Rochester Optimist Club announces an IN North District W.O.W. event

The Optimist Club of Rochester is excited to announce the IN North Optimist District’s “Roarin’ 20’s PROM” welcoming positive minded people to an evening of fun and Optimism.

Don’t miss out on being an integral part of this very first W.O.W event. W.O.W. stands for Welcome Optimists Worldwide and is a great chance for the community to learn about an Optimist Club in a fun manner. The District will be honored to have the Optimist International President Mark Weinsoff in attendance.

The event will be held on Friday, August 13 with opening festivities starting at 6:00 pm, the banquet at 6:30 pm followed by the Prom starting at 8:00 pm. All will be held at the Fulton County Historical Society located at 37 E 375 N Rochester, IN. 46975. The catered meal is by ticket reservations only and costs $26 per person. The dance is free of charge to IN North District Optimist Club Members and one guest. Additional guests and other community members are $10 each. In lieu of $10, bring a BAG of groceries to donate to Matthew's Market! Concessions will be provided during the dance by the Boy Scouts Troop 219.

The deadline to purchase dinner tickets is Monday, August 9.

“With this event, we hope to be able to gain more valuable members who will help build our clubs which supports children of the community who need it most” said IN North Optimist District’s Governor, Becky Mahoney.

The Optimist Club of Rochester has been supporting local youth since 1978. Other programs and service projects that the Club is involved in can be found at indiananorthdistrict.org

Optimist International is one of the world’s largest service club organizations with over 80,000 adult and youth members in almost 3,000 clubs in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico and throughout the world. Carrying the motto “Bringing Out the Best in Youth, in our Communities, and in Ourselves,” Optimists conduct positive service projects that reach more than six million young people each year. To learn more about Optimist International, please call (314) 371-6000 or visit the organization’s website at www.optimist.org.

For more information about the event, please call IN North District Governor Becky Mahoney at 574-529-3266 or email indn4optimists@gmail.com.