Newsletter – July 10, 2025
Newlywed Deb Hawley Bailey, from St. Francis Prayer Center, joined our relatively small aggregation of members for our regular breakfast meeting and to be inducted into Optimist Club membership. We are glad to have her as part of our group and wish her well in her...
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)...
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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....
Newsletter – May 22, 2025
Becky Gaskin, Executive Director of American Red Cross covering 10 counties (and spouse of Jamie Gaskin, recent speaker from United Way) spoke to 13 members at Mic Goulet’s request. (L to R above are Cindy Sullivan, guest speaker Becky, and Mic - - Thanks, Mic!) One...
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...
Community Events
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,...
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...