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The annual Brain Bowl Competition, which will involve more than 1000 middle school youth in three separate competitions, needs both financial and personnel support from all Optimist clubs.

The Brain Bowl is an academic competition for 6th,, 7th and 8th grade students where teams are required to answer both academic and life skills questions posed in numerous rounds throughout the day, culminating in final rounds before a larger audience. Some 200-300 volunteers are utilized at each contest which is sponsored by contributions from District Clubs.

Complete information is available at www.optimistbrainbowl.org.

The event has grown to encompass three regional contests in North, Central and Southern Colorado. The first contest is the North Regional January 23 at Monarch High School in Louisville.

The Central Region contest is slated for February 6 at Overland High School, Aurora; the South Regional will be February 20 at Harrison High School, Colorado Springs

Saturday, February 13, 2010

7:30 a.m. - Registration

7:45 a.m. - Executive Committee Meeting (Reception Hall)

9:15 a.m. - General Session (Grant Fellowship Hall)

Invocation and Pledge

Welcome and Introductions

Introduction of Past District Governors and OI Representatives

Introduction of Board of Directors and Committee Chairs (Roll Call)

Introduction of New Optimist Members and Clubs

Review of Minutes

Budget by Secretary/Treasurer- Curt Jefferies & Frank Middleton

Address by Governor George (Vision, Goals, Theme, and Challenge)

Announcements (2 min each)

Presentation-Club Activities and Club Fundraiser

10:15 a. m. - Break

10:15 a. m. - Future Leader’s –Catch A Rising Star- Gov. Elect Ron Benson (Reception Hall)

10:15 a.m. - Teammates- with1st Lady Opal Mills (Parlor)

10:15 a m to 11:15 a.m. - Open Forum (any topic)-Grant Fellowship Hall

11:15 a. m. - Adjourn for Lunch

12 Noon to 1:45 p.m. - Annual Award Luncheon- Immediate Past Gov. Joe Priester( Grant Fellowship Hall)

2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Open Forum Continues

2:00 p. m. to 4:00 p .m. - Teammates –with First Lady Opal Mills (continued)

4:30 p. m. - Closing Remarks, Summation: Gov. Mills

5:00 p.m. - Creed

5:30 p. m. - No Host Dinner with Gov. George Mills and Gov.-Elect Ron Benson: North Woods Inn, 8109 Blakeland