Warsaw Breakfast Optimist, February 11, 2026

Salute to Dealers Award
Presiding – Brooke Hamstra
Invocation – Ken Anderson

Greeters – Charlie Wagner and Rick Kerlin
Guests – Megan Davis & Allison Taylor

Corbin Holtsberry
Birthdays – Adam Heckaman, Chris Hanson, Corbin Holtsberry & Tracy Furnival

Announcements –


- Fundraisers – Updates Car Show (05/17/26) = 95 days Chairs – Tom Tearney & Ken Shamblen
- Triathlon (06/27/26) = 136 days, Chairs – Jeff Owens & Adam Heckaman
- Fall Displays (sale starts 08/01/26) = 178 days Chair – Kris Williams
- Golf Outing (09/08/26) = 216 days Chairs – Chris Hanson & Chris McCray
- Optimist Essay Contest (Winning Essay due by 02/25/26) – Chair – Shari Benyousky, 21 days, “How My Acts of Service Help Me Understand What Community Means to Me”, must be under the age of 19 by 10/1/26, 700-800 words, Submit Essay via email to Shari at juxtapaused@gmail.com , Awards
- Oratorical Contest (03/29/26, from 12-3pm) = 53 days – Chair – Letricia Nichols

Membership –
- Logan Anderson (01/06/26)-Jim Smith/Angie Tom (2nd Reading), Mariano Oliveri
- New Members were inducted – Jonathan Hollar, Sponsor, Mitch Reinholt; Peyton Oldham, Sponsor, Abby Smith, Alison Weeks

50/50 – Winner, $41 to Evertt Nifong

Board Members
Sergeants/Program – In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we have some fun in store for you today coming from our Sergeants for our Love Our Board Program – Jim Smith, Jeff Owens, and Abby Smith.
Board members wrote out historical facts about themselves, those were read and members in the audience were asked to guess which board member was represented by the story. Lots of laughs and fines were had!
Optimistic Quote/Did You Know
- Did you Know – Winter encourages deeper thinking? Shorter days promote reflection.
- Quote – The best thing to hold onto in life is each other: Audry Hepburn
