Warsaw Breakfast Optimist, September 1, 2021

Presiding – Mitch Goon

Attendance – 71

Greeter – David Lee 

Announcements – 

Guests – Kevin Feldman, Betsy Voss, Griffin Carpenter

Happy Birthday to Roxanne Coffeld, Luke Becknell and Joel Wihebrink

Birthdays – Roxanne Coffelt 8/29; Nick Deeter 9/1; Everett Nifong 9/2; Luke Becknell 9/2; Rich Haddad 9/4; Joel Wihebrink 9/4

Tom Ray had his third reading
Griffin Carpenter had his first reading

Membership – 3rd Reading Tom Ray (David Haines/Joel Wihebrink, sponsor) 3rd Reading Jon Vida (Paul Finley sponsor)         

50/50 – $47 to Kevin McClamroch

Bob Jackson asked “Five Questions” concerning the history of the NFL

Sergeant’s At Arms

  • Warsaw Education Foundation Community Quiz Bowl moved to March 15, 2022.
  • Golf Outing September 14th – Stonehenge Golf Club – Todd Davis
  • Fall Displays – Sign-up sheet for fall display committees. Reserve the weekends of 9/18-19 & 9/25-26 for fall display deliveries…ALL HANDS ON DECK!  Displays in place by October 2nd!                           
  • Next event – Harvest/bundle corn stocks need 6-8 volunteers Sept 8th?
  • Chairs for: Delivery crews, Staging (filling tubs for delivery)
  • Invited to the Lafayette Noon Optimist Club 100 Year celebration on Saturday March 25th 2pm – 5pm
  • Members that would like to have an advertisement in the Optimist Directory contact Mitch Goon.                       
Brian Bolinger, NFL Line Judge,
was our speaker today

Program – Road to the NFL Fish Bowl – NFL Line Judge Brian Bolinger. Brian shared his story of the path he took to become an NFL Line Judge.

Next Week’s Program

  • 9/8 – Kosciusko County 4-H – Andrew Ferrel
  • 9/15 – The Noble Gnome Farm –
  • 9/22 – Black Pine Animal Sanctuary – Trish Nichols
  • 9/29 – Awards

Positive Message – “The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there.” –Vince Lombardi