Ashland Optimist Bulletin August 29 2026
There will not be a breakfast meeting on Sept. 5th since the building is rented. Our next breakfast meeting will be on Sept. 12th before the Fall Festival, with Ernie Wren sharing information about the East District Optimists and the recent conference report.
We will be hosting Bingo on Sept. 4th, and it will be a $1,199 night, with a $1,000 horse race, so we need plenty of help. We need extra help in the kitchen. Please let me know if you are interested in helping there.
We will have an Optimist Board meeting on Sept. 10th. Please let Barrett Glascock know if you have any items to add to the agenda by Sept. 8th.
We will not have another breakfast meeting before the Ashland Fall Festival, so please contact Tara Blue at bluebirdtara@gmail.com to help at the booth. We need coverage from 9:00-3:00 (split into shifts) and will hand out information about the Optimists, as well as items for children. We will be seated under a canopy. Tara will be posting a sign-up sheet and providing information about the location as soon as she receives it.
Ernie Wren sent out additional information about the Ashland Optimist Club Social. which will be held in our building on Sunday evening, Oct. 4th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. This will include installation of our officers, with 2026-27 East Missouri Governor Mary Hatfield and Governor-elect, Gary Joe Hatfield, in attendance. This will include a catered dinner, and we invite all Ashland Optimist members and family to attend. A sign-up sheet will be coming out with more details soon.
Our club will sponsor the Annual Spooktacular on Saturday, Oct. 31st. Get this on your calendars and watch for additional information!
Letitia DenHartog
ashlandoptimist.org
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