New Clubs Built in 2023-2024

March 2024
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
JUDKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (A2244) Pacific Southwest Five Cities - Grover Beach, Ca (14947)
03/12/2024 JOI - Junior
Diamniadio Optimist Club (90108) Not In District Optimist Club Tema District, Ghana (90093)
Gretna-West Bank, La (39140)
Gretna-West Bank, La (39140)
03/12/2024 Emmanuel K Dogbe
OI - Club
OPTIMIST CLUB OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY BACK COUNTRY (41675) California South Bonita, Ca (41007)
03/17/2024 Ava Mead
OI - Club
JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB OF MIAMI LAKES (B2459) South Florida Miami Lakes, Fl (61280)
03/18/2024 JOI - Octagon
OLYMPIAN JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (B2460) California South Bonita, Ca (41007)
03/20/2024 JOI - Octagon
GATEWAY TORCH JOI CLUB (B2461) Colorado - Wyoming Gateway-Aurora/Denver, Co (25053)
03/21/2024 JOI - Octagon
 

April 2024
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
Optimist Club Of Brant (46962) Midwestern Ontario Cambridge Southwest, On (46012)
04/06/2024 Jim Pipe
OI - Club
Wright County Optimist Club (35238) Dakotas - Manitoba - Minnesota Roseville Area Optimist Club, MN (35232)
St Paul, Mn (35140)
04/08/2024 Terry K Gorman
Donald Salverda
Charles F Gitzen
Dave Webb
OI - Club
Optimist Club Of Tortola-SIXTH DISTRICT (78664) Caribbean Kingston, Ja (78223)
George Town, Grand Cayman (78572)
04/19/2024 Marquese Maduro
Dorinda Hamm
OI - Club
Global Young Adult Optimist Club (90110) Not In District Oakville, On (47155)
Lincoln, On (47115)
04/21/2024 Fatima Zaidi
OI - Club
JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB OF EPS, KATHMANDU (B2462) Asia Optimist Club Of Bagmati, Nepal (90050)
04/23/2024 JOI - Octagon
LUMINARY JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (B2463) Asia Laliguransh Optimist Club, Kathmandu (82038)
04/23/2024 JOI - Octagon
THOMAS JEFFERSON JOI CLUB (B2464) Iowa Council Bluffs, Ia (40035)
04/24/2024 JOI - Octagon
ABRAHAM LINCOLN JOI CLUB (B2465) Iowa Council Bluffs, Ia (40035)
04/24/2024 JOI - Octagon
1828 BOXER BOTS JOI (B2466) Arizona Heat, Az (31172)
04/25/2024 JOI - Octagon
BARDSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (B2467) Kentucky - West Virginia Bardstown, Ky (03005)
04/29/2024 JOI - Octagon
Optimist Club Of Gandaki, Pokhara (82043) Asia Optimist Club Of Bagmati, Nepal (90050)
St Cloud, Mn (35131)
St Cloud, Mn (35131)
04/29/2024 Sandhya Rijal
OI - Club
 

May 2024
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
JOI CLUB OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (B2468) Pacific Central South Lake Tahoe, Ca (20425)
05/01/2024 JOI - Octagon
Optimist Club Of Dhaka Savar (90111) Not In District Kathmandu City Optimist Club (82036)
Tucson-Pueblo, Az (31092)
Tucson-Pueblo, Az (31092)
Kathmandu City Optimist Club (82036)
05/03/2024 Puspa R Bhattarai
Prakash Ghimire
OI - Club
OPTIMIST CLUB OF LUMBINI (82044) Asia Optimist Club Of Nawalparasi, Nepal (90043)
Northeast Arkansas Optimist Club (34156)
05/06/2024 Shyam K Basyal
Prakash Ghimire
OI - Club
Optimist Club Of Janakpurdham (82047) Asia Optimist Club Of Nawalparasi, Nepal (90043)
Leadership North Las Vegas, Nv (15007)
Leadership North Las Vegas, Nv (15007)
05/17/2024 Prakash Ghimire
Binod Basnet
Shyam K Basyal
Pravin Shah
OI - Club
Optimist Club Of Kalikot (82046) Asia Optimist Club Of Nawalparasi, Nepal (90043)
Northeast Jackson County, Fl (60700)
Northeast Jackson County, Fl (60700)
05/30/2024 Shyam K Basyal
Prakash Ghimire
Rishishwor Thapaliya
Anil B Shahi
OI - Club
 

June 2024
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
Optimist Club Of Jhapa (82045) Asia Optimist Club Of Gandaki, Pokhara (82043)
Fort Smith, Ar (34025)
Fort Smith, Ar (34025)
06/07/2024 Sangeeta Poudel
Shyam K Basyal
Prakash Ghimire
Pashupati Sharma Mr
OI - Club
Weaubleau-Collins Optimist Club (36645) West Missouri Osceola, Mo (36008)
06/11/2024 Eric Brockus
Curtis Colby
OI - Club
OPTIMIST CLUB OF OXFORD COUNTY (46963) Midwestern Ontario London-Carling Heights, On (46041)
06/11/2024 Maidy Keir
Barbara Ayres
OI - Club
Romeo Area Optimist Club (17578) Michigan Central Macomb, Mi (17504)
Clarkston Area Optimist Club, MI (17050)
06/12/2024 Debra Berry
Richard Paul
Leesa Paul
David Putt
OI - Club
Optimist Club Of Chhattisgarh, India (90112) Not In District Kathmandu City Optimist Club (82036)
Brew City Optimist Club (09938)
Brew City Optimist Club (09938)
Kathmandu City Optimist Club (82036)
06/15/2024 Puspa R Bhattarai
OI - Club
 

July 2024
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
HABERSHAM COUNTY (21638) GATEway Cleveland-White County, Ga (21306)
07/13/2024 Wanda Obermeier
Dale Obermeier
OI - Club
Optimist Club Of Dairy Entrepreneurs, Kathmandu (82048) Asia Lalitpur Optimist Club (82020)
Highland, Il (12180)
Highland, Il (12180)
07/18/2024 Prakash Ghimire
Pratap B Thapa
Arun R Pandey
Prahlad Dahal Mr
OI - Club
VIRTUAL BARDSTOWN OPTIMIST CLUB (03451) Kentucky - West Virginia Bardstown, Ky (03005)
BLUEGRASS OPTIMST CLUB, KENTUCKY (03444)
07/29/2024 Jean Smith
Edwin R Smith
Roland E Williams
OI - Club
TWIN OAKS JR OPTIMIST CLUB (A2245) Dakotas - Manitoba - Minnesota Prior Lake-Savage, MN (35124)
07/31/2024 JOI - Junior
 

August 2024
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
Optimist Club Of Birtamod (82049) Asia Kathmandu City Optimist Club (82036)
Hanover, Va (16001)
Hanover, Va (16001)
08/07/2024 Puspa R Bhattarai
Rama N Bhattarai
Dharmendra Bhattarai
Durga Parsad Thapaliya
OI - Club
OPTIMIST CLUB BELIZE DIASPORA (90113) Not In District Optimist Club 501 Belize (90089)
08/07/2024 Bernard Panton Jr.
OI - Club
SNIPS DESIGNS JOI CLUB (A2246) Alabama - Mississippi Selma, Al (29291)
08/24/2024 JOI - Junior
Optimist Club Of Koshi (82050) Asia Kathmandu City Optimist Club (82036)
Ft Smallwood, Md (33088)
Ft Smallwood, Md (33088)
08/28/2024 Prakash Ghimire
Puspa R Bhattarai
Bhakti Prasad Bhattarai
OI - Club
BLACKFORD COUNTY OPTIMIST (04613) Indiana North West Jay, In (04581)
08/29/2024 Sandra Doyle
Sandy Rogers
OI - Club
 

legend:
OI: Optimist International
JOI: Junior Optimist International