shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com The Optimist Club of Vermillion is encouraging area students to contemplate the phrase “Can Society Function Without Respect?” as part of the Optimist International Essay Contest for the 20172018 school year. The Vermillion Optimist Club will judge the local students’ essays, based on the theme of “Can Society Function Without Respect?” and determine the top contestant. The winning Essay contestant will receive a $100 gift card and certificate and the winning essay will be sent to the DMM District level where college scholarships are available for top winners. “Young students today have so many fresh ideas about the world and their future,” Club President Dennis V. Steffen said, “As Optimists, it is our goal to encourage them and do what we can to bring out the best in each of them. This gives them a wonderful opportunity to tap into their creativity and pursue possible scholarships at the same time.” The Vermillion Optimist Club of Vermillion has been participating in the Optimist Essay Contest since we were Chartered in July 2016 and has been active in the community since then. Other programs and service projects that the Club is involved in include Youth Appreciation Week, Oratorical Contest, Respect for Law, Robotics, Local 4-H Clubs, TLC Toys @ Parade of Lights, VPD wrap and shop with a Cop, Library Week, support local swim and softball teams to name a few. Students must be 18 and younger by Oct. 1, 2017 and those wishing to participate in the essay contest can find out more about the contest by contacting President Dennis V. Steffen @ 605-760-3034 or dennisbigd2000@yahoo. com Deadline to enter is Feb. 10 and sent by e-mail in a Word document. An application also can be found on the Optimist website at www.optimist.org under scholarship contest. Optimist International is one of the world’s largest service club organizations with 93,000 adult and youth members in 3,200 clubs in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico and throughout the world. Carrying the Mission Statement “By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in youth, our communities and ourselves,” Optimists conduct positive service projects that reach more than six million young people each year. To learn more about Optimist International, please call (314) 371-6000 or visit the organization’s website at www.vermillionoptimist. club or our facebook page. If you read this you know... advertising pays! Call the Missouri Valley Shopper at 665-5884 or stop by to place your ad today! 319 Walnut St. • Yankton Physical Plant Manager Lewis & Clark Recreation Area • Yankton, SD Directs all park district maintenance operations to ensure facilities, grounds and services meet the needs of the visiting public. 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