DATE

KEY DISTRICT DATES

October  1

2009-2010 Optimist  Year Begins

         1

OI & District Dues Billed

         15

1^st District Board Meeting Registration Deadline

         15

Optimist in Action Day

 November

Club Youth Appreciation Week Programs

         13

2^nd MDSD Executive Board Meeting Plaza Hotel Hagerstown MD

         14

1^st District Board Meeting Plaza Hotel Hagerstown MD

         15

Annual  Club Planning Conference Reports due to District Sec.-Treas.

 December 31

Deadline to Complete 1^st Quarter Zone Meetings

 January 2010

Happy New Year

         1

OI  Dues Billed

         9

Achievement& Awards Reports due for 1^st Quarter

        15

Registration closes for 2^nd Board Meeting

 February  5,6

2^nd District Board Meeting--- Holiday Inn   Waldorf, MD

        26

Essay Contest District Deadline

 March

Club & Zone Oratorical  Contests    (my zone contest date:_________)

    19-20

Optimist International Presidents Visit    TBA

         31

Deadline to Complete 2^nd Quarter Zone Meeting

 April 1

OI & District Dues Billed

         10

Achievement & Awards Reports due for 2^nd Quarter

         15

Essay Contest Entries due to OI

         15

“Early Bird” Registration closes for OI Convention in Denver CO.

         15

Deadline for Zone Oratorical Winners to District Chair

         15

Registration closes for 3^rd Quarter Board Meeting in Ocean City, MD

         30

Schedule Club Officer Election

         30

Executive Board Meeting Ocean City, MD  Carousel Hotel

    May

Respect for Law Week

      1,2

3^rd Quarter District Board Meeting  Ocean City, MD  Carousel Hotel

        1

District Oratorical Finals

        20

Club Officer Elect Reports Due

    June

Optimist International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

        5

Optimist Earth Day

     TBA

District Jr Golf Tournament

        30

Deadline to Complete 3^rd Quarter Zone Meetings

   July 1

OI Dues Billed

        3-6

OI   Convention  Denver, CO

         10

Achievement& Awards reports due for 3^rd Quarter

          15

Registration closes for District Convention

 Aug. 13,14,15

52^nd Annual District Convention Dover DE

 September 30

Deadline for CPA entries & to Complete 4^th Quarter Zone Meetings

  October 9

President’s Pride report due & A&A reports due for 4^th Quarter