Evening Optimist Club of Sacramento Foundation
The Evening Optimist Club of Sacramento was founded in 1963 with the motto “Bringing Out the Best in Kids” in the Sacramento and Greater Sacramento area.
The Evening Optimist Club of Sacramento Foundation sponsors the following activities:
1. Assisting disadvantaged children by providing back-to-school supplies, Christmas events, and recognition of children for their academic achievements such as Reading Rampage. Some of these recipients are Dyer Kelly Elementary School, Robla Elementary School, and Sylvan Middle School.
2. Essay Contests to elementary and high school students that could lead towards a $25,000 scholarship from the Optimist International.
3. Respect for Law event honoring students from the high school Criminal Justice academies.
4. Volunteering/donation to “Lion’s Walk-to-Run.
5. Sponsoring and volunteering in the annual high school sports All-Star games for “Seniors Only” (Basketball since 1978; Baseball since 1972; Softball since 1979; Girls’ Volleyball since 1983; and Boys’ Volleyball since 1999).
6. Monetary donations/hands-on projects that primarily assist kids such as Children Exposed to Domestic Violence.
7. Sponsoring disadvantaged children to participate in the Robla Elementary School Outdoor Education (similar to the Sly Park Camp).
8. Christmas baskets and gifts to families in need.
9. Annual Donation to the 1st Tee/Junior Golf Program.
10. Annual donation to the Safetyville U.S.A Program that offers elementary school children to learn how to protect themselves. Children will learn how to safely cross sidewalks and bicycle on city streets. They will also learn to recognize and obey traffic signs, report fires and other emergencies using the 911 emergency phone number and avoid potential child molestation situations.
11. Annual donation to Optimist Childhood Cancer.
12. Annual donation to Optimist International that is used for elementary and high school awards.
Should you wish to contribute towards our activities, your donation is tax deductible (EIN: 37-1798876). Make check to Evening Optimist Club of Sacramento Foundation, ATTN: John Yoshikawa, 8645 Glenroy Way, Sacramento, CA 95826. Should you have any question, please contact: John Yoshikawa, Foundation Treasurer, (916) 320-2111, spyron@aol.com.
http://optimist-sacramento.com/teams/?u=OPTIMISTGAMES&s=basketball
Optimist Coach Selection Process:
* The Optimist Committee and Coordinator review a list of potential high school area coaches who have not been previously selected as an Optimist Head Coach. The honor of being selected is based on their experience, coaching interpersonal skills, community outreach, and their overall character.
Optimist All Star Player Selection Process:
* The Optimist Coordinator contacts the schools from both the North & South list for boys and girls, requesting that the staff submit nominations, which is applicable only to current year graduating student-athletes.
* Nominations outline the nominee's high school achievements and honors, statistics via MAX Preps, and supporting statements why the candidate should be selected to participate as an Optimist All Star.
* The Optimist Committe then review s the submitted nominations, as well as an internal potential All Star list that is comprised from media reports and scouting reports.
* This combined list is then reviewed by a Selection Committee for final selection & roster compilation.
Note: The previous process invited coaches to submit nominations and then attend a selection meeting. Occassionally coaches with well known candidates weren't able to attend this meeting thus disqualifying their candidate from selection. This process has now been replaced with a Committee to review the validity of a nominee to be cosidered a ture Optimist All Star in a closed and structured panel.
