August 2021 Hotline
Oratorical World Championships 2021 Winners
ST. LOUIS—In keeping with tradition, the 6th Annual Optimist International Oratorical World Championships came to a finale on July 23, 2021. The year’s theme "Healing the World with Optimism" had Nayana Celine Xavier from Virginia, USA, from the Mid-Atlantic Region taking first place honors. Second place was awarded to Julia Abbot from California, USA from the West Coast Region. Third place went to Corinne Quynh Lan Marie Hoang from Ottawa, Ontario from the St-Lawrence Region. 
Great Plains – Regional Winner $5,000
Ellen Joseph (Dakota, Manitoba, Minnesota District)
Sponsor Club : 35001 Brandon Valley, SD
 
Southeast – Regional Winner $5,000
Sarah Abernathy (GATEway District)
Sponsor Club: 21250 Rome-Noon, GA
 
Southwest & Caribbean – Regional Winner $5,000
Abram Marrett (Caribbean District)
Sponsor Club: 78458 North St. Andrew, JA
 
Middle America – Regional Winner $5,000
Maria “Masha” Yakubovich (Kansas District)
Sponsor Club: 37155 Wichita-North, KS
Mid-Atlantic
Regional Winner $5,000 & 1st Place World Winner $15,000
Nayana Xavier (Capital Virginia District)
Sponsor Club: 16026 Central Fairfax, VA
 
West Coast
Regional Winner $5,000 & 2nd Place World Winner $10,000
Julia Abbot (Pacific Southwest District)
Sponsor Club: 14654 Pacific Palisades, CA
 
St. Lawrence – Regional Winner $5,000 & 3rd Place World Winner $5,000
Corinne Quynh Lan Marie Hoang (Eastern Ontario District)
Sponsor Club: 49914 Kanata 2007, ON
 
Northeast & Great Lakes – Regional Winner $5,000
Lauren Menke (Ohio District)
Sponsor Club: 24224 Kettering-Noon, OH
2021 Optimist International Junior Golf Championship
The 2021 Optimist Junior Golf Championship held a couple of record breakers
Maria Jose Marin Negrete of Colombia -- shot an incredible 63 breaking the course record on Trump National Doral’s -- Red Tiger’s Course
 
And Seven (7) Hole in Ones
  • Crosby Kimps - Golden Palm #7
  • Jasmine Wong – Red Tiger #l4
  • Lucy Newell -- Red Tiger #2
  • Joaquin Sandoval – Blue Monster #13
  • Kenna Jenkins – Golden Palm # 9
  • Rachael Krieger – Red tiger #2
  • Andrew Gallagher – Blue Monster #4
     
Hole in ones are rare -- The odds of making a hole in one are 12,500 to 1.
Junior Golfers from around the world compete in the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship took place July 14-29, 2021 at Doral Resort in Miami, Florida.   This year we had approximately 575 golfers from 23 nations. The participants put it all on the line in very tight battles to win the Championship. 
Boys 10-11
Santiago Villegas (Ecuador) - 231
Maxwell Milton (Montana) - 233 won by scorecard playoff
Ayden Febres (Florida) – 233
 
Girls 10-12
Abigail Lin (California) - 215
Athena Singh (Kentucky) – 219
Pimpakorn Panyadilok (Thailand) -- 222
 
Boys 12-13
Franco Fernandez (Paraguay) – 215
Andre Miguel Sladivar Cantu (Mexico) – 217
Matias Saavedra (Venezuela) 218
 
Boys 14-15
Ryan Slonaker (Virginia) - 217
Erich Fortlage Arce (Paraguay) - 220
Antoine Jasmin (Canada) - 224
Girls 13-14
Alexis Faieta (California) - 218
Ariana Urrea (Peru) - 219
Lauryn Finley (Minnesota) - 221
 
Boys 16-18
Juan Martin Loureiro (Argentina) (won the playoff) - 215
Daniel Felipe Medellin (Colombia) - 215
Anders Larson (Minnesota) - 216
 
Girls 15-18
Maria Jose Marin Negrete (Colombia) – 207
Giovanna Fernandez (Paraguay) - 217
Vunissa Vu (California) - 219
Results are posted at www.optimist.org/golf . For stories and photos checkout our facebook page www.facebook.com/optimist.golf #OptimistGolf
Thank you to our Sponsors
  • Trump National Doral Resort and Spa
  • Greater Miami Convention And Visitors Bureau
  • Florida Sports Foundation
  • Optimist International Foundation
  • Prize Possessions
  • SEI Radio Communications
  • Extraordinary Photography – Tina Valant
  • Play Away Push Carts
 
We could not have done it without the help of our many volunteers and District Chairs. They put in long hours, for those who attend it’s on their own. They do it for the love of the game, the kids and giving back to their communities.  
Membership Reminder To All Clubs:
clubs need to turn in their 2021-2022 Officers by September 30th, 2021.
Upcoming Webinars
Optimist International Webinar 2021
Tools for Communication
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Time
Aug 23, 2021 07:00 PM in Central Time (US and Canada)

Global Spotlight for August 2021
What are our international Clubs doing to make a difference in their community and what New Clubs have formed?

Looking back on the fun we had at the 2021 International Convention in Atlanta!


Check the Optimist.org/convention page for more videos and photos to come!

We want to thank all who were able to attend the 103rd Optimist International Convention in-person or virtually. Here is a gimps of what is in store for next year in RENO!
A reminder that all elected officers need to complete their LMS training! As you prepare for your district conventions, have those elected officers register and access LMS prior to the date in order to properly onboard them, if they have any questions, etc. Officer-elect instructions with promo codes can be found below. If you are a current officer, you have until September 30 to complete that training unless you have already done so. All questions and concerns can be directed to Megan Pellock at LMS@optimist.org

Become an Honor Club by supporting the CCOF
Would your Club like to achieve the status of Honor Club? To do so, your Club must nominate a Club Foundation Representative (also known as a CFR) and make an unrestricted donation of at least $100 to the Canadian Children’s Optimist Foundation (CCOF).
Each year, the CCOF supports financially many scholarships to young Canadians, in addition to offering grants for community or health-related Club projects and providing receipts for tax purposes to donors of numerous Outsourcing projects. 
Invest today for the future of our youth! Make a Club donation to the Canadian Children’s Optimist Foundation and help us go the extra mile for children and youth. For more information, visit ccof-foec.org
2021 Optimist International Oratorical Regional and World Championships Winners
The Canadian Children’s Optimist Foundation congratulates all participants (at the club, zone, and district levels) as well as winners (below) of the 2021 Optimist International Oratorical Regional and World Championships especially those from Canada and in particular Corinne Quynh Lan Marie Hoang, the Canadian who won in the St. Lawrence Region and placed 3rd at the 2021 OI World Oratorical Championships!
  • Mid-Atlantic: Nayana Xavier (Capital Virginia) ~ 1st at World’s
  • West Coast: Julia Abbot (Pacific Southwest) ~ 2nd at World’s
  • St. Lawrence: Corinne Quynh Lan Marie Hoang (Canada) ~ 3rd at World’s
  • Global Region: Eileen Kim (South Korea)
  • Great Plains: Ellen Joseph (Dakota, Manitoba, Minnesota)
  • Middle America: Maria Yakubovick (Kansas)
  • Northeast & Great Lakes: Lauren Menke (Ohio)
  • Southeast: Sarah Abernathy (GATEway)
  • Southwest & Caribbean: Abram Marrett (Caribbean)
Leadership Hotline
Keep track of all the Optimist happenings with the Hotline. The Hotline, is Optimist International's monthly leadership email, which is filled with important news, events, communication, marketing material, notices, deadlines, and information to share with their Clubs, Members, and community. It is published the 1st week of every month. and is sent to all Optimists in leadership positions (Current Year Officers: Club, Zone (Lt. Gov), District, Region (VP), International).

Trouble shooting if you are an Optimist Leader and have not received your monthly hotline email
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  • Check your junk/spam folder.
  • Set up am email filter/rule, so that emails coming from Optimist International are not lost.
  • If you are still having any problems getting emails please contact us at: communications@optimist.org
Official Optimist International Suppliers

United States and the Caribbean:
Shumsky
Canada:
Ansell's Awards and Specialties

Members outside of the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean may order from either vendor.
Contact the International Board of Directors 

If you have comments, concerns or suggestions for the International Board of Directors, please send to board@optimist.org