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...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 2/19/15
Meeting Notes Today's meeting began with 19 members in attendance, a guest (Angie Cuneaz) for one last time, and two speakers from Hurley Hospital's Child Life Services Dept., Laura and Kathleen (sorry I didn't get their last names). Since the Board approved Angie's...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 2/12/15
Meeting Notes We had a great turnout for this meeting, with 28 members present plus one guest. Stephanie introduced Angie Cuneaz to our club for a second time, but this time as our guest instead of our speaker. Angie just recently visited our club as a speaker, but...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 2/5/15
Meeting Notes Phil Shaltz was our speaker this morning. He painted a very enlightening (but also somewhat frightening) picture regarding the problem in Genesee County of the overwhelming need for diapers for under-privileged children. There are about 4500 children...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 1/29/15
Meeting Notes Joe Bushey introduced our speakers Dan Berezny and Chris Daly from the CANUSA Games. For 57 years the CANUSA Games have provided the youth of our area an opportunity to take part in an international friendship Games between Hamilton, Ontario and Flint,...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 1/22/15
Meeting Notes Stephanie Eastman introduced our speaker Jarret Haynes, executive director, for the Whiting. The Whiting is located at 1241 E Kearsley St in Flint and provides facilities, programs and services to promote and support the presentation of the best...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletters – 1/15/15
Meeting Notes Dave Crabill introduced our speaker Jack Stock from Kettering University. Jack is the Director of External Relations University Advancement. He has been with Kettering for 15 years. Jack is also alumni of University of Michigan, which makes him an...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 1/8/15
Meeting Notes Joe Bushey introduced our speaker Connie Peters from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Flint. Connie informed us of a couple fund raising events that they are having in the near future. The first is their 3rd annual Burger, Brews & Dudes and the...
West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter – 12/11/14
West Flint Opti News President Jack opened the meeting with a resounding ring. Well, I assume so, as I was on my way to the meeting at the time. I rolled over at 7:11 a.m. and scrambled to get there! Stephanie invited me to the Easterly table with her guest Angie...