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WELCOME TO OUR WEB HOME!

The Downtown Optimists invite you to visit us and learn more about our civic club. We have been bringing out the best in kids since 1936!

We meet on Mondays at noon at the Boone Tavern: $7 for salad and $9 for a full meal.

Hope you can join us!

Sincerely,
Christine White
President


Upcoming Events

Learn more about some of of our upcoming events. Take a look at the Youth Programs page for an overview of many of our projects/events.

Internet -- Child Safety

Downtown Optimist Club Bike Safety Event
The Bike Safety Event will be from 10:00am-12 noon, May 16th at the Shelter Insurance main office on Broadway. Volunteers are needed before (8:30am) during the event and afterwards to help pickup. Please contact Jay Creasy (benchmarkj@hotmail.com) for more information and to volunteer.

Optimist International Junior Golf
East Missouri District is sponsoring two youth golf tournaments: 10-13 year old tournament on June 9 in Ballwin, MO and 14-18 year old in O'Fallon, MO on June 24. Registration forms are attached below. For more information, please contact Carl Scott at (573)876-0950.

Register for the 10-13 year old or the 14-18 year old tournament.

Mid Missouri Soap Box Derby
Race Day is set for Sunday, June 14th., 8:00am - 5:00pm. Rain Date is Sunday, June 21st.
The starting Line is at 7th & Broadway... Grab your lawnchair and come on down!

Building Blocks for the Future
Thank you to all who participated in this wonderful event. With your support, we raised over $18,000. We could not have done it without you.