The Optimist Clubs participate in community service programs that are dedicated to bringing out the best in youth. Each Club is autonomous and run by Optimist members who have the unique flexibility to serve the youth of their area in any way they see fit. By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in youth our communities and ourselves.
Optimist International will be recognized worldwide as the premier volunteer organization that values all children and helps them develop to their full potential. Since this is a one-column layout, the.content is not floated.
Optimist International will be recognized worldwide as the premier volunteer organization that values all children and helps them develop to their full potential. Since this is a one-column layout, the.content is not floated.
Services
Created in 1988, Junior Optimist Octagon International (JOI) has quickly become one of the largest and most active youth service organizations in the world. JOI members represent the times well, by making their communities better - one service project at a time. With more than 16,000 members in over 650 communities, JOI members are constantly working to promote positive change in their communities.
We'd like to invite you to become a member of the Optimist Club of North Dorchester. Optimist International is one of the largest service organizations in the world - where "Bringing Out the Best in Youth" has been our mission for more than 80 years! Whether you are a Member of a Club or a Club officer who enjoys the fellowship/friendship of others with a common greater good, Optimist Club of North Dorchester needs and wants YOU as a Member.
It is my pleasure to extend a warm welcome to you as you view this website; The Optimist Club of North Dorchester. We hope enjoy reading about our club, it's Mission, the Creed we as members live by and the programs and services we provide to this community through our many fundraising events. The work we do is faced with challenges and consuming interests, but blended with hard work and fun in social settings.
The Board of Directors is the governing body of The Optimist Club of North Dorchester and has both collective and individual responsibilities. The Board of Directors are all volunteers and responsible for collective decisions and actions. Individual board members are expected to act in good faith, lawful and in the best interests of the club.
The Optimist Club of North Dorchester "Youth Centre" was built at 1653 Richmond Street, Dorchester, Ontario in 1975. The Optimist Club of North Dorchester is fortunate to own and operate this facility which is managed by the Board of Directors who employs, under contract, as Hall Manager reporting directly to the Board.
