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 Club Newsletter – 5/14/15
Meeting Notes We are adding photos to the online directory of members on OptimistsInAction.com. Please show up on May 21 with the clothes on that you would like in your picture. Pictures will be taken and added to the web directory. We did not have a speaker this...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 4/30/15
Meeting Notes Acting Speaker Chair Mic Goulet introduced Judge Jennie Barkey, who spoke to us about her role in developing and operating the “Mental Health Court” and “Veteran’s Court”, noting how the additional attention and services given to the target populations...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 4/23/15
Meeting Notes Speaker Chair Steve Schlott (also known as “Father-in-law” and/or “Your Eminence” to Joe Bushey) talked about how he took money from the bank and began fixing up his “getaway cars”: After retiring from banking, he has spent time refurbishing old cars and...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 4/16/15
Meeting Notes Speaker Chair Steve Schlott eventually calmed things down by introducing Deb Freeman (Trauma Program Manager) and her able assistant Janelle (Clinical Data Analyst) from McLaren Hospital to speak on the topic of “Distracted Driving”. In addition to...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 4/9/15
Meeting Notes Speaker Chair Steve Schlott introduced Craig Williams, Director at Bishop International Airport, as the morning speaker. Craig came up from Fort Wayne’s airport (to replace Jim Rice) in August of 2014 to manage the 3rd largest airport in the state so as...