Share optimism with a Facebook post

Governor Dick Disney captured this photo of the Middleton Area Optimist Club during his visit on January 26, 2015. All decked out in their club shirts, they make quite an optimistic impression. The club shared the picture today on Facebook along with a message inviting the community to come to meet them at the next Optimist Club meeting, February 2, 2015, 6:30 p.m. at the Middleton Rural Fire District.

It's important to send out reminders for your members and invitations for the community on a regular basis and Facebook is a great outlet for both. Be inviting and welcoming, and your Optimist Club will grow. As of this writing, the Middleton Area Optimist Club is +6 in membership, so I'd say something is working for them!

Share your optimism with your community by inviting them to join your Optimist Club today.

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Way to go and grow, Lebanon Optimists

We never see them at a district activity and that makes us sad, but that doesn't keep the Lebanon Optimist Club from growing. According to member Wyatt King, the secret to his club's success is a positive attitude - the meetings are always upbeat and fun.

If its Facebook page is any indication, happiness is a full-time pursuit for members. The page is peppered with ideas to increase your personal happiness and activities to help members and others engage not only with the Optimist Club, but also with the community. There are links to help the Boys and Girls Club, ideas from other service clubs and organizations, upcoming events like the Holidays in the Park and so much more.

Of course, the PNW District loves to read all about their achievements and especially congratulate the Lebanon Optimists on making their club an icon of happiness for the community.

Keep up the great work! According to the Optimist International Scoreboard, the Lebanon Optimists are at twenty-three new members (net +18) this year and still growing strong.

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Your Optimist Club can grow too. Just give the positive, upbeat attitude at all times a try.

Like the PNW Optimist District Facebook page

If you are reading this post, chances are you are already subscribed to the PNW Optimist District Facebook page. But in case you aren't, please go ahead and give us a like right now.

The reason? When you subscribe to the district's Facebook page, you'll get information on what's happening in our district including district meetings dates, scholarship contest updates and links to what's happening in other clubs and with Optimist International, among other things. Most important, we'll give you an inspirational lift daily; every day we post something to make you smile.

One of my recent favorites is shown below. It was also a favorite of many others as it was shared and liked all around Facebook on Sunday afternoon.

To like the district page, just click on the like button below. If you have a Facebook account, it will allow you to log in and immediately add it to your regular feed. If you don't have a Facebook account, you'll be asked to create one. Please say yes. Facebook is the easiest way to share in your family's joys and to find out more about your personal interests.

Facebook is the largest social networking site and the number of users over 50 years of age doubles each year. So if you are in that demographic, please know, it's very likely that many of your friends are already there. If you are younger than 50, well, I'm assuming, you're already on Facebook, so like us already! Thank you!

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Proud to be an Optimist Day

The Caribbean District - Optimist International has declared that March 27, 2103 will be "I am proud to be an Optimist" Day. PNW Optimist Clubs, let's join them!

According to organizer Patrick Prendergast, some simple ideas to let the world know that you are an Optimist Club member are:

• Place an advertisement in your local newspaper or write an article or letter to the editor that gives testimony to the benefits of belonging to an Optimist Club
• Create an Optimist Corner at your office/workplace with pictures of a project, a previous CPA book, the Optimist Magazine, bulletins from your club or anything that will help your colleagues take notice of our cause. 
• Wear your Optimist attire and trappings with even more pride on that day; share your elevator speech and offer promotional material including an application to join. 

Another simple, soft-selling message, and one that will gather a great deal of attention among our Facebook friends and family is to change our profile picture for one day of solidarity and awareness. Please right click on the picture provided and save the image as a picture on your local computer. On March 27, upload this picture to your Facebook profile and proclaim to the world that you are "Proud to be an Optimist."

Thank you.

Getting familiar with social media

The PNW District Convention is in full swing in Bellevue, Washington. Among other topics, today attendees enjoyed a presentation about using social media to promote their Optimist Club.

Like an elevator speech, microblog posts on Facebook and Twitter are designed to get the reader to say tell me more. Your blog and website then deliver your message 24/7. Please review the presentation and when you are ready to learn more, contact Linda Jackson.

Social Media is not a fad

View more presentations from Linda Jackson

Linda Jackson is the social media strategist for the district. She is available to make presentations to your club. Contact Linda here.

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Follow your PNW Optimist friends on Facebook

It is convention weekend in the Pacific Northwest District of Optimist International! We are so excited to welcome our friends to SW Idaho. The Boise Noon and Meridian Optimist Clubs are planning some awesome activities and there is great training in store for all of our officer-elects.

Watch for updates, or better yet...join Facebook today and you'll get updates from a great number of your PNW Optimist friends. Find us here. It's 2009! Join the social media brigade.