Folks, once again, the Zone 4 family has demonstrated what team-work, commitment to purpose, and belief in our capacity to make a difference can do. Sunday evening, March 25, and all was set for an evening of nothing but the best with Audrey Reid, Ruth Ho Shing, Kadeem Wilson and the King of Comedy himself, Oliver Samuels. Who A Di Don by Oliver Samuels served up a rib-tickling, belly-bottom comedic feast for an audience of Optimists and friends who had absolutely no qualms about consuming it all. Simply put, the play 'sell off' and so did the tickets.
We could not have asked for a better combination - an extremely funny play with quite a fare of positive messages, a full house, and a group of club leaders who surely out-did themselves as salespersons. Respect is due to all the club presidents, secretary-treasurers, and their sales teams. Past Distinguished LtG Margaret was the team leader on this one and deserves a solid round of applause from the Zone.
At the end of the performance LtG Patrick joined the actors on stage to express his appreciation to the audience for their overwhelming support. He also extended gratitude to the producers, Oliver Samuels Marketing and Entertainment (OSME), for allowing the benefit. In his comments LtG Patrick underlined one of the closing lines in the production "...everything can be turned into a positive" citing how much the play echoes the spirit of Optimism.
Zone 4 has once again affirmed its theme for this year "One one coco full basket - Harnessing the power of one".
Come March 31 Caribbean Optimists will mark the second I AM AN OPTIMIST DAY.
Optimist Petula Barclay, the longstanding vibes mistress of Sunset Optimist Club of Liguanea, is moving on to other shores. While SOCoL members are happy for her they know they are bidding farewell to a member whose commitment and service to the club and the children cannot be questioned. She has however reminded them that "my membership remains with Sunset Liguanea and to demonstrate that I have already paid my dues for the next administrative year". Wow!
The Sunset Liguanea family is wishing Optimist Petula all the best on her new sojourn. According to President Glaister, "The club recognizes and thanks her for her outstanding membership since 1995. Petula is just one of those endearing personalities our club seem to attract and we are going to miss her. But as she says, she is always with Sunset Liguanea. Thanks Buddie". 
Over the years Petula served the club at all levels up to Vice president and was regular head cook and bottle washer for some remarkable fellowship and fund-raising events and had a particular affinity towards the children especially those at Dare to Care and Mathew 25:40.
The March 8 meeting of the Sunset Optimist Club of Liguanea was teeming with excitement as, among other interesting reports, the Chairpersons for New Club Building and Childhood Cancer Campaign got the membership hyped around their drives to both expand the movement and increase the chances of making lives better. Supported by a very strong showing of potential Optimists the members of Sunset Liguanea were just glowing in possibilities especially as the nominations committee announced candidates for club president and president elect to serve the 2012-2013 administrative year. Of course, the 2010-2011 Chairperson of the Year and the club's Finance Chair, Latoya Wade came in for much praise in being rewarded for her continued excellent work at whatever level of responsibility she assumes.
