Wasfi is the owner of JD Legends Media (a social media company) and CEO of JD Legends Entertainment Complex in Franklin, Ohio. he started with “Tonight I will tell you a story about how I reduced my yearly marketing budge by $100,000 while increasing sales by 30% using social media and Facebook Live.”
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Seventy clubs participate in the Optimist International Essay Contest in Ohio. One winner from each club will compete at the state level and the winner at the state level will receive a $3500 scholarship ($2500 from Optimist International and $1000 from The Great Ohio District of OI). The top 3 essays were read today. The scoring was very close. out of 300 possible points, only 6 points separated Emily Whitehead in 3rd to Benjamin Thomas in 2nd. Also, only 8 points separated Benjamin and the winner, Madelyn Thomas.
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Muse Machine was founded by Suzy Bassani. Students served are from Pre-K through 12. They believe the arts should be available to all children. They help 76,000+ students in 108 schools in 13 counties in Ohio and Kentucky. They target Title 1 schools. A Title 1 school is one where at least 40% of students receive free or reduced-price lunches. There has been a dramatic increase in recent years of students receiving these benefits. They serve nearly all the Title 1 schools in the area.
David covers the Dayton Flyers, Ohio State Buckeyes football, the Cincinnati Reds, and Wittenberg University sports for the Dayton Daily News. Springfield News-Sun, Journal News and WHIO. He likes covering sports from the field of play. It is a lot more exciting being on the field and he gets to do this with the Flyers, reds, and OSU.
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The Modern (originally called The School of Advertising Art), was founded in 1983 by Tim Potter and is located on David Road in Kettering. It is a nationally college for design. About a year ago they moved to their current 23,000 square foot location. Since moving they have added 17 more employees. The Dayton Business Journal named The Modern College of Design as the 2018 overall Business of the Year.
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Bill recently published his book “Impacts Beyond the Bounds – Explosive Success for Atypical People.” Bill is a Marine Corp Veteran and has been a member of CNO since November, 2004. He is also the CEO of Copp Integrated Systems, a member of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame, serial entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and author.
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The DAI is celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the Dayton Art Institute. The “Gem on the Hill” was founded on February 28, 1919. The museum was opened to the public on January 10, 1930. In 2019, DAI will celebrate by launching 100 events at the museum. There will be numerous improvements to the building and grounds with many changes for improved accessibility. The improvements are estimated to cost $9.7 million.
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Today we have the second group of participants for the Margaret Barclay Memorial 2019 Optimist Oratorical Contest. Since it was established in 1928, the Oratorical Contest has become the longest-running program sponsored by Optimist International. It is done in collaboration with Centerville Evening and South Metro Optimists, who also sponsor contests.
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Contestants deliver a four to five minute speech. One winner from each contest advances to the zone competition and then can advance to the finals at the district level. Districts have the opportunity to provide a first place scholarship of $2,500, a second place scholarship of $1,500, and a third place scholarship of $1,000.
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Jim Finke asked the club “How many have heard of Buckeye Vodka? How many have tried it? How many of you have made it your brand of choice?” Very few answered yes to the last question, so he said, “I need to work harder to increase that number.”
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