UW-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club

Greetings Optimists,

The annual Toys for Kids project will be wrapping and sorting gifts tonight, Monday, December 14th at 5:30pm at the downtown Armory located on North Street. Please join us to get the toys ready for distribution by the Whitewater Food Pantry.

Our Tuesday, December 15 regular club meeting, will be at 12 Noon, UC 259A. This is a “catered lunch day” ($7.00) with “Youth of the Month” from Whitewater Middle School, presentation of the “Mitten Tree” donations to Lanora, Mary, and Shirley from the Whitewater School District, and a video presentation by Connor O’Malley, a UW-W student, showing the LINCS hallway project from spring 2015 that the UW-W Student Optimist Club supported.

At last week’s December Exec Board meeting, the minutes of the November board meeting were approved. They are available on the club web site for your reading at this link.

Another new member application has been received!!! Joshua Tepps, a new staff member at UW-Whitewater and former UW-W Student Optimist Club member, has submitted his application to join our club. His sponsor is Kim Adams. Josh’s application will be reviewed at the January board meeting.

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.
• No club meetings the week of December 20-26 or December 27-January 2.

Dates for upcoming club meetings and events include:

• Monday, December, 14, 5:30pm. 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
• Tuesday, January 5, Regular club meeting, 12 Noon, University Center 068 (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, University Center 068 (basement level of the UC). 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 2, Regular club meeting, 12 Noon, University Center 259A.
• Tuesday, February 9, Executive Board meeting, 12 Noon.
• Tuesday, February 16, Regular club meeting, 12 Noon, University Center 259A. This is a “catered lunch day” ($7.00) with “Youth of the Month” from Whitewater Middle School. Our speakers will be Kirby Mills and Kristina Navarro talking about the Warhawk Leadership Academy.
• Friday, February 19, 2016, Trivia Night!! 7:00 pm, University Center Hamilton Room.
• Tuesday, February 23, 5pm, Jessica’s Restaurant.

That’s all for tonight.

Share the Optimism,

Dave Halbach

UW-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club

920-650-6089 or 262-472-5749