Southern Ulster Optimist Club
www.southernulsteroptimists.org
Serving youth since 1998
 
Meetings: Third Tuesday of each month, 7:00-8:30 PM
at the Plaza Diner, New Paltz Plaza, New Paltz, NY

A "Friend of Youth" service club for Ulster County

The Optimist Club of Southern Ulster was started in 1998, when 25 community-minded citizens gathered to share their vision for youth-oriented programs in the New Paltz area.  Those first members went to work raising funds and planning projects.  The first major project was New Paltz Eve, organized in 1999 to start the new millennium with a non-alcoholic family celebration in New Paltz.  It was a huge success, and we were on our way!

The Optimist Club conducts positive service projects aimed at providing a helping hand to youth.  By believing in young people and empowering them to be the best they can, Optimist volunteers continually make this world a better place to live.

Our club supports these purposes:

• 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 belief that the giving of one's self in service to others will advance the well-being of humankind, community life and the world.

Join us!

Do you want to start "Bringing Out the Best in Kids?"  If you like what you are seeing and would like to join the most dynamic youth-serving organization in the world, we'd love to hear from you!  Even if your free time is limited, you can make a big difference to our youth by working with other members to continue and build on our record of successful and beneficial projects.

If you'd like more information about becoming a member, click here.