Cabins At Camp Eagle Ridge
We just received a photograph of a cabin that was recently completed at Camp Eagle Ridge. On May 26th, 2015, the DTOC donated funds to assist in the building of two cabins and Dan Fritz the founder of Camp Eagle…
DTOC Donates To Little Men
Little Men is a Christian Mentoring program for boys that is staff and supported by various organizations across the Greater Meridian Area. The program is open to boys between 3rd and 5th grade without regard to race or ethnic background…
DTOC 2014/2015 Friend Of Youth Award Winner – Scott Gray
Downtown Optimist Club (DTOC) President Brian Koroknay announced today that long time club member, Scott Gray, was selected to receive the DTOC Friend Of Youth Award for 2014-2015. The DTOC Friend Of Youth Award was created to highlight and promote…
DTOC 2015 Donation To Camp Eagle Ridge
Camp Eagle Ridge director, Dan Fritts, was the guest speaker at the Tuesday, May 26, 2014 meeting of the Downtown Optimist Club to bring the club up to date the latest activities at Camp Eagle Ridge. The biggest improvement has…
2015 DTOC Junior Golf Program Dates Announced
The Downtown Optimist Club recently announced the 2015 Junior Golf Program Dates: The Scheduled Play Dates & Locations: NOTE: Due to security policy changes at NAS Meridian, we will play Northwood twice this year. Tuesday June 16th Northwood Country Club…
Guest Speaker: MSgt Ray U Urban, USMC WWII – Korea Veteran
The DTOC was honored to have MSgt Ray U. Urban of Bossier City, LA speak and entertain our club with stories about his experiences in World War II as well as the Korean War. Mixing serious comments with humor and…
2015 Crestwood T-Ball Registration Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brian Koroknay, President The Downtown Optimist Club of Meridian http://dtoc.org Meridian, MS – May 5, 2015 – The Downtown Optimist Club announces that registration for the 2015 Season of Crestwood T-Ball will begin soon! Crestwood T-Ball games…
Meridian Flyers To Compete In Home School World Series
Tim & Griffin Hickman came and spoke to the DTOC about their efforts to raise funds to help pay for the Meridian Flyers to travel to Florida to participate in the Home School Baseball World Series. All of the teams…
DTOC Members Ring Bells For Salvation Army – 2014
The Downtown Optimist Club members have once again volunteered to ring bells for the Salvation Army on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. We will be located at the main entrance (nearest the Pharmacy) of Walmart on Highway 19 North. Our annual…
DTOC Christmas Donations To Local Charities – 2014
For local community service groups like The Downtown Optimist Club of Meridian, fundraising is only part of the equation. The best part of fundraising is getting the opportunity to give the funds to organizations that could use the help and…