Breakfast Optimist Club of Kalamazoo

07/10/2025

Today our own Bruce gave a lesson on using AI, check out descriptions below photos

Please note: Not totally reliable, but will get you close

---🚨 New/updated announcements—
🧺FCS picnic, Aug 6, 5-8, two shifts available for volunteering. Please contact Darci.

⛳️Golf outing, bring loose money to meetings to add to the envelope for prizes. Volunteers are needed. We have gotten our first team registered!

📍Next OI conventions. Jacksonville then New Orleans

--- 📢Past announcements - ongoing/future events---
📚Aug 5 - Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen, Sept 2 - Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin

🐘July 24 - OIF fundraiser (blind auction)
Wednesday. Aug 6 4-6

🧺Family & Children Services Picnic - looking for volunteers.

🧷Aug 19, 5:30-7:30 Care Collective - thank you to all of those that signed up to help. All slots are full.

🧺Sept 6, BOCK picnic at the Meyers house in South Haven, more details as we get closer

⛳️Sept 14 our golf outing will be at Eastern Hills, more details to follow

07/04/2025

07/01/2025

BOCK delegates to the 107th Optimist International Convention.

06/29/2025

Congratulations to Toni Gore and Stacy Salters-Jackson for completing and graduating from the Optimist Leadership Academy at this year’s convention. Way to represent the Michigan District.

06/20/2025

Great evening of fellowship. Thanks to all who participated and all who supported this activity.

06/19/2025

Today Dan presented the 8 proposed amendment changes for bylaws that will be voted on at Convention. Thank you for participating in the discussion!

TONIGHT
“Impromptu” Gathering!
Steinspark Biergarten at 6:00PM
Join us for an “impromptu” gathering of Optimists as we “bring out the best in ourselves”!
Wear Optimist Gear!
Steinspark Biergarten
2603 E. Milham Ave

---🚨 New/updated announcements—
🏞Playscape is looking for volunteers, see newsletter for more information

🏠Next week is the last time to bring books for the Hospitality House.

🧺FCS picnic, Aug 6, 5-8, two shifts avaible for volunteering. Please contact Darci.

⛳️Golf outing, bring loose money to meetings to add to envelope for prizes. Volunteers are needed. Photos of updated forms are below.

--- 📢Past announcements - ongoing/future events---

🍻June 19 hang out at Steinspark Biergarten and Food Court on Milham - an evening of fellowship, 6 pm

📚 July 1 Beartown by Fredrik Backman, Aug 5 Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

🐘July 24 - OIF fundraiser (blind auction)

🧺Wednesday. Aug 6 4-6 Family & Children Services Picnic - looking for volunteers.

🧷Aug 19, 5:30-7:30 Care Collective - thank you to all of those that signed up to help. All slots are full.

🧺Sept 6, BOCK picnic at the Meyers house in South Haven, more details as we get closer

⛳️Sept 14 our golf outing will be at Eastern Hills, more details to follow

06/12/2025

Today was a Fellowship meeting, Fun with Flags led by Theresa.

---🚨 New/updated announcements—
⛳️Looking for volunteers for golf outing on 9/14 at Eastern Hills Golf Club on G Ave. See Val or Dave. Also looking for teams to participate (flyer in photos) as well as sponsors. We have been passing an envelope at meetings to purchase prizes. Proceeds go to Bronson Children's Hospital for Journey Beads. $80 per golfer. Sponsorships at $50, $100 and $250 levels

🪙Dime a day is still being accepted, contact Lyn

🐘Start looking for white elephant gifts for auction at July evening meeting

🏠Hospitality House - book self, we are taking book donations. New or gently used books for children. Pre-K to 2nd grade. Taking books through end of June

🏆last week's trivia event raised $2,620 for the Right Start Campaign Of the participants, 50 were none BOCK members (or as an optimist would say - future BOCK members). this year’s goal for the campaign is $6,000 so we are still trying to raise money.

--- 📢Past announcements - ongoing/future events---

🍻June 19 hang out at Steinspark Biergarten and Food Court on Milham - an evening of fellowship, 6 pm

📚 July 1 Beartown by Fredrik Backman, Aug 5 Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

🐘July 24 - OIF fundraiser (blind auction)

🧺Wednesday. Aug 6 4-6 Family & Children Services Picnic - looking for volunteers.

🧷Aug 19, 5:30-7:30 Care Collective - thank you to all of those that signed up to help. All slots are full.

🧺Sept 6, BOCK picnic at the Meyers house in South Haven, more details as we get closer

⛳️Sept 14 our golf outing will be at Eastern Hills, more details to follow

06/07/2025

BOCK ROCKS! You never know when we'll start dancing. I haven't seen this at a 7:30 am meeting yet, but with this group, anything could happen. Let us know if you have any interest in joining us for a meeting.

06/07/2025

What a great evening of Trivia! Glass Half Full made out with back-to-back wins. Will they make it a three-peat this fall? Stay tuned.

Many thanks to Millennium Resturant for donating the winning team prizes. Also thanks to the Trivia Committee, dessert makers, Flyer maker, centerpiece maker, those that helped with set up and clean up, and those that pulled double duty with various volunteer roles during the event. And of course, thank you to all the teams! BOCK ROCKS!

06/05/2025

Today's speaker - Andrea Tramel, Development Director, Ministry with Community
Some takeaways:
*47 years, daytime shelter & resource center. *Serve breakfast and lunch.
*4100 served in 2024, anticipating 5,000 this year
*99% of funding is private $2.7 million a year.
*Laundry services and showers are available
*Social services available 7 days a week
*Vital records- birth certificates
*Boxer briefs for men, socks are a major need

Next week Fun with Flags Fellowship

---🚨 New/updated announcements—
⛳️Looking for volunteers for golf outing. See Val

🪙Dime a day is still being accepted, contact Lyn

🐘Start looking for white elephant gifts for auction in Juy

🏠Hospitality House - book shelf, we are taking book donations. New or gently used books for children. Pre-K to 2nd grade level

👏Julie earned an OI Benefactor pin

--- 📢Past announcements - ongoing/future events---

🍻June 19 hang out at Steinspark Biergarten and Food Court on Milham - an evening of fellowship, 6 pm

📚 July 1 Beartown by Fredrik Backman, Aug 5 Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

🙈July 24 - OIF fundraiser (blind auction)

🧺Wednesday. Aug 6 4-6 Family & Children Services Picnic - looking for volunteers.

🧷Aug 19, 5:30-7:30 Care Collective - thank you to all of those that signed up to help. All slots are full.

🧺Sept 6, BOCK picnic at the Meyer’s house in South Haven, more details as we get closer

⛳️Sept 14 our golf outing will be at Eastern Hills, more details to followed

06/04/2025

Self proclaimed “Best Book Club Ever” discussing the latest read. Please consider joining us.