Hongkong Lotto Dewatogel At the April 10th, 2012 meeting of the Downtown Optimist Club, several members were recognized for the length of their service to the club. Club President Eddy Chaney made the awards to the following members: Brad Crawford…
On March 13th, Bobby Parker & Mark Naylor were the guests of the Downtown Optimist Club and a donation of $2,500 was presented to Mr. Parker to help with the installation of new tees designed specifically for kids who want…
Randy Rives took some great photos at the Feb 21st, 2012 DTOC Pancake Jubilee Fund Raiser that we wanted to share. It was a great day and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves whether they were eating or cooking! We'll have…
Hongkong Lotto Dewatogel Camp Eagle Ridge was established in 2010 by Dan Fritts in Collinsville, MS, as a nonprofit summer day camp for abled and special-needs children. This organization strives to develop in children the character qualities of determination, persistence,…
DTOC Member and Meridian Star Editor Fredie Carmichael received a his 5 year membership award at the Tuesday, February 7, 2012 meeting of the Downtown Optimist Club. Fredie has served in several capacities over the years including one year as…
On Tuesday, January 24th our speaker was Mark McDonald. Mark is the Commissioning Committee Chairman for the USS Mississippi, a Virginia-class submarine that will be put into service later this year. From Hongkong Lotto Dewatogel Wikipedia: PCU Mississippi (SSN-782) is…
On January 17th, 2012,
Jerry Fox came to speak to the DTOC membership about the ramp ministry of the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (VIM) organization. Supported by local churches, this group provides accessibility for the elderly and disabled by installing ramps, steps and hand-rails.
The Meridian District VIM Ramp Project Ministry was started in May of 1999 in response to a local pastor’s request to build a ramp for a disabled man who lived near the church he was serving. Volunteers built a second ramp in 1999 and then built five more in 2000. In 2001, a total of thirty-one ramps were built in the five county area including Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, and Newton counties. In 2010, a total of 93 ramp projects were completed for the elderly and handicapped. Since the program started over 650 ramp, step and handrail produces have been completed.
Hongkong Lotto Dewatogel After 10 years of faithful participation as a member of the Downtown Optimist Club of Meridian, Dusty Culpepper was awarded a plaque in appreciation for all the pancakes he's flipped, mud he's tracked home from the t-ball…
Hongkong Lotto Dewatogel On Tuesday, January 10th, 2012, our speaker was David Mock, Director of Operations for Righteous Oaks Recovery Center. David described in some detail the path that brought him to the Meridian area and led him to create…
Hongkong Lotto Dewatogel Just in time for Christmas, DTOC Member Randy Rives was our guest speaker to discuss digital photography and will let us know which digital camera we should buy. Randy gave a great presentation about some of the…