Fundraisers - big or small - not only help you accomplish your goals, they help create your Optimist Club's identity within your community. The
Middleton Area Optimist Club in Idaho, only three years old, has become known in their community and the
PNW Optimist District as the bingo club. Through monthly bingo games, they've raised enough money to host free movies in the park ( now at 10 shows and counting), be a major contributor to the fireworks display in their small town, and support the middle school athletic program at two school districts with tennis equipment. Additionally, they've started a Junior Optimist Club and collaborated with the Middleton Area Parks and Recreation District and the Middleton Fire District to perform a number of programs that needed volunteer participation to come to life.
But it's that
bingo fundraiser that the are most known for and that's okay with them because through bingo, the Optimist Club mobilizes other people's money to do more for the community.
In Jennings, Louisiana, another Optimist Club has become known for its major fundraiser and that's okay with them too. The
Optimist Club of Jennings, Inc. is the watermelon club. Throughout the summer, and especially over the 4th of July holiday, they sell watermelons, and few cantaloupe too, to help them fulfill the mission of bringing out the best in youth.
Does your Optimist Club have a fundraiser that makes them stand out from others in the community?
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But it's that bingo fundraiser that the are most known for and that's okay with them because through bingo, the Optimist Club mobilizes other people's money to do more for the community.
