At its September 17 meeting, the Senoia Optimist Club welcomed officers Michael Resmondo of the Senoia Police Department and Mike Kinsey of the Coweta County Sheriff’s Department as the civic club observed “Respect for Law”. 
 
As part of the club’s Respect for Law focus, the Senoia Optimists made a donation to the Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Home.  Optimist President Sewell said that the donation was “in honor of all police officers in the state of Georgia”. 
 
According to President Sewell, “Optimists believe it is important for children to grow up with a strong belief in abiding by the law, respecting law enforcement and doing what they can to maintain peace.  We hope that our donation to the Sheriffs’ Youth Home will help in this effort.”
 
The Optimist Club of Senoia has been participating in Respect for Law for many years and has been active in the community since the club was chartered in June, 1985.  President Sewell noted that the club’s new administrative year that begins October 1 will mark the 25th year that the Senoia club has been serving the youth and the community. 
 
Optimist International is one of the world’s largest service club organizations with 120,000 adult and youth members in 3,800 clubs in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico and throughout the world.  Respect for Law is one of the organization’s most popular programs, with more than 1,500 clubs participating annually. Carrying the motto “Bringing Out the Best in Kids,” 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.optimist.org. 
 
The Optimist Club of Senoia typically meets the first and third Thursdays of each month at 6 PM in the meeting room at Maguire’s Family and Friends Restaurant in Senoia.  If you would like to learn more about this civic club, you are encouraged to contact club president Hal Sewell at 770-599-6097 or visit the Senoia club’s web site at www.senoiaoptimistclub.org .