CNOtes are blog articles about weekly Tuesday noon lunch meetings and monthly CNO 2.0 evening meetings.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters in New York was started in 1904. They know from data collected from decades of experience that mentoring works. Their mission is “Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.” Their vision is, “All youth achieve their full potential.”
Anne Pfeiffer – Big Brothers – Big Sisters Read More »
Old Scratch makes Artisan Pizzas. They make the most complicated pizza in the fastest possible way. Everything in the restaurants, including the sauces and dressings, is made from scratch. He explained how the name of the restaurant came about. Pizza is an old recipe dating back to 900 A.D. and they make everything from scratch, so you get “Old” + “Scratch.”
Eric Soller – Old Scratch Pizza @ Nelly’s A Taste of Bolivia Read More »
The golf committee is comprised of about 25 members and they help produce the best golf outing in the Dayton area. Starting in January, the committee meets once a month. Any member can join the committee. The meetings are fun as well as functional. Net proceeds from the 2019 fundraiser was $50,000. A third of the money each year is donated to Dayton Children’s Hospital. They use the funds to help disadvantaged families afford the travel expenses to get their children to and from the hospital for their childhood cancer treatments.
CLUB DAY – Tom Frazier Tee Off for Youth Committee Presentation Read More »
Five years ago, we started our Optimist Community champion recognition. It is the goal of your club and your committee to honor unsung and unrecognized citizens who have gone over and above to make a difference in our community. These community leaders can be from any walks of life. They could be a coach, a neighbor, a mentor, a teacher, a businessperson, a doctor, or even a member of our club.
Community Champion Award Presentation Read More »
The point of the program is to acknowledge when you notice an act of kindness by giving a business card with a special message and thanking the person who performed the act of kindness. Anne will give a stack of business cards to anyone who requests them so they also can acknowledge acts of kindness. The hope is by giving these cards to anyone who asks for them, more people will think about being kind to others.
Anne Sheehan – “Acts of Kindness” Read More »
Tonight we celebrated the holiday season. Everyone got their pictures taken by the holiday tree. After dinner we were entertained by “Center Stage,” a 9-lady chorus. There was a poinsettia as the centerpiece on each table. A prize ticket taped to the bottom of one chair at each table determined who got to take the poinsettia home. Special thanks to the social committee Beth Duncan, Diane Arehart, Val Huff, Sue Jessee, and anyone else that helped make tonight happen. The room decorations were beautiful and it was a festive night!
HOLIDAY PARTY – Yankee Trace Read More »
Gully is known as the upside-down book speaker. She is one of 100 ambigram artists in the world. She has created over 400 logos, has set marketing trends, and has won many prestigious awards for her creations. From Wikipedia: “An ambigram is a word, art form, or other symbolic representation whose elements retain meaning when viewed or interpreted from a different direction, perspective, or orientation.
Beth Gully – “The Other Side of Christmas” Read More »
Starting in 2004, Rice along with Debbie A. Lieberman, studied the issue of re-entry after prison. The “office of Ex-Offender Reentry Welcome One-stop Reentry Center was opened in Montgomery county 9 years ago. Thousands have received help that was previously unavailable. They are working with other counties to change legislation to avoid collateral consequences. There are odd laws. If you have a felony record, you could not be a barber and can’t own a construction company. Most of these laws have no relationship to the crime that was committed.
Judge Walter Rice Read More »
Heidelberg is comprised of nine warehouse and office facilities located in Cincinnati (two companies), Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Lorain, Toledo, Youngstown, and Northern Kentucky. Heidelberg has 1,600 associates and two million square feet of warehouse. They have 18,000 beverages and 740 suppliers. They serve 26,000 retailers throughout Ohio and Kentucky.
Vail Miller – Heidelberg Distributing – Chappy’s Social House Read More »
Dr. Tom Henderson, the superintendent of Centerville City Schools introduced three guidance counselors from CHS who presented the students they chose to receive recognition with the 2019 CNO Youth Appreciation: Kristen Bell, Sung Jun Jeon and Adeola Adelekan.
Youth Appreciation Awards Presented Read More »
