West Flint Optimist Newsletter 02/20/20
With many members out of town, acting Prez Jack presided over our AM meeting. Some sad news to report. Jeff Dennings father passed away recently in Florida. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, Jeff. Our guest speaker this morning was Sister Carol...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter 02/13/20
Prez. Greg introduced our guest speaker, Glenn Wilson, from Communities First Inc. Glenn and his wife started the 501c3 Corp. with the belief " quality of life starts with the community. Their focus is to create economic development opportunities, provide affordable...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter 02/06/2020
Deb Hawley from St Francis Prayer Center ask for a group pic that she could post in her newsletter, She shared with us, again, how important our contribution was for local families in our area. Good Job WFOC! Our guest speaker was Jason Bigelow from Sandbox Virtual...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter 02/02/2020
The Honorable Judge Joseph Farah was our speaker on Thursday. The Judge always does a great job of informing the club of many legal issues in Genesee county. Most recently he has been appointed to hear cases involving civil suits for those involved with the Flint...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter 1/25/2020
Our speaker chair on Thursday, Patty Williams, Introduced Dr. Reginald Flynn. Dr. Flynn told the story of growing up in Flint, and graduating from Beecher with a basketball scholarship to The University of South Carolina . Just before leaving for college, he was...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter 1/12/2020
14 Members were on hand for Thursday meeting. No speaker to report on. Dan Crannie won the 50/50. Jeff Dennings announced Registration is open for the District meeting, Feb 29th. The meeting is in Frankenmuth. All are welcome. Jeff also announced the introduction of...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter 12/26/19
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! Last week it was brought to the clubs attention that St Francis Prayer Center had three families that were in dire need of help, that St Francis was unable to provide. Without immediate funds those three families would have been on...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter 12/15/19
Cindy Sullivan, Santa and Patty Williams. The annual MSD Breakfast with Santa was a huge success. Thank You Jack Proffitt for organizing this fine event. Also, thank you to all who purchased gifts for then kids. We had eight optimist members ring bells for the...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter 12/9/19
Welcome to our newest member Patty J. Williams. Patty wears many hats and a crown. Patty is the branch manager of Huntington Bank on Linden Rd.. She and her husband own New Beginnings Fitness center on Beecher rd. And Patty was recently named "Miss Black Fit and Fine...
West Flint Optimist Club 11/21/2019 Newsletter
James Stefanski receiving a check from WFOC for the Food Bank Great meeting this morning! This mornings program chair, Jeff Dennings, introduced Jim Stefanski from the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan . We all know that the Food Bank can supply large amounts of food at...