What
is JOOI?
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Created
in 1988, Junior Optimist Octagon International (JOOI) has quickly
become one of the largest and most active youth service organizations
in the world. JOOI members represent the times well, by making
their communities better - one service project at a time. With
more than 16,000 members in over 650 communities, JOOI members
are constantly working to promote positive change in their communities.
Their motto is "Kids Serving Kids." Each JOOI Club is
governed autonomously, with its own local leadership. By keeping
that leadership local, JOOI Clubs empower young people to make
positive decisions to serve fellow youths and their community.
By encouraging involvement and awareness of local issues, JOOI
Clubs cultivate the leaders of tomorrow. For more information about JOOI
and youth volunteering opportunities, click
here.
Past Governor Kristen Fox developed a JOOI Newsletter for Winter 2006 - 2007 click here for a copy.
We currently have 9 JOOI clubs in the SWIS District. Two of them have their own web sites.
Monroe Middle School JOOI Club and,
Spartan Youth Service from James Madison High School |
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more information about JOOI and
Octagon Clubs, please contact: |
This
year is a great year
to build new
JOOI and
Octagon clubs!
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Gabrielle Breadon
2021 11th Street
Monroe, WI 53566
Res: (608) 328-4817
Email:breadon@wekz.net |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
November 5 - 7 , 2010
SWIS District will be part of the Parallel District Conference with all the Districts of the Great Plains Region November 5 - 7, 2010 at the Holiday Inn and Suites in Bloomington (Minneapolis), MN near the Mall of America.
Click Here for more information on the Conference.
Click Here for the Registration Form.
GENERAL INFORMATION
August 15, 2010
Football Frenzy Sweepstakes Information
 Click the logo for the link to the sweepstakes web site. Once Football season starts, you can click the link and see if you are a winner!
For more information on the sweepstakes, Click Here. Tickets are out for sale. Please sell the tickets and get the stubs with money back to Fred Dorn so he can input them into the system. If you have unsold tickets, please get those back to Fred as soon as possible so he can give to other clubs who can sell more. We want all tickets sold this year.
July 19, 2010
Click here for the 4th Quarter Newsletter for the months of July, August & September.
May 12, 2010
Executive Board & Conference Minutes
Click Here for a copy of the 3rd Quarter Executive Board Minutes from the Kalahari on May 7. Click Here for a copy of the 3rd Quarter General Session Minutes from the Kalahari on May 8.
March 29, 2010
Tri-Star SWIS District Basketball Event - March 20th, 2010. To see this year's event - click here.
February 24, 2010
Optimist International Membership Program
Click Here for a letter from International President Shriver with incentives for recruiting new members.
February 24, 2010
OI Foundation Club Grant Program
Click Here for information about a grant from OI Foundation to clubs to help support new projects.
February 24, 2010
Executive Board & Conference Minutes
Click Here for a copy of the 2nd Quarter Executive Board Minutes from Whitewater on Feb 5. Click Here for a copy of the 2nd Quarter General Session Minutes from Whitewater on Feb 6.
November 27, 2009
Conference Round Table Notes
Click Here for a copy of the Round Table notes from the 1st Quarter 09-10 Conference Round Table Discussion on the Best Times you have had as an Optimist with children.
Click Here for a copy of the Round Table notes from the 1st Quarter 09-10 Conference Round Table Discussion on the successful strategies for holding a successful Oratorical or Essay Contest.
November 10, 2009
Executive Board Minutes
Click Here for a copy of the 1st Quarter Executive Board Minutes from Platteville on Oct 23. Click Here for a copy of the 1st Quarter General Session Minutes from Platteville on Oct 24. Click Here for a copy of the approved 2009 - 2010 SWIS District Budget.
August 12, 2009
Click here for Minutes of the General Session at the 2008 - 2009 4th Quarter Conference.
Click here for Minutes of the Executive Committee at the 2008 - 2009 4th Quarter Conference.
May 6, 2009
Click here for a wrap up of the 2009 SWIS District Oratorical Contest. Thanks to all competitors, parents, teachers, judges and contest chairpersons at the club, zone and District level!
January 11, 2009
Click here for information from OI Foundation regarding the OIF Club Grant Program. Applications may be submitted from January 1, 2009 through March 15, 2009.
January 31, 2008
Click here for information on how your Unrestricted Gift to the OI Foundation is used.
November 5, 2007
Visit the web site of www.courageofchildrenwithcancerbooks.org to learn more about the Childhood Cancer Campaign.
Consider the Dime-a-Day donation program for the OI Foundation- click for details. 
Check back for more District Updates soon...
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