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Ravens Raffle Drawing + Dining fundraiser!
Padonia Station, Timonium
Mon., Aug. 2, 2010
- Silent auction for preseason tickets: 6–8pm
- Drawing for pair of season tickets: 8pm
- Dine all day with special flyer
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Oratorical Contest
As Optimist International’s oldest program, this contest allows young students to gain experience in public speaking and to compete for scholarship awards. Entrants must be under the age of 16 prior to December 31 of the club year and must be educated in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean.
Each applicant is required to give a 4- to 5-minute speech on an assigned topic. Club winners progress to the Zone level and then to the District level.
Contest for 2009–2010
Topic: “Cyber Communication: Progress or Problem?”
Deadline for entry into the Timonium Club contest is March 1, 2010.
For more information, contact Bruce Robinson (410-668-6849).
- Club competition: Mon., Mar. 15, 2010 at the club dinner meeting.
- Zone 9 competition: Date and location TBA
- District competition: April 30–May 2, 2010 in Ocean City at the Carousel Hotel
Boys and girls will compete separately. The top boy and top girl speaker will move on to compete at the Zone level. Zone winners then compete at the District level during a chaperoned, expense-paid weekend trip to Ocean City.
Prizes
- Club level: Medallion and advancement to the Zone competition
- Zone level: Plaque and advancement to the District competition (expenses paid to Ocean City)
- District level: Plaque and a $2,500 scholarship for the top boy and top girl speaker
