Warsaw Breakfast Optimist, January 14, 2026

Rebecca Bazzoni, Joe’s Kids, was our speaker today

Presiding – Brooke Hamstra

Lois Borkholder and Bruce Hansen were our greeters

Greeters – Lois Borkholder & Bruce Hansen

Invocation – Jim Kessler

Happy Birthday to Jurgen Voss and
Chris McCray

Birthdays – David Byers, Chris McCray & Jurgen Voss

Announcements

  • Fundraisers Updates
    • Car Show (05/17/26) = 123 days
    • Triathlon (06/27/26) = 164 days – Jeff Owens sharing event info
    • Fall Displays (sale starts 08/01/26) = 199 days
    • Golf Outing (09/08/26) = 237 days, Committee Meeting today
  • Optimist Essay Contest (Winning Essay due by 02/25/26) – Shari Benyouski
  • “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) = 74 days
Jonathan Hollar, Logan Anderson, Peyton Oldham & Steven Foegley are all potential new members!

Membership – Jonathan Hollar, Mitch Reinholt, Logan Anderson, Peyton Oldham & Steven Foegley are all potential new members.

Lois Borkholder was the focus of our Membership Moment

Membership Moment – Jim Smith & Brittany Lyon ~ Lois Borkholder

Program – Rebecca Bazzoni, Joe’s Kids – Joe’s Kids provides compassionate, comprehensive, and child-centered support, with a focus on engaging and empowering families every step of the way. They actively foster inclusion through advocacy, building strong partnerships, and encouraging active engagement from volunteers and donors. The goal is to foster meaningful connections between providers and children, encourage relationships among children, support family interactions, and strengthen ties between families and the community.

Optimistic Quote/Did You Know

  • Did you Know – Some frogs freeze solid in winter and survive? Their bodies produce natural antifreeze
  • Quote – Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other – Walter Elliot

Next week’s program – Live Well Kosciusko County – Vanessa Nigg and Emily Demopoulous