{"id":23952,"date":"2018-10-30T16:30:23","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T20:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=23952"},"modified":"2018-10-25T09:20:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T13:20:04","slug":"optimist-club-of-van-wert-inducts-new-officers-and-board-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/optimist-club-of-van-wert-inducts-new-officers-and-board-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimist Club of Van Wert inducts New Officers and Board Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/optimist20182019board.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-23953 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/optimist20182019board.jpg?resize=564%2C280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a>On Thursday, September 27, The Optimist Club of Van Wert inducted the 2018-2019 officers and board members. 2018-2019 Officers &amp; Board Members include:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Officers are Marie Miller from Brand It Marketing, President; Sean Sauer from Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home, Vice President; Michelle Gunter from Schrader Realty, Second Vice-President; Diana Cearns from 1st Federal Bank, Past President; Ray Able, Secretary\/Treasurer.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Board Members are Andy Manz, Gloria Waterman both from Bashore Reineck Stoller &amp; Waterman, Inc, Trevor Webster of Edward Jones, Judge Kevin Taylor, Greg Yinger of Community Health Professionals and Amanda Miller from The Van Wert Community Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The Optimist Club of Van Wert is proudly serving the Van Wert County area since the 1980s. We are comprised of men and women dedicated to the community, friendship, fun, service to youth and the promotion of Optimist as a way of life. Our positive approach, upbeat outlook, and commitment to creating a more optimistic future for kids is what differentiates the Optimist Club of Van Wert from other volunteer opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Our members receive as much as they give:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>The fellowship of people who get things done and the example they set for embracing a similar optimist mindset<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>New social and working relationships with individuals from a cross-section of our community<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>The opportunity to develop and demonstrate leadership skills<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>The satisfaction of making a difference in the lives of children and the community<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are searching for an outlet to help your community, personal development, or rewarding camaraderie, you\u2019ll find what you\u2019re looking for in the Optimist Club of Van Wert. By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in youth, our communities and ourselves.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Find out more about the Optimist Club of Van Wert \u2013 www.optimistvw.com or follow on Facebook @OptimistVW.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The club meets on Thursdays at 12 noon at the Willow Bend Country Club in Van Wert, OH.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, September 27, The Optimist Club of Van Wert inducted the 2018-2019 officers and board members. 2018-2019 Officers &amp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":23953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,2301,499],"tags":[11325,7344,11324,2127],"class_list":["post-23952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-general-news","category-health","tag-new-board-members","tag-new-officers","tag-optimist-club","tag-van-wert"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/optimist20182019board.jpg?fit=1016%2C493&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YQd9-6ek","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-12 09:35:30","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}