Our Optimist Mission, Vision & Purposes

We are the administrative arm of Optimist International in Midwestern Ontario. Our membership includes clubs from west of Highway 24 and east of a boundary north from Lake Erie on Highway 73 to Highway 401, west to Highway 402, west to Highway 4 at Lambeth, north on Highway 4 to Country Road 3, west to the International Waterway

Mission: By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in youth, our communities and ourselves.

Vision: Optimist International will be recognized worldwide as the premier volunteer organization that values all children and helps them develop to their full potential.

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.