ATTENTION 3rd, 4th & 5th GRADERS
The Junior Optimist Alpha Club is inviting ALL past members and ANY 3rd, 4th or 5th grader
who would like to join JOAC to our first meeting November 3th at 7:15 AM in the OBE Library
(doors open at 7:00).
The JOAC is a service organization that focuses on empowering our youth to better themselves
and the community around them. OBE is the only elementary school in NW Florida that offers
an Optimist Club! Our club meets once a month. We will have ongoing service projects
throughout the year like Pop Top collections for the Ronald McDonald House, and Caring and
Sharing during the Holiday season.
There are only a few requirements that we ask of each member:
1. Do your best to attend monthly meetings (each member is asked to bring $1.00 to each
meeting to pay for their dues)
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2. Participate in as many service projects as you are able (all held at OBE)
Ÿ
3. Agree to follow the Optimist Creed to the best of your ability
Optimist Club parent information:
Parents, there is a registration fee for each child of $10.00. If your child would like to join the
Optimist Club and are unable to pay for the registration or the t-shirt at this time, please let
me know, we would like to help in this matter. We do not want finances to hinder any child’s
participation.
Please make checks payable to OBE JOAC. Cash is also accepted.
More information? Call or text Ashley Riley (850) 525-1573 Bygracelife29@gmail.com
The Junior Optimist Alpha Club is inviting ALL past members and ANY 3rd, 4th or 5th grader
who would like to join JOAC to our first meeting November 3th at 7:15 AM in the OBE Library
(doors open at 7:00).
The JOAC is a service organization that focuses on empowering our youth to better themselves
and the community around them. OBE is the only elementary school in NW Florida that offers
an Optimist Club! Our club meets once a month. We will have ongoing service projects
throughout the year like Pop Top collections for the Ronald McDonald House, and Caring and
Sharing during the Holiday season.
There are only a few requirements that we ask of each member:
1. Do your best to attend monthly meetings (each member is asked to bring $1.00 to each
meeting to pay for their dues)
Ÿ
2. Participate in as many service projects as you are able (all held at OBE)
Ÿ
3. Agree to follow the Optimist Creed to the best of your ability
Optimist Club parent information:
Parents, there is a registration fee for each child of $10.00. If your child would like to join the
Optimist Club and are unable to pay for the registration or the t-shirt at this time, please let
me know, we would like to help in this matter. We do not want finances to hinder any child’s
participation.
Please make checks payable to OBE JOAC. Cash is also accepted.
More information? Call or text Ashley Riley (850) 525-1573 Bygracelife29@gmail.com
OBE JUNIOR OPTIMIST ALPHA CLUB MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
STUDENT:
Name: ___________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________
City: ______________________________________________________
State: ________________________ Zip Code: ____________________
Teacher: _____________________ Grade: ______________________
I agree to do my best to follow the Optimist Creed, participate in JOAC projects, and attend monthly meetings.
Signature: _________________________________________
Print name: ________________________________________
Date: _____________________________________________
PARENT/GUARDIAN:
Name: ____________________________________________
Phone Number: (___) _______________________________
Email: ____________________________________________
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Cut and Keep:
The Optimist Creed
Promise Yourself
Ÿ To be strong so that nothing can disturb your peace of mind
Ÿ To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet
Ÿ To make all your friends feel that there is something in them
Ÿ To look at the sunny side of everything & make your optimism come true
Ÿ To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best
Ÿ To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own
Ÿ To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future
Ÿ To always wear a cheerful countenance and give every living creature you meet a smile
Ÿ To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others
Ÿ To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble