Optimist Club refurbishes pool in Waxahachie

It began with a community effort in 1950, so it makes sense that it would be refurbished with a community effort in 2009. What is it? The Optimist Pool in Waxahachie, TX. The pool is being renovated with help from the Optimist Club, local contractors and the Waxahachie Foundation. The pool will reopen to the community on June 6.

Do you have to be an Optimist to chill out at the Waxahachie Optimist Pool? Of course not! The pool is open to the community. After all, the primary purpose of an Optimist Clubs is to help all children.

Optimist Club offers cash reward for new ideas

Here is a great way to help young people bring a charitable idea to fruition. The Optimist Club of Anguilla, B.W.I. is inviting persons between 13 and 30 years of age to apply for a Youth in the Community award.

The goal of the award is to recognize young people who are currently working on projects that benefit the youth of Anguilla. The projects must directly benefit the youth of Anguilla, be ongoing, be not-for-profit and have a social, educational, or sportsman benefit for youth.

Recipients will receive a weekend getaway as a personal reward and a monetary award that must be used for the project. What a great way to recognize new thinkers and doers.

More Respect for Law activities by Optimist Clubs

More and more Optimist Clubs are celebrating Respect for Law this month. Some of the honors include:

Optimist Club of Moberly, MO honor four outstanding officers.
Optimist Club of Lebanon, OH names officer of the year.
The Breakfast Optimist Club of Clay County, IN sponsors ISP camp for children.
Optimist Club of Salisbury, NC honors officer of the year.
Optimist Club of Chattanooga, TN names captain of Sheriff's Dept. with Respect for Law honor.

Optimist Clubs join with Kiwanis for bike fair

Children in Billings, MT enjoyed a bike fair over the weekend courtesy of the Billings Kiwanis, Magic City and Riverside Optimist Clubs during the eleventh annual youth bicycle rodeo.

Children were fitted for bicycle helmets, rode obstacle courses and learned safety tips from the Billings Police Department. According to the Montana CBS affiliate, kids rode their own bikes to the event and the Optimist Club made sure that those without bikes recieved a refurbished one to take home.

What a great collaborative effort by the service clubs!

Optimist Club recognizes accomplishments of young students

Let's hear a big, "Oh, yeah! This is what Optimist Clubs are all about." The Optimist Club of Del Mar/Solana Beach, CA is the most recent Optimist Club to recognize students for doing simply great things.

Eleven students in grades 1 to 6 were recognized for excellence in community service, art, humanities, courage, fellowship and service. Enjoy the full story about the Optimist Club of Del Mar/Solana Beach.