On March 12, 2023, our Optimist Club presented the "Coo Olympics", a new fund raiser for our club, to our Menomonee Falls downtown area. A well-received event by our six local downtown establishments and the 90 players with an average age of 50+ that participated in playing 11 games, raffles, food, and having just a whole...
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...
Menomonee Falls Optimist Club - Trivia Night FEBRUARY 4, 2023 St. Agnes School 12800 Fairmont Ave., Butler, WI BYO Adult Drinks/Soda/Snacks Doors Open - 6:00 PM Contest – 7:00 Sharp Tables of 10 people-$150.00 Per Person- $15.00 Form a team and pick a team name Be creative, wear costumes and have table decorations...
We had a successful Chili Dinner at the MFHS cafeteria on January 28, 2022. It was a great 2-day event: Thursday we cooked up all the chili and Friday we served it up! This year's event had some challenges. We found out we no longer had the steam kettles at the high school to simmer...
Photos by Jon Cline from this past year’s party held on Wednesday, December 7th at North Hills Country Club. Christmas Party Chair: Kristy Gruenwald & Carol Schulteis
It's November and our Gobble Wobble Meat Raffle is just around the corner. A small fund raiser for our club, but an important and fun one. The American Legion is our host for this event on Saturday, November 12th from 1:00 until 4.—a WIN-WIN for our veterans and our kids. Please join us for the...
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...
Installation Banquet We installed new officers the evening of September 28th at the American Legion Hall. Front row: Kim Wenzel (treasurer), Shannon Dederich (president), Stacy Estrada (board). Back row: Dustin Koehler (board), Scott Dreier (board), Michael Russell (2nd vp), Dan Schwind (past president), Barb Schmit (board), John Yusko (1st vp), Tom Ciskoski (board), Jo’El Pearlman...
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...
Bags Tournament and Meat Raffle The bags tournament had a small turnout on September 17, 2022 at Players Pub, but mighty spenders on the meat raffle! $900 was raised for the club in a few short hours and was lots of fun. 2022 Bag Champion team was Scott Schilling and Nick Doedens ~photos by Jon Cline...
Each $100 raffle ticket allows one person to come to the drawing and Tailgate Party. Over $2,000 in door prizes will be given out to those in attendance that night. Others who have contributed to the purchase of a ticket can attend for $10. Free food, beer and soda make it a fun event. Winners...
Members met at Shepherd's Landing for our annual club picnic on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. ~ photos by Don Gorzek Club Picnic Chair: Marcia Hebbring