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The Optimist Club of Hazelwood/Florissant, a recently formed service club, held its first installation of officers and members in April. The club is a member of Optimist International, one of the world’s largest and most active service club organizations.

The following were installed as officers: Jim Walker, charter president; Ken Monschein, president elect; Stephanie Monschein, secretary-treasurer; and 26 additional charter members.

The Optimist Club of Hazelwood/Florissant’s first community service plans are to help pack backpacks for distribution to children who have been effected by domestic violence, and to read to children at the Blossom Wood Day School, located at 3465 Shackelford Road in Florissant.

With more than 115,000 members in 3,500 Optimist Clubs across the United States, Canada, and other nations, Optimist Clubs conduct a wide range of positive service projects reaching more than six million young people each year.

Major Optimist programs include substance abuse prevention, the Optimist Oratorical Contest, the Optimist Essay Contest, the Communications Contest for the Deaf and Hard-of- Hearing, Youth Appreciation Week, the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships, and many others.

The Optimist Club meets the first and third Thursday each month at Deaver’s Restaurant & Sports Bar located at 2109 Charbonier Rd.

For more information on becoming involved, call Stephanie Monschein, at (800) 500-8130 ext. 261.

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