Pictured from left are Jim Kessler representing Hoops for Hope and Jeff Owens representing the Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club. (Photo provided)

WARSAW — The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club recently $584 to Hoops for Hope. Through various fundraising activities during the year, the Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club raises nearly $30,000 to donate to youth oriented activities.

The meets at 7 a.m. Wednesdays in the Shrine building at the Kosciusko County fairgrounds. The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club is the number one Optimist Club in the state of Indiana and number six in the world. Is is also the recipient of the 2013 Heart of Gold Award presented by the Kosciusko County Community Foundation.