1. Downtown Optimist Club A periodic newsletter of the
St. Petersburg - Downtown Optimist Club
North Florida District, Zone 9, Club #60447
June 15, 2010
Meets the first and third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm
Board meeting meets on the first Tuesday, right after the regular meeting
Tick Tock Restaurant 8123 Fourth Street North, St. Petersburg (727) 498-8563
Editor: E. Gardner Harshman, telephone 727-592-0243 or email: gharshman@tampabay.rr.com
Interim Editor: Sharon Dennany, telephone 919-274-1311 or email: shar1558denn@yahoo.com
Today’
Today’s meeting at Tick Tock
We had a small group consisting of Scott, Chuck, Jim & Jane, Judy &
Lee, Joanne and Bill, Viki and Sharon. Lee reported there were 42 kids
who showed up for the bowling party and the JOOI club wants to help
with the Halloween party this year. Sharon reported that Della Shuler,
the JOOI club coordinator at Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School, contacted
her. Della wanted to know if she could share our new website with the
JOOI club parents. Sharon also gave her some information to help the
JOOI club start their own website. Chuck reported that Rick lost his
balance and fell in his backyard. He was a very lucky guy, he almost fell
off the seawall. One of Rick’s neighbors saw what happened from the
other side of the canal and jumped and swam to Rick’s aid. Rick is doing
fine, just a few aches and bruises. Jim reported a Zone Meeting will be
scheduled before the August convention.
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2. Our Guest Speaker
Dr. Albert Comey, and his wife and
assistant, Jennifer, gave a great
presentation. Dr. Comey is one of two
active Chiropractor/Neurologist in
Pinellas County. He looks at the patient
neurologically and metabolically. Some
of his presentation I found difficult to
wrap my mind around. What I did learn
from his presentation is that aches and
pains and discomfort begin in the brain,
spinal cord and nerves. This is the
control center of everything. This is
how Dr. Comey approaches treatment
with his patients. The other thing I
Dr. Albert Comey found interesting is that if you plan to go
10225 Ulmerton Road, Suite 3A to bed at 11:00pm you should turn off
Largo, FL the computer and/or TV 2 hours prior. It
727-581-3800 takes the brain that long to wind down
www.comeychiropractic.com to get restful sleep for the night. He
suggested reading or soft music during
that 2 hour period.
50/50 Drawing
No Joker for
Sharon, she drew
the 9 of Diamonds
things in life that
can destroy a
person
Anger • Pride • Unforgiveness

3. Ronald McDonald House
The next visit would be July 20th. A decision will be made later
to determine what we will serve.
Tropicana Fund Raiser Update
Lee reported that so far the club members
have worked 9 games. We’ve been paid
for 3 games so far. The club makes about
$90 each game when 2 people work the
concession stand.
Raffle Ticket Fund Raiser Update
Lee reported that our STAR Salesman, Jim
Ridings, has sold about 60 tickets. He picked up
another 20 more tickets from Lee at the meeting.
Observations of
Growing Old
You forget names ... but it's OK
because other people forgot
they even knew you!!!

4. Maxine’
Maxine’s Corner
"To err is human; to
forgive, highly unlikely."
"The trouble with bucket seats
is that not everybody has the
same size bucket."
It’
It’s My Birthday!
June 3 – Scott Kaplan
June 3 – Rick Rutan
If your birthday or anniversary was missed send me
any e-mail. You may not be on the list.

5. f ather's Day is a celebration inaugurated in the
early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in
It’
It’s My Anniversary!
celebrating fatherhood and male parenting It is also
celebrated to honor and commemorate our forefathers. No anniversaries
Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide this month
and typically involves gift-giving, special dinners to fathers,
and family-oriented activities. The first observance of
Father's Day is believed to have been held on June 13,
1910 through the efforts of Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane,
Washington. After listening to a church sermon at Spokane's Central Methodist Episcopal Church in
1909 about the newly recognized Mother's Day, Dodd felt strongly that fatherhood needed
recognition, as well. She wanted a celebration that honored fathers like her own father, William
Smart, a Civil War veteran who was left to raise his family alone when his wife died giving birth to
their sixth child.
Dodd was the first to solicit the idea of having an official Father's Day observance to honor
all fathers. Enlisting help from the Spokane Ministerial Association in 1909, she arranged for the
celebration of fatherhood in Spokane. On June 19, 1910, young members of the YMCA went to
church wearing roses: a red rose to honor a living father, and a white rose to honor a deceased one.
Dodd traveled through the city in a horse-drawn carriage, carrying gifts to shut-in fathers.
It took many years to make the holiday official. In spite of support from the YWCA, the YMCA, and
churches, Father's Day ran the risk of disappearing from the calendar. Where Mother's Day was met
with enthusiasm, Father's Day was often met with laughter. The holiday was gathering attention
slowly, but for the wrong reasons. It was the target of much satire, parody and derision, including
jokes from the local newspaper Spokesman-Review. Many people saw it as the first step in filling the
calendar with mindless promotions.
A bill to accord national recognition of the holiday was introduced in Congress in 1913. In
1916, President Woodrow Wilson went to Spokane to speak in a Father's Day celebration and
wanted to make it official, but Congress resisted, fearing that it would become commercialized. US
President Calvin Coolidge recommended in 1924 that the day be observed by the nation, but
stopped short of issuing a national proclamation. Two earlier attempts to formally recognize the
holiday had been defeated by Congress. In 1957, Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith wrote a
proposal accusing Congress of ignoring fathers for 40 years while honoring mothers, thus "[singling]
out just one of our two parents" In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson issued the first presidential
proclamation honoring fathers, designating the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. Six years later,
the day was made a permanent national holiday when President Richard Nixon signed it into law in
1972.
In addition to Father's Day, International Men's Day is celebrated in many countries on
November 19 for men and boys who are not fathers.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father%27s_Day

6. Downtown Optimist Club of St. Petersburg
3558 100th Terrace
Pinellas Park, FL 33782-4100
The Optimist Creed
Promise Yourself -
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the
presence of trouble.
CLUB OFFICERS DIRECTORS
President Gardner Harshman. . . . . . . . . . . 592-0243 Jim Sirrianna (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392-2718
Vice Pres. Scott Kaplan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535-6939 Viki Pena (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421-3721
Vice Pres. Vi Hayworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527-2656 Chuck Hayworth (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .527-2656
Sec/Treas. Lee Warnock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577-7159 Jean Rutan (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522-6143
Sgt-At-Arms Jim Sirrianna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392-2718 Rick Rutan (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522-6143
Chaplain Rick Rutan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .522-6143 Judy Warnock (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458-8278
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Oratorical Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lee Warnock
Essay Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean Rutan
Programs/Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rick Rutan
Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vi Hayworth/Viki Pena
Poster Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jean Rutan
O.I. Foundation Rep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane Ridings
Respect for Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gardner Harshman
Youth Appreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lee Warnock
New Community Dev. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vi Hayworth
Get Away Raffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Easter Egg Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Kaplan
Bell Ringing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vi Hayworth
First Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee Warnock