Tuesday, August 11, 2020

NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020 15 Charter President Andy Morgan, charter Secretary-Treasurer Keith Brooks and charter member Theodore Golding with Governor Rose Medley and President Patricka Wiggan Chambers at the OCK 40th Anniversary Church Service on Sunday, August 9. OPTIMIST CLUB OF KINGSTON 40TH ANNIVERSARY Church HIGH LIGHTS The Optimist Club of Kingston honoured charter member and Past International President Theodore Golding, the first black president of Optimist International, who paved the way for our current and second black president, Adrian Elcock, from Barbados, of the 101-year-old organisation. Charter President Andy was also recognised for his unwavering service for 40 years, along with the distinguished and outstanding governor, Dave Wilson, and Treasurer Calman Barrett, for selfless support to the Optimist Club of Kingston and the Optimist International Caribbean District. service and doing things so that they can embrace optimism as a way of life. As we press forward to newer and higher heights of service, we must become a force of reckoning in the Caribbean region and con- tinue to blaze a trail that ignites people everywhere to think only of the best, and to expect only the best. ROSE M. MEDLEY Governor Optimist International Caribbean District FIRE CONTINUED FROM 6 The Optimist Club of Kingston started their 40th anniversary celebrations with a church service at the SaxthorpeMethodist Church on Sunday, August 9, 2020.