West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 2/21/19

Sheila Gafney is a long-time friend of our Club (the annual Charlie Gafney award is named after her father, long member of this Club) and came to us today to speak about Special Olympics, focus of one of our group’s longstanding recurrent activities and...

West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 2/14/19

Brandee Cooke, Project Manager at “100K IDEAS” working out of the Ferris Wheel in downtown Flint, told us about this exciting new addition to Flint’s business scene. (She was accompanied by Vivian, Youth Engagement Coordinator for...

West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 2/7/19

Andy Younger, Race Director for the Crim Fitness Foundation, came to speak with us this morning, recounting the 22 year history of the Race and its evolution. From 750 original racers, the events have grown to include many thousands of participants and spectators and...

West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 1/31/19

Fourteen  of us hardy (or foolhardy, on this bitterly cold day) folks gathered today to meet Jennifer Acree, Program Officer for the C. S. Mott Foundation, and hear her describe the organization’s philanthropic mission and impact. Started in 1926 by this...

West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 1/24/19

Chris Javor from HAP (https://www.hap.org/) spoke with our 18 attendees this morning, hoping to give some of us older folks information and understanding about Medicare, Medicaid, “Advantage” and other supplemental insurance options available in this area....

West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 1/17/19

Todd Slisher, Executive Director of Sloan*Longway (http://sloanlongway.org/longway-planetarium/ ), brought visual aids to the meeting this morning and wowed the crowd (really only 17 present) with his displays depicting the intended changes for the Cultural Center...