March 25, 2010

Optimist Clubs help others succeed through outreach

Optimist Clubs do a lot of outreach.  Some might call their involvement with community service projects other than their own sponsorship or partnership, but when I saw the Garner, North Carolina Optimist Club website using the term outreach to write about the organizations they regularly engage with, I thought, what a great way to express what we do.  Outreach is the act of extending or connecting the goals and purposes of one group to another in order to reach a wider population. 
Does your club reach out and help others by providing volunteers, time or support?   The Garner Optimist Club has identified their 2010 outreach activities to be:
  • Relay for Life
  • Camp Invention
  • Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina
  • Camp Rainbow
  • Garner Police Department
For their own projects, the Garner Optimist Club manages a clubhouse, sponsors the Optimist Interntional Oratorical and Essay Contests and coordinates baseball, basketball and golf programs for children.  They conduct four fund raisers to help them accomplish their goals. 

Outreach.  Does your club actively help others accomplish their goals?  You may already practice outreach.  Please tell us about it.

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