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SUMMARY:Distinguished Young Women
DESCRIPTION:Photo courtesy of Cline Design Photography \n\nThese are the 8 amazing participants from this year’s Distinguished Young Women program held May 6\, 2023 at North Middle School: \n\nSumedha Adavi –Menomonee Falls High School\nAlena Her –Menomonee Falls High School\nAashi Iyengar– Sussex Hamilton High School\nKrystal Lee –Menomonee Falls High School\nHeidi Lillegard –Menomonee Falls High School\nRiya Mathews -Sussex Hamilton High School\nErika Mork –Menomonee Falls High School\nSammy Seiler -Sussex Hamilton High School\n\nAwards  \n\nInterview\, Fitness\, Self Expression and Spirit– Aashi Iyengar ($400)\nTalent and Scholastic – Riya Mathews ($200)\nBe Your Best Self Essay – Krystal Lee ($100)\n2nd Runner Up – Sumedha Adavi ($300 cash award from Community League of Menomonee Falls)\n1st Runner Up – Riya Mathews ($1\,000 scholarship from the Optimist Club)\nDISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMAN OF MENOMONEE FALLS FOR 2024 – Aashi Iyengar ($2500 scholarship from the Optimist Club)\nAashi is preparing for the state Distinguished Young Women program\, held August 12th\, 2023 at Franklin High School. We wish her the best of luck!\n\nThe Optimist Club has sponsored and organized the program since 1986. This program would 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 \nIf you would like to watch the program\, it is available on demand at Falls Cable Access YouTube channel. \nSome of our participants will be in the Memorial Day Parade\, the 3rd of July Parade and attending an upcoming Optimist meeting. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n– – – – 2022 event – – – – \nThe 58th Annual Distinguished Young Women Program returned to the North Middle School stage on Saturday\, April 9\, 2022. Participants from the Class of 2023 were Grace Booher\, Shannon Doherty\, Marin Olson\, and Rachel Ripke from Menomonee Falls High School and Ify Ebije\, Elise Elkin\, and Brooke Stanley from Hamilton High School. Siya Mahajan\, Distinguished Young Woman of Menomonee Falls for 2022\, gave her farewell address and passed on her title. \nShannon Doherty was named Distinguished Young Woman of Menomonee Falls for 2023. She received a $2500 scholarship from the Optimist Club and will represent Menomonee Falls at the Wisconsin State Program to be held in Franklin\, WI this summer. Shannon is the daughter of Linda and Bryan Doherty. Shannon also won the Talent Award and was named the Spirit Award winner by her fellow participants. \nIf the Doherty name sounds familiar it is because Shannon is following in the footsteps of sisters Ashley (DYW 2015) and Kailee (DYW 2019). \nGrace Booher was named 1st Alternate. Grace will receive a $1000 scholarship from the Optimist Club and $300 cash award from Community League of Menomonee Falls. She was also the winner of the Scholastics and Be Your Best Self Essay Awards.  Grace is the daughter of club members John and Carrie Booher and granddaughter of Ed and Bonnie Veth. \nIfy Ebije was named 2nd Alternate. She will receive a $500 scholarship from the Optimist Club. Ify also won the Fitness\, Self-Expression\, and Interview Awards. The winner of each category will receive a $100 cash award. Ify is the daughter of Harriet and Godwin Ebije. \nThe girls spent two months learning a virtual fitness routine\, and preparing their talents. They had a practice interview with judges Jim Foster\, Annie Jurczyk\, Kathy Matthiesen\, and Meg Latus. After tech rehearsal\, we treated the girls to dinner and ice cream at Dairy Queen. Their hard work paid off at their showcase April 9th. They were magical on stage! \nOur program is so wonderfully successful because of the great team I have working with me. Ali Leon did the fitness choreography\, is a co-host and is a contact at school for the girls. Becky Shull returned to co-host again this year. Dawn Mariscal put together the beautiful program book and Good Luck Wishes. Jeanine Dederich coordinated and Keri Duce judged the Be Your Best Self Essay. Rema Kunnath was the Scholastic Judge Chairperson. Former member Kathryn Hoff was the Scholastic Judge. Barb Burja was the Program Judges’ Chairperson. \nPresident Dan opened the show with welcome from the Optimist Club. Kathie Jensen\, Jenny O’Keefe\, Joanne Wanner\, Annie Jurczak\, Mary Goveas\, and Caden Wilson (Carol Schulteis’ grandson) sold tickets and programs and worked the doors. My sisters\, Candy Blommel\, Sue Gorecki\, and Michelle Grandlic\, were on hand to help where needed. Kim Wenzel was the tabulator. WendySue Fluegge and Caden assisted back-stage. \nSpecial thanks to Danny Shepherd for providing the sound for the program and Chris Forston and his team at Falls Cable Access for recording the program. You can catch it on Channel 14 or online at http://www.fallscableaccess.com \nJason Huesslein and Menomonee Falls Recreation Department were so helpful assisting with facilities. We are grateful to the Principal Dan Gebauer and the North Middle School staff for the use of the auditorium. Thanks to Falls Patio Players for providing entertainment at the program and donating gift certificates to our participants. \nAnd finally\, our program is so blessed to have photographer Jon Cline who put in endless hours to capture all the special memories for the participants. Thank you doesn’t seem adequate to express our gratitude. \n~ Cathy Sharkey \n– – – – – – – \n\n\nDistinguished Young Women of Wisconsin 2023 State Finals\n\nShannon Doherty\, Distinguished Young Woman of Menomonee Falls\, was named 1st Runner-Up at the Distinguished Young Women of WI 2023 at the Saber Center in Franklin on Saturday\, July 30\, 2022. She also won preliminary awards in Self-Expression\, Interview\, and Scholastics and was awarded $2750 in scholarships. Shannon is the daughter of Linda and Bryan Doherty and sister to Ashley (DYW of MF 2015) and Kailee (DYW of MF 2019). \nShannon spent five days with 10 other girls from around the state in Franklin rehearsing for the showcase\, presenting the Distinguished Young Women “Be Your Best Self” program to Girl Scouts\, visiting sponsors\, and participating in many personal development sessions. The girls were treated to delicious meals and bowling donated by many gracious sponsors. \nShannon will be a senior at Menomonee Falls High School in the fall. She plans to attend either Vanderbilt University or UW-Madison with the goal of becoming an attorney. \n\n\n\n\n\nBe Your Best Self presentation\n\nIzzy Mrzyglod (Germantown)\, Alexis Hrouda (Racine South)\, and Shannon\n\n\n\n\n– – – – – – – \n\n\n\n \nFounded in 1958 in Mobile\, Alabama\, Distinguished Young Women is the largest and oldest national scholarship program for high school girls. The program has provided life-changing experiences for more than 775\,000 young women. Last year\, Distinguished Young Women provided more than $112 million in cash and college scholarship opportunities to program participants at the local\, state\, and national level. The Optimist Club has sponsored the local program since 1986 and has awarded over $50\,000 in scholarships to participants. \n  \n For more information about Distinguished Young Women contact Deb Mattson at 262-442-5759 or visit www.DistinguishedYW.org. \nFind us on Facebook\, Twitter\, Instagram and YouTube: www.facebook.com/distinguishedyw\nwww.twitter.com/distinguishedyw\nhttp://instagram.com/distinguishedyw\nwww.youtube.com/user/distinguishedyw \nDistinguished Young Women National Site \nDistinguished Young Women local site (Menomonee Falls) \nDistinguished Young Women Chair: Deb Mattson
URL:https://fallsoptimistclub.org/event/distinguished-young-women/
LOCATION:Menomonee Falls North Middle School Auditorium\, N88W16750 Garfield Dr.\, Menomonee Falls\, 53051\, United States
CATEGORIES:Our Service,Public Event,Youth Events
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SUMMARY:Fishing Derby
DESCRIPTION: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 early\, other than maybe a drop or two\, the rain stayed away.  The temperature was cool\, but certainly not has cold as we have seen in the past.  And while the sun did not come out much\, overcast skies provided for some perfect fishing weather.  Hundreds of people enjoyed the derby\, including the 123 kids who registered to fish\, many parents\, grandparents\, and other family and friends who joined!  The fish were biting!  Between 10:00 AM and noon\, at least 43 kids caught fish\, for a total of at least 99 fish caught. \nSome of the highlights of the fish caught were an 11.5” Large Mouth Bass\, an 11” Rainbow Trout\, multiple Trouts measuring in at over 10 inches\, an 11” Catfish\, and a 14.5” Sucker Fish.  We also had an 8-year-old who caught 12 fish and a 13-year-old who caught 15 fish! \nDuring registration\, each child received a t-shirt and a grab bag with several different give-a-aways\, including items from the DNR\, candy\, coupons\, fishing tackle\, etc.  In addition\, representatives from the Germantown Fleet Farm store joined us and handed out items for the kids.  Thank you\, Fleet Farm!  The Neighborhood Watch did a great job keeping any hunger away.  They sold coffee\, donuts\, hotdogs\, and other treats from the concession stand.  Jerry Mislang did an excellent job emceeing the event using the sound equipment Danny Shepherd set-up and ran throughout the event.  In case you missed it\, Jerry had many “fish” jokes throughout the morning\, which really kept the crowd entertained.  Jon Cline took photos throughout the derby!  Door prizes were given throughout the morning to all kids who registered\, and there was a trophy presentation at the end.  And maybe most importantly\, the fishing derby allowed for quality time for families in our community to bond with one another and create very special memories.  The morning was an absolute success filled with so many smiles! \nNew this year\, we had a 50 / 50 raffle at the fishing derby in honor of the club’s 50th anniversary!  Ticket sales totaled $296\, sending a lucky winner home with $148 and bringing in $148 to the club to help cover some of the costs of the derby. \nSue Carny and I would like to thank each and everyone who helped make this event possibly.  A huge thank you goes out to Jerry Mislang\, Danny Shepherd\, Larry Hebbring\, Kathie Jensen\, Kathy Matthiessen\, Kirsten Sperl\, Joanne Wanner\, Lance Newman\, Greg Mattson\, Tom Walkner\, Annie Jurczyk\, Steve Miller\, Larry Podolske\, Bob Wenzel\, Jon Cline\, Fred Blanke\, Mitch Rea\, Del Kreuser\, Stuart Reichl\, Tim Newman\, and Kim Wenzel. \nWe would also like to thank our sponsors and others who contributed to the derby\, including The Optimist Club of Menomonee Falls\, The Village of Menomonee Falls\, The Menomonee Falls Police Department\, the Menomonee Falls Neighborhood Watch\, RB Enterprises of Menomonee Falls\, Krueger’s Entertainment Center\, Fleet Farm in Germantown\, Cops and Kids Foundation\, Sandy Spring Farm\, the DNR\, and Tru Turn. \nWe would also like to thank the Menomonee Falls CE & Rec\, The Falls Neighbors Magazine\, and the Menomonee Falls School District* who helped get the word out for the derby. \nWe sure hope we did not miss anyone\, as there are so many who made this 2023 Kids Fishing Derby possible!  THANK YOU\, THANK YOU\, THANK YOU!  We look forward to seeing everyone at the 2024 Optimist Club of Menomonee Falls Kids Fishing Derby next May! \n  \n\n				 \n				\n					\n					\n						\n							\n						\n						\n							\n						\n						\n							\n						\n						\n							\n						\n						\n							\n						\n						\n							\n						\n						\n							\n						\n						\n							\n						\n						\n							\n						\n						\n						\n					\n				\n				\n\nphotos by Jon Cline \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThe event is truly a community event with the Village of Menomonee Falls supplying the permits for the event and money for stocking Mill Pond with fish; the Menomonee Falls Neighborhood Watch operating the concession stand; The Menomonee Falls Police Department supplying security and the public address system; the Wisconsin DNR and a local fish hatchery stocking trout\, bluegills and bass in the pond and the Optimist Club of Menomonee Falls running the event. \nFishing Derby Chair: Sue Carney \nFishing Derby Co-chair: Dustin Koehler
URL:https://fallsoptimistclub.org/event/fishing-derby/
LOCATION:Mill Pond Park\, W164N9021 Water Street\, Menomonee Falls\, WI\, 53051\, United States
CATEGORIES:Our Service,Public Event,Youth Events
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