Newsletter – April 17, 2025

Newsletter – April 17, 2025

April 17, 2025 Amber Miller from Boys & Girls Club in Flint spoke with the group of 13 members this morning about the Club, changes in staffing and programming over the years, and new directions. Her goals of providing “access, opportunity, and experience” to...
Newsletter – April 3, 2025

Newsletter – April 3, 2025

April Kicks Off with Club Updates, Community Projects & Spring Surprises West Flint Optimist Club – Meeting Recap for April 3, 2025 Twelve members gathered this past Thursday for another engaging and spirited West Flint Optimist Club meeting. Although Spring...
Newsletter – March 20, 2025

Newsletter – March 20, 2025

Victoria, Monique & Denina (from Job Corps) with Jeff Gauger 11 members and 1 guest (Deb Hawley, soon-to-be- member from St. Francis House of Prayer?) enjoyed listening to the Job Corps folks talk about their “work-based learning”operation: Denina is the “learning...
Newsletter – March 13, 2025

Newsletter – March 13, 2025

James Kitts with 4 of his MDM-TV “trainees” Jim (wearing tie) is the “Executive Producer” of MDM-TV (link HERE), an educational venture in Montrose Schools preparing students for broadcast careers, giving them electronic, computer, video and audio recording/editing,...
Newsletter – March 6, 2025

Newsletter – March 6, 2025

Guest Speaker Mike Morgan with Joe Cozart and Cindy Sullivan Mike Morgan works with Joe at Teachout Security and has a long history of work with military, homeland security, and law enforcement, focusing especially on selecting and training animals and personnel in...
Newsletter – February 27, 2025

Newsletter – February 27, 2025

A guest, Gary Quillen, joined the 11 members present this morning for our weekly breakfast at Liberty Family Dining. In the absence of a guest speaker, we had a lot of free-ranging discussion: Former Michigan District Governor Deb Berry contacted Greg Hilliker this...