News Release

WARSAW — Chris Plack has been installed as the 64th president of the Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club.

Plack, along with other officers, was sworn in Wednesday evening, Sept. 28, before a welcoming crowd of members and guests who also celebrated the achievements of outgoing President Jim Smith.

Chris Plack

Plack, a native of Anchorage, Alaska, moved to Warsaw in 2008 to pursue a relationship with his long-time pen pal, Jamie “Teel” Plack. They two have been married for 13 years and are the parents of twins, Sullivan and Charlotte.

Plack joined the Optimists in 2019 while running unsuccessfully for Warsaw City Council in 2019. As Plack puts it: “Some folks join our club in order to one day run for office; I ran for office so I could join this club.”

Established in 1958, WBOC is reportedly the 6th largest chapter in the United States and supports the success of youth in Kosciusko County by funding projects and programs such as Launchpad, Big Brothers Big Sisters and many others.

Plack ended the evening by casting vision for the club’s future as one “based on the established legacy of giving while striving for even greater achievements for our future.” Plack said his goal is for every cent given to organizations this coming year to be “active dollars” designed to have an immediate impact on the lives of youth in the county.

“There are tough times ahead for families and children in our community and we [WBOC] are in a unique and privileged opportunity to leverage our dollars and influence to help those that need it the most, the children of our county. I’m blessed to be in this position and will give this everything I have.”