Newsletter – May 28, 2026

Newsletter – May 28, 2026

Club membership of 17 met for this morning’s breakfast, with primary discussion of Summerfest plans led by Cindy Sullivan, who also pressed for solicitation of 5 more sponsorships and requested names and commitments for the Wednesday “set-up” (June 10, probably around...
Newsletter – May 21, 2026

Newsletter – May 21, 2026

A group of 17 of West Flint Optimists gathered for this morning’s breakfast, fellowship and foolishness. The only non-member, Sheila Gafney (see photo above), has been at so many of our meetings over the years that some members were joking that has attended more Club...
Newsletter  – May 14, 2026

Newsletter – May 14, 2026

14 members and one special guest, Jennifer McKay, Chief Advancement Officer at Whaley Children’s Center gathered at Liberty Family Dining this morning for our weekly 7:30 breakfast. Jennifer (seen in photo above) has been with us before, but she came today for the...
Newsletter – May 7, 2026

Newsletter – May 7, 2026

A dozen of us shared breakfast, stories, laughter, and ideas today at Liberty. Jack Proffitt noted that our Club and Zone have been called on to provide a “basket” of items from our area to raffle off at the upcoming  Michigan District Optimist Quarterly “gathering” ,...
Newsletter – April 30, 2026

Newsletter – April 30, 2026

We had a relatively large group of 17 this morning (see photo above) for our 7:30 a.m. breakfast at  Liberty, with vibrant and energetic discourse and discussions. President Rich Lewis strove to gain control over the direction of the meeting by requesting that Mic...