Lake Mills Optimists

10/21/2026

Started by Lake Mills Optimists to bring youth basketball into our community over 30 years ago, this program is just as popular today! We're proud to support the Lake Mills Community Recreation Department - WI as they continue to introduce the youth of our community to the game of basketball 🏀

Don't forget to watch for details on our Tri-Star Basketball Competition....more info to come

📣Calling all K-2nd grade hoopers!🏀

📆Registration is NOW open for the Optimist Youth Development Basketball League! Our 5K program focuses solely on skills development with no live games. Our 1st-2nd grade program focuses on skills development and game literacy for the first 4 weeks then competitive game play the last 4 weeks (with additional practice times). *5K Volunteer Helpers and 1st-2nd Coaches Needed*

📅 Registration Deadline: Friday, November 18
🏀Dates: December 12-February 6
(No program: Saturday, December 26)

Scan the QR code on the flyer or click here to register: https://www.gobound.com/wi/schools/lakemills under "Activities"

Join in the fun and we will see you on the court!

Questions: Contact Brianna Pienkowski, Recreation Supervisor - [email protected]

10/09/2026

The Lake Mills Area Community Foundation awarded our Club a $2,000 grant to help with our Adopt-A-Family Program, which had 60 families apply for aid in 2025! Their generosity will again help us purchase food this holiday season for the families in this program. 🥹

10/07/2026

Want to dress like an Optimist and show your support? Our friends at EZ-Promotion have created an online store exclusively for the Lake Mills Optimist Club! 👕👚🧢

Visit the link below to purchase apparel! ⬇

https://lake-mills-optimist-club.checkoutstores.com/campaigns/lake-mills-optimist-club

Watch our page for fun news from our Junior Optimist Club (JOI) 🤩

10/06/2026

With the delivery of 30 pumpkins to LMES 4K program this morning, a grand total of 430ish pumpkins have been provided for free to the youth of Lake Mills! Our Free Pumpkins for Kids event is made possible through donations made by Iski Valley, the sponsors of our Optimist Golf Outing Fundraiser, and our dedicated volunteers! 😍

Learn more about how volunteer opportunities in the Lake Mills Optimist Club changes the lives of local youth by attending our free Night Gathering event! Its a great way to get involved in your community. 💪

09/04/2026

Here's some helpful parking info for our hometown rivalry football game attendees! Bring on the Slider Bowl! 🏆

08/23/2026

"We need more people like you" Boyd Forest told me over his morning coffee. That spontaneous conversation 5 years ago led me down the path to leading this organization. He held these conversations with such ease, that its not hard to see why he was so influential in the lives of so many Lake Mills youth. His passing his week serves as a reminder that we can all do more. "If you want something done, give it to a busy person"

Like so many youth focused organizations in Lake Mills, Boyd had is impact on the Lake Mills Optimists. We recently had the privilege of reviewing our Club's archived meeting minutes from his time of service. He was youth advocate then and he was a youth advocate until the end. He leaves behind an inspirational legacy of service. Thank you Boyd, for being a such a positive role model

Aaron Kuhl
President
Lake Mills Optimist Club

https://www.claussenfuneralhome.com/obituary/boyd-forest?fbclid=IwY2xjawT4EZpwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMWJ5dHYyTkJ5b0ZCSXdMRHlzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe5WpZ0La9h2Nm-vLlisIMzh-tiJX620Ll4KFQrBmIlYVas1ZzzkhLsJM169A_aem_4OtL1ybxgezMHhUNTDlkmQ

Boyd Warren Forest, 87, Lake Mills, died peacefully and went to Heaven on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on April 1, 1939, in Granite Falls, MN, the son of the late Anthony and Esther Kirschbaum Forest. In 1957 he graduated from

08/23/2026

08/08/2026

Lake Mills Optimists would like to thank our Gold Sponsors for supporting the 2026 Optimist Golf Outing Fundraiser! 🤩 The money raised by this event funds all of the exciting youth centered events we're able to offer our community! 🎉

✅ Crystal Farms Cheese
✅ Bank CMG

⛳️Does your 4 some want to golf in our event?! Sign up your team today using the link below or message us for details! There's still room! 🏌️

https://forms.gle/8TNc4UBhVffw6J2T7

If you want to learn more about how you can support our Club or how to become a member, message us today!

08/06/2026

While we're focused on our Optimist Golf Outing Fundraiser, we wanted to quickly to share an opportunity for you to support our local public school teachers! 🤩 Thanks Lake Mills Elementary PTO

05/02/2026

‼WE STILL NEED 15 MORE VOLUNTEERS ‼

⬇️Please sign up using the link below if you're interested ⬇️😍

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEcDtZMudcfPUA49WKNjYF1TxuXMpzebvqHuimakv1uQcpeg/viewform

We're looking for adults to help instruct youth on bike safety, conduct safety checks on their gear or make minor repairs, or register participants, and hand out prizes! Its vital to the success of this event. Please sign up using the link below if you're interested 😍

Thank you to City of Lake Mills Wisconsin Police Department for partnering with Lake Mills Optimists, Lake Mills Area School District - WI for hosting us in a safe location, and Amy Winkelman and Associates, Inc - American Family Insurance Agent for donating helmets to our community youth!🥰