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Warsaw Breakfast Optimist, September 30, 2026

Brooke Hamstra was our President for the 25-26 Year

Presiding – Brooke Hamstra

Invocation – Susan Armacost

Angie Tom and Allie Weeks were our greeters

Greeters – Angie Tom & Allie Weeks

The WCHS JROTC presented the “Colors”

Presentation of the “Colors”:

Happy Birthday to Mitch and Abby

Birthdays – Abby Smith & Mitch Goon

Announcements –

  • Fall Displays are still being delivered, the project is almost complete
Jeff Owens, Jim Smith and Abby Smith were our Sergeants for the year

Sergeants – Abby Smith, Jeff Owens & Jim Smith harassed members and guests with bogus fines. Members who brought the “best guest” were fined $1.00

There were three groups to whom grants had been provided that were recognized:

Rick Kerlin was recognized as a “Pillar of the Community”
Marty Becker was recoginzed for his work with the Optimist Choir
Shari Benyousky was recognized as Optimist of the Year

Awards –

  • Breakfast Optimist Choir – Martin Becker
  • Rookie of the Year – Steve Block
  • Pillar of the Community – Rick Kerlin
  • Optimist of the Year – Shari Benyousky

New members during 25-26 were recognized:

Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Board members for next year were recognized: