Newsletter – February 19, 2026

Newsletter – February 19, 2026

Thirteen current (and one Prospective) members joined in our breakfast this morning as we officially installed Matt Strnad as the newest member (in center of photo above with Sponsor Cindy Sullivan on left and President Rich Lewis “reading him in”). In addition to...
Newsletter – February 12, 2026

Newsletter – February 12, 2026

Tom Yeager (on left in above photo with Club President Rich Lewis), Branch Manager of Huntington National Bank in Flushing, came as Cindy Sullivan’s guest today to speak with us  about his family, career path, and local mission at his relatively new job in town a s...
Newsletter – February 5, 2026

Newsletter – February 5, 2026

We had 17 folks gather for this morning’s breakfast and enjoy fellowship and celebrate the longevity of the collaboration between our Optimist Club and the CANUSA games. Chris “Rooster” Daly and Tony Sitko talked about the organizational history and changes  over the...
Newsletter – January 29, 2026

Newsletter – January 29, 2026

Fourteen members gathered this morning to hear our speaker Craig Dietrich, whom Phil Holmblade introduced as Mundy Township Economic & Community Development Director.  (Left to right in above photo, see Craig, Phil, and Club President Rich Lewis.) Craig spoke...
Newsletter – January 22, 2026

Newsletter – January 22, 2026

Breakfast for 13 included Guest and Speaker Jen Koester from Whaley Children’s Center, who told us about her role as Director of Independent Living and grant-writer for the organization. (Whaley is one of our favorite beneficiaries and supporters of our fund-raisers...