Welcome to the Breakfast Optimist Club of Kalamazoo – BOCK
Optimist Mission:
By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in our youth, our communities, and ourselves.
Get-Togethers:
Club Get-Togethers are on most Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. EST at Michelle’s Restaurant, 677 Romence Road, Portage, MI 49024 (see map below) and online via Zoom.
Be a first time visitor. The club pays for your breakfast.
No Get-Together when Kalamazoo or Portage Public Schools are delayed or closed due to weather.
No get-together on Thursday, September 28, 2023.










Upcoming:
Membership: September is the last month of the Optimist Year. Like most service clubs we are having an end of the year membership drive. If interested in joining our club use the JOIN link in the header of this web page.
District Officers: For the upcoming Optimist Year (October 2023 through September 2024) five members of our club have positions in the Michigan District. They are:
Governor: Linda Thompson
Treasurer: Cathelia Cowles
Assistant Governor, Region 4: Dan Mills
Scholarship and Program Chair: Theresa Mills
Conferences and Convention Chair: Stacy Jackson
Dates of 2023 – 2024 Michigan District meetings and convention:
Quarter 1: Conference, Saturday, November 11, 2023, Double Tree, Bay City.
Quarter 2: Conference, Saturday, February 3, 2024, Zoom.
Quarter 3: Conference, Saturday, May 4, 2024, Western Michigan University, College of Aviation, Battle Creek.
Quarter 4: Convention, Saturday, August 17, 2024 – Sunday, August 18, 2024, Kensington Hotel, Ann Arbor.
Optimist Activities:



