Welcome to The Tennessee District Web Site of Optimist International

Tennessee Optimist Clubs

The Optimist Clubs of the Tennessee District work to aid and encourage the development of youth in their communities. Ongoing activities include mentoring programs, sport programs, and Youth Clubs. A wide variety of annual programs, projects and activities, including three state scholarship programs give young people an opportunity to learn and develop in a positive environment.

The Optimist International Foundation helps fund our various scholarship programs, JOOI programs and other OI programs. Help support the foundation by giving a Dime-A-Day. This comes out to only $36.60 a year.
Donations to the foundation are tax-deductible.

IT'S NEW!!!
Check out the new OPTIMIST FORUMS. A place to go to post and discuss anything Optimist. There isn't much posted right now since it just opened, but please visit often, post a thought, a question, an announcement. It's by and for Optimist members. Simply point your browser to www.optimistforums.com.

The Optimist Creed

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

Click here to view the District Newsletter.
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See our News & Activity page to find out what our different clubs are doing.