Clawson-Troy Optimist Club Wins As County Official Walks Away with 2013 Count Your Steps Title

On September 19, 2013, Oakland County Commissioners will present a $400 check to President Rocco Romano from the Clawson-Troy Optimist Club as a result of Commissioner Mike Bosnic winning the Third Annual “Commissioners Count Your Steps Charity Competition.”

This year’s challenge began among the following Commissioners: Mike Bosnic, John A. Scott, Phil Weipert and Board Vice Chairman Jeff Matis, who competed admirably. They each recorded their steps during Oakland County’s “Count Your Steps” Initiative, which were tracked with pedometers. For the charity challenge, they each pledged a $100 contribution to the charity of  choice for the Commissioner who logged the most steps.

Oakland County Commissioner Mike Bosnic won the challenge after recording 341,706 steps on his pedometer, Commissioner Philip J. Weipert recorded 304,531 steps, Commissioner John A. Scott accumulated 248,236 steps and Commissioner Jeff Matis came in fourth. Bosnic overcame a 10,000 step deficit to Commissioner Weipert entering the final week of the competition to earn back-to-back titles for a second consecutive year.

“Once again, I commend my colleagues on the Board for promoting fitness and generating funds for a worthy cause”, Commissioner Bosnic stated.

The Clawson-Troy Optimist Club will put 100% of the funds toward a scholarship for a worthy high school student. In the past two years, Bosnic has generated $900 in scholarship monies for the Club through his participation in the challenges.

Following in the tradition of his predecessor, Former Commissioner Chuck Palmer, who funded many scholarships for this group throughout the years, Bosnic expressed his commitment by stating, “I am happy to try to follow in his footsteps.”

For more information, call Oakland County Commissioner Mike Bosnic at 248-435-3509 or the Oakland County Board of Commissioners’-Liaison Julia Ruffin at 248-858-1092.