Youth Programs
2024-2025 Scholarship Contests
Optimist International sponsors three scholarship contests for students to earn money to pursue opportunities in higher education: the Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDHH), the Essay Contest and the Oratorical Contest. The contests are conducted at the Club level, then Zone and Regional (if necessary) and at the District level. District-level scholarships are funded by the Optimist International Foundations and awarded by Optimist International.
Oratorical Contest
Topic: “How Optimism Has Guided Me Through Trying Times”
Guidelines for Oratorical Contest Participants
Essay Contest
Topic: “How Optimism Has Paved My Road to Success”
APPLICATIONS & ESSAYS ARE DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2025
Our Memorial Senior Scholarship
The SLV Optimist are pleased to announce the 2022 recipient of our memorial scholarship, Diala Princeton Ajaero. Diala will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall.
Meetings and Gatherings
Meeting Every 2nd Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., 4th Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., & 3rd Tuesday once a Quarter at 6:30 p.m.
2nd Tuesday - Mars Corporate Center Blvd., 2500 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
4th Tuesday - virtually via Zoom
3rd Tuesday - once a quarter at a in person location
© 2024 Optimist International Club of Southfield and Lathrup Village, Inc.
