Initiated by a long-time educator, the late John Weaver, the Optimist Club recognizes elementary and middle-school students for their good character-- kindness, compassion, empathy, support, honesty, friendship, humanity and respect. ...
Speak your way to success...unlock scholarships with your voice! Since its start in 1928, the Optimist Oratorical Contest has become the longest-running program sponsored by Optimist International. The contest is...
Win Scholarships for Writing! The Essay Contest is sponsored by Optimist International to give young people the opportunity to write about their own opinions regarding the world in which they...
The Optimist Club has sponsored and organized the program since 1986. This program would not be able to continue without the many volunteers and financial support of this club. To...
The 12th Annual Parent Holiday Drop & Shop was held on Saturday, December 3rd at the Community Education & Recreation Department. Ninety-nine children attended along with 43 student volunteers and 28...
The Menomonee Falls Christmas Parade was another successful event with the help and dedication of many of the Optimist Club members. After a rainy start to the day, the weather opened up and we had over 50 units entertaining the packed streets with Christmas music and holiday lights along the parade route. The Parade was...
July 3, 2022 was a great day for the club as we had the parade for the first time in 2 years! ––––––––– Volunteers needed for the 2023 3rd of July Parade. We have multiple ways you can help with this year’s parade and most people will be finished by the time the...
The 2023 Optimist Club Tri-Star Baseball Event will take place on Saturday, June 17 at the Menomonee Falls Little League Complex (on Mill Road) from 12:00-4:00. This is a competitive event for 7–12-year-old boys and girls. The event features throwing (for speed), running the bases (for time) and hitting off of a tee (for distance)....
The SWIS District Junior Golf Outing is set for June 19, 2023 at Brown Deer Golf course for $85 per golfer. The event is open to boys and girls ages 10-18 years old. Golfer will play in age division groupings by gender. If a golfer shoots a qualifying score within their age group, they have...
Well, the 2023 Optimist Club of Menomonee Falls Kids Catch and Release Fishing Derby is in the books, and WOW, what a fantastic event it was! This year’s fishing derby took place the morning of Saturday, May 13th at the Mill Pond. The weather turned out decent. While it looked like it wanted to rain...
Photo courtesy of Cline Design Photography These are the 8 amazing participants from this year's Distinguished Young Women program held May 6, 2023 at North Middle School: Sumedha Adavi –Menomonee Falls High School Alena Her –Menomonee Falls High School Aashi Iyengar- Sussex Hamilton High School Krystal Lee –Menomonee Falls High School Heidi Lillegard –Menomonee Falls...
(above) 2023 Oratorical Contest left to right: Annie Jurczyk, Co-Chair; 1st Place: Joshua Mims, 2nd Place: Anirudh Warrier, 3rd Place: Sruthi Warrier and Mike Russell, Co-Chair Everyone had a great time at the 2023 Oratorical Contest held at the Community Center the evening of March 15. Three students presented their speeches on “Discovering the...
