Date                                               Key District Events and Activities

October

2011-2012 Optimist Year Begins

1

OI and District Dues Billed to Clubs

22

1st Executive  Board Meeting – Dundalk Club House

November

Club Youth Appreciation Week Programs

5

District Conference and Board Meeting – Holiday Inn, Solomons, MD

15

ACPC Annual Club Planning Conference (ACPC) Reports due to District S/T

December 31

Deadline to Complete 1^st Quarter Zone Meetings

January

Club Essay Contests

1

OI Dues Billed to Clubs

7

1^st Quarter Achievement & Award Reports Due to A & A Chair

February

25

2^nd  Executive  Board Meeting – Dundalk Club House – Mid-year review

25

Club Essay Contest Winners Due to District Chair

March

Club and Zone Oratorical Contests

TBA

Registration for  District Conference  begins – Carousel Hotel, Ocean City

3

Expanded Combined Zone meeting for Zones 2 and 4

10

Expanded Combined Zone meeting for Zones 1 and 6

24

Expanded Combined Zone meeting for Zones 3 and 5

31

Deadline to Complete 2^nd Quarter Zone Meetings

April 1

OI and District Dues Billed to Clubs

8

2^nd Quarter Achievement & Awards Report Due to A & A Chair

27-29

District  Conference and Board Meeting/Dist. Oratorical Contest – Carousel Hotel, Ocean City, MD

May

Club Respect for Law Week Programs and Activities

20

Club Officer Election Report (COER) Due to OI

June

Optimist International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

TBA

MDSD District Jr. Golf Championship Tournament

9

3^rd Executive  Board Meeting – Dundalk Club House

30

Deadline to complete 3^rd Quarter Zone Meetings

July 1

OI Dues Billed to Clubs

9

3^rd Quarter Achievement & Award Reports Due to District Chair

10-18

OI Convention in Milwaukee, WI

August 9-13

District Conference/Board Meeting  and Annual MDSD Convention  - Holiday Inn Cumberland, MD

September 15

Community Project Award Entries due to District Chair

Deadline to Complete 4^th Quarter Zone Reports / President Pride Report due to OI

22

4^th  Executive  Board Meeting- Combined (outgoing and incoming pin exchange)

October 7

4^th Quarter Achievement & Award Report due to District Chair