On September 30th, 2014, The Downtown Optimist Club of Meridian recognized DTOC Member and Former President (twice!) Mark Scarborough for his 30 years of continuous service to the club. In lieu of a plaque or certificate, Mark asked that the…
In September 2014,The Downtown Optimist Club of Meridian renewed it's support for the Meridian Little Theatre's CenterStage Youth Workshop by presenting a check to Director Sidney Covington who came to our meeting to give us more information about the program and…
In September, The Downtown Optimist Club of Meridian reaffirmed their support for local special needs teachers by presenting a donation of $500 to Special Needs Teach Kristie Anders to help defray the costs associated with having her students participate in…
On August 12th, 2014, former DTOC President Harold Magee presented a $1,000 donation to Leslie Payne of Care Lodge Shelter. A portion of the funds will be used to help offset the cost of school uniforms for children who come…
Well, the results are in and we had a awesome 2014 Crestwood T-Ball Season! We had 10 teams with over 80 kids between the ages of 4 and 6 who all won MVP awards and got trophies to prove it!…
The Downtown Optimist Club recently announced the 2014 Junior Golf Program Dates: The Scheduled Play Dates & Locations: NOTE: Due to security policy changes at NAS Meridian, we will play Briarwood twice this year. Tuesday June 17th Briarwood Golf &…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cindy White, President The Downtown Optimist Club of Meridian http://www.dtoc.org Meridian, MS – May 2, 2014 – The Downtown Optimist Club announces that registration for the 2014 Season of Crestwood T-Ball will begin soon! Crestwood T-Ball games…
Susan Bozeman has been selected to receive the Downtown Optimist Club/Bill Herndon Memorial Scholarship at Meridian Community College. This $1,000 award is funded through the MCC Foundation by the Downtown Optimist Club and memorializes Bill Herndon who was a long…
On Tuesday, November 19th, 2013, the Downtown Optimist Club of Meridian presented five local charities with donations to assist them in their efforts to provide gifts to children at Christmas.The five charities were Wesley House, Cans For Kids, Meridian Shop…
DTOC President Cindy White announced today that former Meridian Parks & Recreation Director, Mark Naylor, was selected to receive the DTOC Friend Of Youth Award for 2013. The Friend Of Youth Award was created to highlight and promote the work…