Mission: By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in kids!
Welcome to the TWIN CITY AREA OPTIMIST CLUB volunteer organization
Bringing Out the Best in Kids!
Here are some reasons to join our Optimist Club
Congratulations to our 2020-2021 Oratorical Contest Winner Lindsey Darian! Lindsey is a Freshman at Hillsboro High School. She plays the clarinet and just recently started public speaking class in school. She enjoys gardening and loves animals. Lindsey plans on a career as a medic.
Lindsey won a $500 cash prize along with a certificate and medal. She advanced to our East Missouri Optimist Region
OLIVIA DRINEN TAKES 2ND PLACE AT THE
EAST MISSOURI DISTRICT ORATORICAL CONTEST, WHERE SHE WON A $2,000 SCHOLARSHIP! Prior to that she took Second Place in our club 2020-2021 Oratorical Contest, where she won a $350 cash prize along with a certificate and medal and advanced to the East Missouri Optimist Regional Contest, where she won 2nd place!
Olivia is a 7th grade student at Senn Thomas Mid
First Place Winner in our 2020-2021 Essay Contest was Justice Lutes, from Jefferson R-7 High School! She advanced to the District competition.
2nd place winner in our 2020-2021 Essay Contest was Alyssa Vincent. Alyssa is from Jefferson R-7 High School.
About Us
How We're Helping
We are a community-based, volunteer organization, associated with Optimist International, focused on helping meet the needs of young people. Our volunteers conduct positive service projects aimed at providing a helping hand to youth. Our club also has fundraisers to help us achieve our goals. All funds raised stay right here in the southern Jefferson County area.
Get Involved
Are you passionate about what we're doing? Let us know! We are a volunteer organization hoping to make our vision a reality. We'll help you find volunteer opportunities that best suit you. We're excited to have you join the team!
Thank You
Whether you help through monetary donations, volunteering your time, or spreading our mission through word-of-mouth, thank you. We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you.
Want to donate? Use Venmo @TC-Optimist or send a check payable to Twin City Area Optimist Club, P.O. Box 475, Festus, MO 63028. Need a tax letter? Contact us using the form below.
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Thank You Sponsors
We are so appreciative of our local sponsors who donate to our club year after year. Their generosity helps us continue to serve the kids in Jefferson County, bring out the best in our youth, our community, and ourselves.
Big News
You Can Now Use the LMS for free!
The launch of the new Learning Management System was a big step forward for Optimist International to improve the way we provide training materials to Clubs. There are numerous webinar videos, explanations of the various programs sponsored by Optimist International, Getting Started with Instagram, and more! You may access the LMS and registration at optimist.org
The cost for most members is only $6 and the wealth of information available is well worth it.
Each Club has four FREE licenses to the system. These licenses are reserved for the Club President, Club President-Elect, Club Secretary Treasurer, and Club Foundation Representative (this will be updated every year for the new person in each role).
Click on the link below to download the registration instructions.
[Please note the Twin City Area Optimist Club will pay for member registrations. Just submit your receipt for reimbursement.]