Organization: OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL
Mission: CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO DEVELOP OPTIMISM AS A LIFE PHILOSOPHY UTILIZING THE TENETS OF THE OPTIMISTIC CREED TO PROMOTE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN GOOD GOVERNMENTS AND CIVIC AFFAIRS, TO INSPIRE RESPECT OF THE LAW AND TO PROMOTE PATRIOTISM AND WORK FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCORD AND FRIENDSHIP AMONG ALL PEOPLE TO AID AND ENCOURAGE THE WELL-BEING OF HUMAN KIND, COMMUNITY AND LIFE AND THE WORLD.
Activities: THROUGH FUNDRAISING EFFORS, THE CLUB HAS BEEN ABLE TO DONATE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS TO THE WORTHINGTON YOUTH WRESTLING PROGRAM, THE CHILDREN'S CANCER FUND, AND OTHER LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NEEDY INDIVIDUALS, LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND MANY YOUTH PROGRAMS.
NTEE category: Recreation & Sports
Secondary category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations