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Central Macomb Optimist Club
“Bringing out the best in kids”

 

Central Macomb Optimist Club

2022 Accomplishments

THE CENTRAL MACOMB OPTIMIST CLUB IS A BUSY CLUB AND SPENDS EACH YEAR

HELPING THOSE LESS FORTUNATE THAN US.

BELOW ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE GREAT THINGS OUR CLUB DID IN 2022!

  • We took 150 needy children shopping for school clothes in August in partnership with the Macomb Charitable Foundation and the Macomb County Sheriff’s Department.
  • Held a July Road Rally raising money for Shop with the Sheriff.
  • We raised over $6000 from our 3rd annual Yeti cooler raffle for our Childhood Health & Wellness initiatives.
  • We held another successful January 2022 lottery raffle
  • We were proud to support the St. Peter Charity Garden with 3 new garden boxes.
  • We donated to Troop 1407 and Troop 209 leadership academy attendees.
  • We donated Kroger gift cards to 3 families to ensure they had a Thanksgiving dinner.
  • We adopted a family with 6 children for Christmas along with the family’s needs.
  • We adopted a military family for Christmas
  • We adopted a survivor at Turning Point for Christmas that left her abusive situation with only the clothes on her back.
  • Our members helped wrap Christmas gifts for foster children at Big Family of Michigan.  Big Family sponsored Christmas for over 2000 foster children.
  • We made 120 Fleece blankets for Fleece & Thank You for children that were admitted to the hospital.
  • We donated 4 filled stockings for the children supported by Macomb Foster Closet.
  • Two mitten trees helped support Big Family of Michigan, Macomb Foster Closet and an under-served school.