Presiding – Brooke Hamstra

Greeters – Max Mock & Luke Becknell

Invocation – David Haines

Guests –

Birthdays – Jamison Huscher-Pahl had his eighth birthday recently

Announcements –

• Car Show (05/17/26) = 81 days Tom Tearney & Ken Shamblen
• Triathlon (06/27/26) = 122 days Jeff Owens & Adam Heckaman
• Fall Displays (sale starts 08/01/26) = 157 days Kris Williams
• Golf Outing (09/08/26) = 195 days Chris Hanson & Chris McCray
  • Optimist Essay Contest (Winning Essay due by 02/25/26) – Shari Benyouksy
  • Oratorical Contest (03/29/26, from 12-3pm) = 32 days – Letricia Nichols
  • Directory Planning for 2026 – Committee to help lead the charge – Ot Schroeder
  • Community Quiz Bowl (Warsaw Education Foundation) 03/10/26, from 7-9pm – 2 teams of 5 – Kris Williams

Next Optimist Board Meeting – March 9, 2026

Elections are Upcoming – Paul Finley updated us on the annual election of for the Optimist Board of Directors for the club.

Membership – Megan Davis had her first reading

Sergeants – Jamison Huscher-Pahl was asked to collect eight dollars from members to celebrate his eighth birthday.

Program – Terry Sweeny, Main Street Warsaw. Main Street Warsaw Mission “To further encourage the economic development of Warsaw’s Central Business District through investments in people, buildings, businesses, and land.”

The Warsaw Community Development Corporation, now known as Main Street Warsaw, began as a downtown association in 1976. It was a group of business people concerned about the problems that were manifesting themselves in the Central Business District. This association began working to find solutions to problems of vacant buildings, deteriorating store fronts, parking and traffic flow — all common to small cities and towns at the time.

We heard about plans to continue to transform downtown Warsaw into a community center.

Optimistic Quote/Did You Know – Did you Know: Optimism improves heart health? Studies link it to lower cardiovascular risk. Quote: The best thing to hold onto in life is each other: Audrey Hepburn

Next week’s program – Tippecanoe Valley Youth Speech Team