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RICE
PAPER
SUBURBAN
OPTIMIST CLUB OF
BUENA PARK
PO BOX 727, Placentia, CA 92871
Zone 1, Pacific Southeast District
Chartered February 10, 1966
May
2009
Volume 43, Issue 6
Editor:
7703 Garden Grove Blvd.,
Garden Grove,
CA
92841
ATTENTION
MEMBERS!
SOC
REVERSE RAFFLE
We
would like to congratulate our 2008 Winners:
February
– Jesse James / Dan Fukushima
March
– Tom Hide
April
- Steve Okamura
OPTIMIST YOUTH
RECOGNITION NIGHT
Our
Youth Recognition Night will be held at the Knott’s Berry Farm Resort Hotel in
Buena Park
on Thursday, May 14th at 7:00 pm.
This is an important evening for the graduating seniors from high schools
throughout
Orange
and LA counties.
Suburban Optimist Club will be honoring those individuals.
We will also be giving scholarships to some of the young men and women
who will be attending college in the fall.
Our guest Speaker for the evening will Marissa Ishii, OC Nisei Princess.
We encourage all members and spouses to attend.
Come out and enjoy an evening out.
If you need further information or would like to reserve your place at
this years dinner, please contact Chairman Ray Okazaki.
RSVP
is required.
42nd
ANNUAL SUBURBAN OPTIMIST GOLF TOURNAMENT
May 18,
2009 –
Yorba Linda
Country Club
Everybody
is encouraged to come out and participate in our 42nd Annual Suburban Optimist
Club Golf Tournament. The Tournament is being held on Monday, May 18,
2009, at the Yorba Linda Country Club,
19400 Mountain View Ave.
,
Yorba Linda
92886
, (714) 779-2461. Cost for the Tournament is $150. Registration is at
9:00am, Shotgun Start at 10:00am. Luncheon will be held after the
Tournament is finished. Deadline for entries is May 4, 2009.
Tournament Fee includes Green Fees, Range Balls, 1/2 Cart, Coffee, Prize Fund,
Fabulous Door Prizes and Lunch. Chairmen Al Kusano and Eiji Yoshihiro promise a
great event. Tee Sponsors ($175), Gold Sponsors ($350),
Sportsman/Corporate Sponsors ($1200) and donations are needed for this event.
Those of you who are non-golfers can also participate by helping with the
registration, assist on the course and record the scores. There’s
something for everyone.
GENE
MURAKAMI TO RECEIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
It’s
that time of year again where Suburban selects one of the members to receive the
prestigious OCNCC Community Service Award. This year, the board selected
Gene Murakami. Gene is one of the most dedicated members. He has
been an officer and a member of the board of directors. The club is proud
to announce his selection.
.
MAY BOARD MEETING
May
Board Meeting – All new and old officers are encouraged to attend.
Date:
May 6, 2009
Time:
7:00 P.M.
Location: Wang
Tcheng
1199 N. Euclid St.
,
Anaheim
,
CA
92801
(714) 778-9888
UPCOMING
OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL QUARTERLIES
Third Quarterly
OPTIMIST
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Optimist
International Convention -
July 8-11, 2009 -
Gaylord Palms Resort,
Kissimmee
,
FL
If
you wish to attend one of these Quarterlies or Convention, please contact Gary
Fukushima.
UPCOMING SUBURBAN
BUENA PARK
OPTIMIST CLUB PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Attention
members! We need your support and
help with the upcoming programs and events.
Please contact
the
Chairperson or President Fukushima if you wish to lend a helping hand.
Youth
Recognition -
May 14, 2009
- Radisson Hotel
- Chairperson: Stan Enomoto /
Ray Okazaki
Golf
Tournament -
May 18, 2009
- Yorba Linda CC
- Chairpersons: Miles Yano/
Eiji Yoshihiro
OCNCC
Awards Luncheon -
May 31, 2009 -
Old Ranch Country Club
Deaf
& Hard of Hearing Recognition -
June 4, 2009 - Radisson Hotel
- Chairperson: Stan Enomoto
Relay
for Life -
June 2009 - Chairperson:
Scott Iwamoto
If
you wish to attend one of these quarterlies, please contact Gary Fukushima.
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Our
40TH OR 41ST Annual Pancake Breakfast and Community
Fundraiser was a huge success thanks to all the members, SOC youth group, OCBC
Boy Scouts, SEYO member organizations, and all the donors.
We lost count and need help finding out when the first pancake breakfast
was.
Please contact Dan Fukushima if you have any information to end this
confusion.
We
had great weather.
According to our most accurate count, we served 1,542 breakfasts.
Amazing how smooth things run because of all the work by all.
Everybody had a great time.
Charter members who came out to support us were: Charter President Bob
Wada, Tom Hide, Jim Takata, Hank Nakano, and Bill Murata.
We are fortunate to have these dedicated members since 1966.
We don’t have our ticket sales tallied yet.
We’ll have a report shortly
Our
own past president, Ray Okazaki was the grand prize winner of $300.
Here
is a partial list of thank you’s-we are truly grateful for your support:
Boy
Scout Troop 578
Galasso’s
Bakery-baked
goods
Harland
Farms-milk
Harmon
Wholesale, Buena Park-appliances
Eleanor
Higashi for
heading up the boutique
Gilbert
Nishimura-head sausage cooker/cheerleader
Orange
County
Buddhist
Church
Pacific
Ranch Market,
Orange-supplies, oranges, drinks
Red Shell Foods-salad dressing
and sauces
SEYO
organizations
SOC
Youth Group
Southeast
Japanese
School
and Community Center
Suburban Optimist Club members
United
Food and Commercial Workers
Union
Local 324-facilities
Zuma
Business Parks/Henry
Nishizu Family
SUBURBAN
BUENA PARK
OPTIMIST OFFICERS 2008-2009
PRESIDENT:
GARY
FUKUSHIMA
VICE
PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL: GENE MURAKAMI
VICE
PRESIDENT, INTERNAL: SCOTT IWAMOTO
SECRETARY:
STEVE OKAMURA
TREASURER:
STAN ENOMOTO
SRG
AT ARMS: RAY
OKAZAKI
Suburban Optimist Club of Buena Park
