Volunteer

Are you interested in joining our team so that you can Bring Out the Best in youth, in your community and in yourself? For more information.

Membership Invitation (application)

Membership Brochure

Mission, Vision & Purposes

Mission: By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in youth, our communities and ourselves.

Vision: Optimist International will be recognized worldwide as the premier volunteer organization that values all children and helps them develop to their full potential.

Purposes: To develop optimism as a philosophy of life utilizing the tenets of the Optimist Creed; to promote an active interest in good government and civic affairs; to inspire respect for the law; to promote patriotism and work for international accord and friendship among all people; to aid and encourage the development of youth, in the belief that the giving of one’s self in service to others will advance the well-being of humankind, community life and the world.

Optimist Creed

Optimist International Foundations

Optimist International Foundation

Canadian Children’s Optimist Foundation

For Members and individuals who live in the United States, Caribbean and other nations.

For Members and individuals who live in Canada

Choose Optimism Podcast

Learn how the live an Optimistic life with Optimist International. Optimist International is an International Service club with the Mission of Bringing out the Best in Youth, Ourselves and our Communities

Optimists at a Glance