Daniel Boone Optimist Club - Bringing out the BEST in Kids!
Daniel Boone Optimist Club - Bringing out the BEST in Kids!
Daniel Boone Optimist Club's 42nd Holiday Craft Show
Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Daniel Boone Middle School
1845 Weavertown Road, Douglassville, PA 19518
Free admission & parking, refreshments and raffle!
Handmade items only.
The vendor spaces are full for this show. Please keep an eye out for information regarding our Spring 2024 show.
For questions email dbcraftshow@gmail.com
Please note for future shows: we cannot accept your application or pictures of your products through our email. All applicants must go to dbcraftshow.com to apply.
Daniel Boone Optimist Club and the Blazer Education Foundation are sponsoring this year's Winter Wonderland on Saturday Dec. 7, 5:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Amity Community Park.
Winter Wonderland will feature:
To register for the holiday tree decorating contest click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeJwAbFyECT5u8gRU7_oaltpceEohi8M4tcgECJXp5eLfLag/viewform?fbclid=IwY2xjawGh24VleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYQ_elBqhXYYF3kg-is-241RCaA3mdq7GLzp158Va5IZFaNTpSC78h72kg_aem_R94sKk_KEac4T9B35GfYdQ&pli=1
We invite students to compose a 700- to 800-word essay around this central idea: “How Optimism Has Paved My Road to Success”
The contest is pen to participants under the age of 19 as of October 1, 2024 (not enrolled as a degree seeking student of a post-secondary institution.)
Entry Due to Daniel Boone Optimist Club by 2/3/2025
Mail Essay & Completed Application to:
Attn: Anne Pyle, Essay Contest Chair
Daniel Boone Optimist Club
P.O. Box 98
Douglassville, PA 19518
In addition to developing skills for written expression, the club winner will be awarded $150 and will advance to the District Level competition where the winner is awarded a $2,500 scholarship.
Follow complete “Official Rules” posted on the essay application
Essay Application:
https://www.optimist.org/Documents/2025/programs/24-25_Essay_Application.pdf
Email Anne Pyle @ am_pyle@yahoo.com for additional information
Congratulations to the 2024 Daniel Boone Scholarship Program recipients! They are (from left): Lilah Herold, $1,000 Performing and Visual Arts Scholarship; Amanda Spotts; $1000 Performing and Visual Arts Scholarship, Marin Krause, $2,000 James C. Erdman Medical Scholarship; and Hannah Hudddleson, $2,000 Members Memorial Scholarship.
All four recipients are members of the Daniel Boone Area High School Class of 2024.
We wish you the best. The future is bright!
Congratulations to Ally Devine, a junior at Berks Catholic High School, who is our 2023-24 Club- level Essay Contest winner. This year's theme is: "Optimism: How it Connects Us."
As DBOC's first-place winner, she earned a $150 scholarship and will now compete against other Clubs' winners for the District-level scholarship.
Congratulations Ally and good luck at the District level!
Ally received a plaque commemorating her winning essay from DBOC's Essay Contest Chairperson Anne Pyle.
Get to Know Us
Lydia Rieger, President
Chris Herold, Vice President
Curt Clifford, Secretary
Judy Smith, Treasurer
Board of Directors: Linda Bradfield; Steve Chieffo, Susan Creswell, Anne Pyle; Shawn Shober; Maryann Uivary and Rosemary Wisniewski. Past President: Matt Robb
There is so much to choose from in the Daniel Boone Optimist Club.
Pick your favorite event, become a member, and GET INVOLVED!!
The Optimists are Everywhere!
Follow this link to go to our club's
District Website
where you can find out more about our specific District Programs.
Optimists are International!
Follow this link to go to the Optimist Internationl Website to learn more about the organization and all the wonderful events they host.
Every monetary donation makes a difference and takes us one step closer to better serving the youth in our community and our community as a whole. Thank you!
The Daniel Boone Optimist club, chartered in 1968 and part of Optimist International, is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving youth and the community in which we live.
Optimists ... Bringing out the best in kids!
Have you attended our events with your children?
We are sure to have an event that suits your interests and we need volunteers to help keep these events in our community.
We're excited to have you join the team!
Thank you for supporting our Club and our Community.
Please consider coming out to a meeting to meet our Optimists and joining more than 50 years of local tradition in
BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN KIDS!
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