Lafayette Breakfast Optimist Club
Lafayette Breakfast Optimist Club is a chapter of Optimist International - an association of more than 2,900 Optimist Clubs around the world dedicated to "Bringing Out the Best in Kids." Adult volunteers join Optimist Clubs to conduct positive service projects in their communities aimed at providing a helping hand to youth. With their upbeat attitude, Optimist Club members help empower young people to be the best that they can be.  Each Optimist Club determines the needs of the young people in its community and conducts programs to meet those needs. Every year, Optimists conduct 65,000 service projects and serve well over six million young people.
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President - Optimist International Governer - Indiana North District Secretary - Treasurer Indiana District Lt Governor Zone 6
Jack Creswell
 Michael Fisher
 Karyn Gilly
 Mahlon Butz

Our December, 1956 Club Charter    Club By-Laws

Board
President President Elect Past President
Conrad Walters Rich Ritter
 Doug Fowler



Secretary Treasurer
Nick Reutter Ann Shaw



Board Board Board
Steve Bruhn 9/30/12 Ellie Butz 9/30/12 Angela Vinson 9/30/12



Board Board Board
 Tom Bryja 9/30/13
  Jeff Oliver 9/30/13 Ed Pearson 9/30/13

Committee Chairs
Sgt. at Arms Programs Fellowship
Tom Bryja
 Conrad Walters
Jeff Oliver
 George Bittles



Newsletter Scrapbook Tri-Star Basketball
Conrad Walters Elizabeth Goble Jeff Yocum



Oratorical Contest Membership Webmaster
Dennis DeMay
George Patrick
 Chris Whitehead
 George Bittles



Cajun Night Haunted House Poinsettias
Mahlen & Ellie Butz Brent Ritter Tom Bryja
Rich Ritter



Golf Outing Essay Contest Teacher Grants
Nick Reutter Chrissy Wise
Janie Norman
 Conrad Walters



Fundraising and Projects
 Social
 Backpacks
Conrad Walters
Jeff Oliver
 Steve Bruhn
 Gary Buttry
Ellie Butz

Year Presidents of Breakfast Club Club Optimist of the Year Continuing Service Award
1956 Clifford W. Tearman

1957 Lou Carr

1958 Charles R. Ellingwood

1959 Wayne R. Quale *

1960 Signey J. Lanier

1961 Frederick J. Lux *

1962 Dr. Howard R. Ware

1963 Charles W. Strubel

1964 William Allen

1965 Howard Ayres

1966 James Bowman

1967 Gerald Lemm +

1968 Arlan L. Banes *

1969 O. Fred Koning

1970 Dr. William Corbett

1971 Keith C. Butz * + $

1972 Edward Clark *

1973 Donald L. Holst

1974 Edward Mugg Keith Butz
1975 James Strother John Strathman
1976 Al McClure Ray Wolf
1977 Mike Wilson * + Ed Schmidlin Fred Lux
1978 John T. Strathman * + $ Jim Strother Lou Carr
1979 Jim Goddard + Mike Wilson Keith Butz
Ray Wolf
1980 Gary Henriott + $ Mike Piggott John Strathman
1981 Dean Upshaw + Brent Clary Mike Piggott
1982 Ray Wolf * Gene Thomas Mike Wilson
1983 Brent Clary Jim Powell Jim Strother
1984 Mike Poehlein Mike Harmon Bill Strasburger
Larry Loft
1985 Jim Powell * + Dave Norman Dennis DeMay
1986 Mike Harmon Larry Loft Gerald "Curly" Myers
1987 Dennis DeMay + Gary Buttry Frank Donaldson
1988 Del Bartlett * Roger Beaver Russell Clark
1989 Jack Goris Frank Donaldson Dave Norman
1990 Rich Ritter * Rich Ritter Dean Upshaw
1991 Steve Vaughn Steve Vaughn Gary Buttry
1992 Dale Norman Jeff Johnson Clyde Ploughe
1993 Jeff Johnson + Duane Keiser Ron Burgess
1994 Doug Mulhaupt Ron Burgess Lou Carr
1995 John Carson Keith Butz Jack Mertz
1996 Steve Heidenson Tim Oliver John Fader
1997 Gordon McCool Clyde Ploughe Rich Ritter
1998 Jeff Yocum + Jeff Oliver Jim Powell
1999 Ed Finn * + $ Jack Mertz Steve Heidenson
2000 Clyde Ploughe Ed Finn Jeff Yocum
2001 Jeff Oliver Kevin Sims Ed Finn
2002 John Ruddock + $ John Ruddock Janie Norman
2003 Lori Winger Conrad Walters
George Bittles		 Mike Troutmann
2004 Tom McCool Dennis DeMay Brian Butz
Ann Shaw
2005 Ann Shaw * Mahlen Butz
Ellie Butz		 Gordon McCool
2006 Conrad Walters Joanne Webb Cherie Bruhn
2007 George Bittles Chrissy Wise Jeff Oliver
2008 Mahlon Butz + Doug Fowler Chris Whitehead
2009 Gary Buttry Gary Buttry George Bittles *
2010 Doug Fowler Ellie Butz Conrad Walters
2011 Conrad Walters
 Annette Reisinger
 Gary Buttry

* Past Lt. Governor
+ Honor Club
$ Distinguished


Zone A & A Winner
1968, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980,
1981, 1982, 1999, 2000, 2003,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010		 Indiana A & A Winner
1972, 1981		 Indiana District Distinguished Optimist
1983-1984 Keith Butz




Lafayette Breakfast Optimist Club
P.O. Box 1064
Lafayette, IN 47902-1064		 Last Updated 11/18/11 - Lafayette Breakfast Optimist Club © 2011 E-Mail Us