With special guidance and support from a sponsoring Optimist Club and/or Club Advisor, your Club completes fun projects and activities to improve the community and better the lives of its residents. As soon as you’re a Member, you’ll also have opportunities to polish your leadership skills, manage money and practice good citizenship. These “hands-on” experiences will help you prepare for college and adulthood!

Junior Optimist International is the umbrella organization that links your Club to others throughout North America! Much like Optimist International, Junior Optimist is governed by an International Board of Directors as well as by District Officers. Each year, Club Members attend District and International Conventions to elect their peers to fill these important offices.

The possibilities are endless! Every Club is challenged to study the needs within its community. Your Club may choose to complete environmental projects, visit the elderly, participate in Special Olympics, serve food in shelters or baby-sit for single parents. You may even choose to hold fundraisers to benefit your school, UNICEF, Juvenile Diabetes, the Optimist International Childhood Cancer Campaign or other local charities.

The possibilities are endless! Every Club is challenged to study the needs within its community. Your Club may choose to complete environmental projects, visit the elderly, serve food in shelters or baby-sit for single parents. You may even choose to hold fundraisers to benefit your school, UNICEF, Juvenile Diabetes, the Optimist International Childhood Cancer Campaign or other local charities.