Underwood Optimist Club

06/01/2026

⚾️🥎 Another fun week of Underwood Elementary Baseball & Softball is here! Check out this week’s schedule and come cheer on our Eagles as we kick off June with a full lineup of games!

As you’re out at the fields, be sure to stop by and support the concession stand. Every purchase helps the Underwood Optimist Club continue supporting youth programs and projects in our community.

We could also still use a few extra concession stand volunteers this week — if you have a few hours to help, we’d greatly appreciate it! Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/4fpazews

Good luck to all of our players and coaches this week! ⚾️🥎

05/31/2026

The Underwood Optimist Club was proud to recognize our Students of the Quarter during Saturday’s Optimist meeting!

These students were selected for their positive attitudes, leadership, hard work, and the example they set for others both inside and outside the classroom. We are incredibly proud of each of them and thankful for the impact they make in our school and community.

Congratulations to all of the Students of the Quarter — keep up the great work! 👏💙💛🦅

05/29/2026

Join us this Saturday morning for our weekly Underwood Optimist Club meeting! ☀️💙

We’re excited to recognize and celebrate our incredible Students of the Quarter and all they bring to our schools and community. 👏🦅

📍 UMBA Hall
🗓 Saturday, May 30, 2026
⏰ 7:30 AM

Guests are always welcome!

05/28/2026

‼️Concession Stand Help Needed!‼️

Our youth baseball & softball concession stand is one of the Underwood Optimist Club’s biggest fundraisers and helps support so many youth programs and projects throughout the community. We could really use a few more volunteers for upcoming shifts!

⭐ Current Openings:

📅 Friday, 5/29
• 4:45-8:15pm — Grill Volunteer

📅 Saturday, 5/30
(T-Ball = easy shift, no grill!)
• 9:15am-12:15pm — Optimist Lead + General Volunteer
• 12:15-3:15pm — Optimist Lead + Grill Volunteer

📅 Tuesday, 6/2
• 4:45-7:45pm — Optimist Lead + Grill Volunteer
• 7:15-10:15pm — Optimist Lead + Grill Volunteer + General Volunteer

📅 Saturday, 6/6
(T-Ball = easy shift, no grill!)
• 9:15am-12:15pm — Optimist Lead + General Volunteer

If you can spare a few hours, we’d greatly appreciate the help! Thank you for supporting our youth and community! ❤️

Sign up here: https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C0944ABAF23A7FBC43-63252089-2026?useFullSite=false

05/25/2026

Come out and support our athletes this week as we kick off the start of summer at the ball fields! 🎉

Don’t forget to grab something from the concession stand — every purchase helps the Optimist Club continue supporting youth programs in our community. 🦅

If you’re available to help, we need volunteers for the concession stand for every day this week except Wednesday. Sign up here 👉🏻 https://tinyurl.com/bd283mx4

05/25/2026

Today we remember and honor those who gave their lives for our country. All across Iowa, clubs are fulfilling the promise to remember through their Flag Projects, where thousands of American Flags will wave proudly honoring those that served and serve. 🇺🇸❤️💙🤍

05/24/2026

Members of the Underwood Optimist Club had the honor of touring The Wall That Heals on Saturday morning. The tour guides shared many powerful stories and facts about the Vietnam War, including how many Vietnam veterans did not receive the recognition and appreciation they deserved when they returned home.

We learned that the names on the Wall are listed in chronological order based on when each service member passed during the war. Our guides also shared touching stories submitted by family members of some of the soldiers remembered on the Wall.

One especially meaningful part of the display is the truck that transports The Wall That Heals across the country, featuring photos and history that help tell the story of the Vietnam War and those who served.

There will be a playing of Taps on Sunday evening at 8:30 PM, along with a Memorial Day Closing Ceremony on Monday at 1:15 PM. The Wall will begin being taken down at 2:00 PM on Monday, and volunteers are welcome to help.

As we head into Memorial Day, we encourage everyone to take time to visit this moving tribute, reflect, and remember the sacrifices made by so many for our freedom.

05/22/2026

As we head into Memorial Day weekend, the UHS JOI Club and Underwood Optimist Club would like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to all 176 subscribers of the Avenue of Flags program! 🇺🇸

Because of your support, our community can proudly display the American flag throughout the summer while honoring the men and women who have served and sacrificed for our country.

We are grateful for a community that continues to show such strong patriotism and support for our youth organizations. Wishing everyone a safe and meaningful Memorial Day weekend as we remember those who gave all for our freedoms. ❤️🤍

05/20/2026

Reminder: There will be no Optimist Club meeting this Saturday, May 23, as many of our members will be attending the tour of The Wall That Heals. 🇺🇸

For those attending the tour:
• Please meet in the parking lot behind the high school (not the main parking lot)
• Arrival time is 8:45 AM
• Wear your Optimist Club t-shirts if possible

If you have any questions or additions before Saturday, please contact Marie Evers at 712-314-8026.

This Memorial Day weekend, an unforgettable traveling memorial is coming to Pottawattamie County—offering our community a powerful space to reflect, remember, and honor. The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be on display at L...