Ready to Change a Life—Starting with Yours? Join the Optimist Movement!          

By providing hope and a positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in youth, our communities, and ourselves!

We are a vibrant non-profit organization with a heart for empowering youth and uplifting our community—right here in Calgary and beyond!  Through dynamic programs that spark growth and learning, we equip young people with essential life skills and pave pathways to exciting scholarship opportunities. Our members find purpose and joy in giving back through meaningful volunteer work, while also building lifelong friendships and growing both personally and professionally. With passion and positivity, we’re creating brighter futures—together!

Benefits of membership include the following:

• Become part of a globally recognized premier volunteer organization focused on bringing out the best in youth and our community through a variety of programs and initiatives
• Volunteer, have a purpose, and make a meaningful difference
• Meet, network, socialize, and develop friendships with like-minded members of our club and across the Optimist community
• Have the opportunity to take on a leadership role with the club
• Access free personal and professional development programs
• Choose optimism as a philosophy of life, using the tenets of The Optimist Creed
• Science has shown that optimists are healthier, happier, and more successful people, bouncing back quicker from personal setbacks and living longer

For more information on who we are and what we do, visit our website at https://optimistyyc.org/

If you are NOT currently a member and are interested in attending one of our upcoming meetings or events, RSVP via email to Bill Campbell (Communications Chair) at optimistclubcalgary@gmail.com

We would love to hear from you!