Two lunch meetings are held each month, on the first and third Wednesday at 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Meetings and meet-and-greet happy hours, which are normally scheduled for the fourth Wednesday of the month. You will find that they are great opportunities to participate in group fellowship and to find out more about the fine people behind the names on this web site, as well as to find out ways you can give back to your community through the Optimist Club.
The event is currently held at Washington Golf and Country Club and three of the lunches per quarter are paid for with your dues. Any lunch beyond the three is only $25 for a great lunch prepared by the WG&CC chefs.
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- It easy to see why we call it a Happy Hour… (from left) Newly sworn in member Tim Landis, potential member Gregory Cooper, Lola Reinsch, Peter Wehmann, Sue Gartner, president Jeff Englander, immediate past president Mark Zetlin, Sandy Bushue, Chanda Choun.
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- Bringing the tree home in a convertible is the best.
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- Trees a plenty await buyers.
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- Mark Zetlin right) receives a thank you plaque from his successor, club president Jeff Englander.
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- Bob Bohle, the new webmaster and social media manager for the club, is inducted by Jeff Englander, president.
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- Edwin Fountain, general counsel of the American Battle Monuments Commission, gave an illustrated and very informative talk on the World War I Memorial now being constructed in the District.
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- The October Meet and Greet attendees were (back, left to right) Jeff Englander, Rodney Louis (new member), Brian Kellenberger, Johno Steffan (new member), Sandy Bushue, Tim Landis (new member); (front row, from left) Peter Wehmann, Sue Gartner, Lola Reinsch, Bob Bohle.
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- These are the lucky folks who turned out for September’s meet and greet: (front row) Trisha O’Hara, Jeff Englander, Sandy Bushue; (back row) John Hilton, Bob Bohle. Lola Reinsch, Peter Wehmann, Sue Gartner, Mark Zetlin. Join us in October!
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- September’s meet and greet at Texas Jack’s was successful and a good time was had by (from left) Peter Wehmann, Jeff Englander, Mark Zetlin, Sue Gartner, Sandy Bushue, Lola Reinsch, John Hilton and Tricia O’Hara. Apologies for not getting everyone’s face in the photo. Laws of physics and all that.
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- Outgoing President Mark Zetlin (thanks Mark!) introduced an excellent luncheon speaker, Rosemary Gibson. She spoke on our country’s reliance on China for generic medications.
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- Gerry Marosek was honored by club president Mark Zetlin as Optimist of the Quarter for the many things he does for the club. (Photo by Greg Clough)
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- From our June 24, 2020, Meet and Greet/at Texas Jack’s (Camerawork by Erin Mendenhall)
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- Optimist 2022 - Erin with the Sheriff
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- Optimist 2022 - Respect for Law