West Flint Events | Optimists In Action

3rd Annual Walt Widder Memorial Scramble

Dave Crabill — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 00:02:57 +0000

Saturday, September 15, 2018

THE WALT WIDDER MEMORIAL SCRAMBLE IS A 4 PERSON TOURNAMENT FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD PLACE TEAMS, AS WELL AS 1 LUCKY RANDOM TEAM VIA DRAWING. CONTESTS TO WIN PRIZES FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN WILL INCLUDE CLOSEST TO THE PIN, LONGEST DRIVE, AND LONGEST PUTT. THERE WILL ALSO BE SKINS, RELOADS, AND A 50/50 RAFFLE AVAILABLE.

PROCEEDS FROM THIS GOLF TOURNAMENT ARE DONATED TO THE WEST FLINT OPTIMIST CLUB. $8,000+ WAS DONATED IN 2017!

REGISTRATION INCLUDES:

Green Fees & Cart
Hot Dog at the Turn
Steak Dinner
A sleeve of Golf Balls

Dutch Hollow Golf Course
8500 Lansing Rd
Durand, MI 48429

Visit www.widdergolfscramble.com

CANUSA Games and Flint Olympian Games 2018

Steve Schlott — Fri, 11 May 2018 14:37:16 +0000

On May 10, 2108 Mic Goulet arranged to have two guests representing the CANUSA Games, Sean Croudy and Jim Whitinger, address the Club. This year will be the 62nd Flint Olympian Games and the 61st CANUSA Games, and this year the CANUSA Games will be held in Hamilton, Ontario on August 10, 11 and 12.

Our Club will once again furnish a snack/lunch for the returning Flint area athletes –we have been involved in every one of the prior 60 years of CANUSA!–on Sunday, August 12. As has been our custom the last few years we will plan to do an “assembly line” preparation of the lunches a few days prior to that– probably AUG 7 or 8. We will need 10-12 people for that part of the operation and likely no more than 4 to make the trek to Port Huron to place the snacks on the buses. So, please mark your calendars in order that we have plenty of help on those days.

Sean and Jim also made these points:

–the Flint Olympian Games (the “qualifing” events to determine CANUSA athlete selection in the Flint area) Opening Ceremony is July 10 at Houston Stadium on the Northwestern High School campus–all are welcome.

–the CANUSA Appreciation Dinner is Thursday, July 26–we can send several West Flint Optimists to this; and the Golf Outing fundraiser is Friday, July 27–do we want to send a team representing West Flint Optimists?

–CANUSA Leadership is seeking major sponsorships for the Games and has begun some affiliation with the Crim Foundation. Depending on whether the Games are HOME or AWAY, the cost ranges from $120,000 to $150,000 for each year and they have no more than a year’s funding on hand. With Sean Croudy’s relatively new position as Director of Community Recreation for the City of Flint (he was in the Counselling Department of the Flint Schools for many years) there is now some improved coordination between the Schools and the City.

–Our Club’s involvement with the rich heritage of the CANUSA Games is significant: in addition to the lunch/snack in “away” years and the continental breakfast in the “home” years, we also provide monies for the Ralph Boyer CANUSA Scholarship Fund to help Flint area athletes with the cost of attending the Games when they are held in Hamilton. We have a great association with this very worthy event and the fine people of the CANUSA Leadership. In case you weren’t aware, they help at our Chicken Dinner fundraiser (selling/buying tickets and working the floor at the dinner) and for several years they have bought tickets and attended our $5,000 Raffle, so we truly have partners in this group.

2018 Chicken Dinner

Steve Schlott — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 13:21:06 +0000

Yesterday, April 29, we held our annual chicken dinner fundraiser at the Masonic Temple in downtown Flint, chaired by Bill Hentgen. We had a good showing of workers to help serve delicious ? chicken ? dinners.

Workers from our club included: Bill Hentgen, Mic Goulet, Jack Medemar, Bonnie Kelley, Tina Olshove, Phil Holmblade, Greg Hilliker, Joe Bushey and his son, Michael, Steve Schlott and his wife, Rose.

We also had two of our CANUSA Partners to help: Dan Berezny and Rooster Daly.

In addition to the above workers bringing/supplying diners, these members also brought groups to dine: Jeff Dennings, Joe Farah and Ken Cullen.

Apologies to anyone I may have missed.

Bill will have a report soon to indicate the financial results. In the meantime, anyone who still has money out for sold tickets, or any unsold tickets, please get all of that to Bill as soon as possible so he can finalize the results. Remember, any sold, but unused, tickets boost the bottom line profit of the activity.

Thanks to all, especially Bill for his leadership in chairing this event.

Submitted, Steve Schlott

Walt Widder 2nd Annual Memorial Golf Scramble

Dave Crabill — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:12:45 +0000

Tournament is a 4 person scramble for men and women.

Dutch Hollow Golf Club
8500 Lansing Road
Durand, Michigan
9:00 a.m: Registration
10:00 a.m. Shotgun Start

Saturday, September 30, 2017

Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd place teams and 1 lucky random team, closest to the pin, longest drive, longest
putt, skins, and 50/50 raffle.

$260 per Foursome
($65 per player)*
Includes:
– Green Fees & Cart
– Hot Dog at the Turn
– Steak Dinner
– Sleeve of Golf Balls

Sponsorship
Hole Sponsorships – $100

MAIL REGISTRATION WITH PAYMENT BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 TO: Mark Widder – 32363 LAKE ROAD, AVON LAKE, OH 44012
P: 810-845-1785 E: marwidde@gmail.com

*Proceeds from this golf tournament are donated to the West Flint Optimist Club. $4,900+ was donated in 2016!

Volunteers Needed for 30th Annual $5000 Raffle

Jeff Dennings — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:31:20 +0000

West Flint Optimist Club is proud to sponsor the 30th Annual $5000 Raffle.

At this time we need everyone that can work the event to sign up for a task. You may sign up for multiple tasks.

Please sign up below if you can help.

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30th Annual $5,000 Raffle!

Dave Crabill — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:43:14 +0000

$5,000 Reverse Raffle Tickets On Sale!

30th Annual Event To Help Local Kids

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Only 150 Tickets are Sold!

$100 per Raffle Ticket. Every 10th ticket drawn wins $100!

Join the part at Atlas Valley Country Club for the drawing, only $50 per couple. Includes dinner and four drinks!

Side Raffles and 50/50 Drawing that night:

Oct 27th 6pm – 9pm

Contact Dave Crabill at 810-471-7767 for tickets.

30th Annual $5,000 Reverse Raffle! 10/27/16

Dave Crabill — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 14:08:11 +0000

The West Flint Optimist Club’s major fund raiser helps us help local children’s charities.

This fun packed night will be at Atlas Valley Country Club on Oct. 27th, 6 pm.

Raffle tickets are $100 – only 150 sold!
Dinner party tickets are $50

The first raffle ticket and every 10th wins $100 with $5,000 to the last ticket drawn. (The last five tickets can elect to split if all in agreement.)
$500 losers drawing.

On site 50/50 drawing and three side drawings thanks to generous donations from these member companies:
$500 Gaines Jewelry Gift Card
HD TV & Area Rug from Karen’s Carpetmax
3 Nights at Jockey Club in Las Vegas from Superior Travel.

Contact Dave Crabill at 810-471-7767 with any questions.

Yours in Optimism!

Dave

P.S. here is a link to graphics, flyer and form

https://trello.com/b/oF7BGS0r/5000-raffle-wfoc

West Flint Optimist Club’s “OPERATION FEEDBAG”

Greg Hilliker — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 17:36:39 +0000

Below are photos of part of West Flint Optimist Club members that went to the Michigan Welcome Center in Port Huron on August 7 to deliver snacks onto the buses returning from the 59th CANUSA Games held in Hamilton, Ontario. The photo also shows the updated signage courtesy of Dan Crannie. Bill and Bob Hentgen, Greg Hilliker and Steve Schlott represented the Club well. As the bags had been previously packed at the work party earlier in the week, this delivery operation went fairly smoothly, if a bit slower and later than expected (at times our members felt a bit like the Maytag repairman– you know, seemingly waiting forever then getting really excited when the action starts). There was a bit of a delay at the border as each bus was made to unload and everyone show ID before being allowed to renter the USA and finish the trip home. Also, perhaps because they were rattled after an hour delay at the border, or in their haste to get home, one of the charter buses blew right past the rest center exit, so we had some left over boxes of snack sacks–not to worry, though as all of the excess snack food was promptly delivered to the Boys and Girls Club of Flint so even more deserving youth were served, and they are always glad to receive such a donation. Club members should feel good that we served not just the one, but two, of our constituent youth organizations with this project–our club has been involved in every one of the 59 years of the CANUSA Games!
The “bag and box packing” party was held on August 3 and we had a good turnout of members and their families to help. Those helping included Crystufer Reed and his wife, Emily, Joe Bushey and his children, Natalie, Michael and Kaytlin, Mic Goulet, Jack Medemar, Art Ridley, Phil Holmblade, Greg Hilliker, Steve Schlott and his wife, Rose. Sometimes we say the coldest day of the year is whatever December day we ring bells for the Salvation Army–the flip side of that is that the hottest day of the year may very well be whatever August day we pack the CANUSA snack sacks!
The total youth served in Operation Feedbag was about 360, down slightly from the prior year, plus however many more–a few hundred likely–at the Boys and Girls Clubs who consumed the “leftovers”. In total the expenses for the operation came in at just over $950.
Thanks to all who helped carry on this longstanding tradition and worthy project.
Steve Schlott

Greg Hilliker & Bob Hentgen

with Dan’s other sign

Bill with Dan Crannie’s sign, brother Bob and Greg Hilliker inbackground

Free $5000 Dinner Ticket Up For Grabs

Jeff Dennings — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 19:59:33 +0000

You may ask how such a thing is possible.

Starting August 4th and continuing each Thursday through September 29th a playing card will be handed out each week for attending the Thursday morning breakfast meeting. On Thursday, October 6th at the breakfast meeting, a winner will be determined by the player with the best poker hand using 5 cards. Additional cards may be required to break a tie.

Increase your chances:

A card will also be given for attendance to a board meeting or the Installation Banquet.
An extra card will be given for each guest brought to the Thursday morning breakfast meetings.

The Dinner Ticket has a $50 value and is for the $5000 Raffle Dinner on October 27th. The ticket will get you dinner for two, 4 drink tickets and admission to the wild and crazy 30th Annual $5000 Raffle.

For those of you unfamiliar with ranks of poker hands (Highest to Lowest):

Five-of-a-Kind (can only occur because we have more than one deck)
Straight Flush
Four-of-a-Kind
Full House
Flush
Straight
Three-of-a-Kind
Two Pair
One Pair
High Card

Aces are high except when used in 5-4-3-2-A sequence.

Good Luck!

31 Day Raffle Winners – July 2016

Jeff Dennings — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 00:46:50 +0000

West Flint Optimist Club thanks everyone that helped make our 2nd Annual 31 Day Raffle a success.

A few things to remember:

There is a winner everyday of July
- We use the straight match for the Michigan 3-Digit Evening Drawing to determine our winner
- If the winning ticket has not been sold then a stub from the tickets sold will be drawn
Local children are the real winners
- Proceeds from tickets sales go directly into our Children’s Fund Account
- 100% of this account is used to directly affect the lives of local children

Daily Winners

July 31 Ticket 213 sold by Vichie Alaniz

July 30 Ticket 501 Unsold – Ticket 157 Drawn sold by Crystufer Reed

July 29 Ticket 447 Unsold – Ticket 006 Drawn sold by Jack Proffitt

July 28 Ticket 906 Unsold – Ticket 096 Drawn sold by Dan Crannie

July 27 Ticket 387 Unsold – Ticket 961 Drawn sold by Mic Goulet

July 26 Ticket 168 sold by Jack Medemar

July 25 Ticket 585 Unsold – Ticket 932 Drawn sold by Vichie Alaniz

July 24 Ticket 675 sold by Jeff Dennings

July 23 Ticket 524 Unsold – Ticket 089 Drawn sold by Dan Crannie

July 22 Ticket 489 Unsold – Ticket 120 Drawn sold by Jim Carney

July 21 Ticket 298 Unsold – Ticket 050 Drawn sold by Peter Venos

July 20 Ticket 252 Unsold – Ticket 886 Drawn sold by Bonnie Kelley

July 19 Ticket 865 sold by Tom Muldoon

July 18 Ticket 433 Unsold – Ticket 721 Drawn sold by Floyd Olmsted

July 17 Ticket 355 Unsold – Ticket 708 Drawn sold by Matt Mrasek

July 16 Ticket 423 Unsold – Ticket 705 Drawn sold by Matt Mrasek

July 15 Ticket 843 sold by Art Ridley

July 14 Ticket 061 sold by Joe Bushey

July 13 Ticket 380 Unsold – Ticket 936 Drawn sold by Vichie Alaniz

July 12 Ticket 257 Unsold – Ticket 628 Drawn sold by Steve Bentley

July 11 Ticket 322 sold by Terri Jones

July 10 Ticket 668 Unsold – Ticket 987 Drawn sold at Swartz Creek Hometown Days

July 9 Ticket 571 sold by John Losinski

July 8 Ticket 440 Unsold – Ticket 937 Drawn sold by Vichie Alaniz

July 7 Ticket 532 Unsold – Ticket 125 Drawn sold by Jim Carney

July 6 Ticket 607 sold by Vichie Alaniz

July 5 Ticket 111 Unsold – Ticket 207 Drawn sold by Vichie Alaniz

July 4 Ticket 553 sold by Vichie Alaniz

July 3 Ticket 648 Unsold – Ticket 732 Drawn sold by Floyd Olmsted

July 2 Ticket 801 Unsold – Ticket 023 Drawn sold by Phil Holmblade

July 1 Ticket 438 Unsold – Ticket 211 Drawn sold by Vichie Alaniz