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...
Building Community and Joy: The Success of the West Flint Optimist Club’s Stammtisch
The West Flint Optimist Club has always been dedicated to bringing people together and making a difference in the community. Over the past year, one initiative has stood out for its unique approach to fostering camaraderie and joy: the Stammtisch. Held every other...
Newsletters
Newsletter – February 6, 2025
Although the weather forecast was bad enough to prompt a couple discussions about the ”first-ever” possible cancellation of our weekly meeting, we held it as usual and had 17 in attendance! Dan Crannie is this month’s speaker chair and requested support for his role...
Newsletter – January 23, 2025
Ten of us gathered this morning at Liberty, despite the snow, ice, and crazy drivers that made it challenging! Jeff Dennings contacted us from Florida, where he is supporting his mother, just confirmed to have a cancer condition. Keep them in your thoughts and prayers...
Newsletter – January 16, 2025
A sparse but active dozen member group came to breakfast this morning, but we were without a speaker and speaker chair because of illness. Jeff Gauger reviewed Sleep in Heavenly Peace developments, noting that $6,000 worth of high quality wood has been accessed for...
Community Events
West Flint Optimists and Flushing Rotary Join Forces for Sleep In Heavenly Peace
Every night, as children across the United States lay down to rest, some face a heart-wrenching reality – they don't have a bed to sleep in. It's a simple comfort that many of us take for granted, but for these children, it's a dream they have yet to realize. That's...
Volunteers wanted for “Build Day”!!
The most recent issue of "MY CITY" magazine mentions one of our favorite organizations on its cover: Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Flushing Chapter) has been a beneficiary of our West Flint Optimist Club's financial support and several work teams that have cut, sawn,...
A FIRST for the West Flint Optimist Club!
In a "red-letter day" for the West Flint Optimists at the December 28 Breakfast Meeting, Lieutenant Governor Bill Reaves (far left in photo) is shown leading the recitation of vows for new and Board-approved members Natalie Fox (2nd in photo), owner of Red Fox Realty,...