Optimist Club of McFarland

09/10/2026

Come join your friends and neighbors for a fun afternoon ☀️of Bingo, laughs😂 and great company! Once again, the McFarland Optimists are sponsoring Bingo in the Beer Tent 🎪 at the McFarland Community Festival. Bring your lucky charm 🍀 and get ready to shout 📢 Bingo!

📆Saturday September 26th
⏰11am-4pm
📍Beer Tent at the McFarland Community Festival

What better way to support our youth 👧🧒🏽while having fun doing it? All proceeds go back to the Optimists youth programs. $1/card or 6 cards for $5! 💵

See you there!

08/28/2026

The McFarland Optimists were thrilled to be a part of the Back to School 📚✏️nights at the Primary School and WIS 🏫 on Tuesday night.

As part of our mission of Bringing Out the Best in Kids, we focused on safe bike riding 🚲(including fitting kids with free helmets)! Between both schools we fitted and gave away 45 bike helmets! Those were VERY happy kids! 👦🏽🧒

This school year we're exited to partner with the K-2 PE classes in the brand new Pedal Power bike unit! Developing safe skills early on will hopefully keep our kids biking 🚴‍♀️ for years to come.

08/16/2026

2 weeks ago on a beautiful sunny 🏖️☀️day by the lake, our greater community turned out to dance 💃🏼🕺🏼to
Six-Thirty Sharp 🎸🪈🎺🎹 while supporting the
Optimist Club of McFarland! Looking back on the pictures, I would say a good time was had by all!
A heartfelt thank you to all who could join us. Without events like this, the Optimists would not be able to support our local youth 👦🏼👧🏾as is our mission!
And an extra special thank you to the members of
Six-Thirty Sharp who once again agreed to play for our fundraiser 💵. If you haven't seen them, get to it next time. They're great and so much fun 😂!
If you have any questions about joining our McFarland Optimists group, don't hesitate to reach out. It's not a big time ⏱️commitment and we do like to play!

-Thirty Sharp
-Thirty Sharp Live @ The Tiki Bar

07/31/2026

Thank you Six-Thirty Sharp! Can't wait for Sunday (the weather's going to be great)!

One of our favorite causes is the McFarland Optimists, who are all about supporting youth where most of the band live, teach/taught, or attended school. They support reading (free books!), bike safety (helmets and tuneups), the McFarland Youth Center, student scholarships, Weekend Snack Sacks, and lots more.
Most of the $5 cover from our Tiki gig (and whatever else you’d like to give directly) will go toward this great organization.
Join us this Sunday at 3 as we dance and do good!

06/22/2026

June McFarland Optimist Senior of the Month

Congratulations to the Optimist Club of McFarland Senior of the Month, Chan Ghuman!

Chan was nominated by MHS Teacher, Brian Hawn. Mr. Hawn shared “Chan is an unbelievable young man. He is eternally positive, helpful and fun. He is a bright spot in the day for students and staff alike, always greeting everyone with a smile and a joke. The students look forward to his weekly interviews in the Spartan Spotlight. He is a helpful and joyous student, as well as a valued employee at his Youth
Apprenticeship job. He’s an excellent, positive, thoughtful young man who makes this building, school and community a much better place every day!”
Chan plans to attend the University of WI - Platteville and study in their Physician Assistant’s program.

Congratulations and best wishes to Chan and his family!

To nominate a McFarland High School senior for this honor, please contact Deanna Heller at [email protected] or visit the page for the Optimist Club of McFarland.

Students selected as MHS Senior of the Month receive a plaque honoring their accomplishments, preferred parking at MHS, and are eligible for the Optimist Club Scholarship.

06/20/2026

Don't forget to buy your NFL Crazr ticket before the summer slips away!

Try your luck with the Optimist Club of McFarland NFL Crazr fundraiser! $20 gets you a chance to win while supporting some great activities.

Interested? Contact the Optimists at [email protected] today!

06/13/2026

Take a guess....What happens when the McFarland Optimists team up with the McFarland Youth Center? An amazingly successful event!! 🥳🎈
Our former Bike Rodeo is now Ride Rally Roll 🚴🏾and is our way of promoting bike safety and keeping the kids riding throughout the summer.👧🏾👦🏼🚵🏾
Helmets and Tune Ups and Snow Cones OH MY! 🪖🧰🍧
And yet there's MORE...our Cuddle Up With a Book📚 program was handing out books to promote literacy in these summer months!📖
Thank you to all who joined us at the Youth Center! Couldn't be much happier! ☺️ And we can't wait for 2027!

06/03/2026

On May 20th the McFarland Optimist Club awarded four Achievement in Education scholarships. This year's recipients have distinguished themselves through hard work, dedication and service. All traits spelled out in the Optimist Creed that we hold dear. Presented by board member Nancy Walsh-Boeder, we are honored to invest in their futures and celebrate their accomplishments.

Please join us in congratulating:
David Zhang-Zhoa
Olivia Tierney
Arisa McCullough
Anna Coan
We wish them all the best as they continue their education and pursue their goals!