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Brighton Optimist Club
Welcome
Optimist Clubs are chartered to serve the youth of their communities. Sometimes that can be a pretty large area. Most Clubs participate in Optimist International's signature programs like the Oratorical Contest, which provides young people the opportunity to develop their public speaking skills and a chance to win college scholarships; the new Internet Safety Program, designed to inform both young people and their parents of potential online dangers and offering safe practice tips while online; and the Childhood Cancer Campaign, created in 2001 to be "the leading force to rid the world of childhood cancer". Clubs also conduct their own local service programs.
Please contact the Brighton Optimist Club at info@BrightonOptimist.org.
4th of July Bike Decorating & Ride In The Parade
It's almost that time! Our annual bike decorating contest will be held before the Brighton 4th of July Parade. Registration and bike drop off begin at 8:30 am. Judging about 9:15 am, the parade starts at 10:00 am, and our contestants can ride in the parade down Main Street with their parents. Ribbons awarded. See the flyer for more info. Cost - FREE!
News
The Brighton Optimists had two representatives from
Howell High School's We The People Constitutional Debate team as
speakers on March 14, 2013. For the first time,
Howell HS won the State Finals and the 29 member team is
off to Washington, D.C. in late April to represent Michigan. They are trying to
raise $50,000 to cover expenses for this trip and the
Brighton Optimists donated $1,000 to the cause. One of our members also donated
an additional $175 to Howell HS's team. Good luck! Pictured are
team members Heather and Aaron, with Club Treasurer Mike Aubert.
Fishing Derby - 6/8/13
Fishing Derby weather was perfect! Our anglers caught a lot of fish, got their faces painted, competed in a casting contest and went through 3,000 worms! Wow. Next year's date is June 7, 2014.
Meetings
The Brighton Optimist Club meets Thursday mornings
at 7:30am at the Grand River Grill, 2394
Genoa Business Park Dr, Brighton 48114, EXCEPT for the last Thursday of each
month. On the last Thursday we have an evening meeting (6:30-pm) at
the Lil' Chef Restaurant, 101 Brookside Lane, Brighton 48116. We
have speakers of general interest the first three weeks, and a Club Business Meeting
on the last Thursday of each month. We are ordering off
the menu at both locations. First time visitors eat for free. See our scheduled speaker list
here .
Honors To The Brighton Optimists
The Brighton Optimist club was awarded a 'Distinguished Benefactor' patch from the Optimist International Foundation at the Michigan District Optimist Conference in Lansing on February 9th.
P.O. Box 524, Brighton MI 48116