How a Club Operates

HOW A CLUB OPERATES

Every Optimist Club is formed by people who wanted to reach out to help youth and community. People like you and me. Members of an Optimist Club usually live or work in the community. Members have joined together to serve others and promote Optimism as a way of life.

Each club is chartered as a member of Optimist International. This gives the Club the right to use the Optimist name and provides services and programs offereD by Optimist International.

EACH CLUB IS AUTONOMOUS

Each Optimist Club operates autonomously. This means they operate independently of each other. They choose their own activities, elect their own officers, and raise their own funds. A Club's sevices activities are based on the needs of the community. What a Club can do is limited only by imagination and resources of the Members.

CLUB MEMBERS MAKE THE DECISIONS......

Decisions are made by the club board of directors. The board includes the president, secretary - treasurer, vice presidents, past president, and elected directors. The president, vice presidents, and directors are elected by the club members; the secretary-treasurer is appointed by the president.

The club president is the key officer of the club. An effective president runs good club meetings, directs and organizes the club to meet its goals, and brings together all members as a contributing team.

The secretary-treasurer handles finances and maintains club records.

The club foundation representative provides information on the Optimist International Foundations and encourages contributions from the club and its members.

CLUB COMMITTEES AND PROJECT

Specific areas of club work are carried out by club committees. Typical committees can include:
Community Service - Organizes community-service projects.
Fellowship - Stimulates attendance and fellowship at meetings, and plans social functions.
Finance - Oversees the club budget and develops fund-raising projects.
Membership - Works to attract new members and orient them to the club.
New Club Building - Starts a new Optimist Club in a nearby community.
Member Programs - Arranges programs for club meetings.
Public Relations - Publicizes and promotes the club to the media and the general public. Many times, a representative from this committee publishes the club bulletin.
Community Service - Conducts community and youth service programs.

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