Optimist
International
Fast Facts:
*all fast facts as of 2006

- Founded: June 19, 1919 in New York.

- Clubs Today: 3,237

- Membership: 103,581

- 65,000 service projects conducted annually

- 6,000,000 young people served each year

- $78,000,000 spent annually on community service projects

Our club is part of Optimist International, recognized worldwide as an organization of people committed to optimism and self-development for the improvement of youth and community.

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History page for more information about optimist history.

Welcome to
Optimist International Dearborn
- Club #17100 -

President: Barry Hawthorne
Vice President: Randolph Dubitsky

Mission/Vision Statement
By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in kids.

Meeting the needs of young people in communities worldwide, Optimist Clubs have been "Bringing Out the Best in Kids" since 1919. Optimist Clubs conduct positive service projects aimed at providing a helping hand to youth. Club Members are best known in their communities for their upbeat attitudes. By believing in young people and empowering them to be the best they can, Optimist volunteers continually make this world a better place to live. There are 105,000 individual Members who belong to more than 3,200 autonomous Clubs. Optimists conduct 65,000 service projects each year, serving six million young people. Optimists also spend $78 million on their communities annually.

Optimist Club Dearborn is prowd to continue this legacy of outstanding community service and citizenship. We pledge to make a positive contribution to our communitys youth, and you can too!

For information about Optimist Clubs and how you can become an Optimist, click here.

- Our Members -

Addison, Floyd	Director, Dearborn Housing Dept.	faddison@ci.dearborn.mi.us
Allgeier, Gregg		augienypd@comcast.com
Arella, Angelo	Owner, Arella Studios	aarella@comcast.net
Avedisian, George	Owner, Bottom Line Promotions	George@bottomlinepromo.com
Bartell, Larry A., Dr.	Owner, Bartell Chiropractic Life Center	drbartell@bartellchiropractic.com
Bartles, Maryanne	Director, Dearborn Public Library	mbartles@ci.dearborn.mi.us
Beasley, Silvia H.
Brincat, Rita		rbrincat@ford.com
Cascardo, John	Deputy Director, Dearborn Building and Safety Dept.	jcascardo@ci.dearborn.mi.us
DaRos, Michelle	Deputy Director, Dearborn Economic and Community Development Dept.	mdaros@ci.dearborn.mi.us
Divis, Lori		timesheraldads@yahoo.com
Dubitski, Eric		edubitski@atafordpas.org
Dubitsky, Randolph J.		rdubitsky@atafordpas.org
Durack, Dan		dgdurack@comcast.net
Ellerbrake, Laurie	.	lellerbrake@ci.dearborn.mi.us
Fadel, Ziad
Gencarelli, Salvatore		sgencarelli@comcast.net
Gniewek, Doug		Doug_gniewek@ars.aon.com
Gross, Kirt D.	Director, Dearborn Historical Museum	kgross@ci.dearborn.mi.us
Guile, Stephen	Econonmic & Community Development Deputy Director	sguile@ci.dearborn.mi.us
Haddad, Ronald		rhaddad.ci.dearborn.mi.us
Hawthorne, Barry	Executive Director ATA	bhawthorne@atafordpas.org
Jorgensen, Hannah	Research Director ATA	hjorgensen@atafordpas.org
Khoury, Karl	Title 1 Director ATA	kkhoury@atafordpas.org
Killian, Brodie	Stifel Nicolaus & Co.
Kingery, Judy		jkingery@atafordpas.org
Kirk, Mike	Architect	mkaia@aol.com
Laundroche, Tom	Photographer, Thomas Laundroche Photography	laundroche@aol.com
Mallad, Allen
Mato, Richard A.		matorichard@yahoo.com
McWilliams, John
Metcalf, Tom	President, Hackett-Metcalf Funeral Homes	HacMetFH@aol.com
Miller, John
Murray, Barry	Director, Dearborn Economic and Community Development Dept.	bmurray@ci.dearborn.mi.us
Norwood, David	Director, Dearborn Building and Safety Dept.	dnorwood@ci.dearborn.mi.us
O’Connor, Jim	Treasurer, City of Dearborn	joconnor@ci.dearborn.mi.us
Ordus, Bonnie		bordus@ci.dearborn.mi.us
Pazur, Garrett		gpazur@comcast.net
Peterson, Robert		Rsp435@gmail.com
Raga, Steve		ragan@dev-pro.net
Ray, Mary
Rizza Liz	IT Director ATA	lrizza@atafordpas.org
Sareini, Suzanne	Dearborn Councilwoman	ssareini@ci.dearborn.mi.us
Shooshanian, Mark C.		mshoosha@ci.dearborn.mi.us
Siira, Kyle		ksiira@atafordpas.org
Solferino, Caryn		caryn.solferino@dfcufinancial.com
Thompson, Brittany M.		bthompson@atafordpas.org
Turla, Julie	President, Fairlane Ford	jturla@fairlaneford.com
Van Oast, Roy	Realtor	roy.vanoast@century21.com
Whiston, Brian		whistob@dearborn.k12.mi.us
Wilcox, Craig	Fairlane Ford	cwilcox@fairlaneford.com
Woronchak, Gary	Wayne County Commissioner
Yangouyain, Licia

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