Newsletter – May 1, 2025
Club Member Tony Tucker spoke with us today about Old Newsboys, his wife’s health, and the landscape of charitable fundraising. Over 6800 children in our area benefited from the clothing and gifts provided by Old Newsboys, benefiting from the work of 4 full-time...
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...
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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
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
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...
Community Events
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,...
December 13th – Pancake Breakfast with Santa and Michigan School for the Deaf
West Flint Optimist Club sponsored one of our favorite events of the year this past Wednesday at Liberty Family Diner: All the elementary students from Michigan School for the Deaf, their family members, and school staff were treated to a pancake breakfast, gifts...
Flushing Summerfest 2023 Beer Tent is Huge Success
There was standing room only on Friday night for the Rock and Roll concert. We didn't hear many complaints (actually only 1 from a guy that showed up already intoxicated). The concert Saturday night wasn't as crowded and the older people that were there for the...