West Flint Optimist Club Event Calendar
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About Us
This is the official website of the West Flint Optimist Club which was founded in 1963. We raise money to support several local charities that support children. A few of our benefactors are Whaley Children’s Center, CANUSA Games, Old Newsboys of Flint, YMCA of Greater Flint, University of Michigan – Flint Scholarships and many others.
Our best fund raising event is $5000 Raffle. The raffle is actually a reverse raffle, meaning that the last ticket drawn is the winner of the $5000. The first ticket drawn and every tenth ticket win the cost of the raffle ticket. A separate ticket which includes dinner for two with drinks at our event held at the Atlas Valley Country Club.
Greg Hilliker is our current President.
Breakfast Thursdays @ 7:30AM
Club Newsletters
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 10/11/18
Officer Ken Szmanski, from Metro Police Authority, spoke today about his work as School Resource Officer in Swartz Creek Schools. This is where he met our Club's Speaker Chair, Carol Dennings, while giving away bicycles, intervening in behavioral issues in classrooms,...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 10/4/18
Newly installed President Phil Holmblade stepped into his role with a smile on his face - whether it was his newfound power or his birthday celebration is unclear, but he seemed to relish this day. He thanked the outgoing officers for their service and asked newly...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 9/27/18
Speaker Chair Steve Schlott introduced our return guest speaker, Jamie Gaskin, from United Way and a former neighbor of Steve's. Jamie reviewed his personal and career histories, noting that he has "lived in crisis" in the past few years: a divorce and residential...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 9/20/18
Shirley Cochran returned to our Club as speaker for the day, proud of the new sign that identifies Motherly Intercession, her 19-year-old non-profit service organization that now has 2 vans for assisting in visitation between children and their incarcerated parents,...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 9/13/18
A relatively small group of 14 met for this morning's meeting, brought to a semblance of order by Lt Governor Jeff Dennings, who called on Jack Medemar for the Pledge of Allegiance and Jack Proffitt for the Invocation before opening the fines. Mic Goulet paid an early...