West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 6/28/18
Amy Krug spoke with us about the need for, changes is, and impact of Ele's Place: a "Healing Place" for people (especially youth) struggling with grief, loss, and death issues. Focusing on ages 3-18 and operating in a "facilitated peer support" format, trained...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 6/21/18
Kayla Bright spoke to us this morning after an introduction by the incredibly brilliant yet excessively modest Speaker Chair Jeff Dennings. Kayla teaches Special Education at Swartz Creek Middle School. As you may already know our club sponsors the Community Based...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 6/14/18
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – June 14, 2018 Lieutenant Governor Jeff Dennings followed up on last week's presentation by Optimist International's Jim Boyd, talking about recruitment and membership, very important aspects of our Club function in light of the data...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 6/7/18
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – June 7, 2018 Jim Boyd, Membership Director for Optimist International, has experience in Club development and expansion: 44 new clubs have been started this year with a total of 57 expected by year end. Despite this, OI is expected to...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 5/31/18
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – May 31, 2018 Bill Hentgen sold "50/50" tickets as we gathered for the morning meeting and after the typical opening ceremonies (Pledge, Prayer, Presentation of the Crown), "King" Phil Holmblade immediately fined the entire Club for not...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 5/3/18
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – May 3, 2018 Rick McNally, Attorney currently living in Flushing and running for Circuit Court office this fall, was Mic Goulet's guest this morning, speaking with the Club about some of the vagaries of auto insurance coverage. Noting...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 4/26/18
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – April 26, 2018 Cathy Blankenship, Vice President for Development and Communications (accompanied by Trina, her new Outreach Manager) came to breakfast this morning from the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan. The Food Bank's task...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 4/12/18
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – April 12, 2018 Susanne Gunsorek, Hurley Food Pharmacy Coordinator and Registered Dietitian,spoke with the Club this morning about her "Food Farmacy" endeavors. A 2016 survey called attention to the "food-insecure" segments (13%...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 4/5/18
West Flint Optimist Newsletter - April 5, 2018 Dave Geiger, former Police Chief and now Mundy Township Supervisor, returned as the guest of Peter Venos to speak of developments in and of the township's Hill Road Recreational Park. With drawings, maps, and financial...
West Flint Optimist Newsletter – 3/29/18
West Flint Optimist Newsletter - March 29, 2018 Our Oratorical Contest winners, Jason Van Tol (1st Place) and Jacob Winter (2nd Place), were here to speak this morning on their "Roots of Optimism". Accompanied by family members, the young men gave very interesting...