West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 10/12/17
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter - 10/12/17 The gathering of 19 members were supervised by President Crys Reed, and he, in turn, was supervised by his wife and our guest Emily, in the usual opening ceremonies before we sang a rather pathetic "Happy Birthday" to our...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 10/5/17
New President Crys Reed & New Member Bill Reaves Speaker Chair Phil Holmblade & Speaker Dave Geiger Dave Geiger, Mundy Township Supervisor and former police chief, updated us today on the developments and status of various regional collaborative...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 9/28/17
New member Tina Olshove, Speaker Patrick Naswell, and President Peter Venos West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter - 9/28/17 President Peter Venos and Mic Goulet held the flag, after coaching in protocol by Phil Holmblade, as Jeff Dennings led in the Pledge of...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 9/21/17
West Flint Optimist Newsletter - 9/21/17 President Peter Venos was setting up a new venue for our meeting when we arrived at IHOP on Miller Road this morning. Judge Joe Farah was there early to lead in the Pledge and Jack Proffitt spoke a brief prayer before we set...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 9/14/17
West Flint Optimist Newsletter - 9/14/17 Even before Prez Peter Venos rang the meeting to order for the last time before incoming President Crystufer Reed’s installation, Patrick Naswell and Queen Bonnie Kelley were present to celebrate the event, and President Pete...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 9/7/17
West Flint Optimist Newsletter - 9/7/17 Speaker Chair Dan Crannie brought back Sam Roth, Marketing Director at Whaley Childrens Center (https://www.whaleychildren.org/ ) to speak with us this morning. She filled us in on the many excursions and events the...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 8/24/17
West Flint Optimist Newsletter - 8/24/17 Costa Papista (President) and Dominic Guiterrez (Marketing and Business Development) from the Flint Firebirds spoke to the Club this morning after being presented by “Lt. Gov.” Jeff Dennings. In their 3rd season here, the...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 8/17/17
West Flint Optimist Club -- 8/17/17 Newsletter Crys Reed led in the Pledge of Allegiance and Jack Proffitt gave the invocation before Dave Crabill bought the auctioned Crown for a whopping $2.25. So many members and guests crowded near His Royal Highness Dave that...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 8/10/17
West Flint Optimist Newsletter - 8/10/17 Kayla Bright,one of our Friends of Optimism members and Special Education teacher for Swartz Creek Middle School, returned to tell us of her “Community-Based Instruction” activities. This past year’s 6th through 8th grade...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 8/3/17
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter - 8/3/17 Christina Farris, Development Director for the Crim Fitness Foundation, spoke with us this morning at the request of Speaker Chair Dan Crannie. All of us should remember that House Speaker Bobby Crim started the Crim 10...