Dear Optimist Club Presidents, 

The time is Now — to focus your club to finish the year strong! Let’s work together to bring our great organization out of the red, into an upward trajectory! Together we can do this! Let’s strive to have the most Honor and Distinguished Clubs on record for 2024-25! I believe in you, you’ve got this!

• Recognition – You received the current OI Recognition program, ICD-135 (lists requirements for Honor and Distinguished Clubs) in the last President to President on February 20. I have attached an Honor Club tracking form to this message that may help you track your progress.

• Optimist Institute Club Officer Training – The 2024-25 Officer Training modules will close on March 31; they will not be available beyond that date. Completion of the club officer training modules are one of the requirements for club and district recognition. Please make sure that your club officers have completed their training.

• The SS Optimism Cruise, our 2024-25 Growth Incentive – Clubs can opt-in at any time! Please share with your club leaders. To Opt-In: https://forms.office.com/r/hFR8hXT0qh

• Optimist International Leadership Development Committee Presents: Leadership Skills to Inspire & Motivate Teams, Monday, March 10, 2025: Registration Link: https://optimist-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sdu6sqjstHNzmq_TEF_-jQhpPVhcZm1In#/registration

• OI Convention – Registration and room booking are open: Convention Website – The International Convention is in St. Louis, Missouri, June 29-July 3, 2025.                                                                             

Yours in Optimism,



Jan Oord Graves, President

Optimist International