Congratulations to our own Janet Waite who was awarded the 2022-23 Optimist International President's Citation for Outstanding Optimist Club Member! This award is on the recommendation of our club's President Tony Puzara but most certainly every member of our club realizes that Janet's decades long service deserves gratitude and recognition!
If you've had the opportunity to look through our photo archives on this site, it is obvious that Janet's contributions helped to build this club and she continues to be a strongly active and valued member. This community has derived so much good from her efforts. Her husband Jim is a Charter Member but women were not allowed to join until Optimist International changed that archaic rule - then she joined immediately. So we will call her a Charter Member as well, especially since she was working towards bringing out the best in our community since the club's inception.
Thank you Janet for your commitment, vision, hard work and Optimism with a capital 'O'! Your recognition is well deserved!
If you've had the opportunity to look through our photo archives on this site, it is obvious that Janet's contributions helped to build this club and she continues to be a strongly active and valued member. This community has derived so much good from her efforts. Her husband Jim is a Charter Member but women were not allowed to join until Optimist International changed that archaic rule - then she joined immediately. So we will call her a Charter Member as well, especially since she was working towards bringing out the best in our community since the club's inception.
Thank you Janet for your commitment, vision, hard work and Optimism with a capital 'O'! Your recognition is well deserved!
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