CLUB FITNESS

JOHN HUOTARI

​John and his wife Rachel met while attending Montana State University in Bozeman.  Go Bobcats!  They have two boys who are both currently attending the school; Ben is a senior studying computer science and Matt is a sophomore studying financial engineering.  

John has been a member of the Uptown Optimist Club of Great Falls Montana since 2008.  What initially attracted him to the club was the fact that it raised money for such a worthy cause by truly working for the money.  The main fundraiser for Uptown was and still is parking lot striping - an equipment and labor intensive operation through which businesses pay the club to paint the lines and symbols in their parking lots.

John is very active in the club, primarily in the striping program and in the setup and operation of the Club's Christmas tree lot.  He was president of the Club in the 2014-2015 year and was awarded Life Membership by the club in 2015.  Uptown is also where John and Rachel have encountered most of their close friends

He has served the district twice as the District Secretary Treasurer, performing the duties for Centennial Distinguished governor Eric Christian in 2018-2019 and Distinguished governor Ed Hoem in 2022-2023.
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2025 - 2026 - CLUB FITNESS - John Huotari
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OPTIMIST ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • CLUB PRESIDENT - 2015
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  • DISTRICT SEC/TREAS-2019, 2023
  • DISTRICT CLUB FITNESS-2025, 2026

  • AWARDS-PRESIDENT CITATION - OUTSTANDING MEMBERSHIP RECOGNITION - 2014
  • AWARDS-HONOR CLUB CITATION-PRESIDENT - 2015
  • AWARDS - LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP - 2015
  • AWARDS-1 MEMBER SPONSORSHIP PIN - 2019
  • AWARDS-DISTRICT DISTINGUISHED SEC/TREAS-2019, 2023