2024-11-16T02:32:25-05:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 756036775 Optimist Club of Arlington TX % Kevin J Ailara OPTI 8178010588 PO Box 1005 Arlington TX 760041005 Kevin J Ailara Ailara Treasurer 2024-11-16 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X ocasports.org X X 75041 X 26500 38708 7538 0 0 0 0 2295 0 0 2295 0 0 0 75041 0 0 0 20663 8397 47756 76816 -1775 14601 12826 14601 12826 0 0 14601 12826 14601 12826 Youth Services "Bringing Out the Best in Youth" See Schedule O Football & Cheerleading 0 21627 See Schedule O Baseball 0 7945 See Schedule O Other Programs 0 11026 40598 Cindy King President 20 0 0 0 Chuck Lawrence Past President 5 0 0 0 Mike Cheves Recording Secretary 10 0 0 0 Kevin Ailara Programs Treasurer 20 0 0 0 Cheryl Erickson Membership Secretary Treasurer 10 0 0 0 Zina Lawrence Director 5 0 0 0 Britanie Abston Director 5 0 0 0 Dalton Collins Director Football Chair 10 0 0 0 Marnie Harris President Elect 5 0 0 0 false false false false false 0 false false false false Kevin J Ailara 7215 Del Sol Ct Grand Prairie TX 75054 8172695947 false false false false false false false false NONE NONE Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Baseball program expenses including awards jerseys equipment field rental etc., $7945| Football program expenses including awards jerseys shirts equipment field rentals etc, $21627| Optimist International Dues -, $4240| College Scholarships - $1000.00 for following schools Texas Wesleyan University of Texas TCU UNT Dallas, $5000| Other programs including 4th of July float Easter egg hunt oratorical contest scouts etc., $8944| Part III, General | Explanation:| Optimist Club of Arlington TX 1 Supplemental Information to Form 990-EZ Part III Statement of Program Service Accomplishments The Optimist Club of Arlington Texas is one of the largest single Optimist Club in Optimist International. Its mottos Friend of Youth and Bringing Out the Best in Kids are exemplified in the various activities that it sponsors and varied programs provided available to more than 60,000 students living in Arlington and or attending school in the Arlington Independent School District. In addition to the many sports events oratorical competition essay contest scouting scholarships and recognition of outstanding AISD students it is also involved in many community projects such as the perpetual care of the original Arlington Cemetery 4th of July Parade Christmas Lights Parade and working with various Arlington Charities. There is constant opportunity for volunteer work for the more than 75 members. Sports events sponsored by the Optimist Club of Arlington are varied and the associated planning and support activities demand that the people responsible are busy year round. There are approximately 26 teams in the youth baseball program which serves more than 200 youth between the ages of four and twelve during the spring and summer. Over 100 kindergartens through third grade students participate in the flag football program and over 150 fourth through sixth grade students participated on tackle football teams during the summer and fall. To be eligible to participate in the sporting programs the child must be a resident of Arlington surrounding suburbs or attend school in Arlington TX. The Optimist International Junior Golf Championship is a program for young people from ten to seventeen years of age. Winners from the Arlington tournament have their fees paid to the North Texas District Tournament. Travel and fees for the winners of the district competition are provided for the international tournament which is held at the Doral Golf Resort in Florida. Junior Olympics is an all-day track and field event held near the end of the school year. AISD students from the third through sixth grades are eligible to enter up to three of the eight individual events and the two team events. Medals are awarded for the top three places in each event. Ribbons are awarded to fourth through sixth place. Every student is given a participation ribbon. The events are divided into boys and girls divisions for each grade level. Optimist International sponsors an Essay Contest an Oratorical Contest and a Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Approximately 200 AISD students participate in local competitions of these three contests. Club winners advance to Zone competitions and those winners advance to the North Texas District competition where two $2,500.00 scholarships are awarded for each different contest. The theme is chosen by the Junior Optimist Board of Directors and the presentations are uniform as determined by the contest rules set by the programs department of Optimist International. During the Optimist International Youth Appreciation Week the Optimist Club of Arlington recognizes outstanding students from each of the ten Junior High Schools and the eight High Schools in the Arlington ISD at a banquet for the students their families and their school teachers and administrators. In addition each senior student receives a $1,000.00 scholarship to the college or university of their choice. In the spring the Optimist Club of Arlington awards up to three $1,500.00 scholarships to graduating seniors from an AISD high school that will be attending the University of Texas at Arlington or Tarrant County Community College. Also the Optimist Club of Arlington has established an endowed scholarship at the University of Texas at Arlington. Recipients of this endowed scholarship must be graduates of one of the AISD high schools. The endowment is managed by the university and as funds are available the Optimist Club of Arlington makes continued donations. Optimist Club of Arlington TX __________ 2 Supplemental Information to Form 990-EZ Part III Statement of Program Service Accomplishments The Optimist Club of Arlington provides financial aid and support to a troop of special scouts. This troop is made up of young men and women who are mentally and physically challenged. The support is primarily in the form of social activities associated with Valentine Halloween Christmas and softball games. These activities have been identified as helping in the development of essential social skills. Respect for Law is a program in which the Optimist Club of Arlington recognizes a public servant Police Fire etc. at one meeting each month. Each year the Optimist Club of Arlington also recognizes an educator from the area schools. Members of the Optimist Club of Arlington strive to serve as positive role models for the youth of Arlington. Students who participate in the programs gain skills that will help them become productive citizens and are introduced to the spirit of volunteerism and community involvement