New Clubs Built in 2019-2020

April 2025
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
Northstar Optimist Club Of Anoka County, Mn (35239) Dakotas - Manitoba - Minnesota Roseville Area Optimist Club, MN (35232)
St Paul, Mn (35140)
04/14/2025 Terry K Gorman
Jeri Gorman
Gary B Lambert
Donald Salverda
OI - Club
Optimist Club Of Mumbai (82061) Asia Cweda Optimist Club (82017)
Radcliff, Ky (03295)
Radcliff, Ky (03295)
04/14/2025 Vijay Satyal
Prithvi R Thapa
OI - Club
Tourism City Optimist Club Of Pokhara (82064) Asia The Pokhara Optimist Club (90060)
Brew City Optimist Club (09938)
Brew City Optimist Club (09938)
04/15/2025 Keshab Kafle
Prithvi R Thapa
OI - Club
The Galaxy Optimist Club Of Kathmandu (82063) Asia Optimist Club Of Budhanilkantha, Nepal (82030)
Optimist Club Of Oxford County (46963)
Optimist Club Of Oxford County (46963)
04/18/2025 Prithvi R Thapa
Paras M Dahal
OI - Club
Optimist Club Of Rudramati (82065) Asia Cweda Optimist Club (82017)
SOUTHWEST MILWAUKEE OPTIMIST CLUB, WI (09062)
SOUTHWEST MILWAUKEE OPTIMIST CLUB, WI (09062)
04/21/2025 Vijay Satyal
Kiran Tiwari Mr
OI - Club
BOYERTOWN JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (A2257) Atlantic Central Boyertown, Pa (02030)
04/30/2025 JOI - Junior
SYDENHAM VALLEY JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (A2258) Southwestern Ontario Alvinston Districts-Alvinston, On (45018)
Kerwood-Adelaide-Metcalfe, On (45108)
04/30/2025 JOI - Junior
SYDENHAM VALLEY SENIOR JOI OPTIMIST CLUB (B2483) Southwestern Ontario Watford, On (45250)
Alvinston Districts-Alvinston, On (45018)
04/30/2025 JOI - Octagon
 

May 2025
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
Lake Area Optimist Club (36647) West Missouri Jefferson City, Mo (36210)
05/17/2025 Bob Floyd
Dave A Reinke
Don L Beaty
Gerry Kliethermes
OI - Club
Optimist Club Of Yountville (20560) Pacific Central Castro Valley, Ca (20360)
Redwood City, Ca (20325)
05/20/2025 Tighe Boyle
Dee Frewert
John W Butterfield
OI - Club
PORT COLBORNE JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (C0336) Central Ontario Port Colborne-Evening, On (47170)
05/22/2025 JOI - Alpha
JUNOR OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL CLUB OF NORTH FORSYTH HIGH SCHOOL (B2484) GATEway Sawnee Optimist Club Of Cumming, GA (21546)
05/22/2025 JOI - Octagon
Optimist Club Of Goderich (46964) Midwestern Ontario London-Oakridge Acres, On (46150)
Ausable-Port Franks, On (45170)
Ausable-Port Franks, On (45170)
05/27/2025 Joe Paul
Jim D Pipe
Ivet Loder
OI - Club
 

June 2025
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
STINGERS- JOI TO THE WORLD (B2485) Southwestern Ontario Riverside, On (45178)
06/12/2025 JOI - Octagon
Lakeshore Cheer Optimist Club (45941) Southwestern Ontario Riverside, On (45178)
St. Clair Beach, On (45189)
06/26/2025 Aaron Merkestyn
Dwight Phillips
Marlene Phillips
Sandy Larivee
OI - Club
 

July 2025
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
LIBERTY HS J.O.I.C (B2486) Iowa North Liberty, Ia (40096)
07/07/2025 JOI - Octagon
LASALLE UNITED IN JOI (B2487) Southwestern Ontario Riverside, On (45178)
07/14/2025 JOI - Octagon
JOI-SPARKLE THROUGH THE COUNTY (B2488) Southwestern Ontario Essex Youth Centre, On (45926)
07/14/2025 JOI - Octagon
 

August 2025
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
PHOENIX OPTIMIST CLUB OF TUCSON (31209) Arizona Tucson-Pueblo, Az (31092)
Heat, Az (31172)
08/01/2025 Esthermarie Hillman
Marcia Aurand
Bernadette R Espinoza
OI - Club
Long Bay Optimist Club Of Hope (78666) Caribbean Falmouth, Ja (78142)
08/24/2025 Richard A Robinson
Ava Wynter-Simpson
OI - Club
Junior Optimist International of Belmont / San Carlos (B2489) Non-District 08/26/2025 JOI - Octagon
 

September 2025
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
Optimist Club Of Nipomo (14037) Pacific Southwest Atascadero, Ca (14927)
Five Cities - Grover Beach, Ca (14947)
09/18/2025 Charles S Sawyer
Jim Oliver
Gina Reid
Peggy Hoobery
OI - Club
Bricks City Optimist Club Of South Florida (61011) South Florida Miami Lakes, Fl (61280)
09/18/2025 Michael Goldman
Chris McCall
OI - Club
Ohio District Young Adult Optimist Club (24536) Ohio Kettering-Dor-Wood, Oh (24115)
09/21/2025 Rick A Armstrong
Terry S Schalnat
OI - Club
Newton Optimist Club (40205) Iowa Grinnell, Ia (40173)
Urbandale, Ia (40157)
09/25/2025 Mark Feilmann
Jane Schmidt
Sue Wunsch
Rich May
OI - Club
GREAT PLAINS YAOC (35240) Dakotas - Manitoba - Minnesota St Cloud, Mn (35131)
SOUTHWEST MILWAUKEE OPTIMIST CLUB, WI (09062)
09/28/2025 Donald Berger
Gary B Lambert
Jo'El Pearlman
Katherine A Lehto
OI - Club
JUNIOR OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL CLUB OF HOOYO HOUR (A2259) Dakotas - Manitoba - Minnesota St Cloud, Mn (35131)
09/30/2025 JOI - Junior
DIGGIN' DIVERSITY JUNIOR OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL (A2260) Dakotas - Manitoba - Minnesota St Cloud, Mn (35131)
09/30/2025 JOI - Junior
KIBWE C.O.U PRIMARY JOI CLUB (B2491) Michigan Kupsya Agents Of Millennium Progress (Kamp) (17530)
09/30/2025 JOI - Octagon
Jay Noon Connections Optimist Club (04614) Indiana North West Jay, In (04581)
Portland, In (04444)
09/30/2025 Katherine Nelson
Sandra Doyle
OI - Club
 

October 2025
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
HIDDEN OAKS JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (A2261) Dakotas - Manitoba - Minnesota Prior Lake-Savage, MN (35124)
10/01/2025 JOI - Junior
Stormont Community Optimist Club (47851) Central Ontario Seaway Optimist Club (47849)
Brooklin, On (47025)
10/05/2025 Larry Harper
Mary Wick
Brian E Wick
Gerry Heaton
OI - Club
 

legend:
OI: Optimist International
JOI: Junior Optimist International