International Recognition ProgramICD 135

From Your Board of DirectorsOur 5 Year Plan

Adopted at the 93rd Annual Convention in Baltimore

CLUB AWARDS

“BRINGING OUT THE BEST”

BANNER PATCHTHEN YEAR BAR THEREAFTER

Design coming soon

Sponsor at least two service projects a year

Add at least one member Be current on District and OI

duesRecognize Club member or local

community individual

WHAT IS REQUIRED?

HONOR/HONOUR CLUB

Banner patch with Presidents name on it, then year bar thereafter plus $100 credit on a

quarter’s dues

Sponsor at least three service projects a year

Recognize a Club or community member

Grow Club by net plus 1Be current on District and OI dues

DISTINGUISHED CLUB

A Watch forClub President and

Secretary and/or Treasurer,

Banner patch with club Presidents Name,plus $250 credit on a quarter’s dues1. Meet Honour Club Criteria plus:2. Net of 15 OR Charter a New Club

DISTRICT RECOGNITION

DISTINGUISHED Lt. GOVERNORDesk ClockAll Clubs in zone are honour clubs ORNet Plus one in MembershipAndCharter one New Club

Clock May Not Be As Displayed

DISTINGUISHED GOVERNOR

Governor’s Ring, District banner patch with Governor’s name and year

1. Grow District by net plus 1 in membership

2. District to build at least one new Club3. All Clubs are current on District and

OI dues (all financial obligations paid by Sept. 30)

4. All reports filed with Optimist International in a timely manner

1. Optimists can extend their commitment to young people by starting New Clubs.

2. Through a New Club, they bring together a new group of volunteers who focus on youth development and thereby help improve an entire community.

3. Optimists also benefit from the New Club process, which sharpens leadership skills, increases fellowship and strengthens personal development.

HONOUR/HONORDISTRICT S/T

INK PEN

Be current on District and OI dues (all financial obligations paid and/or submitted by Sept 30 )All reports filed with Optimist International in

a timely mannerGrow District by net plus 1 in membership

District to build at least one new Club

GOVORNOR PACESETTER AWARD

Pen & Pencil set given at Convention

1. Grow District by net plus 1 in membership2. District to build at least two new clubs in

the first six months of the fiscal year

Guess what!!!!!

PRESIDENT JACK HAS SOME

INCENTIVES AS WELL FOR YOUR

GOVERNOR

What are THEY?

They Are Divided Into 2 Categories

GROWTH and

ADMINISTRATIVE

GrowthBuild two (2) new JOOI Clubs“Walk the Talk” – Personally recruit four (4) new Members by

September 30, 2012Participate in at least four (4) NOW programs and submit agendasDistrict recruits ten (10) new Friends of Optimists by September 30,

2012*Charter first New Club by October 31, 2011 – and become a BOE*Complete a second New Club by December 31, 2011*Begin and complete one (1) additional New Club in the 2nd or 3rd

quarterOR

Instead of the previous three asterisked options, build a total of four (4) New Clubs during the year

ADMINISTRATIVEAttend Governor-Elect TrainingHold District Leadership Retreat, and Have 50% of Clubs

participate in the Club Administrative ConferenceSubmit 75% of ACPCs by November 15, 2011Submit names and information of Lt. Governors-Elect by June 1,

2011Schedule and submit paperwork for two (2) CITs to train in

District50% of Clubs in the District conduct a scholarship contest50% of Clubs in District support the Childhood Cancer

Campaign through education, assistance or financial support and submit for verification

District increases unrestricted donations to OIF/Canadian Children’s Optimist Foundation by 5% over the 2010-2011 total

Questions?Questions?

Off to a great start! October Membership Incentive

THE CHALLENGE Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a

society work, a civilization work. It is what makes an organization like Optimist International work! The 2011-2012 Leadership Team has a great challenge before it. Each of you are working hard to prepare yourself for the job at hand. You have committed yourself to do whatever it takes to move Optimist International to the forefront of the “go to place” for volunteers. Volunteers who not only strive to “Bring Out the Best in Kids”, but are dedicated to adding value to people’s lives, and promoting and spreading Optimism as a philosophy of life.

Soon you will be taking the field and will begin leading this great organization. It will not be an easy task. There will be many challenges along the way. But with the strength of your convictions and Optimism in what the future holds, this team without a doubt, has the ability to lead our organization to begin to fulfill and realize its potential as the premier volunteer youth service organization of the world!

The challenge is to prove this to our membership and club leadership. And how do we do that? By taking a stand! By drawing a line in the sand! By committing ourselves for the coming Optimist year to not allow our overall membership to drop below our October 1 beginning numbers. To “hunker down” and refuse to allow our membership numbers to decrease any more! Is it a tall order? You bet it is! But it is doable if we approach it as the Leadership Team committed to “100% and then some”.

Let’s commit ourselves to hold the line and bring in one new Friend of Optimists or traditional Member by October 31!

A special Club award and recognition will be given to Clubs that are net + 1 by October 31, 2011.