Paul Budden, Amber Monroe, and Terri Ellis Hosting two exchange students was a challenging and rewarding experience for fellow Optimist Amber Monroe. Shortly after moving into a new home Amber saw a Nacel Open Door posting about hosting exchange students. She decided to do it and ended up hosting two 15 year old girls, Nadia from Spain and Mattie from Germany. Not having children of her own, she soon discovered it does take a village to raise a child. The very talented girls were very...

Robin Fatzinger 2026 Volunteer of the Year Robin Fatzinger was recognized as the Platteville Optimist Club Volunteer of the Year at the "Salute to Volunteers" during the Party in Park on July 23, 2026. Robin volunteers to help with many of our club activities. She serves as co-chair of the Community Service Committee. She organized the hot dog give-a-way for the Ribbon Cutting of the new Platteville Family Aquatic Center. Recently she was involved in getting donations and raffle basket...

The Platteville Optimist Club gave out cookies and milk at the Annual Chamber "Salute to Volunteers" during the Party in the Park held on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The milk was provided by Ernie Thalmann in memory of Dick, Mary Jo and Carol Loeffelholz. A big Thank You to Carley Borcherding, Linda Richardson, Ernie Thalmann, and Robin Fatzinger for working at the event. Congratulations Robin Fatzinger for being selected as the Platteville Optimist's Volunteer of the Year. Volunteers of the...