DMM District Dispatch

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1 Kevin s Korner I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Now that it is December, we have Christmas coming up and look forward to getting together with family again. Christmas is the season of giving, so why not give the gift of optimism to your friends, family and your community this year. Many of our Optimists are helping our communities this holiday season by collecting toys, clothing or food to distribute to those in need in our communities. However, we have a lot of communities that do not have Optimists to improve the life in their communities, so if you have friends or family living somewhere that needs an organization like ours, please send a message to me, your Lt. Governor or to Jim Meyers, the New Club Building Chair, and we will take it from there! We are at a historic time in Optimist history right now! We are on track to having at least 18 new clubs in Optimist International in the first quarter this year. That hasn t happened since the turn of the century! So, let s start brainstorming out there about great spots for new clubs. And just remember, this is not about the number of clubs we have or the number of members we have, its about having the ability to serve the kids in our community. If we are not growing, we are not serving our communities to our fullest potential. The momentum is going, so let s keep it going 1 member or 1 club at a time! (Continued on page 2) Optimist Strong Be the Difference! H. Nick Prillaman, Jr Officers DMM Governor Kevin Hammell DMM Secretary/Treas. Bill Reilly What you ll find in this issue DMM Convention... page International Convention. page 11 Amazon Smile... page 3 CCDHH... page 8 Club Anniversaries... page 4 Club Fitness... page 9 Club News... page 4 DMM/OI Gatherings... page 3 Free Movie Day in Mitchell... page 11 Growth / Membership... page 5 Joint Zone 6 & 7 Mtg... page 10 Kevin s Korner... page 1 Mentoring a Rookie... page 9 Mission, Value, Purposes... page 4 New Club Building!... page 7 Optimist Creed... page 2 Oratorical Contest... page 3 PGI Requirements Changed.. page Recruit a Teacher RENEWED... page 10 Reminders... page 6 Trick or Treat Alley... page 3 Youth Appreciation... page 6 1 International President H. Nick Prillaman, Jr. Great Plains Region VP Roger Lesofski DMM Governor Elect Dave Martin DMM Immediate Past Governor Terry Gorman

2 The Optimist Creed Promise Yourself To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them. To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile. To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble. Kevin s Korner (Continued from page 1) In addition to helping kids and our communities, we also help each one of our members. We offer friendship, social and volunteer events in addition to leadership growth and experience. We need to make each one of our gatherings fun, educational and above all, optimistic! We need to find ways to keep our members involved and interested! More information on these topics are coming to the district website in the following months. Furthermore, make sure you are keeping your own club healthy by taking care of current members and asking others to join. The phrase Just Ask has been around for many years in the optimist organization. But there is more to it than just asking people to join. Just Ask your current members why they joined and let them tell their story. Just Ask those members that you haven t seen for awhile to help with an event or find out if there is any way you might help them. Just Ask leaders in your community if there is any program they see that may be needed. Just Ask yourself if there is anything you can do differently to improve the life of a child, your community or yourself. Be Optimist Strong, Be the Difference, Be a Leader! Kevin Hammell kahammell@charter.net DMM Governor True or False? Kangaroos outnumber humans in Australia. People in Duluth, MN live farther north than half of Canada s population. Killer whales are dolphins, not whales. More people live in Bangladesh than in Russia. Ireland is further north than all than all the U.S. states except Alaska. There are more lakes in Canada than all other lakes in the world combined. Goats have square pupils. There are about 29,000 employees in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for all of Canada, compared to 50,000 in the New York Police Department for a single city. Answers on page 9. Editor: Curt Sandberg THANKS to everyone that submitted articles for this newsletter. For those who wish to submit articles for future issues, please them to me at dmmdispatch@midco.net by the 27th of each month. Thank you! 2

3 District Oratorical Contest All levels of the Oratorical Contest are Combined Gender Contests Date Zone Winners to be submitted: Saturday, April 21, 2018 Date of District Contest: Friday and Saturday, April 27 & 28, 2018 Contestant Entry Fee to District Location of District Contest: $100 per contestant Watertown, South Dakota at 3 rd Quarter District Meeting Regional and World Competition: Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29, to be held in St Louis The title of the Oratorical talk is: Club Chairs, you want the: Lt. Governors For questions contact: Trick Or Treat Alley Where Are My Roots of Optimism Club Planning Guide Download at Scholarship Contest Club Planning Guide Same drop down box but District Planning Guide Dave Nichols: or nicholsedina@aol.com October 31st the Bloomington Optimist Club held their 29 th City-Wide Halloween Party at the Bloomington Ice Arena along with the City Park and Rec department. 1,100 kids and their parents attended the party that included $3,700 worth of candy at Trick or Treat Alley, along with carnival games and free ice skating. There was no charge to attend and each year the event gets bigger! Chuck Ehlers chuck.ehlers01@gmail.com President, Bloomington Optimist Club DMM / OI Gatherings SAVE the DATES for nd Qtr Conf Call 7PM CST, Sun., February 11, 2018 Phone #: TBA 3rd Qtr DMM Gathering Scholarship Contests! April 27-28, 2018 Ramkota Hotel Watertown, SD th OI Convention July 7-10, 2018 Ottawa, Ontario 4th Quarter DMM Conv. August 9-11, 2018 Hotel: The Kahler Apache Rochester, MN Amazon Smile Are you planning to do some Christmas shopping via Amazon? It effortless to support the OI Foundation while you shop normally. When shopping via AmazonSmile 0.5% of every purchase is contributed to the OI Foundation. Start by selecting the Optimist International Foundation on your first visit to smile.amazon.com, then shop as you normally would. How easy is that? If you would like more detail, check out their website: 3

4 Club News from club bulletins BROOKINGS Sally Damm married Dave Norby back on Oct 1! Already have 25 interested in the Essay Contest. They heard from Dakota Smiles a mobile dental clinic providing services at no charge throughout the state to those age Contributed to the Christmas, Kids and Cops Program. ROCHESTER will once again be involved with Toys for Tots. If your community doesn t already have a sponsor for this nationwide program, ask Rochester how your club might be the sponsor in your city. WATERTOWN allows members to work off up to $50 of their annual club dues at $5 per hour worked on their Winter Wonderland project. Their weekly club newsletter lists members who are celebrating their anniversaries as Optimist members and the number of years they ve been a member year olds took part in the Sudden Cardiac Death Screening. AND...Watertown is the only school in SD to participate in Top 20 Training, a 3 year program to help students, staff and parents develop qualities to improve their thinking, learning and communicating. NORTHWEST SUBURBAN will help ring bells for the Salvation Army. Is your club looking for a new fundraiser? NW Suburban sells nuts at unit prices from $17 to $60. While the Vikings became a reality in MN, did you know the NY Giants almost settled in Golden Valley instead of San Fran? WORTHINGTON decided to fund one meal for the High School band that s travelling to a parade in Hollywood. That took $1,500 out of their treasury, but they re feeding ~140 sounds like a good deal, right? Tri-star Volleyball was held in November with 40 youth served, and their Wrestling Tourney will take place in December. The club helps support Project Linus which provides blankets for children in distress. SIOUX VALLEY Held a club social mimicking Family Feud. Contact them if you want to try this in your club. The Titan Junior Optimist Club was charted at New Tech High. They, along with other area Sioux Falls clubs are selling tickets to the Sundown Modern Country Classic show as a fundraiser. They ve started holding Education and Motivation Days as part of their regular meetings. The first two topics were the Optimist Creed and Purposes of an Optimist Club. RICHFIELD Ave of Flags has grown to 231 flags and is now their largest fundraiser. Pasta and salad on election day and Chili and salad day in February are other fundraisers as well as Herberger s coupon books. They ll ring Salvation Army bells, too. VERMILLIONI popped 200 lbs. of popcorn to fill over 2,000 boxes of buttery luscious popcorn for the high school playoffs hosted at the Dakota Dome. For the HyVee Holiday Event, the club, with the help of the Vermillion swim team and a 4-H Leader, peeled 400 lbs. of apples to make 180 pies. They sold them baked and unbaked for $10 each with $5 going back to the club which will donate the (Continued on page 7) Mission, Vision & Purposes Mission: By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in youth, our communities and ourselves. Vision: Optimist International will be recognized worldwide as the premier volunteer organization that values all children and helps them develop to their full potential. Purposes: To develop optimism as a philosophy of life utilizing the tenets of the Optimist Creed; to promote an active interest in good government and civic affairs; to inspire respect for the law; to promote patriotism and work for international accord and friendship among all people; to aid and encourage the development of youth, in the belief that the giving of one s self in service to others will advance the well-being of humankind, community life and the world. Club Anniversaries During December December 5, 1924 St Paul December 12, 1950 Glen Lake December 16, 1961 Rapid City December 2, 1976 Yankton 4

5 Growth / Membership GIVING As I start my contribution to the monthly newsletter I m reminded that today is GIVING TUESDAY, known globally for charitable giving. And, it reminds me it is what we are all about. Giving to help our youth, our communities and ourselves be the best that we can be. As we close out November and prepare for a busy Holiday season, let s not forget our mission: By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in kids. Optimist International will be recognized worldwide as the premier volunteer organization that values all children and helps them develop to their full potential. November closed with a -29 YTD in membership, leaving 1015 kids without the benefit of our giving. By inviting family, friends, neighbors to join you, you are giving them the opportunity to give also, so let s give everyone we meet an Optimistic smile, share our club s story and invite them to be part of the best giving organization around! Gita Hendricks DMM Growth Chair 5

6 Youth Appreciation Optimist Club scholarship winners overcome and inspire on a daily basis Rubén Rosario Pioneer Press One was left without a father or a mother by the age of 9. Another managed to juggle college-prep courses while suffering from a serious affliction. A third escaped civil war and smuggled medicine for sick refugees. A fourth scrappy overachiever understands his self-worth and goals easily trump the negative impact of the stares, finger-pointing and taunts that he knows may follow him throughout his life. I m talking here about four of this year s 17 St. Paul public high school students awarded college scholarships from the Optimist Club of St. Paul. The club upped the award from $1,500 to $2,000 this year and has given out nearly $400,000 to eligible public high school students since I made it a point 12 years ago to profile some of these unsung youths, most of whom are excelling in spite of tough odds and hardships, and have done so every year since. Their resiliency and moxie are inspirational. Their stories give me a boost. We need to single out and embrace and nurture these homegrown young men and women. They are among our present and future best. These kids are just a force of nature, and they seem to use the adversity they have faced to gather strength and move forward, said John Tillotson, senior vice president for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management LLC and a longtime Optimist Club member. Within our current state of affairs, many people feel like we have lost track as to what is possible, but not these kids. *************************** To read the entire article, including pictures, please see the article by Ruben Rosario in the Nov 5, 2017 St Paul Pioneer Press in the Local B1 section of the paper. "Hardships? Hardly a hurdle for these resilient students" Click on this link < then click on Local B1 section. Again this year we have students who have overcome obstacles and continue to be Optimistic about the present, their futures and how they will work to make their dreams come true. We honored all our scholarship winners at the Youth Appreciation dinner and program, Thursday evening, November 9th, at the Town and Country Club. Terry K. Gorman gorman1745@gmail.com Secretary-Treasurer Optimist Club of St Paul Reminders... Dec 31 US Clubs file as needed Incorporation forms with State Attorney General 31 Sec/Treas Deadline to pay DMM dues annually 31 Sec/Treas Complete roster additions before quarter end 6

7 New Club Building! IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU WHAT THREE NEW CLUBS CAN MEAN TO THE DMM Once again the DMM has become distinguished. All the requirements met for the honor, membership, new club requirement, bills paid, etc. We did it again! What really stands out is the efforts put forth by those individuals who stepped up, took a challenge and built the new clubs that took the DMM over the top. The folks in Lakeville, Roseville and Harrisburg deserve a real pat on the back. Let me explain. We ended the year +56. The new club builders added 109 new members with the three new clubs. Without those new 109 members we would have been in the hole and not a Distinguished district in spite of all other efforts by others. A simple fact, YOU GROW WHEN YOU BUILD NEW CLUBS! I guess we proved that during Now we enter a new year. We still need to grow and add new members and clubs. So far it's been slow but several opportunities are in front of us. Who wants to be a Distinguished Club President or a Distinguished Lt Governor? A Builder of Excellence? Who will step forward and take the challenge? Over 100 communities in the DMM no longer have an Optimist Club. A great place to start and bring our programs back to the kids in those areas. If you are willing to give it a shot.. call me and I'll help you get on the right track and get started. It's a challenge but a lot of fun. Jim Meyers dmmpstgov@aol.com NCB Chair Past OI Vice President Club News (Continued from page 4) proceeds to the Youth Swim team. The club gave away 500 TLC toys during the Annual Stand Still parade o Lights. Information was given out to the Middle School for the "Kids Speak Out" program. RUSHMORE NOON had 9 schools participate in Red Ribbon Week this year. They helped sponsor a Westlake concert, the Johnny and June Tribute, and sold hot chocolate and popcorn during the Festival of Lights Parade. They continue their involvement with the Children s Home birthday celebrations as well as Big Brothers/Big Sisters programs. SOUTH WINNIPEG learned about the Canadian Children s Optimist Foundation s Spread Relief Program that encourages support for children being treated for medical issues other than cancer from Lt Gov Barb Sul. She also reported that the Optimist Clubs of Winnipeg Foundation served 3,000 brats during four BBQ s and raised $4, pairs of mittens were given to Frontenac School and they continue their support of immigrant families learning English as well as providing a hamper of items for a needy family. GRAND FORKS found sponsors for all 24 lanes as a fundraiser for Safe Kids Get The Ball Rolling event set for December 7. They ll use Bismarck s Pay it Forward idea to garner sponsors for the annual gift wrapping, too. BISMARCK filled back packs for United Way, posted flags on Veteran s Day, began gift wrapping, AND welcomed TEN new members! WEST ST PAUL enjoyed guest speaker, Immediate Past Governor of the DMM, Terry Gorman, during their November meeting. SignUpGenius.com is your club looking for a robust, user friendly, on-line volunteer scheduling tool? Club newsletters indicate that Brookings, Sioux Valley, and Grand Forks all use this site. Please send your club s newsletter to dmmdispatch@midco.net to have your club s activities listed in upcoming issues of the DMM Dispatch. 7

8 CCDHH Scholarship Contest! The school year has kicked off and it is a great time to reach out to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in your community!! 2018 DMM Convention New dates for the 2018 DMM Convention in Rochester, Minnesota! To make it more convenient for all DMM Optimists to attend the 2018 convention in Rochester the dates have been moved out one week to August A new hotel has been selected The Kahler Apache which is not only less expensive but provides free parking and room for RVs. Pool side rooms are available. Free breakfasts, on-site meeting rooms, and a nice water park for the kids are some of the amenities of the facility. A fun, productive meeting is planned. The Rochester Optimists encourage all club members to attend this great opportunity for exchanging ideas, meeting old and new friends, and just being optimistic. Keith Davis kdavis.roch@gmail.com Is your club taking advantage of the plethora of information and trainings available on the OI website? Here s a snippet from the Rushmore Noon club s newsletter Topic is: Where are My Roots of Optimism? The contest is open to young people through grade 12 in the United States and Canada. Students must submit the results of an audiogram completed no longer than 24 months prior to the date of the contest by a qualified audiologist. Students must be certified to have an uncorrected hearing loss of 40 decibels or more, which must be supported by the audiogram in order to be eligible to compete. Students with permanent correction should compete in the Optimist International Oratorical contest. The district contest will be held at the 3 rd Qtr meeting in Watertown, April th, Entry fee is $75 per contestant. All meals, lodging and travel expenses are the responsibility of the sponsoring club. Deadline for entry to district contest is April 1 st. For additional details, including handouts and official rules, use this link: scholarships2.cfm Don t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. I am looking forward to a phenomenal contest! Lori Cook lrcookie@yahoo.com DMM CCDHH Chair Last month s photo of Bismarck s Jerry Haas being honored as Optimist of the Year at the DMM 1st Quarter Conference in Jamestown was provided by Angie Wahl. 8

9 Club Fitness Tips Suggested December Check-list By the end of this month we will have already completed a quarter of our year scary isn't it? So before that happens here are a few key to do items that you can complete and check off that list: Hopefully your club has reviewed and made judgements on activities and projects from last year whether to eliminate, refine or expand them, and whether to add new ones to meet new needs of your youth. With the review completed, your plans for the rest of this year should be on the calendar, with committees appointed and ready to start the ball rolling. This is also the month to make sure your members have paid their dues, and if they haven't, please contact them personally and ask them to again help you bring out the best in kids and if you don't get a positive response, ask them to continue to support the club by becoming a Friend of Youth. And please, adopt the philosophy of adding a member when you drop one. So that's it not too much to handle for the final month of the calendar year, right? If you do those things, you'll be on your way to a successful Optimist year. Mentoring a Rookie Rock Star The newly revised PGI (Personal Growth & Involvement) Level 10 includes a requirement to mentor a Rookie Rock Star. A Rookie Rock Star Award can be earned ONLY in the first twelve months of membership as recorded in the records of Optimist International. The new member must do all of the following during the first 12 months. Serve on a Club Committee Work on a Service Project Sponsor a New Member Attend one of the following: District meeting, Regional Summit, OI Convention The Rookie Rock Star will receive an Optimist pin upon accomplishing those activities during the first 12 months of membership. If you complete PGI Level 10 and have the PGI Recognition Form completed by Governor Kevin before February 1, 2018, you will not need to mentor a Rookie Rock Star. If you have any questions, please contact me. Cheryl Bergstrom ckbergstrom@hotmail.com DMM Personal Development Chair Oh, and one other thing. Be sure to enjoy the Christmas season with your family, friends and fellow Optimists! Happy Holidays. Dave Martin svsec7111@gmail.com DMM Club Fitness Advisor and Governor-Elect Club OIF and/or CCOF Reps... How are your Dime-A-Day enrollments adding up? What about including one or more in your club s gift exchange? Find the DMM on Facebook! Just search Optimistdmm and click the Like button. optimistdmm True or False? According to the October 26, 2017 edition of TIDBiTS published by Wick Publications, all of these statements are TRUE. 9

10 Joint Zone 6 & 7 Meeting It all happened Sunday Nov. 5th at the Pizza Ranch in Madison, SD. Attendees were from Zone 6, Brookings (5), Zone 7 Sioux Falls Morning (3), Sioux Valley (3), Harrisburg (1), Vermillion (3), Yankton (1), and Brandon (1). The Agenda included the Mission, Vision, Purpose as each introduced themselves by selecting a line from the Creed and told what that means to them as an Optimist. Power Point programs covered NOW, Coffee Recruitment, Zone Contest for Oratorical & Essay, Club Officer Elect Forms, CRA, CPR to name a few. Dennis explained why You should be active in the District, recapped Jamestown 1st Quarter Meeting, and Future Meetings. Dave Martin, Incoming Governor and Strategic Planning Chair, spoke about what was presented at 1st quarter and opened the floor up for discussion. It was very actively talked about getting attendance at future meetings to increase. Dave and will bring recommendations forward to his Committee. District Sub Committees want to become more involved by having input. Technology is the future of how the District must communicate and keep clubs and Optimists informed. District 35 covers a lot of miles; maybe there will need to be realignment of Lt. Governors to help the District personnel convey the message. Sally discussed Scholarships, grant opportunities and Promotional Resources for Clubs to explore. Clubs talked about what they do for fundraisers and projects. There were 23 door prizes. Dennis used the Dirty Santa concept by drawing a number for a door prize, then the next person drew a number and was able to "steal" the previous one if they wished or keep what they drew in hopes of getting to keep the one they drew. This created lots of laughs and excitement through out the meeting. This was a very successful meeting and Sally and I want to thank all those that participated and enjoyed the afternoon together. Text submitted by Lt. Governor Dennis V. Steffen / Photo by Lt. Governor Sally Damm The following unsolicited comment was provided by an attendee: Sally & Dennis - Thanks very much for a great Zone meeting! Learned new stuff & refreshed old - way to go! Lots of time & planning on your part - loved the time to laugh & share - the gifts were awesome & fun way to receive! Looking forward to an exciting year of change, etc.!! Recruit a Teacher - RENEWED! The "Recruit a Teacher for $30" incentive has been renewed for the entire year! Optimist International is waiving the $15.00 membership fee and offering a year's dues for only $30 for teachers. Contact membership@optimist.org for more information. IMPORTANT CORRECTION! A call to OI has revealed that Friend of Optimist memberships paid for via plastic, i.e. credit or debit cards, can NOT opt for automatic renewal! If that appears on Friend of Optimist applications you have in your possession, please cross off that option at the bottom of the form. 10

11 DMM District Dispatch Issue December 2017 Free Movie Day in Mitchell On October 28 the Mitchell Area Optimist club had their annual Free Movie Day and 480 children were treated to a free viewing of Shrek 3 courtesy of the Optimist club and Logan Luxury Theatres. The children were encouraged to wear their costumes and were able to get their picture taken with some of the Shrek Characters. Door prizes were given out and each child got a free bag of popcorn. Text and photos courtesy of Brad Zomer International Convention The GO TO place for DMM info: The 100th Optimist International Convention will be held in July 8-10, 2018 in Ottawa, Ontario Canada at the Shaw Centre. This will be on of best and most noted Optimist convention for years to come. You will have ample opportunities to attend workshops, meet old an new Optimist friends from around the world, see and visit the historical sites and the capital city of Canada. Let s try to get a good turn from the DMM. THANKS to Tim Goetz / MARCO for printing many of the handouts for our quarterly gatherings. PLEASE consider MARCO for your technology needs. If you are planning on attending I recommend you make your room reservation as soon as possible. Click on the link for room options Convention Housing Options For a video and more information about Ottawa click this link. Terry Gorman gorman1745@gmail.com International Convention Ambassador 11

12 PGI Requirements Changed The Optimist Leadership Development Committee revised the requirements for the PGI (Personal Growth & Involvement) program, and the deadline for completing a PGI level using the old (2010) requirements is February 1, When you finish any of the first 7 levels, have your club president submit the PGI Recognition Form to me. Governor Kevin must submit the PGI Recognition Form for levels VIII through X. The PGI Recognition Form is available at under Member Resources \ Professional Development Program. The new PGI passports are expected to be available in December The revisions include changes to Levels II through X. Following is an updated chart I created showing the changes. Some of the discrepancies I pointed out on November 9 have been changed. Any completed elements at a level higher than the highest level which is submitted for you by February 1, 2018 must be redone using the new (2017) requirements. Level Element II Activity Serve as a Club committee member III Knowledge of Read The Power of the Creed Organization or Of Dreams and Deeds, available through Optimist Supply III Participate in assembling a Community Projects Awards (CPA) summary IV Attendance Attend two additional Club meetings and/or activities (cumulative total of 14) plus one inter-club visitation V Attendance Attend two additional Club meetings and/or activities (cumulative total of 16) plus attend a District or Zone meeting V Communication Communication Write an article for your Club bulletin/website or make a presentation to your Club about the District or Zone meeting that you attended VI Attendance Attend two additional Club meetings and/or activities (cumulative total of 18) VI Activity Serve as Chair of a Club committee 12 Be involved in organizing a Club Activity Do a short presentation on three things you can find on the optimist.org website Name three ways that Optimist International communicates with it s [sic] members Attend a Club Meeting other than your own Attend two additional Club meetings and/or activities plus attend a District or Zone meeting Make a presentation to your club on the district or zone meeting that you attended Attend two additional Club meetings and/or activities Serve as Chair of a Club Project

13 PGI Requirements Changed cont d Level Element VII Attendance Attend two additional Club meetings and/or activities (cumulative total of 20), and attend your District s Annual Convention VII Communication Send an article for The Optimist magazine to the Leadership Development Department Attend two additional Club meetings and/or activities (and attend your District s Annual Convention Create and submit an article about a Club project to Club or District bulletin, website, social media page VIII Activity Serve on a District committee Serve on the District level VIII Growth Participate in a New Club Building follow-up program VIII Communication Assist a member in achieving Level 1 of PGI IX Attendance Attend four additional District Conferences/Convention in addition to those required for Level VIII IX Activity Serve on a second District committee IX Knowledge of Make a Club or Zone presentation Organization on behalf of a District committee X Self Development Attend three training seminars at a District Convention or three Back-to-School Workshops at the International Convention Participate in a new Club building follow-up orientation Present PGI program to a new Club Attend four additional District Conferences/Convention Coordinate a District Activity Make a Club or Zone presentation about a District Activity Mentor a New Member through attaining the Rookie Rockstar award Cheryl Bergstrom ckbergstrom@hotmail.com DMM Personal Development Chair 13