Newsletter – May 29, 2025
Job Corps youth volunteers for SHP bed assembly this week (more photos and an appeal for action to save Job Corps below) 18 members assembled this morning for breakfast after Phil Holmblade’s leading the PLedge of Allegiance and Jack Proffitt saying the invocation....
Stammtish and 60th Birthday Celebration
I’d love for you to join me in celebrating my 60th birthday! It’s a milestone worth marking, and what better way to do it than with great friends, good food, and a few laughs? 📍 Where: Vic’s Place (behind Ruggero’s Italian Restaurant)...
Newsletters
Newsletter – April 24, 2025
Metal Muscle Robotics Team Speakers seen above with Member and monthly Program Chair Steve Schlott (in striped shirt) are (L-R) high school student Luke, Lead Mentor Don Ridge, and Scott, They described how their team of 19 students have been very successful in...
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
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...
Community Events
Join Us at Flushing SummerFest 2024
The West Flint Optimist Club is excited to announce our participation in the Flushing SummerFest by hosting a Beer Tent to raise funds for local children’s charities. The Beer Tent will be open from Thursday, June 20 through Saturday, June 22, offering an incredible...
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,...