[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 27, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E900]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MANSFIELD NOON OPTIMIST CLUB

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                            HON. JIM JORDAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 27, 2023

  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to commend to the House the 
Mansfield Noon Optimist Club. Members of the club gathered earlier 
today to kick off an extended celebration of the centennial of their 
organization.
  Optimist Clubs date back to the early 1900s, established to support 
young people and encourage their development. The Mansfield club, 
founded in October 1923, is the second oldest in the State of Ohio. 
Through the years, its members have devoted countless volunteer hours 
to promote youth-related programming throughout Richland County, from 
clothing drives to college scholarship competitions and Adopt-a-Child 
gift drives.
  To commemorate this special anniversary, this year the club has 
donated $50,000 to build a children's playground at the Buckeye 
Imagination Museum in downtown Mansfield. A ribbon-cutting ceremony 
will take place next month.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the people of Ohio's Fourth Congressional 
District, I congratulate the members of the Mansfield Noon Optimist 
Club as they mark 100 years of being ``Friends of Youth.''

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