2024 - 2025 Alberta, Montana, Saskatchewan & Northern Wyoming
  • WELCOME
    • Governor's Mother's Day Message
    • Governor's Spring Message 2025
    • Governor's Chrstmas Message 2024
    • OPTIMIST DAY
    • CALENDAR OF EVENTS
    • OPTIMIST CREED & MISSION
    • Optimist International President - Janet D Oord Graves
    • GREAT PLAINS VICE PRESIDENT - Jodi Arriola
  • DISTRICT INFO
    • DISTRICT 13 POLICIES
    • DISTRICT THEME
    • MISSION & VISION STATMENTS
    • DISTRICT GOALS- 2024-25
    • 2024-2025 GROWTH TEAM >
      • DISTRICT EXECUTIVE >
        • GOVERNOR - Dwight Phillips
        • DST - Brian Wallace
        • GOVERNOR ELECT -Marilyn Bushell
      • LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS >
        • LG ZONE - Shelby Kuenning
        • LG ZONE 3 - Heather Osborne
        • LG ZONE 4 - James Hauber
        • LG ZONE 5 - Bill Dick
        • LG ZONE 6 -Bob Matthews
        • LG ZONE 7 -Stephanie Card
        • LG ZONE 8 -Blake Brownridge
        • LG ZONE 9 - Carol Neutgens
      • 2024-2025 GROWTH TEAM >
        • NEW CLUB BUILDING - Michelle Cromier
        • LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT-Brent Card
        • MEMBERSHIP - John McFerran
        • MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT - Amy Giroux
        • CLUB FITNESS - John Huotari
      • DISTRICT YOUTH PROGRAM TEAM >
        • Essay Contest Charlotte Harris
        • ORATORICAL CHAIR - Gail Strever
        • CCDHH CHAIR - Wendy Skoretz
        • Jr. Golf - Jay Strever
        • U-18 CURLING -Marilyn Bushell
        • JOI - Nikki McFerran
      • DISTRICT SERVICE TEAM >
        • /INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADOR - Roger Gravgaard
        • CANDIDATE QUALIFICATION - Ed Hoem
        • CHILDHOOD HEALTH & WELLNESS-Tammy Bischler
        • PGI / PDP - Eleanor Matice
        • PROTOOCOL - Jasmine Card
        • CCOF Representative - Tim Bell
        • OIF Susan Robbennolt
        • COMMUNICATION -Bill Campbell
        • WEBMASTER/SOCIAL MEDIA-De Matthews
        • OPTOMIST SUPPLY (CANADA)- Vande Vezina
        • OI SUPPLIES (US)) -Loran Salsbury
        • CONVENTION CHAIR - TREVOR ADAIR
    • District Meetings
    • INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
    • District Directory
    • Past District Governors & Sec/Treas
    • History of Optimist International
    • In Memorium >
      • 2024 - 2025 In Memoriam >
        • Arnold Seida
        • Patrick "Duane" Kelly
        • Robin Elizabeth Morris
        • Heather Colleen Kohlman
      • 2023 - 2024 In Memoriam >
        • Ira M. Kaufman
        • Susan Davis
        • Roger Owen Williams
      • 2022-2023 In Memoriam >
        • Jim Harmen
        • Richard "Rick" Folk
        • Raymond Duck
        • Lila "Mae" Weis
        • Diane Swiatek
        • George Louis Campanella
        • Raymond James Preston
        • George Alexander (Sandy) Morrice
        • RAYMOND ARTHUR WILLIAMS
        • Elmer E. Richey
        • Norman Lloyd Cooper
        • Douglas Wilfred Hilts
      • 2021-2022 In Memoriam >
        • Fred Podovinnikoff
        • James Sax Memorial
        • Elsie Hanson
        • Kenneth Lunn
    • PICTURES >
      • 2nd quarter board meeting
      • DST TIES THE KNOW - July 28, 2024
      • 2nd Quarter Mtg. 2024
      • Saskatoon Hub City Optimist Club Induction
      • Billings Induction Ceremony
      • Convention 2023
      • 2022 - 23 - 3rd QUARTER MEETING PICTURES
      • 2022 - 23 - 2nd QUARTER MEETING PICTURES
      • Caribbean Optimist Club of Edmonton 1st Anniversary
      • 2022 - 23 - 1st QUARTER MEETING PICTURES
      • 2022 Optimist International Convention
      • 2021-22 CONVENTION PICTURES
      • 2021 PUMPKIN CHUNKIN
      • Zone 5 - Making A Boy's Dream a Reality
      • Lockwood Optimist Club Barrell Trains in the2022 St. Patrick's Day Parade - Billings, Montana
      • 3rd Quarter District Meeting Photos
  • CLUB INFORMATION
    • Find a Club >
      • Zone 1 -WESTERN MONTANA
      • Zone 3 - CENTRAL ALBERTA
      • Zone 4 -SOUTH EAST MONTANA
      • Zone 5 - ALBERTA CAPITAL REGION
      • Zone 6 - SOUTHERN ALBERTA
      • Zone 7 - NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
      • Zone 8 - SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
      • Zone 9 - CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN AND NORTHERN MONTANA
    • Build a New Club
    • NOW - New Optimists Welcome
    • Member Recruitment & Retention
    • WOW - Welcome Optimists Worldwide - "WOW"
    • How a Club Operates
    • Common Questions
    • JOI Clubs
    • For Our Members >
      • ABOUT OPTIMISM
      • C.A.R.E. Program
      • PROTOCOL - Club
      • PROTOCOL - District
      • TRACKING FORMS FOR CLUB PRESIDENTS AND GOVERNORS >
        • CLUB OFFICER ELECT FORM
        • CLUB ROSTER ADJUSTMENT
        • HONOR CLUB TRACKING FORM
        • HONOR DISTRICT TRACKING FORM
      • INSURANCE
      • MEDIA RELEASE
      • PGI - Personal Growth & Involvement - PGI
      • PDP - Professional Development Program
      • OI DUES AND FEES STRUCTURE 2024-2025
      • APPROVED TRAVEL DISTANCE CHARTS
  • OPTIMIST SCHOLARSHIPS
    • O I YOUTH CONTESTS 2023 - 2024
    • ESSAY CONTEST
    • ORATORICAL CONTEST >
      • 2024 ORATORICAL WINNERS
    • CCDHH - Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • OI ARTS PROGRAM
    • OPTIMIST PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
    • VISUAL ARTS COMPETITION
    • KALEIDOSCOPE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS
  • YOUTH PROGRAMS
    • CHILDHOOD HEALTH & WELLNESS
    • JUNIOR GOLF
    • U-18 CURLING
    • CHILDHOOD CANCER CAMPAIGN
    • YOUTH SAFETY
    • YOUTH APPRECIATION
    • KIDS SPEAK OUT
    • RESPECT FOR THE LAW
    • TRI - STAR SPORTS
    • INTERNET SAFETY
    • FUN IN THE PARK
    • CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT
  • WEBSITE / FACEBOOK LINKS
  • Privacy
  • Copyright
  • Optimist Creed
  • MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT - New Member Guide
  • 3rd Quarter Registration Form
ZONE 1  -  WESTERN MONTANA
                  GREAT FALLS                             Wednesday, Noon                               Holiday Inn
                  GREAT FALLS-UPTOWN            Thursday's @ 6:30 p.m.                      Pit Stop
                  HAVRE                                         1st & 3rd Tuesdays @ Noon               Pizza Pro
                  HELENA                                       Wednesday, Noon                              Overland Express Restaurant
                  HELENA CAPITAL CITY              Tuesdays @ Noon                              Muni's Sports Grill
                  BLACKFOOT VALLEY                 TBA                                                      Lambkins
FOR MORE INFORMATIONCONTACT SHelby
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MORE LINKS
  • Optimist International (OI)
  •  OI Foundation
  •  ​​CCO Foundation

How Optimists Clubs Affect Our Communities

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Optimist clubs run many youth oriented community service projects and Optimist International Youth Programs. Many of those projects and programs focus on youth safety including internet safety, sports and fitness, fighting childhood cancer, and helping those youth and families who are in need.

Optimist Clubs are autonomous, self-governed, community-based service organizations that raise their own funds and decide how to spend that money to support the youth in their own community. Clubs can design their own projects, sponsor other youth oriented organizations or programs, or run any of the Optimist International sanctioned youth programs.


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Optimist clubs are famous across North America for hosting education scholarship competitions. There are annual essay writing contests for high school students, public speaking (oratorical)  contests for junior high school students and sign language based (communication contest for the deaf and hard of hearing) oratorical contest for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. AMS&NW District awards $2,500 scholarships to the winners of the annual District contests.

If you would like to become an Optimist, I encourage you to contact the ​Club President of the Optimist Club nearest to you. If you would like to build an Optimist Club in your Community, please complete the "Contact Me" form below. We even have OptImist Clubs 4 Kids where the youth organize and run their own fund raising and community service projects. 
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