UW-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club

Greetings Optimist!!

I see this coming Saturday’s forecast is “Sunny, low of 28, high of 47.” Should be a great day for Breakfast with Santa, the Warhawk football playoff game at UW-Oshkosh, and the UW-W Gala Holiday Concert in the evening.

Thanks to Rick & Jeanine Fassl for spending time today in the Club’s storeroom checking out Christmas trees and lights for this Saturday’s Breakfast With Santa!!

Our club will be meeting tomorrow, December 1, at 12 Noon, in the University Center, room 259A. It will be a “bring your own lunch” meeting day. We’ll use most of the hour to stuff the goody bags for Breakfast with Santa. Hope to see you there!

Please review the BWS signup web site. We can still use some helpers this week, Friday afternoon, and Saturday morning. If you haven’t already signed up to help, please consider it. Decorations and equipment moving begin at 11:30 am on Friday, December 4. Decorating in Esker begins at 1:00 pm.

Thanks Duane and Barb for working on the Toys for Kids program! Duane sent me the following message this afternoon.

“We are all set for Monday, December 14, 2015 for the wrapping and sorting of all the toys at the Whitewater Food Pantry. The Whitewater Food Pantry is located in the old Armory on North Street across from Ketterhagen Ford Dealer. We will start the wrapping and sorting around 5:30pm. If you have any additional Student Optimist Club members that would like to help please be sure to invite them.”

This week’s other notes:

• A reminder again that the annual club dues notification was sent out to our membership list (which is not the exact same as this email list). Hopefully active members can submit dues soon so Ken, Kate and I can update the club roster at the OI web site.
• Who can help find additional speakers for our January and February meetings? A couple of ideas/speakers have been forwarded to me but more are needed.  All speaker ideas are welcome and appreciated. I/we just need to confirm who, when, and where for the next couple of months.

Dates for upcoming club meetings and events include:

• Tuesday, December 1, Regular club meeting, 12 Noon, University Center 069 (basement level of the UC). This is a “bring your own lunch” meeting. Stuffing of “Goody Bags” for Breakfast with Santa.
• Saturday, December 5, Breakfast with Santa!! Esker Dining Hall, UW-W.
• Tuesday, December 8. Executive Board meeting, 12 Noon.
• Monday, December, 14. Toys for Kids wrapping and sorting, Whitewater Downtown Armory, 146 W North St.
• Tuesday, December 15. Regular club meeting, 12 Noon, UC 259A. This is a “catered lunch day” ($7.00) with “Youth of the Month” from Whitewater Middle School and presentation of the “Mitten Tree” donations to Lanora, Mary, and Shirley from the Whitewater School District.
• No club meeting the week of December 20-26.
• Tuesday, January 5, Regular club meeting, 12 Noon, University Center 069 (basement level of the UC). This is a “bring your own lunch” meeting.
• Tuesday, January 12, Executive Board meeting, 12 Noon.
• Tuesday, January 19, Regular club meeting, 12 Noon, location to be determined. This is a “catered lunch day” ($7.00) with “Youth of the Month” from Whitewater High School. Our speaker will be Jim Mead from the UW-W University Housing Cable TV Office.
• Tuesday, January 26, evening meeting, 5pm, Jessica’s Restaurant.
• Tuesday, February 1, Regular club meeting, 12 Noon, location to be determined.
• Tuesday, February 9, Executive Board meeting, 12 Noon.
• Tuesday, February 16, Regular club meeting, 12 Noon, location to be determined. This is a “catered lunch day” ($7.00) with “Youth of the Month” from Whitewater High School. Our speaker will be Bunny Schoen.
• Friday, February 19, 2016, Trivia Night!! 7:00 pm, University Center Hamilton Room.

That’s all for the moment.

Share the Optimism,

Dave Halbach

UW-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club

920-650-6089 or 262-472-5749