Four Centerville Noon Optimist Club board members—Sarah Umbreit, Jim Mogan, Dr. Bob Myers, and Joan Cordonnier—recently shared their personal stories and what led them to serve. From Love at First Site, Disney adventures to swing bands and travel tales, each offered a unique look into the lives behind our leadership.
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Learn about your Board of Directors and officers as they share their personal backgrounds, professional journeys, and dedication to our club’s mission.
Club Day Highlights: Stories from Our Board Members, Secretary, and Treasurer Read More »
Today was Club Day. We heard a recap of the Officer Installation Banquet. Five members of the new Board of Directors and Officers told us a little about themselves. Read on to learn more about Paul Boeckman’s plans for the year.
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Tonight, we heard community updates from three community leaders who are also members of CNO. Mark Metzger, Recreation Director, spoke about the RecPlex. Kristen Marks, Park Director, spoke about the Centerville-Washington Park District. Liz Fultz, Washington-Centerville Library Director, spoke about the library and “The Wall that Heals.”
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The goal tonight was to educate members and guests about some of the events that CNO holds and how you can help by volunteering. Various members discussed CNO events.
Club Day, a chance to learn about CNO Read More »
Sons of the American Revolution (Richard Montgomery Chapter of Dayton, Ohio) came to today’s lunch to honor our Avenue of Flags program. They presented CNO with a Certificate of Commendation for the Avenue of Flags program. Afterwards President Beth Duncan had a clever idea to help us get to know each other better while having some fun.
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Today was a “Club Day,” so there was no guest speaker. President Beth Duncan had bingo cards on all the tables today with CNO events and committees on the squares. As she revealed the squares, she explained more about the events, fundraisers and committees. We played a game while learning! What a clever idea, President Beth!
CNO Bingo! Learn more about your club. Read More »
The AOF is our club’s biggest fundraiser. Avenue of Flags is a win/win program. The community loves it and it helps enable CNO to do what it does. The fundraiser netted $103,000.00 in 2021. Additionally today, we heard about TOP Soccer, Optimist International Foundation and the recent Ohio District Conference.
Annual Avenue of Flags Kickoff and Club Day Read More »
President Debe Dockins and immediate Past President Greg Griffin discussed and shared videos about the 2019-2020 year. Highlights of the recap were: Passing of the Gavel Video that ends with an SNL parody of Debe receiving the gavel; awards presentation for 2019-2020 year; highlights of the previous year video.
For year 2018-2019, CNO was recognized as an Honor Club and as a Distinguished Club. CNO received a 2018-2019 patch for our banner for being a Distinguished Club. Pat Behn announced and presented awards received by CNO members for the 2018-2019 year.
