HOWARD SUAMICO - Our Sympathy to the Hornick Family. Ken s mother, Betty Hornick passed away on April 8th.

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1 April 2018 HOWARD SUAMICO - Our Sympathy to the Hornick Family. Ken s mother, Betty Hornick passed away on April 8th. And our Sympathy to Tina Seifert s Family. Tina s sister, Judy LaBonte passed away on April 26th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2 Election Results are In Howard Suamico Optimist Election Results Legends Three calls for nominees for President were asked for, with none made. A motion by Jim Morrison and seconded by Tina Seifert to elect Rebecca Agamaite as President. Nomination passed unanimously. Three calls for nominees for Vice President were asked for, with none made. A motion by Jim Morrison and seconded by Rick Colberg to elect Paula Pyle, and Kathy Yaggie as Vice Presidents Nomination passed unanimously. Three calls for nominees for Board of Directors (2 year term) were asked for, with none made. A paper vote on the following candidates were made by attendees. Jeff Devroy Brandon Devroy Steve Dill Greg Hansen Connie Horen After ballots were counted, by Chris and Tina. Jeff Devroy, Steve Dill, and Connie Horen have been elected to Board of Directors (2 year term) Thank you to all of those who expressed interest in leading our organization. We cannot continue to serve the youth of Howard-Suamico without you!

3 Foundation Corner (Committee Members: Bob Chambers Chair; Barb Erlandson Secretary; Steven Dill Treasurer; Tina Seifert Past President; Steve Kersten ; Chris Nielsen and Mary Joan O Leary

4 2017 was definitely another incredible Year of GIVING for the Howard-Suamico Optimist Community Foundation. Our current Foundation balance is $127,000.00!!! All of those that have made contributions of your time, $, Gifts etc...thank you!!! Thank you!!! In addition to all of your combined efforts we would like to give a "Special Thank You" to a few of our Members that made very generous donations in December : Greg and Tami Hansen $2,500 Barb and Dana Erlandson $1, Priscilla & Marshall Fay $1, Rebecca Agamaite $ Harold Peterson $ (Annual Birthday Donation) Green Bay Packers $ (Don Snyder Company Volunteer Program) Mary Joan & Dan O Leary $ (Company match Program) Your generosity helped us to reach out to many Children "Making a Difference" in their Lives!!! The Foundation Committee met in December and agreed to the following 2017 Grants: Shriner's Hospital Twin Cities $1, REACH a Child $ (formal presentation will be made during the Appreciation lunch during Law Week May 15, 2018) Giving Tree-Food Pantry $1, Howard-Suamico School District $1, (benefiting the following programs: Homeless Student Program;Bay View Special Education;Forest Glen Special Education and Howard Elementary Emergency Clothing Fund. St Jude Children's Hospital $1, (matching Event at Bay Park Square) **Howard Optimist helped to bring in 10 PIH in 5 minutes, with a total of $2,400 in PIH for a match total of $3,400. Thank you for all you do for the kids!

5 Paula Pyle is looking for 4 volunteers to review the Optimist scholarship applications and will meet to discuss the last week of April. Please her at Paula.Pyle@bankmutual.com Chairperson Needed Wondering how you can get more involved in your club? We are in need of a chairperson for the Celebrate De Pere Parking fundraiser. Responsibilities include coordinating and managing the volunteers for parking Saturday May 26th & Sunday May 27th, OR If you would like to chair for the Memorial Day Parade on May 28th please contact: Chris Nielsen nielsencj1@gmail.com

6 Upcoming Board of Director Meeting May 21, 2018 Townline 6pm SPEAKERS FOR MAY Mary Joan O Leary UPCOMING EVENTS!! Mark your calendars for these events in May FOUNDATION BRAT FRY & BAKE SALE May 1 Sean Nettesheim Green Bay Bullfrogs May 8 Kay Daugherty Sewing Mission May 15 8th Annual REACH A CHILD/Law Enforcement Appreciation Week May 22 Oratorical/Essay Winners presented by Diane Schmidtke May 29 DNR- Topic and Speaker TBD Saturday, May 5th at Piggly Wiggly 10AM - 4PM Morning & Afternoon shifts Contact the O'Learys moleary@foth.com BOOYAH SALE Prep day on Saturday morning, May 5th at Tim Rasmussen's 8:30 am (approx. 2hrs) Sunday, May 6th at Kimp's Hardware 9am until Sold out (approx. 2hrs) Contact Tina Seifert to volunteer Tinaseif@gmail.com

7 WINUM DISTRICT CONFERENCE May 12, 2018 Holiday Inn, Stevens Point onventions/ MAY BIRTHDAYS 5/8 Luanna Hornick 5/11 Dale Phillips 5/12 Gregg Halvorsen 5/13 Mike Kirschling 5/14 Vern Peterson 5/17 Doug Vine 5/25 Jeff Puissant April 3, 2018 Birthdays: Laura Nelson, Chris Olsen, Mike Stratman Anniversaries: None 50/50 - Ray Suennen Queen of Hearts-Rebecca Agamaite finally wins the pot and feels like queen for the day! May Anniversaries 5/2 Adam & Mary Kersten 5/3 Chris & Tammy Olsen 5/8 Vern & Wendy Peterson 5/8 Ken & Mary Alice Hornick 5/23 John & Chris Quinlan 5/26 Steve & Cheryl Kubacki 5/26 Gerald & Judy Van Enkenvort 5/27 Steve & Lori Dill

8 THE OPTIMIST CREED PROMISE YOURSELF To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them. To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile. To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear and too happy to permit the presence of trouble. Tina Seifert introduced Kristin Scray-Finlan representing Pirate Fastpitch. The softball club enrolls players from the Howard Suamico School District. Their mission is to not only create advanced softball players but to create future leaders. They enroll students from age 5 to seniors in high school regardless of ability. Disabled students are more than welcome to join. Pirate Fastpitch places a huge emphasis on community service. They are currently fundraising to build a state of the art indoor training center in the Howard Industrial Park. April 10, 2018 Birthdays: Harold Peterson, Mike Blaney Anniversaries: None 50/50 - Bob Hanson Queen of Hearts - Harold Peterson Tina Seifert introduced Amy Hagel from HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Child Life Program. Child Life is a unique program designed to help children, and their families, feel more at ease when having a hospital procedure. In addition to their hospital work, they also go out into the community educating students on medical conditions and what classmates undergoing procedures might be experiencing. They also have presentations on how to prevent diseases from spreading. All of their services are free. They are funded through donations and grants.

9 April 17, 2018 Birthdays: Wendy Heim Election- No Speaker April 24, 2018 Birthdays: Colleen Albers, Anniversaries: Steve & Kathleen Kersten, Wendy & Ron Heim 50/50 - Burt McIntyre Queen of Hearts - Burt McIntyre Tina Seifert introduced Beth Schroth-Seiler from Forefront Dermatology. Beth gave a very informative presentation on identifying melanoma skin cancer. Her slides depicted what signs and symptoms we should look for and what treatments are available. If recognized and treated early, it is almost always curable, but if it is not, the cancer can advance and spread. May is skin cancer awareness month. YEARLY REMINDERS: 1) You can only put in for the Queen of Hearts drawing IF you put in for the 50/50 also. If you bring a guest, they can put in for 50/50, but not the Queen of Hearts drawing. The winner of the pot should be present to do the

10 drawing every week or assign someone. Jokers pay $20. 2) Please silence your cell phones and put them away during the meeting. The Sergeant At Arms will be happy to collect $5 from you if your phone rings. 3) Please let the President/Secretary know if any club member is in the hospital or if there has been a death in a member s immediate family. 4) If you have any good ideas for fundraisers, let the President know. 5) Board of Directors meetings are usually held the third Monday of the month at Townline Pub & 6PM 6) If you have a change of address, address or phone number, please let us know. In consideration for our speakers, Please no talking during the speaker s presentation. As we start a new year of speakers, I would just like to remind our group that when we have speakers come in, they want to inform us about a business, an event or things going on in our community. Some might speak on sensitive subjects to which you may agree or not agree, but it doesn't mean we're here to debate the subject. It is for informational purposes, so take what you want and leave the rest. Thank you!