The Optimist Club has sponsored and organized the program since 1986. This program would not be able to continue without the many volunteers and financial support of this club. To date the Optimist Club has awarded $40,000 in scholarships and cash awards through this program. Join us for the 2024 competion on February 17th at...
The 12th Annual Parent Holiday Drop & Shop was held on Saturday, December 3rd at the Community Education & Recreation Department. Ninety-nine children attended along with 43 student volunteers and 28 Optimist volunteers had a day of fun making memories. Thank you to Jason Husslein & Staff for making the day run smoothly. Thank you to...
The Menomonee Falls Christmas Parade was another successful event with the help and dedication of many of the Optimist Club members. After a rainy start to the day, the weather opened up and we had over 50 units entertaining the packed streets with Christmas music and holiday lights along the parade route. The Parade was...
July 3, 2022 was a great day for the club as we had the parade for the first time in 2 years! ––––––––– Volunteers needed for the 2023 3rd of July Parade. We have multiple ways you can help with this year’s parade and most people will be finished by the time the...
The 2023 Optimist Club Tri-Star Baseball Event will take place on Saturday, June 17 at the Menomonee Falls Little League Complex (on Mill Road) from 12:00-4:00. This is a competitive event for 7–12-year-old boys and girls. The event features throwing (for speed), running the bases (for time) and hitting off of a tee (for distance)....
The SWIS District Junior Golf Outing is set for June 19, 2023 at Brown Deer Golf course for $85 per golfer. The event is open to boys and girls ages 10-18 years old. Golfer will play in age division groupings by gender. If a golfer shoots a qualifying score within their age group, they have...
Well, the 2023 Optimist Club of Menomonee Falls Kids Catch and Release Fishing Derby is in the books, and WOW, what a fantastic event it was! This year’s fishing derby took place the morning of Saturday, May 13th at the Mill Pond. The weather turned out decent. While it looked like it wanted to rain...
Photo courtesy of Cline Design Photography These are the 8 amazing participants from this year's Distinguished Young Women program held May 6, 2023 at North Middle School: Sumedha Adavi –Menomonee Falls High School Alena Her –Menomonee Falls High School Aashi Iyengar- Sussex Hamilton High School Krystal Lee –Menomonee Falls High School Heidi Lillegard –Menomonee Falls...
(above) 2023 Oratorical Contest left to right: Annie Jurczyk, Co-Chair; 1st Place: Joshua Mims, 2nd Place: Anirudh Warrier, 3rd Place: Sruthi Warrier and Mike Russell, Co-Chair Everyone had a great time at the 2023 Oratorical Contest held at the Community Center the evening of March 15. Three students presented their speeches on “Discovering the...
Another successful Essay Contest is in the books. We had 5 students compete in the Essay Contest this year, up from 3 last year, so we are excited about that. The results for Essay Contest are as follows: 1st Place: Jack Froelich (pictured right) 2nd Place: Ewa Klos (pictured left) 3rd Place: Anirudh Warrior (not...
2022 Leaf Raking for Seniors takes place November 5–20. Senior citizens can sign up to have their yards raked by calling the CE&Rec Office at (262) 255-8460 by Thursday, October 27. In early November, various youth groups will be assigned to handle the raking. They will contact the residents to arrange a convenient date and...
7th Annual Tri-Star Soccer All the planning, preparation and setup was worth it so that on an absolutely gorgeous September evening, 90 kids ages 4 to 12 could test their skills in the 7th annual Tristar Soccer Contest on the evening of September 21, 2022.. Accompanied by their parents and coaches, they got to...