Summer Camps 2009  One Camp Strictly Geared Towards Skills Training. In Addition We Will Also Offer an Early Drop Off and a Late Pick up for Your Convenience. You Will be Able to Drop your Child off as Early as 7:30am and Pick Them up as Late as 5:00pm. $20 for am or pm or $40 for Both.            Click here Call 774-6773 for more details

Club Contacts Optimist Club Information wsoptimist@att.net 3051-B Trenwest Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 (2nd floor Soccer Unlimited Building) Main Office: 336-774-6773 Soccer: opt_socr@bellsouth.net (Direct all uniform and player information and questions to this address) Field Hockey: wsoptimist@windstream.net (Direct all player and uniform information and questions to this address)

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 The Optimist Club of Winston-Salem

 The Optimist Club of Winston-Salem has been serving the youth of our community since 1948.  "Friend of Youth” is the club motto and guiding principle.  The club is a non-political, non-denominational civic club open to those who wish to serve the community.  Our members are women, men, business people, homemakers, retirees; just about anyone who has a few hours each month to volunteer.  Our members attend one or two meetings each month and participate in one to two club projects per year.
 
In addition to sponsoring youth sports programs, the Optimist Club sponsors an oratorical contest for middle school students and an essay contest for high school students.  Winning these contest can result in a significant awards of scholarship monies.  For more information about these contests please click on the Oratorical or Essay Contest tabs located under "Club Info".
 
Interested in encouraging and serving youth, membership in the Optimist Club may be for you!  

 Optimist Club Contact Information:

Main Office: 336-774-6773

Program Director: Dan Levstek program_director@bellsouth.net

Club Information and Membership: wsoptimist@att.net

Club News

Our annual Respect For Law Banquet is Monday, May 18, 2009, at the Hawthorne Inn and Conference Center at 7:00 PM.  Our speaker will be Clyde Tesh, former District Attorney and presently an attorney with Wells, Jenkins, Lucas & Jenkins PLLC.  This event is for members and invited guests.  Last year we had 100% participation.  Once again we will be honoring area law enforcement professionals from the North Carolina Highway Patrol, State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), Winston-Salem Police Department, Forsyth County Sheriffs Office (FCSO) and Town of Kernersville Police.

The Optimist Zone Oratorical Contest was held in Thomasville on April 7.  Our entrant, Ryan Gaylord from Bishop McGuiness Catholic High School, was the winner and will advance to the Regional competion in Albemarle, NC on April 20. 

The Optimist Club has announced selections for the 2009 Community Service Programs.  Grants were made to the following organizations:  Boys and Girls Home, South Mountain Home, Optimist International Foundation, Optimist Childhood Cancer Research, Glycogen Storage Disease Research, Diggs Elementary School Partnership and the Goler Institute.

Proceeds from our sports programs fund the following club programs:  Youth Appreciation (11 college scholarships), Diggs Elementary School Faculty Appreciation, Respect for Law (honoring area law enforcement professionals), Muscular Dystrophy Association, Optimist Essay Contest, Oratorical Contest and Tax Aide for Senior Citizens.

Optimist International at a Glance:

• Membership:  113,128
• Total Clubs: 3,715
• Founded: June 19,1919
• Six million young people served each year
• 65,000 service projects conducted annually
• $78 million spent annually on community service projects
• World-wide organization headquarted in Saint Louis, MO

 Are you interested in taking a few hours a month to make a difference in your community?  Well The Optimist Youth Soccer and Field Hockey Clubs are looking for you!  If you are interested in becoming a coach, assistant coach or better yet, an age group coordinator? Then please email the Optimist Office or phone 774-6773 to find out what volunteer opportunities are available for you.