District and Club Growth Recognition – Second Quarter 2026

Congratulations to all the Clubs and Districts that were in a Net+ position at the end of the second quarter, but first a brief word about how the growth calculations were made.


Step One – Identify the clubs and districts that are in a Net+ position at the end of the second quarter.


Step Two – Within that group, determine the number of new members added to each club and district during the second quarter.


Step Three – Divide the number of new members by the number of existing members at the beginning of the quarter and multiply by 100.


Step Four – Sort them from highest to lowest growth percentage and identify the top 10. It should be noted that deleted members were not considered for the growth recognition.


Please congratulate the following Districts and Clubs for their outstanding success in adding new members to their organizations during the second quarter of the 2025-2026 Optimist year and take the time to view the video interview of one Governor and one President who led the way in our organization. What they achieved, and how they achieved it may just be something that you can emulate at home. Congratulations to all the clubs and districts that added new members during the second three months of this Optimist year.



Your Club or District is not in a Net+ position, but you want to grow and be recognized? Don’t despair, because you are eligible for the new Back in Balance program that begins this month.

Top 10 Districts in Growth – Each District will receive a certificate of recognition and a digital badge that can be used in their marketing strategy.

Ranking

District

Governor

Governor

% Growth

1

Central Ontario

372

Larry Harper

34.13

2

District Est du Québec – Rive Nord (QUERN)

92

Marie Elen Plante

24.34

3

GATEway

308

Bob Pucket

22.61

4

District Est de l’Ontario (Eastern Ontario)

81

Marc Roy

21.6

5

Southwestern Ontario

347

Ritchie Stewart

20.95

6

QuebecDistrict Ouest du Québec (Quebec West)Central

104

Nicole Geoffroy

16.4

7

South Florida

118

Janet Dattilo

15.73

8

Maryland South Delaware

99

Pamela Bowman

14

9

North Carolina West

86

Betty Parker

13.94

10

District Est du Québec et Acadie (DEQU)

37

Dany Pelletier

12.63

Top 10 Clubs in Growth – Each Club will receive a certificate of recognition and a digital badge that can be used in their marketing strategy.

Ranking

Optimist Club of

District

President

# New Members

% Growth

1

Gamewell, NC

North Carolina West

Jerrell Suddreth

15

125

2

Flint Downtown

Michigan

Michael Murphy

7

116.67

3

Muskegon Greater

Michigan

Aubree Sondini

8

114.29

4

Peru State College

Nebraska

Kylie Hansen

5

71.43

5

Gettysburg, PA

Atlantic Central

Joseph MacDowell

19

67.86

6

Fort Worth, TX

TexHoma

Steve McCoy

26

59.09

7

DAT Windsor

South western Ontario

Alexus Trombley

8

42.11

8

Glen Rose, TX

TexHoma

Tasha Sheehan

3

37.5

9

Urbandale, IA

Iowa

James Boyd

7

36.84

10

Portland Peninsula, OR

Pacific Northwest

Susan Wassmuth

6

35.29

Net+ Clubs with Fewer Than 7 Members that Achieved Membership of 7 or More During the Second Quarter – Each Club will receive a letter of appreciation and Congratulations from the Optimist International Growth Committee Chair.

Optimist Club of

District

President

Members

Flint Downtown, MI

Michigan

Michael Murphy

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