Presiding – Brooke Hamstra

Attendance – 75

Invocation – Ken Anderson

Greeters – Ken Shamblin & Maria Beltran

Guests – Kristin Jones joined us today!

Birthdays – Jim Brennan & Ot Schroeder

Announcements –

• Fall Display Report – There have been 137 Fall Displays placed at this time. Clean up @ the Goat Barn will be @ 8:00 am Saturday, October 4, 2025

Membership – Barry Andrew, Induction by Paul Finley.

50/50 – $44 to Ann Sweet

Sergeants – Abby Smith, Jeff Owens and Jim Smith harassed members and collected $1.00 for their trouble. Corban Holtsberry was recognized as our new Treasurer. Kristen Huscher-Paul has also begun her “reign” as Club Secretary.

Program – Brooke outlined her plans for the club for the year, including:

• Education and Awareness – Every event is a chance for us to grow
• Visibility – Increase our on-line presence, WarsawOptimist.org is our website. Our grant applications are available at the web site. A new opportunity on the website
• Opportunities – We need to be ready to seize opportunities as they become available
• Theme for the year: How does Optimist Make an Impact?

Program Next Week – Thomas Rose