June 25th Meeting – Update on our soon-to-be new Website! Robin Stanhope has been working with Rinard Media and has a Mock-Up of the new site. With any luck we are about 2 or 3 weeks from going live. Please visit often and look for changes! Brent Reinke announced that the Idaho Food Bank will be distributing two 25 lb boxes of food each …
While we may be enjoying our respite from working with — and in close proximity to — our work partners, there’s no denying that working at home (for those who can) has some perks. Hold on tightly to that thought!!! If you’ve been missing our weekly meetings, and the lunches at 9BB, take heart! Our Optimist Club weekly meetings will …
Here’s a pic of our Thank You Crew that presented a plaque and heartfelt gratitude to the Western MV Realtors for their generous $10,000 donation to our Coats for Kids™ program on Tuesday, March 3rd. Topic for this year’s OI essay contest is: Is Optimism the key to achieving the dreams you imagine? And the winners are…. Charles Milam Crane …
Dan Meehl passed on Monday. Our prayers are with his family. Sevices will be on March 7th at LightHouse. We’ll send more information as it becomes available. Most people knew Dan as a Judge that was respected and honored for his many years in the Judicial system. Both Dan and Ken did so much for the Magic Valley and the …
See all these dedicated Club members strategizing at the weekly Lost Wages committee meeting at Canyon Crest Dining and Event Center? Member News – The Rotary Club’s Martini Tasting/Masquerade Ball contest will feature Club members Anna Scholes, LeeAnn Cline, and Dawn Soto, and their special delicioso concoction using locally-sourced honey: Bees Knees! (It’ll get you buzzing!) Update …
Some more pix from last week’s ribbon cutting at the new Ronald McDonald House in Boise! Honored Guests: Kirsten Robbins (LeeAnn Cline); Kim Hamblin (Cherie Vollmer); Mike McQuay (Dawn Soto) and Joey Jensen, of the new Truck Ranch. Mike (who was a judge in last summer’s Wings and Things!) put in a plug for the Twin Falls …
A group of Optimists, friends and family celebrate the opening of the Ronald McDonald House on Saturday, February 1st. To learn more, visit here. Top – Bill Kyle points to the room number sign of the TFOC-sponsored room in the new Boise-located Ronald McDonald House. The four other pictures show the Twin Falls contingent of Optimists who attended …
Honored Guests: We were truly delighted to have Gloria Gott’s guest, Maddie Schutte, a wonderfully public-spirited high school student (attending Connections Academy), who raised a whopping $4,312 for the Youth House as her senior year project! Maddie Schutte and Jared Sorenson, Youth House Executive Director Accepting the big check!! from left to right, TFOC Foundation Board President Barry Knoblich, Youth …
Honored Guests: Kursten Robbins (LeeAnn Cline), Ryan Bowman (LT Erickson), and Chris Scholes (stand-in for Anna Scholes!) Committee Reports Lost Wages – Kathleen Hale passed around sign-up sheets for various activities, and will continue to do so at upcoming meetings. We need lotsa volunteers, a coupla cashiers, and a co-chair for LeeAnn Cline on the silent auction. Kathleen said the …
TFOC President Dawn Soto, Twin Falls Optimist Foundation President Barry Knoblich, and Youth House Executive Director Jared Sorenson showing our gratitude to our guests Mike Hamblin (blue shirt) and Terry Downs (black coat) for their generous contributions from the Men’s Association of Blue Lakes Country Club ($1,900), and Modern Woodmen ($1,000). January 16, 2020 Committee Reports Lost Wages …
