1. Optimist Web Sites  Optimist Leaders  Optimist International  Optimist Mail  Pacific Northwest District

2. www.optimistleaders.org Teaching Materials Self Instruction powerpoints, printable workbooks for Club Presidents and Secretary/Treasurers.

3. www.optimistleaders.org Leadership Information Here you can access a variety of information to assist you as a leader. 2007-2008 Due Dates & Special Events – this will be updated Oct. 1 for the 2008/2009 Year.2007-2008 Due Dates & Special Events – this will be updated Oct. 1 for the 2008/2009 Year.

4. www.optimistleaders.org Club Information – standard curriculum for new Club Presidents and Secretary/Treasurers. Club President & Secretary/Treasurer self- instruction powerpoints. Everything you need to know about O.I. programs and Committees

5. www.optimistleaders.org Faculty Guide Secretary/Treasurer Workbook – Self-directed printable workbook to assist in acquiring the skills of Club Sec/Treas.Faculty Guide Secretary/Treasurer Workbook Secretary/Treasurer Checklist Calendar – Month-by-month planning guide

6. www.optimistleaders.org Reports & Payments Sec/Treas. Or Pres. logon using 5 digit Club number, eg. 32001 Password is your last name and zip/postal code run together in lower case, eg. lumv2s1e4 Select which “Officer” before logging ON.

8. www.optimist.org Members Forms & Publications – Information on O.I. Programs can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat Reader Program. Administration – ACH – Automated Clearing House Program. Clubs can pay their bills to O.I. electronically. Forms online – print, complete and send to O.I.

9. www.optimist.org Visitors Who we are. What we do. Programs available. History. Optimist International Foundation U.S and Canadian

10. www.optimist.org Junior Golf About Junior Golf History – Tournament of Champions JOOI – Junior Optimist Octagon Int’l. How to start a JOOI club. Forms & Publications available.

12. www.optimistmail.org Logon procedure I.D. – District #32 followed by three digit Club # @optimistmail.org Password – For 2007-08 is “children”. For 2008-09, the password will be “five”. (eg. 32001@optimistmail.org)32001@optimistmail.org

13. www.optimistmail.org Emails are sent from O.I. on regular basis. Open on regular basis so as not to miss announcements, hotline news and other pertinent information. Beginning October, District News, Dues Invoices, etc. will be directed through the Club email address. Become familiar with this website.

15. www.pnwoptimist.org Administration A multitude of forms can be submitted online….ACPC, A&A, Officer Elect Reports & lots more. Bulletins Encourage each club to have a Bulletin Editor and email bulletins to the District Bulletin Editor – this website.

16. www.pnwoptimist.org District Meetings Information and Registration Form online. Browse – this is YOUR website – get to know it. Webmaster is Michael Gray from the Nampa Optimist Club.

18. SUMMARY A quick look at Forms to be completed and their deadlines. ACPC – Your Lt. Governor will arrange to meet with your Board of Directors to complete this form. This should be done prior to Oct. 1. www.pnwoptimist.orgwww.pnwoptimist.org ACH – You may want to discuss, at your first Board of Directors Meeting, Direct Debit for automatic payment of O.I. Bills. www.optimist.org Print copy and mail. www.optimist.org

19. O.I. Dues – Invoices issued Oct. 1, Jan. 1, April 1 and July 1. Fees are listed on www.optimist.org – Members – Dues & Fees. 2008/09 will appear Oct. 1 www.optimist.org District Dues – Invoices issued via your Club’s Optimist Mail address on Oct. 1, Jan. 1, April 1 and July 1. CRA – Update as needed but do check prior to above billing dates as Clubs are billed on a per member basis.

20. Officer-Elect Report – report is online at www.pnwoptimist.org and due May 20. www.pnwoptimist.org President’s Pride – this is the year-end report that helps O.I. form their statistics... Due not later than Sept. 30 at O.I. Printable form on www.optimist.org – Members – Formswww.optimist.org CPA – Information and printable forms on www.optimist.org – Members – Forms – International Programs...due Sept. 30 to the District Chairperson. www.optimist.org

21. Form 990 & 990N – For U.S. Clubs Only – Information is available on www.optimist.org – Members main www.optimist.org District Chairperson – To find a Committee Chairperson, visit www.pnwoptimist.org under District Officers. www.pnwoptimist.org District Directory – you may request a copy at www.pnwoptimist.org under Administrationwww.pnwoptimist.org