
| (Hidden Valley Optimist Club is a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Organization) |
| Meets the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each Month from 7pm - 8pm at Hope Haven - 3815 North Tryon Street - Charlotte, NC 28206 Club # 42217 |
| New Member(s) This Month (August) We are looking for 1 We are looking for good new members HELP!!!! |
| Birthdays 6 June - Wilfred Neal 14 June - Richard Highland 19 June - Edward Dunlap 19 June - Herman Hart 22 June - Dale Jackson 16 June - Ricky Highland 18 June - Viveca Jackson ---------------------------------------- 9 Jul - James Stewart 10 Jul - Jonathan Williams 20 Jul- Johnny Foster 25 Jul - Delcia Dunlap |
| Hall Annual Christmas Dinner |
| I Became A Member On: 5/1/1986 Alphonso Williams 5/14/2001 Marvin Jones 5/12/2005 Anizsa Jones 5/12/2005 Patrick Cannon ------------------------ 6/13/2007 Wyounda Horton 6/25/2007 Ronald Hamer CHARTERED MEMBERS NOVEMBER 1, 1979 Everett L. Adams Ernest L. Alford Jr. William Frank Blue Ronald C. Hare George Hoover Gerald Johnson James W. Lipscomb Dannie H. Mason Thomas Wilkins Odell Witherspoon (27 years, and still kicking) |
| Best Fest Ever |
| To see photos, click here |
| Opti-Fest |

| (updates the 1st of each month) |
| Best of Gravestone Humor (wording, taken from different gravestones) - Louis S. Schafer - Harry Edsel Smith of Albany, New York Born1903 - Died 1942 Looked up the elevator shaft to see if the Car was coming. It was. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Here lies an Atheist, all dressed up and no Place to go. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Mary Anne has gone to rest, Safe at last on Abraham's breast, Which may be nuts for Mary Anne, But is certainly rough on Abraham." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Here lies Ezekial Aikle, age 102. Only the good die young |
| HVO Projects For 2007 -2008 * Hidden Valley Festival and Parade Sept 18, 2006 - *Essay Contest - * Youth Appreciation * Respect For Law * Hall House Christmas Banquet December , 2008 - * 12th Annual Golf Tournament June 20, 2008 - * Oratorical Contest March 29, 2007 - * Childhood Cancer Campaign - * Relay For Life - *East Way School Essay October 28, 2006 - * Optimist International Foundation - *Childhood Cancer Program (Children Living Center) * Community Projects Award Competition - *Junior Safety (Bike Safety) - * Junior Golf Championship - * Youth Club (JOOI) - * Boys & Girls Home of NC - * South Mountain Children"s Home <Bold Print Denotes Project Completed> |


| " Serving Youths Since November 1, 1979 " |