RESPECT FOR LAWAt our program meeting we support and honor the Grand Prairie Police Department during the month of May because May is National Law Enforcement Month. We coordinate with the Chief of Police and present the "Officer of the Year" with a plaque designating this honor to a distinguished officer of his choice.
HOBY - (Hugh O'Brian Youth)In 1958, the movie and television actor Hugh O'Brian, best known for his portrayal of Wyatt Earp, returned from a trip to Africa where he visited Dr. Albert Schweitzer. Motivated by his words, "the most important thing in education is to teach young poeple how to think for themselves", established the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation (HOBY).From 1958 to 1967, leadership seminars took place in California for high school sophomores in Los Angeles. In 1968, the scope of HOBY grew to include national and international participants. Seminar locations expanded to major cities across the United States. In an effort to include more students, three day seminars were instituted in 1977 and today also take place in Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and Jamaica. Visit HOBY for more information. Each school is sent a letter early in the Fall asking them to select the most outstanding sophomore student and register that person for the leadership seminar. The student is able to attend the weekend seminar the end of May. This seminar exposing the student to all levels of leadership in their local areas. Business professionals come together to provide the students with information on preparing for the future and challenges each one to do their very best in school and in life. This is not an Optimist program, but we support it because we seek to "Bring out the best in Kids".
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