+The Royal Oak
Optimist Club
"Bringing Out The Best In Kids"
+What We Do
+How We Do It
The Royal Oak Optimist Club
meets Wednesday Mornings,
7:15 am at National Coney Island--
12-Mile and Main Street in Royal Oak
05.19.17
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
― Winston S. Churchill
The Royal Oak Optimist Club's purpose is to develop optimism as a philosophy of life utilizing the tenets of the Optimist Creed;
To provide 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 belief that the giving of one’s self in service to others will advance
the well-being of humankind, community life and the world.
“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.”
― Noam Chomsky
11 Mile Clean up – September and April each year
Content: Twice a year the Royal Oak Optimists meet at the east side of the Royal Oak Farmers Market parking lot at 7:15 am on a Saturday. The Fall 2015 turn happened September 26, 2015. We met in the parking lot, hung our sign, had a little coffee and mini donuts to boost up our energy and got started. The weather was perfect and the volunteers did their thing! Up and down 11 Mile from Woodward to I-75, Optimists wore their orange vests for safety and walked on the sidewalks against traffic collecting the garbage to make Royal Oak a little better for our community.
Youth Appreciation – October each year
Essay Competition –
Oratorical Competition –
Bestest Concert Ever –
Bowlabration – Our biggest fundraising event
Jr. Golf Outing –Saturday May 21st
Oak Apple Run
Memorial Day Parade
Optimist Park Cleanup/Maintenance
Night At The Races
+Our Mission
The mission of the Royal Oak Optimist Club is to bring out the best in kids by providing hope and a positive vision
2017 Royal Oak Optimist Club Essay Contest Winners
2017 Royal Oak Optimist Club Oratorical Contest Winners
From left to right: Roni Blank, Jessica Saunders, and Julianna Darawi.
All are from Royal Oak Middle School.
The Royal Oak Optimist Club held its annual Oratorical Contests on March 8 (girls) and 15 (boys), 2017. This year’s topic was “"What the World Gains from Optimism.” The Club was pleased to host participants from Royal Oak Middle School and Berkley Anderson this year.
After the Club served the students and their families breakfast each week, the young men and women presented their speeches on the given topic, which lasted between four and five minutes. Each week, the speeches were judged by local community officials who were kind enough to volunteer their time to help out the Optimists, as well as the kids of Royal Oak, Berkley, and surrounding communities.
The winning contestants will participate in the Area IV Oratorical Contest to be held in Clawson on April 22. That competition includes winners of club contests from Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Oakland, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Tuscola, and Washtenaw Counties.
Megan Vick from Berkley Anderson and Tommy Gardella
from Royal Oak Middle School
The Royal Oak Optimist Club held its annual Oratorical Contests on March 8 (girls) and 15 (boys), 2017. This year’s topic was “"What the World Gains from Optimism.” The Club was pleased to host participants from Royal Oak Middle School and Berkley Anderson this year.
After the Club served the students and their families breakfast each week, the young men and women presented their speeches on the given topic, which lasted between four and five minutes. Each week, the speeches were judged by local community officials who were kind enough to volunteer their time to help out the Optimists, as well as the kids of Royal Oak, Berkley, and surrounding communities.
The winning contestants will participate in the Area IV Oratorical Contest to be held in Clawson on April 22. That competition includes winners of club contests from Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Oakland, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Tuscola, and Washtenaw Counties.
CONGRATULATIONS TO
PAULA MESSNER!
2016 OPTIMIST OF THE YEAR!
11-Mile Cleanup May 2017--from l to r : Jackie McKnight, Allen Pruner, Mike Ripinski,
Chris Adamski, Sam McKinght, Ilene Harmon, Matt Harmon, Patti Shafer.
Not pictured (because she was busy taking the picture) Patty Brown.
The Royal Oak Optimist Club meets Wednesday Mornings, 7:15 am at National Coney Island--12-Mile and Main Street in Royal Oak
Program Schedule
•May 24th--Honorable David Paruch--US Federal Immigration Judge (click here for info)
•May 31st--Jennifer Clark--Waterworks Theatre Company (click here for info)
Event Schedule
•May 20th--2017 Optimist International Junior Golf Local Qualifier (click here for info)
•May 20th--2017 Van Every Chiropractic Kid's Day 10 am - 1 pm (click here for more info)
