2024-08-15T14:38:58-04:00 2023-09-30 341495118 BASHORE REINECK STOLLER & WATERMAN INC 685 FOX ROAD SUITE 101 VAN WERT OH 45891 990EZ 2022-10-01 341328741 OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OPTIMIST CLUB OF VAN WERT OHIO CLUB 24391 OPTI 4192385086 1008 WOODLAND AVENUE VAN WERT OH 45891 WILLIAM R ABLE SECRETARY/ TREASURER 4192385086 2024-08-15 false ANDREW G BASHORE P01884274 4192380658 2024-08-15 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z 1334 X X WWW.OPTIMISTVW.COM X X 37448 X 1636 9750 2 24727 11909 12818 1333 25539 18919 150 150 13205 32424 -6885 45281 38396 X 34281 27396 11000 11000 45281 38396 45281 38396 X THE OPTIMIST CLUB OF VAN WERT HAS BEEN PROUDLY SERVING THE VAN WERT COUNTY AREA SINCE 1981. WE ARE COMPRISED OF MEN AND WOMEN DEDICATED TO THE COMMUNITY, FRIENDSHIP, FUN, SERVICE TO YOUTH AND THE PROMOTION OF OPTIMISM AS A WAY OF LIFE. OUR POSITIVE APPROACH, UPBEAT OUTLOOK, AND COMMITMENT TO CREATING A MORE OPTIMISTIC FUTURE FOR KIDS IS WHAT DIFFERENTIATES THE OPTIMIST CLUB OF VAN WERT FROM OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. THE AFTER-PROM PROGRAM PROVIDED A WELL CHAPERONED TIME WITH FUN ACTIVITIES FOR 216 YOUTH FROM THREE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN VAN WERT COUNTY. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A DRUG, ALCOHOL, AND SEX FREE ENVIRONMENT FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE SCHOOL'S PROM. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 90-95 VOLUNTEER HOURS UTILIZED. 8065 8065 THE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES A 2,500 SCHOLARSHIP (1ST PLACE), 1,500 SCHOLARSHIP (2ND PLACE), AND A 1,000 SCHOLARSHIP (3RD PLACE) TO THREE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, SELECTED FROM THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THOSE SELECTED EXCELLED IN ACADEMICS AND PROVIDED NEARLY 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 5000 5000 THE CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK IS A PROJECT IN WHICH FOUR VAN WERT ORGANIZATIONS (OPTIMIST CLUB, SERVUICE CLUB, CITY PARKS DEPT., AND MAIN STREET VAN WERT) COME TOGETHER TO DECORATE THE FOUNTAIN PARK IN DOWNTOWN VAN WERT WITH AROUND 100 LIGHTED DISPLAYS FOR ALL AND ANYONE TO WALK THROUGH THE PARK AND ENJOY THE DISPLAYS. AFTER SPENDING OVER 400 VOLUNTEER HOURS, THE GROUP HOLDS A FESTIVE EVENT THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING TO HELP MANY PEOPLE AND FAMILIES BEGIN THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. THE LIGHTED DISPLAYS ARE ON EVERY NIGHT FROM THE END OF NOVEMBER TO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR. 1000 1000 MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS IN THE VAN WERT COMMUNITY TARGETING YOUTH. 4854 4854 18919 MICHELE MOONEY PRESIDENT 1.00 0 WILLIAM R ABLE SECRETARY/ T 15.00 0 KEVIN TAYLOR 1ST VICE PRE 1.00 0 BRUCE SHOWALTER PAST PRESIDE 1.00 0 ALICE LAURENT DIRECTOR 1.00 0 JENNY SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 0 TREVOR WEBSTER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 PAIGE HEMMERT DIRECTOR 1.00 0 DENNEY KERNS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 MARSHALL MARRACCINI DIRECTOR 1.00 0 false false false false false false false false false OH WILLIAM R ABLE 1008 WOODLAND AVENUE VAN WERT OH 458911433 4192385086 false false false false false false false false AVENUE OF FLAGS 23302 23302 9311 23302 23302 9311 9311 13991 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 TICKETS FOR AFTER-PROM 624 MEMBER ASSESSMENTS 474 WEEKLY MEETING INCOME 135 MEMBERSHIP INCENTIVES 100 TOTAL 1,333 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 NAME: AFTER PROM PROGRAM CASH CONTRIBUTION: 8,065 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES TRAVEL 964 CONFERENCES/MEETINGS 8,083 GUEST MEALS 810 INSURANCE 425 DUES 2,598 FEES 120 INCENTIVES & AWARDS 155 MEMORIALS 50 TOTAL 13,205 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 MISC PROGRAM EQUIPMENT 11,000 11,000 TOTAL 11,000 11,000 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE OPTIMIST CLUB OF VAN WERT HAS BEEN PROUDLY SERVING THE VAN WERT COUNTY AREA SINCE 1981. WE ARE COMPRISED OF MEN AND WOMEN DEDICATED TO THE COMMUNITY, FRIENDSHIP, FUN, SERVICE TO YOUTH AND THE PROMOTION OF OPTIMISM AS A WAY OF LIFE. OUR POSITIVE APPROACH, UPBEAT OUTLOOK, AND COMMITMENT TO CREATING A MORE OPTIMISTIC FUTURE FOR KIDS IS WHAT DIFFERENTIATES THE OPTIMIST CLUB OF VAN WERT FROM OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 THE AFTER-PROM PROGRAM PROVIDED A WELL CHAPERONED TIME WITH FUN ACTIVITIES FOR 216 YOUTH FROM THREE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN VAN WERT COUNTY. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A DRUG, ALCOHOL, AND SEX FREE ENVIRONMENT FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE SCHOOL'S PROM. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 90-95 VOLUNTEER HOURS UTILIZED. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 THE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES A 2,500 SCHOLARSHIP (1ST PLACE), 1,500 SCHOLARSHIP (2ND PLACE), AND A 1,000 SCHOLARSHIP (3RD PLACE) TO THREE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, SELECTED FROM THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THOSE SELECTED EXCELLED IN ACADEMICS AND PROVIDED NEARLY 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 THE CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK IS A PROJECT IN WHICH FOUR VAN WERT ORGANIZATIONS (OPTIMIST CLUB, SERVUICE CLUB, CITY PARKS DEPT., AND MAIN STREET VAN WERT) COME TOGETHER TO DECORATE THE FOUNTAIN PARK IN DOWNTOWN VAN WERT WITH AROUND 100 LIGHTED DISPLAYS FOR ALL AND ANYONE TO WALK THROUGH THE PARK AND ENJOY THE DISPLAYS. AFTER SPENDING OVER 400 VOLUNTEER HOURS, THE GROUP HOLDS A FESTIVE EVENT THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING TO HELP MANY PEOPLE AND FAMILIES BEGIN THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. THE LIGHTED DISPLAYS ARE ON EVERY NIGHT FROM THE END OF NOVEMBER TO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31 MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS IN THE VAN WERT COMMUNITY TARGETING YOUTH.