UW-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club

Greetings Optimists,

Our next general member meeting will be tomorrow night, March 29, at 5:00 PM, Jessica’s Restaurant. I’m still searching for a speaker. Otherwise we’ll discuss the Easter Egg Hunt and City-wide Rummage Sale.

Easter Egg Hunt update. Many, many thanks to Kim Adams, Connie Murray, Rick Fassl, Jeanine Fassl, Jan Olson, Susan Hiscox, Lanora Heim, Jenny Musilek, Michele Filip, Josh Tepps, Linda Kinson, Hans Hahn, Carla Cheek, and Angie Alesci (and any others I’ve missed) for quickly putting together last Saturday’s Easter Egg Hunt!!!

City-wide Rummage Sale. We are in need of a co-chair/co-leader for this event. Michele Filip has volunteered to co-chair/co-lead. Would we do this Saturday May 14 or 21? Therese Kennedy has already received a call wondering when the event would be. Please let me know ASAP if you’re willing to co-chair/co-lead this event.

A Call for 2016-17 Club Officers. It’s time to begin planning for the slate of officers for 2016-17. What would YOU like to do next year to contribute? How about an Exec Board position? Perhaps one that you’ve not held  in the past? Please begin thinking about volunteering to be an officer for 2016-17. “Many hands make light work.”

The February Exec Board Minutes were approved at the last Exec Board meeting. I’ve posted them on the web site for your reading.

Dates for upcoming club meetings and events include:

• Tuesday, April 5, Regular club meeting, 12 Noon, University Center 259A. Speaker needed.
• Tuesday, April 12, Executive Board meeting, 12 Noon.
• Tuesday, April 19, Regular club meeting, 12 Noon, University Center 259A. Youth of the Month presentation. Speaker needed.
• Tuesday, April 26, Regular club evening meeting, 5pm, Jessica’s Restaurant. Speaker needed.
• Tuesday, May 3, Regular club meeting. Speaker needed.
• Tuesday, May 10, Executive Board meeting, 12 Noon.
• Saturday, May 14 or 21, City-wide rummage sale?????????
• Tuesday, May 17, Regular club meeting. Youth of Month presentation. Speaker needed.
• Tuesday, May 24, Regular club evening meeting, 5pm, Jessica’s Restaurant. Speaker needed.
• Tuesday, May 31 (5^th Tuesday of the month). Fellowship Meeting? Other type of meeting? When/where?
• Saturday, June 4, Fishing Derby??
• July 1-4, 2016, Gyro Stand at Whitewater 4^th of July Celebration.
• Jefferson County Fair ticket selling, Wednesday, July 6, 2016.

That’s all for tonight.

Share the Optimism,

Dave Halbach

UW-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club

920-650-6089 or 262-472-5749

UW-Whitewater Student Optimists and a service-learning student, along with Angie Alesci and Kim Adams presented a $3,000 check to Washington Elementary Art teacher Mareta Hale on Wednesday, March 16.  The money donated is on behalf of the UW-Whitewater Student Optimist Club and is from part of their portion of the proceeds raised at the Third Annual Optimist Trivia Night held on February 19, 2016.

The Student Optimist Club is hoping that they will be able to donate additional monies towards to project, but the club and school are also asking for additional assistance for the large-scale project.  The mural painting will begin yet this spring and will continue into the summer.  The children at Washington Elementary will be (and already have been) involved with the project.  Ms. Hale has worked with them from the beginning in researching landmarks, native plants and overall themes for the mural.  The hope is to get children, teachers, parents and other community members involved with the project.

Anyone wishing to donate to the mural project can send a tax deductible donation to Washington Elementary.  Checks can be made out to Washington Elementary School and indicate Mural Project in the memo line.  For more information, contact Kim Adams (UW-W Student Optimist Co-Advisor) at adamsk@uww.edu or 608-201-2151, or art teacher Mareta Hale at Washington Elementary.

Save the Date:  The 4th Annual Optimist Trivia Night is planned for February 17, 2017.

Trivia Night Check Present Photo1 March 16 2016

Trivia Night Check Present Photo2 March 16 2016

Flowers Example from Washington Elementary students, January 2016

Washington Elementary Outdoor Mural Wall