Our Recent Meeting Guests, Events, Notes
Upcoming Club Events
April 13, 2025 Tour de Optimism
April 26, 2025 Family Bike Fiesta
June 5, 2025 Optimist Jr. Golf Tournament
June 13-15 Bob Ogas All-Star Baseball Tournament
Save the Date!!! Tour de Optimism is April 13th!
We offer a 100km, 50km, Family Fun Ride, and of course our "Couch Potato" (where you can sign up and a rider will wear your number so you're still participating). Rides will begin April 13th at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine with a registration time of 7:15 AM and start time of 8:00. Here's the link to the Tour de Optimist flyer. This is one of our largest fundraisers for programs to support local youth.
We also want to thank our sponsors: VFW, Citizens Bank, Med Park Optical Shoppe, and Outdoor Adventures. Sponsors are very appreciated!
02-27-2025 Meeting
Frank Holguin talked about the upcoming golf tournament. He is raising funds and promoting the event. The event is June 5 at Red Hawk Golf Club in Las Cruces. It is open to all junior players ages 10 to 18. It will be held in conjunction with Sun Country Junior Golf. Entry fee is $57, but $12 will be waived thanks to a generous donation from an Optimist member to the first 16 entries. All competitors will also need to be members of Sun Country Junior Golf and this will be $65 for the year. Please promote
this event to the junior golf community. We are also raising funds to try to lower the overall cost of our qualifiers to complete at the Optimist Championship in Florida. We have merchandise available including hats, polos and stickers. We will also be selling tee box sign sponsorships for the event at $125 each . I encourage each club to consider purchasing a sign. See:
Red Hawk Golf Course Link
Sun Country Junior Golf Link
Regarding the essay contest, Joel Holguin and the judges scored 67 essays!!! They have 3 winners!
Our speaker was Nadine Dominguez from Cross Town Boxing (www.cross-town-boxing.com), which is a non-profit, founded by Michael Clark,
in 2013. Nadine noted that boxing is a good outlet for youth, building confidence and teaching discipline and self-defense. They are
working with 125 children, starting at age 5. They have an annual 5k in May as a fundraiser. They are working on an anti-bullying program.
There are 8 coaches, who are all certified through USA Boxing. They also feed kids, and get accept all kinds of donations. They are open
Monday-Friday. Dues are $50 a month. Nadine teaches a boxing class from 5:30-6:30 am… so
Rachel will tell what that was like some day!
Angie Brown reminded us to save pull tabs… She has been doing a lot refreshmenterizing.
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Our Purpose
To develop optimism as a philosophy of life utilizing the tenets of the Optimist Creed; to promote an active interest in good government and civic affairs; to inspire respect for the law; to promote patriotism and work for international accord and friendship among all people; to aid and encourage the development of youth, in the belief that the giving of one’s self in service to others will advance the well-being of humankind, community life and the world.
