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September 14, 2006
JAO Ricksha Newsletter Vol. 53, No. 1
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General Meeting
Date: Wed., Sept 20th, 2006
6:00 pm Cocktails
7:00 pm Dinner
Venue: Taix Restaurant
1911 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
Past Miss Optimists Meeting
On this night we visit with some of our previous Miss Optimists. We find out what they have been up to and what their current interests are. We also bid a fond farewell to our current Miss Optimist Jena Iwata and thank her for her fine efforts this year. Although we can no longer salute our outgoing President Jae Lee with whipped cream pies, we can still have fun. I wouldn�t wear a good suit yet if I were he. Come join us and see what creative ways we can send Jae into presidential "retirement".
Sheriff�s Round-Up
This is it. I am finally looking at the end of my year as President of this beast we call JAO. Regrets, I have a few. We have done a lot of good things this year. We have helped an enormous amount of kids through our various programs and made a difference in their lives. Being President, I get to take credit for your actions and efforts. Being President, I get to lead and watch you take the ball and run with it. As for my regrets, I dreamed of bigger, better, more. After all is said and done, my advice to incoming President Jeff Tani is, "The only regret you don�t want to have is that you didn�t dream big enough". Aim high Jeff, It�s better to aim high and miss than to aim low and make it. I can live with the regrets I have because we didn�t aim low. Thanks to my Wife, my Board, My Miss O, the Club members, all of our friends and family for making my year a great year.
Jae Lee
JAO President
Announcements
Scrapbook Meetings
The next Scrapbook Meeting is scheduled for September 28th at Toyo Miyatake Studios in San Gabriel.
Next meeting...
On October 4th we will again host residents of the Optimist Youth Home and Optimist Group Homes as our honorees for our annual Youth Appreciation meeting. If you haven�t come to one of these, it is a great reminder as to what Optimism is all about. The guests will talk about their accomplishments and their hopes for the future. Considering where some of these kids have come from, it is great to know they haven�t given up on life or lost their ability to seek higher goals. We will probably get an update on the Youth Home as well.
Hackers Golf Tournament
Come and show off you golfing prowess, or come out to see newly installed President Jeff Tani duke it out with perennial contender Russel Fujii for the JAO Hacker award. Last year was a tight struggle between the two, but Jeff prevailed. See if Russ can take back the trophy. The cost is expected to be the same as last year, $55.00. Includes practice range, golf, cart, BBQ and prizes. Call Gerald Wong to reserve your spot at (714) 355-5888.
Halloween Party
Save the date. The annual Halloween party will again be held at Maryknoll on October 28th. Candy donations will be taken at the October 18th meeting.
General Meeting-DARK
The November 1st general meeting will be dark-SO DON�T SHOW UP!!
PSED Convention
The First Quarter 2007 PSED Convention will be held Oct. 13-15 at the Oxnard Courtyard by Marriott. Room rates are $85.00 per night. Room reservation deadline was Sept. 13th. The room reservation number is 800-321-2211. Reservations after the cutoff date may not be at the prearranged rate. Notify Russel by Oct. 4th if you wish to attend.
JAO Stateline Turnaround Bus Trip
The JAO will host a turnaround bus trip fundraiser to the Stateline casinos on November 4th. The cost of the trip is $30.00 per person and includes snacks and drinks (coffee, beer, soda, beer, water, beer) on the bus and a lunch buffet at one of the casinos. Come join us and help the Club. (Especially since we didn�t have 5K and you all slept in!!!) Call Keith Inatomi to reserve your spot, or better yet, give him your check to reserve your seat. Telephone number (626) 288-1968.
Founder�s Day/Memorial Grove
Save the date. We will hold our combine Founder�s Day and Memorial Grove ceremonies on Saturday, November 18. More details will be given out, as the date grows nearer.
Printed Ricksha Copies
Thank you for your responses to hardcopy mailings of the Ricksha. Those of you who haven't responded yet, please do so soon. Other Optimist clubs and OI Officers need not reply. If you need a hardcopy sent to you please respond to my e-mail or phone below and we will continue to send the Ricksha out to you. We will assume everyone who does not respond is getting the Ricksha online directly or by reading it on the website. - Russel
The Ricksha is published twice a month for members and friends of the Japanese American Optimist Club. News and comments are welcome. Send publishable (good) info to Russel Fujii, Ricksha Editor, [email protected]
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