Warsaw Breakfast Optimist, August 31, 2022

Ann Sweet, Warsaw Breakfast Optimist member, was our speaker today

Presiding – Jim Smith

Attendance – 70

Invocation – Rick Swaim

Greeters – Mitch Goon and Patrick Olson

Guests – Kathy Miller, Joshua Siebert, Randy Robinson

Announcements:

  • End of year Banquet
  • BBQ
  • Golf Outing –
$1000 donation to Warsaw Aquatic Club,
to Jeff Ticknor and Chris LaLonde
$1000 donation to Fraternal Order of Police presented to Jeff Ticknor

Check Presentation – Jeff Ticknor will accept aquatic club-$1,000, Fraternal Order of Police #149 -$1,000

Birthdays – Roxanne Coffelt (29th), Nick Deter (Sept 1st), J. Davis Illingworth Jr. (Sept. 1st), Luke Becknell (Sept 2nd) and Everett Nifong (Sept 2nd)

Membership – Several new members had readings today.

50/50 – $35 to George Brennan

Program – Ann Sweet (Parkview YMCA), Ann shared the events of her life and her impact on our community. Ann has been a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, graduating from Silver Lake High School and Manchester College. She is passionate about aiding others with life’s daily struggles, locally and nationally. As a result she has received K21 Foundation’s Heart of Gold Award two consecutive years for community service and Volunteer of the Year from both World Compassion Network and the American Red Cross. Ann has been a Warsaw Breakfast Optimist for eleven years, receiving the club’s Pillar of the Community Award in 2017 for her dedication to our community.

Next Week’s Program – Marty Becker

Positive Quote – “A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset”