Childhood
Cancer
Fund
President-Luther Sodat
Friend Of Youth
Serving lunch to Youth In Government
Essay Contest Winners
Shannon
Booker Allyson Crump
Allyson Crump Receives First Place award from Essay Chairman
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West End Christian School K 4 Class watching Elves making wreathes
Preparing for the BBQ
Homecoming Breakfast For Hopewell High School
Golf Tournament Winners
Chairman Billy Johnson. Curtis McVEY, Lane Pritchard, John Pritchard, Cham Pritchard
Hopewell Optimist Year 2010-2011
5th Annual Optimist Golf Tournament
October 8th 2011
Time: 8:00 ; Shotgun Start
Prince George Golf Course
4 Man Captains Choice
$75 Per Person ( $300 per team)
entry form
Officers 2010 / 2011
Optimist of the year- James Coleman
33rd Hopewell Optimist Baseball Classic set to kick off this weekend
By David Breidenbach
Jul 14, 2011, 12:52
HOPEWELL — The 33rd edition of the Hopewell Optimist Baseball Classic
starting tomorrow at Mathis Field features a little old and a little
new.
The old is easy: the bulk of the teams in the event will be from the
local
area, it will look a lot like a Central District playoff, with a few
teams
from outside the area to spice things up, according to Ronnie Parker,
who
has been involved with the tournament for 33 years or more. The new is
more
fan based. Over the winter the Hopewell Parks and Recreation department
installed a new concession stand. The big news about the concession
stand is
that it includes new restroom facilities.
“We are down to four directors this year,” Parker said. “John Loskreff,
Kitty Dunbar, Bobby Pershing, and me,” he said.
Initially, the tournament started out in the late ‘70s or the early ‘80s
as
a Pee Wee tournament for 10 and under players. Parker said the
tournament
had history even before then. It was originally the Ecoff Tournament for
U-10 players. When the local sponsors opted to drop the Ecoff tournament
the
Hopewell Optimist picked up the sponsorship responsibilities. The rest
is
local little league baseball history.
“We wanted to provide a tournament for the Pee Wee's. So we just took
over
that tournament,” Parker said.
The Optimist Club ran the tournament that way for four years. Then they
expanded the tournament to include the Youth, or U-12 players. For a
year or
two, they held the tournaments separately, but then decided to play both
tournaments at the same time. That was in 1988 and the combined
tournaments
earned the name, Hopewell Optimist Baseball Classic, or the Classic for
short.
This year, as in most years, fans can expect to see the regular run of
teams: Hopewell, Prince George, Colonial Heights, Chesterfield, Matoaca,
and
Dinwiddie. In addition, Parker said he is talking to teams from Windsor
and
Surry and a few other areas. Needless to say, a number of teams that may
or
may not be coming to the tournament have to wait for their regular
season
and post-season games to play out. He said he may not have a schedule
until
Thursday or Friday, but expects to have about 10 teams in each age
group.
“Our tournament is early, and we have teams that have to wait until they
finish regional play for their leagues. In the past we have had teams
come
and go, Williamsburg, New Kent, Varina, Short Pump, and Highland Springs
all
have had teams play in the tournament,” he said.
5th Annual Optimist Golf Tournament
October 8th 2011
Time: 8:00 ; Shotgun Start
Prince George Golf Course
4 Man Captains Choice
$75 Per Person ( $300 per team)
entry form
Hopewell Optimist honors spring athletes
Winners of the Presidents award, given out at the Hopewell Optimist spring
sports banquet, pose with their awards. The Hopewell Optimist Club honored
the achievements of Hopewell High School's spring sports at the dinner.
Academic Award Winners
MVP Award Winners
Cooking Hotdogs for Harry E James Elementary Field Day
Serving Lunch for Youth In Government students and The City Officials they spent the day with.
Optimist Fishing Tournament Prizes For Tournament
Oratoricial Winners: Luke Butterworth and Haley Hemphill
Judy Treaster Serves up the Shrimp at Shrimp Feast
Essay winners:
Keandrea Cody 1st Place
Hannah Miller 2nd Place
Bryanna Tessier
3rd Place
Optimist's judging Science Fair at Patrick Copeland
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Presidents Award Winners
All Academic Award Winners MVP Award Winners
The Optimist Club Of Hopewell has donated over seven
thousand dollars to the Childhood Cancer Fund
Support Childhood Cancer Fund
SCIENCE FAIR:
We will again Judge the Patrick Copeland Science fair on 22 March beginning at 8:30 AM.
ORATORICAL CONTEST:
The club will sponsor our annual Oratorical contest at Carter G. Woodson school
on 31 March. Our thanks to Jerry Bartlett for leading this effort once again and to our judges
WINTER SPORTS BANQUET:
Our club will host the annual Winter Sports Banquet and Awards for out-standing students
of Hopewell High School in March. Please join us in recognizing the efforts and achievements
Of these young athletes.
High School Essay Contest:
Our club level winner, second and third place have been determined
and we will recognize them at our dinner meeting 24 Mar. Our thanks to Herman Henderson,
Paul Hamby and our judges for obtaining and evaluat-ing a record number of student
entries this year.
Making Stew
Duane Allmon inducted as new member
Members enjoy Annual Valentines Dinner for their Ladies
While our local Optimist Club has served Hopewell and the surrounding area as a
"Friend of Youth" since 1953,
the Tri-Cities Chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) is much younger, forming in 2009.
During the Optimist Club regular business meeting of 27 January, 2011,
BACA President "Raider" made a short presentation detailing BACA's mission and activities.
A primary mission of BACA is to provide aid, comfort and security to abused children.
At the conclusion of the presentation Optimist Club President Richard Harsh
presented BACA with a Five Hundred Dollar donation check to aid in their training and growth.
Optimist Club of Hopewell President Richard Harsh
presents a check to TRI-CITIES BACA President "Raider" as BACA Vice-President "Bear" looks on.
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Support Childhood Cancer
Link to Cancer Page
Hopewell Optimist Club P.O Box 1194,Hopewell,VA 23860
Phone-804-541-3547
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Here I go
again thanking everyone for a job well done. Special
thanks to Joe Moore and Team Captains for the long hours they
spent at the tree lot, resulting in a great year.
Excellent sales in trees and wreaths and we all enjoyed good
food while working there too. |
