West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 1/5/17

Phil HoImblade retired in ’08 and responded to a media request for “volunteers” at Crossroads Village, not fully realizing that volunteering for “military” service can have costly and unexpected consequences. He has continued to “muster” with the “4th Michigan...

West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 12/29/16

Judge Joe Farah was our speaker today, and he spoke of the challenges of resolving the City of Flint garbage crisis. He explained the Judiciary aspect and the process of trying to get both sides to come together, how not only was it fraught with politics, but a case...

West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 12/22/16

Speakers Caleb Senn & Joy Martinbianco (Development Director) from the Salvation Army spoke with us today about various programs operated by the organization: bellringers, both volunteer and 8-week employed, who will be out at various locations until New Year’s,...

West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 12/8/2016

Jack Stock, 16-year veteran of Kettering University’s External Relations efforts, was today’s guest, introduced by Speaker Chair Crystufer Reed along with “Star” from KU’s Student Life Department. Jack noted that Kettering has over 2200 students involved in our...

West Flint Optimist Newsletter– 11/17/16

Paul Rozycki, a frequent guest of our Club and Political Science professor, returned to the Club (at Speaker Chair Dan Crannie’s request) to speak about the recent election outcome and possible explanations for it. This has been “the strangest” election, with the most...