Erin Dickerson’s Prayer
Lord,
Sometimes we feel as though our efforts are but mere drops. What we fail to realize is those drops collect with the drops of others to form puddles of optimism. When we least expect it, a child at heart jumps in creating a splash of rippling drops of optimism to spread around us. Help us to never get discouraged by our mere drops.
Amen.
Announcements
- Beth Duncan announced that the 75th Great Ohio District Convention went great last weekend
- Beth Duncan announced that the annual CNO Officer Installation Dinner will be at Cox Arboretum on September 26, 2023. No lunch meeting will be held that Tuesday at Yankee Trace.
- Beth Duncan announced that there will be a social trip to the Keeneland horse racing track on October 25, 2023. There will be a chartered bus to take participants down and back. The online signup is not ready quite yet, when it is ready it will be here on the Member Calendar.
Picnic Lunch
Today’s meeting was held at Yankee Park in the Margaret Barclay Shelter.
A lot of people helped make this happen.
Beth Duncan Thanked
- Debe Dockins, Erin Laurito and her cute daughters, Beth Duncan, Joan Cordonnier, and Mary Ann Mackenzie for arranging the picnic that was a tasty and fun event.
- Cameron Langer arranged catering and delivered box lunches of Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken.
- Jeff Neace (Owner of Whit’s Frozen Custard) brought everyone a frozen custard.
- Sue Brubaker brought the flowers to decorate the tables with the flowers from the convention.
- Debe Dockins coordinated all the people and their jobs.
- Erin and Andy Dickerson and Erin Laurito secured the table covers to the tables in the wind.
- Mike Bevis brought tables and coolers with ice and drinks.
- The Sergeants brought all the name badges.
- Tom Novak brought an American flag.
- Kristin Marks reserved the shelter for us at no charge. The CWPD staff hauled away the trash!
- Erin Laurito picked up the chairs from Kosin’s and returned them.
- Bill Stone lent the sound system and Greg Griffin set it up.
- Anyone else who helped set up or tear down and clean up from the lunch.
Margaret Barclay Shelter at Yankee Park
There is a plaque at the shelter about the dedication of the Shelter in honor of Margaret K. Barclay. It reads:
On this day September28, 2010 this shelter is hereby dedicated to Centerville Noon Optimist Member, Margaret K. Barclay, who has devoted her life to helping the youth of our community as an Educator, a Community Leader and an Optimist. We celebrate her tireless work ethic, her “can do” attitude and her fighting spirit.
THIS SHELTER FACILITY GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE
of
CENTERVILLE and WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
and
CENTERVILLE-WASHINGTON PARK DISTRICT
by
THE NOON OPTIMIST CLUB OF CENTERVILLE
OCTOBER 7, 2000
OCTOBER 7, 2000
Stump the Club Question
The stump the club question this week was, “What is one word in the English language that can be a noun, verb, adjective, adverb and preposition.”
Beth explained that it was the word “Up.”
Here is what Beth read to us:
This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is UP. It is listed in the dictionary as an adverb, preposition, adjective, noun, or verb.
It’s easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP?
At a meeting, why does the topic come UP? Why do we speak UP, and why are the officers UP for election? Why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car.
At other times, this little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses.
To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special.
And this UP is confusing: a drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP.
We open UP a store in the morning, but we close it UP at night. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP!
To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look UP the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost a quarter of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions.
If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don’t give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more.
When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out, we say it is clearing UP. When it does not rain for a while, things dry UP. One could go on and on, but I’ll wrap it UP for now….my time is UP! Oh…one more thing: what is the first thing you do in the morning and the last thing you do at night?
U….P I
Did that one crack you UP?
Welcome Guests
| Guest | Guest Of |
| Logan Moreau | Sue Jessee |
| Calle Burnett | Jon Werts |
| Jake Hensel | Kristen Marks |
| Jeff Neace | Beth Duncan |
| Sadie Staugler | Erin Laurito |
| Jane Staugler | Erin Laurito |
New Member Readings and Inductions
| Name | Sponsor | 1st 2nd 3rd Reading or Induction |
| Joan Schiml | Mike Bevis | 1st Reading |
| Tyler Clark | Cameron Langer | 1st Reading |
| Tim Mach | Debe Dockins | 2nd Reading |
| Keith Weiskittle | Stan Fronzaglia | 2nd Reading |
| Joan Gruss | Paula Harrison | 3rd Reading |
Happy Bucks
| Member | Reason |
| Gary Anderson | He and his wife are leaving on a two month trip |
| Gary Anderson | Celebrating 52th Wedding Anniversary with Geri |
| Don Kelley | Granddaughter Kate coming to visit this week |
| Myron Rheaume | Celebrating 58th Wedding Anniversary with Charla |
| Sue Brubaker | Feel free to take home the flowers on the tables at the picnic today |
| Bob Lawson | Had a bout 300 kids stop by the CNO Booth at the Kids Day in the Park |
| Erin Dickerson | She and Andy were co-chairs of the 75th Annual Ohio District convention – it went great but they are glad it is over! |
| Joan Cordonnier | Had great time at the 75th Annual Ohio District Convention – everything was fantastic from what you learned to the speakers |
| Nancy Henson | Celebrating 33rd Wedding Anniversary with Charles |
Sergeants at Arms
| Member | Infraction |
| Beth Duncan | Got a date wrong in her President’s Notes |
| Beth Duncan | Calling todays treat from Whit’s Frozen Custard “Ice Cream” |
| Jon Werts | Explaining a lot about the weather to sergeant Karen Charnesky yet the weather remained overcast and windy for today’s picnic |
| Bob Burkman | Put his name badge on backwards |
| Cameron Langer | Brought a custom lunch for his dad, Scott Langer |
| Everyone who forgot that the meeting today was at Yankee Park | Went to Yankee Trace for today’s meeting instead of remembering to go to Yankee Park – there were several! |
| Don Massie | Wearing a shirt so bright it must use batteries |
Membership Anniversaries
| Member | Joined | Years |
| Maha Kashani | August 15, 2006 | 17 |
| Kristin Passidomo | August 16, 2017 | 6 |
| Don Massie | August 20, 1991 | 32 |
| Julie Walling Noeth | August 20, 2008 | 15 |
| Matt Somerlot | August 21, 2013 | 10 |
Birthdays
| Greg Wasmund | August 15 |
| Gail Aiken | August 17 |
| Tom Duncan | August 19 |
| Susan Thomsen | August 20 |
| Marilyn Becht | August 21 |
| Stephen Walker | August 21 |
CNO Donations – 2013 through August 2023
Click here to see a summary of donations the club has made since 2013
Thank You Notes Received
No Thank You Notes received this week.
Links to PowerPoint and Pictures
No PowerPoint this week (Outdoor Picnic)