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The Optimist Difference - A Way Of Life

Meeting the needs of young people in communities worldwide, Optimist Clubs have been "Bringing Out the Best in Kids" since 1919. Optimist Clubs conduct positive service projects aimed at providing a helping hand to youth. Club Members are best known in their communities for their upbeat attitudes. By believing in young people and empowering them to be the best they can, Optimist volunteers continually make this world a better place to live. There are 105,000 individual Members who belong to more than 3,200 autonomous Clubs. Optimists conduct 65,000 service projects each year, serving six million young people. Optimists also spend $78 million on their communities annually.

What differentiates Optimist Clubs from any other volunteer opportunity is simple -- Optimism. And Optimists take their upbeat approach and work every day to make a difference for themselves and for the people around them. Optimists are people who believe that through positive action in their communities they can create a better tomorrow. Their mission is threefold:

An Optimistic Attitude

• Optimists believe that a positive approach can make all the difference in the world. Through hands-on community and youth programs, Optimists brighten spirits and create hope and confidence in the future. The Optimist Creed provides proof of the Optimists' philosophy

Youth & Community Service

• Along with the Optimists' motto, "Bringing out the best in kid's," comes the commitment to help, educate, inspire, and believe in tomorrow's future--our young people. Optimists believe that by investing in youth, we can ensure a better tomorrow.

Personal Development

• Optimist Club members receive as much as they give. Optimists have endless opportunities to gain leadership experience and to grow personally and professionally. Optimists value the social and business relationships they develop with individuals from a cross section of their community.

Optimist International is one of the largest and most active service club organizations in the world. It is comprised of more than 115,000 volunteer members in 3,200 Optimist Clubs. With the motto, "BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN KIDS," the Optimist members conduct positive community and youth service programs which reach in excess of six million young people each year.

Upcoming Events

19th Annual
Golf Tournament
August 27, 2007
Rio Hondo
Country Club

Cerritos Optimist Club - City of Cerritos - California - USA