Meetings

Weekly meetings are at the
Treynor Community Center, 11 West Main St, Treynor, Iowa 51575
Starting time is 8:00 a.m.
Guests and prospective members are always welcome.
Come enjoy donuts and coffee.

Speakers at Saturday Meetings

  • Jan 25 - TBA
  • Feb 1 - COdy Abbott, Store Manager at Home Depot
  • Feb 8 - Michael Stinman, Treynor ELementart School music teacher

Treynor elementary students help with May Day planting project

Drawing of Pavillion and layout for the T in Treynor.

See March 4, 2023 Optimist Newsletter for more information.
See our Facebook Page Briefing on Junior Optimist Club

March 19, 2022 - Community Volunteer Recognition pictures and organization information in this link Briefing on Keep Kids Alive 25

Flag Letter for 2025

To subscribe, print the Flag Letter and send $40 to

Optimist Club of Treynor
P.O. Box 354
Treynor, IA 51575

Check here to see if you have already paid
Homes Paid in 2025

We had 225 paid flags (28 June 2023)

In May 2024 we gave $8000 in $500 scholarships



The Treynor Optimist Club thanks you for your support of the Flag Project.   All funds raised from flags go toward scholarships for graduating seniors.
Past Speakers & Newsletters (for the last few months)

Dec 7 - Adam Magill, Pastor Zion Congregational Church
Dec 14 - No meeting due to ice
Dec 21 - Tom Kallman, General Manager, Regional Water Assoc. rural water)
Dec 28 - No meeting
Jan 4 - Cory Eitmann, racing at Harlan
Jan 11 - Jeff Edgar, chaplan for Good News Global
Jan 18 - Diane Hathaway, Nursing Home Reform Update

For older speakers or newsletters, select "Speakers" to select a speaker or "Newsletter" to select the newsletter date from the menu at the top of this page.
Monthly Speaker Coordinators
Jan - Keith Denton
Feb - John Klein (first two Sat.)
..........Steve Chambers (last two Sat.)

Organizations helping with flags.  Typically only need 4-6 helpers
Flag Holidays for 2025 Put up flags, Assist Take down flags, Assist
Put out Flyers - Saturday in April . Put out flyers with Cub Scouts & Scouting for Food
Armed Forces Day - Saturday, May 17 Sat, May 16, 4:00 p.m.
Memorial Day - Monday, May 26 flags still up
Tues,  May 27, 4:00 p.m
Flag Day - Saturday, June 14 Thurs, June 13, 4:00 p.m.
Juneteenth - Thursday, June 19 flags still up
Treynor Days - Friday- Saturday, June 27-28 flags still up

Independence Day - Friday, July 4 flags still up Sat, July 5, 9:30 a.m.
Labor Day - Monday, September 1 Sat, August 30, 9:30 a.m.
Patriot Day - Thursday, September 11 flags still up Sat Sept  13, 9:30 a.m
Homecoming - Friday,  September  ? before Homecoming
Sat, Sept  ?
Veterans Day - Tuesday, November 11 Saturday, November 8, 9:30 a.m. Wed, Nov 12, 4:00 p.m.

Veterans Day-Flags only on Highway 92 along the school, cemetery, and community center - 39 flags

Flag footings may be filled with ice, making it  very difficult to install or remove flags

 

Flags for Scholarships

The Optimist Club provided scholarship awards for $8000 for
graduating Seniors in 2024
The 16 recipients of $500 in 2024 in alphabetical order are:

JOI Club Members (Selected by JOI Club)
Haley Nowlin
Cadence Quick
Optimist Club

Alek Bain
Averie Corollo
Grace Emhke
Emmersen Fox
Allison Houser
Aubree James
Danny Kinsella
Rylie Magill
Holden Minahan
Chloe Pryor
Cade Reed
Haley Swanson
Emery Whitney
Levi Young

Total of $83,100  to 207 graduating Seniors since 2010
Full list of scholarship winners by year

Can Kennel
Next Can Sorting

February 1, 9:15 a.m.

Junior High and High School Wrestling and Wrestling Cheer

We have been receiving a Tremendous amount of support this year with can & bottle donations.
Thanks for your support.

Can Kennel Applications

Can Kennel Application Form (MS Word)

(pdf version of Can Kennel Application)

Past Proceeds

Total = over $260,000
from May 1999  through December 2024

Past Proceeds by month

Can Kennel Proceeds

NOTE:  We are now putting cans, bottles, etc. in a DROPPETT trailer behind the Treynor Community Center.  DROPPITT will pick up the trailer when it is full and give us a different one.  We expect it to take about three months to fill the trailer, so funds may not be available for a few months after sorting.  We are grateful that DROPPITT is willing to work with us so we do not have the time and expense of hauling the redeemables.

 Each organization will receive revenues for two or  four weeks as follows:

Dates Receiving Group Approximate
First Sorting
Approximate
Second Sorting
Contact Person
Aug 4 - Aug 31 St. Paul Youth Aug 17 Aug 31 Denise Wilson
402-680-8172
DWilsonSPL@gmail.com
Sept 1 - Sept 14 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Sept 14 Jeff Casey
402-201-5547
jeff.casey@commercebank.com
Sept 15 - Oct 12 St. Paul Preschool Sept 28 Oct 12 Shirley Chambers
402-651-8816
712-796-1177
chambersSj6@gmail.com
Oct 13 - Nov 9 Silver Creek 4-H Oct 26 Nov 9 Traci Black
402-658-8449
tblack@treynorcardinals.org
Nov 10 - Dec  7 Teammates Nov 23 Dec 7 Jordan Campbell
712-310-1835
PastorJordanCampbell@gmail.com
Dec 8 - Jan 4, 2025 Post Prom Dec 21 Jan 4, 2025 Traci Black
402-658-8449
tblack@treynorcardinals.org
Jan 5 - Feb 1 Junior High and High School Wrestling and Wrestling Cheer Jan 18 Feb 1 Traci Back/Dan Kinsella
402-658-8449
ttracib3@aol.com
Feb 2 - Mar 1 Siler Keg Feeders 4-H Feb 15 Mar 1 Rachael Dyke
402-740-4944
RachaelDyke@yahoo.com
Mar 2 - Mar 15 JOI Club Mar 15 Shelly Bailey
402-689-2464
ShellyBailey007@gmail.com
Mar 16 - Mar 29 KKAD25 Mar 29 Shelly Bailey
402-689-2464
ShellyBailey007@gmail.com
Mar 30 - Apr 26 Music Boosters Apr 12 Apr 26 Julie Danker
402-917-4814
JulieDanker@gmail.com
Apr 27 - May 24 St. Paul Youth May 10 May 24 Denise Wilson
402-680-8172
DWilsonSPL@gmail.com
May 25 - Jun 21 Treynor Optimist Club June 7 June 21 Dale Willenborg
402-651-1634
DaleWillenborg@gmail.com
Jun 22 - Jul 19 July 5 July 19
Jul 20 - Aug 16 Aug 2 Aug 16
Aug 17 - Sep 13 Aug 30 Sept 12
Sep 14 - Oct 11 Sep 27 Oct 11
Oct 12 - Nov 8 oct 25 Nov 8
Nov 9 - Dec 6 Nov 22 Dec 6
Dec 7 - Jan 3 Post Prom Committee Dec 20 Jan 3
Applications received for 2025 and not currently assigned
St. Paul Preschool, 22 Oct 2024
Zion Youth, 7 Nov 2024

Treynor Dance Team, 18 Nov 2024