting
19: Board Meeting
20: Regular Meeting; Club Update and installation of new members
27: Regular Meeting; Dan Stteuer San Diego County CFO
28: BVHS Octago Blood Drive; 12:30-6:00pm Ralph's Parking Lot
30: Movie Night; Bonita Community Room
December 2010
2: Evening Meeting: Christmas Dinner; 6:00pm Rohr Manor Holiday Decoration party at Rohr Manor
party at Rohr Manor 9: Regular Meeting; Gary shepard, former CBS news correspondent
15: Board Meeting
16: Regular meeting: Board update & Club Business
23: Meals for Military Families, 8:00-12:00noon Families arrive at 9:30AM
24: No regular meeting
25: Christmas Day
27-30: Basketball Tournament
30: No meeting
November 2010
4: Evening Meeting, 6:00pm Rohr Manor, (Tomas Sibaja, a civilian who worked with Dept of Defense personnel in Iraq)
with Dept of Defense personnel in Iraq)11: Regular Meeting, 7:00am, Bonita Community Room (new President Walt Kraker's vision of where he sees the Club going and honor our Veterans
Kraker's vision of where he sees the Club going and honor our Veterans17: Board of Directors Meeting: 6:00pm Rohr Manor
18: Regular Meeting, 7:00am Rohr Manor (update of club activities)
25: No meeting due to the Thanksgiving Holiday
October 2010 (new Optimist Year)
7: Evening Meeting, 6:00 PM, Rohr Manor (Program: Linda Bethel, Public Health Nurse, on current health-related issues
Nurse, on current health-related issues14:Regular Meeting, 7:00AM, Rohr Manor (Program: Dr. Raj Chopra, Southwestern College president, on the Corner Lot Project at SWC)
15: Set up for the Craft Show, 3:00 PM, Rohr Manor
16: Craft Show & Used Book Sale, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Rohr Manor
19: Kids News Day, 6:00 AM, meeting place to be determined
20: Board of Directors Meeting, 6:00 PM, Rohr Manor
21:Regular Meeting, 7:00 AM, Rohr Manor (Program: update on club activities)
28:Regular Meeting, 7:00 AM, Rohr Manor (Program: Ltjg Bill Burell & SN Kelly from the United States Coast Guard)
31: Movie Night, 6:00 PM – hot dogs & popcorn; 7:00 PM – movie begins,
@ Community Room next to Bonita Library
PREVIOUS EVENTS FOR LAST OPTIMIST YEAR:
SEPTEMBER 2010 (end of our Optimist year)
*2: Evening meeting, 6 pm, Rohr Manor: Program TBD
7: Noon mtg of Dignified Residents Optimist Club @ 1625 Yale, Chula Vista
9: Regular meeting: Program TBD
15: Board meeting
16: Regular meeting: Club Update & installation of new members
17-19: CalSo District Convention, Anaheim, California
23: Regular meeting: Mayor Cherly cox
26: Installation of new Board Event-Romesco's on Bonita Road 1:00-3:00
30: Regular meeting: Tina from South Bay YMCA
AUGUST 2010
3: Noon mtg of Dignified Residents Optimist Club @ 1625 Yale, Chula Vista
*5: Evening meeting, 6 pm, Rohr Manor: Program TBD
12: Regular meeting: Program TBD
18: Board meeting
19: Regular meeting: Club Update & installation of new members
26: Regular meeting: Program TBD
JULY 2010
*1: Evening meeting, 6 pm, Rohr Manor: : Roger Tibbetts on “Frequent Wind”, the evacuation of Viet Nam
5-7: JOOI Convention in Denver, Colorado
6: Noon mtg of Dignified Residents Optimist Club @ 1625 Yale, Chula Vista
8-10: OI Convention, Denver, Colorado
8: Regular meeting: Magic Castle by Jimmy Lydon
15: Regular meetingOI convention and "Making Smiles" campaign
OI convention and "Making Smiles" campaign17: Optimist Padre Night, 5:35 pm, Petco Park
21: Board meeting
22: Regular meeting: Club Update & installation of new members
29: Regular meeting: Ann Stevens on Geneology tips
JUNE 2010
*3: Evening meeting, 6 pm, Rohr Manor Al Monahan, Bill Newsome, et al. talking about the legacy of BOC
8: Noon mtg of Dignified Residents Optimist Club @ 1625 Yale, Chula Vista
(we are sponsoring this new club)
10: Regular meeting: Roy Hammond: honoring New Alternatives grads & hearing from WWII pilot /POW
11: Golf Tournament at Bonita Golf Club
15: Installation Dinner: Dignified Residents Optimist Club at Rohr Manor will be at 6:00pm. All are invited to attend.
at 6:00pm. All are invited to attend.16: Board meeting
17: Regular meeting: Club Update & installation of new members
24: Regular meeting: Ann Stevens on Genealogy 101-Getting Started
27: Movie Night
May 2010
4: Noon mtg of Dignified Residents Optimist Club @ 1625 Yale, Chula Vista
(we are sponsoring this new club)
*6: Evening meeting: Rick Scloss, General Motors representative, 6 pm, Rohr Manor
8: New Member Club Orientation, 9am, Rohr Manor
13: Nick Popaditch, Iraq War vet & Assembly candidate
15: District Quarterly @ Grossmont CC and Oratorical Finals
19: Board meeting
20: Regular meeting: Club Update & installation of new members
27: Regular meeting: Captain Rich Stewart from Calif. Highway Patrol
30: Movie Night
