The Timonium Optimist Club meets at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2004 Greenspring Drive, Timonium, MD for dinner once or twice each month to Bring out the Best on Kids.

Feb 4 Meeting -

• Our Student Of The Month was Marie Chang, a 5th grader from Warren Elementary School, with an A average. She is a member of the math club, the Black Eyed Susan Club, and the WCUB a live TV broadcast at Warren. Marie also volunteers at the Humane Society and the school library and loves to read and dance. She hopes to become a veterinarian.
• Our speaker was Robert Davies, a former Chief Mechanical Engineer at BG&E, who talked to us about global warming.
• We welcomed Kathy Angel, a new member who joined the club.

Feb 18 Meeting -

• This was our annual Club Essay Contest.  The topic for this year was "How can I help my friends recognize their value?" Congratulations to our top 3 contestants, 8th grade students from St Joseph School:
• Patrick Norris - First place
• Amanda Prater - Second place
• Stephanie Brocato - Third place
• Patrick will advance to the Maryland South Delaware District Contest to compete against other club winners for a $2,500 scholarship prize.
• Thanks to Dolores Righter for chairing the event and to our judges Patricia Nardone, Janet Nickel and William Stansbury.

Check Patch.com for information on our next meeting, 3/4/2013, and our Young Artists Showcase from 3/1 through 3/16/2013.