Optimist Meeting January 27

Hello Friends and Optimist,
Please join us on Tuesday, 7am, Jan 27th, at the Pancake House. We have another great program this week. Alysson Statz is the 4H coordinator for the University of Idaho Valley County Extension Office. The Extension Office provides area citizens with research-based information focusing on community development, agriculture, and 4-H youth development. Alysson has run the 4H program out of Cascade for the past eight years. She has a degree in Art and Education from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. 

Alysson is one of those exceptional individuals that dedicate enormous amount of her time to youth development in Valley County. She is involved in many projects, but her new endeavor is leading the Teen Advisory Committee. The Committee is a newly formed youth group sponsored by the Youth Advisory Coalition, (YAC). The goal of the Committee is to teach young people life skills and develop leadership. The Teen Advisory Committee consists of teens from all over Valley County including New Meadows. Come for breakfast, bring a friend, and learn about more about this new program.

Tom Crawford
McCall Optimist President
Promise Yourself: To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet

Optimist Club meeting January 20, 2015

Hello Friends and Optimist,
Please join us on Tuesday, 7am, Jan 20th, at the Pancake House, to welcome our special guest speaker, Anne LaBelle, Vice President of Legal and Sustainability for Midas Gold. Ms. LaBelle has a slide presentation of the Stibnite Gold Project and will update us on latest developments. Midas Gold is has made a concerted effort to contribute to many of our youth organizations and programs. They are committed to have a positive influence on our community and seeking support for their mining project.

Here is Anne Labelle biography: 

As Vice President of Legal and Sustainability for Midas Gold, Anne is responsible for government and community relations and special projects. Anne is a geologist and a lawyer managing legal aspects, sustainability, and regulatory aspects of the Stibnite Gold Project. She previously served in a similar role with Capstone Mining where she led extensive and complex permitting process for the Minto Mine in the Yukon and she practiced securities law at Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP. Ms Labelle is a graduate of Carleton University, with a B.Sc. in Geology, obtained her law degree at the University of British Columbia, and is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia.

We will also have a very special guest, Dick Disney, PNW Optimist Governor. Governor Disney has committed to visit all the clubs in the PNW. We are one of his first stops. Come join us for Midas Gold presentation and meet the Governor. Please invite a friend. Jim Thackeray won our free breakfast drawing. I hope to see everyone there.

Tom Crawford
McCall Optimist President
Promise Yourself: To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet