The beginning of the second half

The first half of the optimist year (October 1 - March 31) has been nothing but awesome for the Zone 4 family. What a fantastic lot of people with whom to work.  We can be so proud of the time and energy we have invested in improving the welfare of our children. Every single club in the zone managed to pull off something of significance and that was so inspiring.
The pictures of the various youth appreciation activities, community service projects, club, leaders' and zone meetings tell the story of a group of Optimists who are motivated, committed and ready to pull out all the stops for the children of our beloved Caribbean District. I am particularly proud of the way the zone gelled as a unit without losing the unique dynamism of the individual clubs; how club members rallied behind their club leaders to make a difference; and of course, the level of comradeship exhibited among the leadership group.
Thanks to every 7804 Optimist for making the first half of the year so phenomenal. I look forward to an even more awesome second half.

Here are a couple comments reflecting on the past and projecting things to come:

President Janette (2nd right) and her team at Q2 Conference

The Optimist Club of Kingston Central started off the year (2012) on a good note by identifying our major project for the year. As a result members visited Arnold Road Methodist Basic school to enquire of their needs. There are 54 children on roll with 3 pre-trained teachers. They operate in a large room which has no ceiling bed and so it is very hot in the summer. There are fans which are pesently not working so we have decided to replace them. In addition we are continuing to work with the community children in and around the church, to begin homework and reading classes on April 16 - June 28, 2012 for grades 6 - 12. We are seeking text and story books to assist with the programme. Other support of furniture and storage equipment are being provided by the Church. Lastly we will be doing fund -raising activities in order to raise some money to register the club with The Registrar of Companies.

So far as a young club we have been very active and hope to continue building our success as we grow through the years.

President Janette

OC Kingston Central

My Fellow Club Mate and LTG for 2011-2012,

"I am proud to be an Optimist" and even more proud to be apart of this fabulous Zone that boasts the "Optimist of the Year 2010-2011" we have so many special people in this Zone, it is hard to mention them all in this one paragraph. The Zone continues to set a trend through current LTG Patrick who hosts quarterly "Leaders Meetings" so that the entire Zone will be on the same page at all times, the second quarter Zone Fundraiser was an huge success and I am looking forward to all the Clubs paying their dues in a timely manner.

Congratulations to the Clubs for coming out to the 2nd Quarter Conference in Montego Bay and copping the Travel Award for most Members present from a Zone. I wish you all the best in the coming quarters, I do hope we will grow as a Zone and maintain the wonderful comrade we have managed to build. I am looking forward to the great projects and the lives that we will touch.

As we continue to Journey for the Best, reaching out and touching through the power of one.

PLTG Latoya Wade

2009-2010