Platteville Optimist Club

Deputy Ric Hottenstein and Riggs visited a recent Optimist Club meeting. Riggs, a Belgium Malinois, is a member of the Grant County...

Doreen Hlavaty invited Lancaster Police Chief Deb Reukauf to speak to our Optimist Club about the Teen Court Program. Referring teen...

Lisa Schmitt shown above and her daughter Maria shown below spoke to our Optimist Club about Girl Scouts. Lisa explained the different...

Friday's speakers were from the Platteville Thrift Shop. Pictured above are L-R: Terry Wood, volunteer, Optimist Club President Alaina...

Our fellow Optimist, Doreen Hlavaty, shared photos and artifacts from her recent trip to the Galapagos Islands. Her artifacts included...

Recent speakers were Josh Bormann, Director of UW Platteville’s Huff Family Innovation  Center and Mason Kobliska, WiSys/VentureHome...

Charlie Clark (R) invited Molly Bohn (L) to speak to our Optimist Club. Molly and her husband Trevor are UW-Platteville graduates who...

Monica Sella from the MultiCultural Outreach Program (MCOP) is pictured above with Optimist Club President Alaina Reeves. MCOP joined...

Emily Zachary, Platteville High School teacher and Advisor to the Diverse Student Alliance accompanied by Platteville High School...

Pictured above: Brodie Dockendorf from EDP Renewals, Ed Barthel from Vestas with Optimist Club President Alaina Reeves. Ed and Brodie...

Having spent 30 years in law enforcement, Governor Diane shared her focus on Respect for Law. She is encouraging every club within the...

UW-Platteville Men's Basketball Coach Jeff Gard joined us at a Friday morning meeting to update us on his team and the upcoming 2023-2034...

UW-Platteville Chancellor Doctor Tammy Evetovich visited an Optimist meeting. The Chancellor shared her goals for the university and...

Pictured above: Past President Melissa Palfrey with Doctor Jeff White Fellow Optimist Doctor Jeff White spoke to our Club about the...

With video, many props, and recruiting volunteer members to portray parts, Kent Scheuerell told many folklore stories related to the...

Bakary Aidykahn, above, shared his passion project of sending bicycles to Gambia, Africa with our group. Bakary connects with locals in...

Tim Ingram, owner of Momentum Bikes, creates beautiful artwork from recycled bicycle parts. Above, Tim displays some wonderful examples...

Pictured above L-R: Optimist Club Vice-President Alaina Reeves, Jessica Brogley, English Language Learner Teacher, and Mark Essex. Mark...

Pictured above L-R: Optimists Paul Budden, Tom Nall, and Kevin Haertzen These three numismatists shared their passion at a recent Friday...

Diver Lynn Raley (L) is pictured with Optimist President Melissa Palfrey (R). Lynn shared her experiences as a diver and spoke to our...