And JOOI of New Prospect says: “Try some of these
ideas!”
MI JOOI Conference, March 2005
Oakland Community College
Auburn Hills Campus
Bragging Session: JOOI of New Prospect ideas
Community Projects:
Back-to-School Rally
Free Refreshments
Free Immunizations
Free Haircuts/Dos
Free School Supplies (limit 60 youth)
Free fun activities – playscapes/games
Fire Safety w Fire Dept/fun activities
Bicycle Safety w Police Dept
Park Clean Up
Free Community Car Wash and lunch
Race for the Cure (Cancer)
Oratorical Contest
Essay Contest
Annual Bazaar with adult Optimists
Regional Basketball Competition
Project Save (Abstinence workshop)
Safe Night (Anger Management workshop)
Optimist Prayer Breakfasts
Senator Buzz Thomas Speaker
Family Bowling Night
Black History Participation
Dr. Martin Luther King Presentation
Men of Wisdom Workshops (Teens)
Ladies of Integrity Workshops (Teens)
Recreational Activities:
Laser Quest
Bowling
Joe Dumars Field House
Hayride – Upland Hills Farm, Oxford
Christmas Party
Luncheon Outing
Dinner Outing Wedding of Roses Event
Snowball Dinner Dance
Roller Skating
Six Flags
Fashion Show
Museum Hop: African American, Science Center, Motown
Basketball Game
Fundraisers:
Annual Penny Drive ($800.00)
Car Wash ($300.00)
Mission Projects:
$300 to Children’s Hospital Cancer Unit
Angel Tree (Gifts to prisoner’s children)
Hamtramck Harvest Mission (Food for Needy)
Feeding of 150 people at COTS
Collaborate: Lion’s Club: recycle eyeglasses
30 Hour Famine (Pledge /Fasting for Hungry)
Caps for Teens with Cancer
Gifts for Simon House (Moms and children AIDS)
Soup Kitchen (Feeding the Homeless, St. Leo’s)
Capuchin Kitchen, same
Mannos House, same
Restoration Center, same
Clothing/Toiletries Men’s Shelter
Habitat For Humanity