2024 - 2025 Alberta, Montana, Saskatchewan & Northern Wyoming
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    • 2024-2025 GROWTH TEAM >
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        • 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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      • 2024 - 2025 In Memoriam >
        • Arnold Seida
        • Patrick "Duane" Kelly
        • Robin Elizabeth Morris
        • Heather Colleen Kohlman
      • 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
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      • 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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SOCIAL MEDIA / WEBMASTER 

De Matthews

De and Bob have been married for over 54 years and have 3 grown children, 9 Grandchildren and 7 Great Grandchildren 

De is active in her community and within her optimist club.  She earned the honor of "Volunteer of The Year" in her community and also was awarded the Distinguished President Award in 2018.

At Club level De has held various positions throughout the years, such as President, Sec/Treas and Club Foundation Rep. as well as chair for numerous committees.

Within the District, she has been Convention Chair three times , LG Zone 6, and for the past 10 years has taken care of the social media/webmaster duties within the District.

De believes if you are not part of the solution ,  you are part of the problem and encourages all Optimists to get involved for the betterment of youth, themselves, their communities.
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2024 - 2025- WEBMASTER / SOCIAL MEDIA - De Matthews
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OPTIMIST ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • CLUB PRESIDENT – 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • CLUB FOUNDATION REP- 2016 to Present
  • CLUB SECRETARY TRESURER - 2017
 
  • DISTRICT WEBMASTER / BULLETIN  - 2015 to Present
  • DISTRICT PUBLIC RELATIONS - 2018
  • DISTRICT SOCIAL MEDIA-2018 to Present
  • DISTICT CONVENTION CHAIR - 2016, 2019, 2023
  • DISTRICT LG ZONE 6-2018
 
  • AWARDS -President's Citation  Distinguished Club President-2016
  • AWARDS - 2021 -
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