TENTATIVE Agenda*

*Times and Activities may change as we get closer to the event

Thursday, May 15, 2025, via Zoom

7:00 – 8:00 PM – 3rd Quarter Executive Committee Meeting

• Registration Link

Friday, May 16, 2025, at SpringHill Suites-Saginaw

6:00 – 9:00 PM – Hospitality Room

Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Saginaw Valley State University

8:00 – 9:00 AM – Registration Check In

8:30 – 8:45 AM – Gather with Music & Coffee

8:45 – 10:30 AM – Morning Session

• Welcome
• Business Session

10:30 – 10:40 AM – District Essay Winners Recognition and Awards Presentation

10:40 – 11:00 AM – Finding Members Nemo Style – Membership Engagement

11:00 – 12:00 PM – Brainstorming Sessions (Round Table Discussions)

• JOI Club Development
• Club Level Essay Tutorial for 25/26 Year
• Club Level Oratorical Tutorial for 25/26 Year
• Optimist Working for Learning Success (OWLS)
• Michigan Optimist Leadership Academy (MIOLA)

12:00 – 1:00 PM – Lunch

Keynote Speaker: Dr. George Grant Jr., President of Saginaw Valley State University

1:00 – 3:30 PM – Afternoon Session

• District Oratorical Contest
• Panel Discussion
• Closing

4:00 – 5:00 PM – Fredrick Marshall Sculpture Exhibit (Free and optional)

A full, printable Agenda & Packet will be emailed to all registrants the week of the Gathering. 

Hotel Options:

SpringHill Suites Saginaw
5270 Cardinal Square Boulevard, Saginaw, Michigan, USA, 48604

**ROOMS IN SPRINGHILL ARE NOW FULL** Other Hotel options below:

Four Pointe

4960 Towne Centre Rd., Saginaw, MI 48604

989-790-5050

Holiday Inn Express & Suites

2501 Tittabawassee Road, Saginaw, MI, 48604

989-792-7500

Comfort Inn

5180 Cardinal Square Boulevard, Saginaw, MI, 48604
989-341-4500

Ramada

3325 Davenport Ave, Saginaw, MI 48602
989-793-7900

Quality Inn and Suite

2222 Tittabawassee, Saginaw, MI 48604
989-792-7666