What is Optimist International?

Optimist International is one of the largest and most active service-club organizations. It acts as a “clearing house” of ideas and development tools that can be drawn upon by any Optimist Club when needed.

• Membership: 114,000 (7/31/02)
• Total Clubs: 3,500 (7/31/02)
• First Club: Buffalo, New York, 1911
• O.I. Founded: June 19, 1919
• 6,000,000 young people served each year.
• 65,000 service projects conducted annually.
• $78,000,000 spent annually on community service projects.

More information is available at the Optimist International website at http://www.optimist.org or at the Optimist Arizona Regional website at http://www.azoptimist.org