Many Optimist Club are preparing for or holding the Annual Optimist Oratorical Contest. Some clubs. like the Optimist Club of Oshkosh, Wisconsin are successful in finding lots of contestants. Others struggle to get the word out. I often wonder with at least 48 scholarships of $2,500 given away each year, why it would be so difficult and the answer always comes back to communication.
Like individuals, some clubs are just better communicators than others. Some people just know more children or have better access to those who influence children. So my suggestion is to talk and write about the opportunities offered by Optimist Clubs as often as possible.
We can submit press releases, but then we are at the mercy of a news reporter, an editor and space. So I am encouraging everyone to begin their own Optimist Club blog. Click on the link at the top of the page and start yours today. It's free, it's easy and it's connected.
When you are done creating and writing your first post, be sure to add your comment here with a link to your new site. Let's see if we can get ten new blogs by April 1. Are you ready? Just do it!
