Local Optimist Clubs Help City Of Flint Children Avoid Water With Lead
A quick update to let you know that Townsquare Media (CARS108, Club 93.7, US 103.1, Banana 101.5 & WFNT) and TV5 have signed on as media partners for the Bottled Water Drive. We have officially set the event for Friday, October 9th from 7am-7pm at the Genesee...
West Flint Optimists Hosts 29th Annual $5,000 Reverse Raffle
West Flint Optimist Club, the nonprofit organization devoted to supporting local children’s charities, is hosting its 29th Annual $5,000 Reverse Raffle Dinner on October 22nd at 6pm in Grand Blanc at the Atlas Valley Country Club. The cost of admission is $50 and...
Flushing is Energized to Form a Charitable Optimist Club
A local teacher wants to enhance her students' writing and public speaking skills. A Flushing area foster-care family needs help with back-to-school supplies for their four foster-care children. A homeless shelter housing families from Genesee County, including...
Ele’s Place Seeking Volunteers Who Care About Kids
New Flint location Ele’s Place, a healing center for grieving children and teens, will open its fourth branch in Flint soon and is seeking caring adults to volunteer as facilitators of support groups. No previous education or experience is necessary. The children and...
Casino Night 2015 Hosted by Old Newsboys of Flint on October 3rd
The Old Newsboys will host a Casino Night on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at the Birch Run Expo Center. The fun starts at 6:00 P.M. and continues through 10:00 P.M. Your $100 ticket includes: - $200 in “Funny Money” for your gambling entertainment - Dinner buffet from...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 9/10/15
Steve Schlott provide the program speaker for our meeting who was non-other than Dan Brezani retired from the Flint Community School System and still very involved with the CANUSA Games. This was the 58th year of the CANUSA Games and for the first time the games did...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 9/3/15
We do not have a speaker chair for September, therefore we had no speaker for this meeting. Please contact President Jack if you can arrange for a speaker this month. $5K Raffle and dinner tickets are available from Jeff Dennings. Raffle tickets are $100 and dinner...
Downtown Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 9/1/15
This week we had David Leyton and John Potberry from the Genesee County Prosecutor’s office. They spoke about the issues of violent crime and early release on violent felons in the prison system., as well as many other topics. Have a safe labor day and we will see...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 8/27/15
Tracy Payton-Lester, our guest speaker for the morning, intorduced her program, “Ele’s Place, A Healing Center for Grieving Children & Teens”. The organization has 2 faces: (A) a school-based program (now positioned at both Beecher Schools and Whaley Children’s...
Cookout at the Crab Shack
DirectionsLook for the huge Maple tree in my front yard, just south of the Linden Marketplace at the blinking yellow light, on the west side of the road.AgendaEnjoy a time of fellowship. Bring your favorite beverage. There will be a tub of ice to place...