2024 - 2025 Alberta, Montana, Saskatchewan & Northern Wyoming
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    • Optimist International President - Janet D Oord Graves
    • GREAT PLAINS VICE PRESIDENT - Jodi Arriola
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    • DISTRICT 13 POLICIES
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    • MISSION & VISION STATMENTS
    • DISTRICT GOALS- 2024-25
    • 2024-2025 GROWTH TEAM >
      • DISTRICT EXECUTIVE >
        • GOVERNOR - Dwight Phillips
        • DST - Brian Wallace
        • GOVERNOR ELECT -Marilyn Bushell
      • LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS >
        • LG ZONE - Shelby Kuenning
        • LG ZONE 3 - Heather Osborne
        • LG ZONE 4 - James Hauber
        • LG ZONE 5 - Bill Dick
        • LG ZONE 6 -Bob Matthews
        • LG ZONE 7 -Stephanie Card
        • LG ZONE 8 -Blake Brownridge
        • LG ZONE 9 - Carol Neutgens
      • 2024-2025 GROWTH TEAM >
        • NEW CLUB BUILDING - Michelle Cromier
        • LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT-Brent Card
        • MEMBERSHIP - John McFerran
        • MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT - Amy Giroux
        • CLUB FITNESS - John Huotari
      • DISTRICT YOUTH PROGRAM TEAM >
        • Essay Contest Charlotte Harris
        • ORATORICAL CHAIR - Gail Strever
        • CCDHH CHAIR - Wendy Skoretz
        • Jr. Golf - Jay Strever
        • U-18 CURLING -Marilyn Bushell
        • JOI - Nikki McFerran
      • DISTRICT SERVICE TEAM >
        • /INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADOR - Roger Gravgaard
        • CANDIDATE QUALIFICATION - Ed Hoem
        • CHILDHOOD HEALTH & WELLNESS-Tammy Bischler
        • PGI / PDP - Eleanor Matice
        • PROTOOCOL - Jasmine Card
        • CCOF Representative - Tim Bell
        • OIF Susan Robbennolt
        • COMMUNICATION -Bill Campbell
        • WEBMASTER/SOCIAL MEDIA-De Matthews
        • OPTOMIST SUPPLY (CANADA)- Vande Vezina
        • OI SUPPLIES (US)) -Loran Salsbury
        • CONVENTION CHAIR - TREVOR ADAIR
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    • In Memorium >
      • 2024 - 2025 In Memoriam >
        • Arnold Seida
        • Patrick "Duane" Kelly
        • Robin Elizabeth Morris
        • Heather Colleen Kohlman
        • Robert (Bob) Wesley Scott
      • 2023 - 2024 In Memoriam >
        • Ira M. Kaufman
        • Susan Davis
        • Roger Owen Williams
      • 2022-2023 In Memoriam >
        • Jim Harmen
        • Richard "Rick" Folk
        • Raymond Duck
        • Lila "Mae" Weis
        • Diane Swiatek
        • George Louis Campanella
        • Raymond James Preston
        • George Alexander (Sandy) Morrice
        • RAYMOND ARTHUR WILLIAMS
        • Elmer E. Richey
        • Norman Lloyd Cooper
        • Douglas Wilfred Hilts
      • 2021-2022 In Memoriam >
        • Fred Podovinnikoff
        • James Sax Memorial
        • Elsie Hanson
        • Kenneth Lunn
    • PICTURES >
      • 2nd quarter board meeting
      • DST TIES THE KNOW - July 28, 2024
      • 2nd Quarter Mtg. 2024
      • Saskatoon Hub City Optimist Club Induction
      • Billings Induction Ceremony
      • Convention 2023
      • 2022 - 23 - 3rd QUARTER MEETING PICTURES
      • 2022 - 23 - 2nd QUARTER MEETING PICTURES
      • Caribbean Optimist Club of Edmonton 1st Anniversary
      • 2022 - 23 - 1st QUARTER MEETING PICTURES
      • 2022 Optimist International Convention
      • 2021-22 CONVENTION PICTURES
      • 2021 PUMPKIN CHUNKIN
      • Zone 5 - Making A Boy's Dream a Reality
      • Lockwood Optimist Club Barrell Trains in the2022 St. Patrick's Day Parade - Billings, Montana
      • 3rd Quarter District Meeting Photos
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      • Zone 1 -WESTERN MONTANA
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      • Zone 4 -SOUTH EAST MONTANA
      • Zone 5 - ALBERTA CAPITAL REGION
      • Zone 6 - SOUTHERN ALBERTA
      • Zone 7 - NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
      • Zone 8 - SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
      • Zone 9 - CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN AND NORTHERN MONTANA
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      • TRACKING FORMS FOR CLUB PRESIDENTS AND GOVERNORS >
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      • INSURANCE
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      • PGI - Personal Growth & Involvement - PGI
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      • OI DUES AND FEES STRUCTURE 2024-2025
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  • OPTIMIST SCHOLARSHIPS
    • O I YOUTH CONTESTS 2023 - 2024
    • ESSAY CONTEST
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      • 2024 ORATORICAL WINNERS
    • CCDHH - Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • OI ARTS PROGRAM
    • OPTIMIST PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
    • VISUAL ARTS COMPETITION
    • KALEIDOSCOPE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS
  • YOUTH PROGRAMS
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2023-2024  GOVERNOR 

ROGER GRAVGAARD

Roger has been a member of the Heights Optimist Club since 2004 and has served his club in most executive positions as well as on various committees and assisting at numerous events.

​He served the District as Lieutenant Governor in 2014, 2015 and 2017 and was membership chair in 2015.

Roger is a licensed health insurance agent with US Health Advisors.  (29 years in the insurance industry) and is Married to Mia who is a nurse and Regional Director of Care Management for the Montana Region of Intermountain Healthcare (for 32 years as of 2022).

Not only does Roger work full time but also serves on the City/County Planning Board, Northwest Renal Network Board of Directors (Seattle), Billings Chamber of Commerce member and serves on the Chamber Agriculture Committee.

Mia and Roger have one grown daughter, Abigail who is married to Alex and have blessed Roger and Mia with a beautiful Granddaughter

Roger is looking forward to meeting and assisting  the members of District 13 in 2023 - 24


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2023 - 2024 - Roger Gravgaard
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OPTIMIST ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • CLUB -PRESIDENT – 2008, 2018
  • CLUB FOUNDATION REP - 2019 to PRESENT
  • CLUB SECRETARY - 2021

  • DISTRICT LG ZONE 2 & 4  – 2014, 2015 and 2017
  • DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP CHAIR - 2015 
  • DISTRICT GOVERNOR - 2024
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  • AWARD - 5 MEMBER SPONSOR PIN - 2019
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