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Join us at the Flower & Jazz Festival Fun Run in downtown Westminster on 5/10. Visit our pizza stand fundraiser 10am - 3pm.

To develop Optimism as a philosophy of life, utilizing the tenets of the Optimist Creed;
To promote an active interest in good government and civic affairs;
To inspire respect for the law;
To promote patriotism and work for international accord and friendship among all people;
To aid and encourage the development of youth in the believe that the giving of one's self in service to others will advance the well-being of humankind, community life and the world.

The Optimist Creed

Promise yourself...
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your piece of mind.
To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your Optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past, and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

The Club offers an annual oratorical contest; the state winners, one boy and one girl, each receive a $1,500 college scholarship. Provides a $1,000 scholarship to deserving seniors at Westminster and Winters Mill high schools. Also sponsors a student mathematics contest.

Organizes the "Just Say No" programs at William Winchester, Robert Moton, Westminster, Friendship Valley, Cranberry Station, Runnymede, and St. John elementary schools. Four $1,000 scholarships are available (applications can be obtained here.) Currently working with Junction Inc. to create a program promoting drug free students.

Sponsors a Youth Appreciation Week in which senior boys and girls from Westminster High, Winters Mill High, and the Carroll County Career and Technology Center are honored.

Coaching youth sports teams (baseball, lacrosse, football, cheerleading, golf).