Optimist ClubsOptimist Clubs

““Bringing Out Bringing Out the Best in the Best in

Kids”Kids”

Optimist Clubs…Optimist Clubs… Have been Have been

"Bringing Out "Bringing Out the Best in Kids" the Best in Kids" since 1919. since 1919.

Conduct positive Conduct positive service projects service projects aimed at aimed at providing a providing a helping hand to helping hand to youth. youth.

Club members Club members are best known are best known in their in their communities for communities for their upbeat their upbeat attitudes. attitudes.

By believing in young people By believing in young people and empowering them to be and empowering them to be the best they can, Optimist the best they can, Optimist volunteers continually make volunteers continually make this world a better place to this world a better place to live. live.

Optimists conduct 65,000 Optimists conduct 65,000 service projects each year, service projects each year, serving six million young serving six million young people. people.

Youth Clubs

Childhood Cancer Campaign

Optimist International Junior Golf Championships

Essay Contest

Youth Appreciation Week

Tri-Star Sports Skills

…and many more created by local Clubs to meet the needs

of their communities!

Optimists valueOptimists value– LearningLearning– LeadershipLeadership– Excellence Excellence – and a sense of and a sense of

communitycommunity

Being an Optimist is something that anyone can do. Being an Optimist is something that anyone can do.

““You can dream, create the most You can dream, create the most beautiful place in the universe...but beautiful place in the universe...but it takes people to make that dream it takes people to make that dream a reality.” ---Walt Disneya reality.” ---Walt Disney

For more information on being a part of a local Optimist Club, contact….

at 1-800-500-8130 or at membership@optimist.org

Or contact PSWD Membership Chair, Jerry Tanimoto at

jerrytanimoto@sbcglobal.net for how to connect to an Optimist Club in your area