St. Cloud Morning Optimist Club 

Meets Weekly:

Every Wednesday at 7:15 A.M.

We  are meeting via Zoom or in person

Members: Find the weekly Zoom meeting link in your email

The St Cloud Morning Optimists will be meeting at the Boy Scout Office 

at 1191 Scout Drive, Sartell MN 56377

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   7:15 Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance

7:16 Short Business Meeting

7:30 Program

7:59 Recite Creed

8:00 Adjourn

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July Programs

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Jul    6   Meeting at Children's Museum
Jul  13   Friends of Youth Awards
Jul  20    Achievement in Education
Jul  27    Charitable Gambling Report 
Jul 28-29-30 Brat Sales at Cashwise East

Amy Kirby spoke to our Morning Optimist Club about a program she administers entitled 180 Degrees. It a program for youth who are yhomeless and have a place to go in St Cloud. They create safe spaces and services for youth experiencing crisis across Minnesota

Respest from Law Awards

The St Cloud Morning Optimist Club recognized some of our local Officers who work to make our community safe and Community Members that work to show their appreciation for all that law enforcement  does for our citizens in are our area. Those honored are left to right. 
    Meghan Kelsey, 2nd Street Coffeehouse
    Chad Thesing ,  Works with DNR
     Sgt Gregg Klinefleter  St Cloud Police and Dist 742
     Officer Sara Gangle, North Junior High
     Officer Debora Ocloo  St Cloud Police 
Three individuals were not able attend the breakfast but were given certificates of appreciation.
      Eric Geier and Aaron Rieland  Bad Habit Brewing (Provides meeting space and a lot of root beer.
      Officer Todd Vanderwyst,  Works with DNR
 

On June 8 our speaker was Sebastian Mitzel. He is a seventh grader in Royalton Middle School.  He is one of the three seventh graders involved in a robotic team. He explained the competition for robotics.  He showed what they built for the competition and what the team had to demonstrate in order to earn points.
He also thanked the Morning Optimists for our clubs financial support.

St Cloud Children's Museum Presentation

Cassie Miles Exe Dir, and two board members, Heidi Everett and Buddy King spoke to our members about the fundraising efforts and what is happening in the museum. The museum has had some soft openings where they  rented  some displays from the Children's Museum in St Paul.  It was very well received  Now they are tearing down ceiling and walls to make room for  many of the planned displays. Thanks to many area business that have sponsored a room.