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 – 4/2/15
Meeting Notes The morning agenda --to sort out some of the options for relocation of our regular breakfast meetings (because of Valley Coney Island’s planned sale/closing in June) – spurred vigorous discussion, with several contributors (including Joe Bushey, John...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 3/26/15
Meeting Notes There were 8 speakers at the Oratorical Contest at the Boys and Girls Club. The first and second place winners were unavailable to attend the next competition in Clarkston so the third place winner was offered the opportunity. Pete Venos made a...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 3/19/15
Meeting Notes Our guest speaker was Terri Stangl from Great Lakes Flotation. Terri started out her career as a lawyer and felt under stress all the time as many of us do as we do our jobs. She was one who could not face confrontation and was overwhelmed by her job as...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 3/12/15
Meeting Notes Our speaker this morning was Tom Wyatt from Kettering University representing the University Avenue Corridor Coalition. Tom has a passion for revitalizing Flint and has had a career of making moves to get involved in community. The Coalition is helping...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 3/5/15
Meeting Notes The club met this morning with 18 members present. As usual fines were flying with Stephanie and Greg seeming to take the brunt of the abuse. I don’t know who was not present that seemed to cause a much quieter tone to the meeting. Whoever you are, we...