About us: We are part of Optimist International which is one of the largest service organizations in the world.Our sole purpose is to help the youth of our community!
Opti-Facts:
Our club was chartered in 1949 and has been active in the Lakeside Community since!
All of the Funds we raise annually are donated back to the Youth of Lakeside.Our donations go to every school in Lakeside; Lakeside sports organizations, and many young individuals that request our assistance.
We have a number of fundraising events that we put on each year.
Spaghetti Dinner
23rd Annual – March, 2011
Western Days BBQ
30th Annual – April, 2011
Bulls Only Rodeo
Bulls Only Rodeo XIIJuly 16 & 17, 2010
more info at www.bullsonlyrodeo.com
We provide three (TechSchool) Scholarships to graduating seniors at El Capitan every year.
We fund our Scholarships with these annual events.
Opti-Scholar Golf Tournament
·8th Annual – August 28, 2010
Bob Alvord (Friend to All) Scholarship BBQ Dinner
·7th Annual – August 14, 2010
We have one event that is just for the Youth of Lakeside each year!
Opti-Fishing Derby
8th Annual – June 2011
We fill Lindo Lake with 1500 lbs. of catfish and let the kids have at them…When the kids are done fishing we feed them all lunch and give away a stage full of prizes.
Our 7th annual fishing derby had 500 kids enjoy the fishing, food, and all the prizes!
