About Us

"Bringing Out the Best in Youth, in our Communities, and in Ourselves."

The Bonita Optimist Club is one of over 4,200 Optimist clubs, with a combined membership of more than 172,000 members, conducting community and youth projects.  One of these projects is the sponsorship of scholastic awards.

The Bonita Optimist Club is dedicated to helping the youth of our community by “Bringing out the Best in Kids”. Our 100-member strong service organization supports the youth of our community by providing hope and positive vision.

The Bonita Optimist Club is a voluntary organization of civic-minded men and women dedicated to community service.  We sponsor scholastic awards to applicants like you, essay and speech competitions, military families’ needs, youth sporting events and teams, foster youth and challenge sports for kids with special needs. We assist children with special needs in providing educational aids, tools and support.  We provide food and other assistance to children in need and military families.  We conduct Book Sales and Golf Tournaments to raise funds for youth these activities.  We also recognize student achievement through an annual awards ceremony in the elementary and middle schools.  Our latest crusade has been to raise funds for the eradication of Childhood Cancer.

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Bonita Optimist Applications and Forms

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Bonita Optimist Foundation Grant (pdf)

Optimist International Oratorical Application (pdf)

Optimist International Essay Contest (pdf)