New Clubs Built in 2023-2024

October 2023
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
Huntingtown Optimist Club (33356) Maryland - South Delaware Lexington Park-St Maries, Md (33264)
10/16/2023 Steve Mcdanal
Colleen G Coombs
OI - Club
Optimist Club Of Sadbhav, Kathmandu (82037) Asia Lalitpur Optimist Club (82020)
Cherry Hill Business Optimist Club (02776)
Cherry Hill Business Optimist Club (02776)
10/18/2023 Pratap B Thapa
OI - Club
Laliguransh Optimist Club, Kathmandu (82038) Asia Optimist Club Of Bagmati, Nepal (90050)
Sacramento-Bft, Ca (20015)
Sacramento-Bft, Ca (20015)
10/18/2023 Sandhya Rijal
OI - Club
WHITNEY JUNIOR OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL CLUB (B2452) Pacific Southeast OPTIMIST CLUB OF CERRITOS (15203)
10/31/2023 JOI - Octagon
 

November 2023
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
Optimist Club Of North Side, Grand Cayman (78663) Caribbean George Town, Grand Cayman (78572)
Seed Of Hope Optimist Club Of George Town (78639)
11/08/2023 Patrice Hanson
Marshalee Allan
Trecia Ann Chin
Damion Brown
OI - Club
CROSSROADS OPTIMIST CLUB (B2453) TennArk Rogers, Ar (34093)
11/10/2023 JOI - Octagon
Optimist Club Of Rolpa (82039) Asia Optimist Club Of Tulsipur (82025)
Perdido Bay, Al (29108)
11/10/2023 Man B Basnet
OI - Club
KETTLE MORAINE JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (B2454) Southern Wisconsin Lake Country Optimist Club, WI (09936)
11/14/2023 JOI - Octagon
Leland Optimist Club (29334) Alabama - Mississippi Cleveland, Ms (29023)
11/20/2023 Judy Richardson
Mary Hardy
OI - Club
LEBANON OPTIMIST JOI CLUB (C0323) Ohio Lebanon, Oh (24453)
11/27/2023 JOI - Alpha
 

December 2023
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
SOUTH PIEDMONT JUNIOR OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL CLUB (B2455) North Carolina West Weddington, Nc (42465)
12/03/2023 JOI - Octagon
SOLANA PACIFIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (C0324) California South Del Mar-Solana Beach, Ca (41033)
12/19/2023 JOI - Alpha
Lusaka Central Optimist Club (90107) Not In District New Dynamics Virtual Optimist Club (78656)
New Generations Virtual Optimist Club Of Jamaica (78658)
New Dynamics Virtual Optimist Club (78656)
New Generations Virtual Optimist Club Of Jamaica (78658)
12/30/2023 Ackim K Phiri
OI - Club
POWER MIDDLE SCHOOL JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (A2238) Michigan Farmington Hills-Bft, Mi (17150)
12/31/2023 JOI - Junior
 

January 2024
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
Seaway Optimist Club (47849) Central Ontario Spencerville And District, On (47213)
01/16/2024 Alan Fourney
Larry Harper
Brandi Donovan
Brian Purcell
OI - Club
Seminole Breakfast Optimist Club (60707) North Florida St Petersburg, Fl (60445)
St Petersburg-Downtown, Fl (60447)
01/16/2024 OI - Club
LONGACRE ELEMENTARY JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (C0325) Michigan Farmington Hills-Bft, Mi (17150)
01/23/2024 JOI - Alpha
LANIGAN ELEMENTARY JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (C0326) Michigan Farmington Hills-Bft, Mi (17150)
01/23/2024 JOI - Alpha
BEECHVIEW ELEMENTARY JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (C0327) Michigan Farmington Hills-Bft, Mi (17150)
01/23/2024 JOI - Alpha
HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (C0328) Michigan Farmington Hills-Bft, Mi (17150)
01/23/2024 JOI - Alpha
GILL ELEMENTARY JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (C0329) Michigan Farmington Hills-Bft, Mi (17150)
01/23/2024 JOI - Alpha
FARMINGTON STEAM ACADEMY JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (A2237) Michigan Farmington Hills-Bft, Mi (17150)
01/23/2024 JOI - Junior
FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (B2456) Michigan Farmington Hills-Bft, Mi (17150)
01/23/2024 JOI - Octagon
SVMS 5th Grade Jr. Optimist (A2239) Indiana South Clinton-Breakfast, In (05036)
01/24/2024 JOI - Junior
 

February 2024
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
Kailali Optimist Club (82040) Asia Optimist Club Of Bagmati, Nepal (90050)
The Carolina Forest Happy Hour Optimist Club, SOUTH CAROLINA (22425)
The Carolina Forest Happy Hour Optimist Club, SOUTH CAROLINA (22425)
02/01/2024 Roshan K Lo
Prakash Ghimire
Sandhya Rijal
OI - Club
Sagarmatha Junior Optimist Club (A2240) Asia Sagarmantha Optimist Club (82028)
02/05/2024 JOI - Junior
Emmanuel Junior Optimist Club (A2241) Asia Optimist Club Of Dharan (82022)
02/05/2024 JOI - Junior
JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB OF ST. THOMAS (B2457) Southwestern Ontario St. Thomas, On (45190)
02/06/2024 JOI - Octagon
Lusaka Metro Optimist Club (90109) Not In District Arlington, Tx (38010)
Arlington, Tx (38010)
02/10/2024 Tebuho Mulala
OI - Club
ALPHA CLUB OF FIVE HAWKS ELEMENTARY (C0330) Dakotas - Manitoba - Minnesota Prior Lake-Savage, MN (35124)
02/13/2024 JOI - Alpha
Optimist Club Of Rasuwa (82041) Asia Optimist Club Of Tarkeshwor (82011)
Fredericksburg, Tx (06074)
Fredericksburg, Tx (06074)
02/13/2024 Netra N Poudel
Sita R Joshi
Prakash Ghimire
Umesh Bahadur Neupane Mr
OI - Club
Haughton High School Buccaneers JOI Club (B2458) Louisiana Bossier City, La (39019)
02/21/2024 JOI - Octagon
JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB- OPTIMISTIC HORNETS (A2242) Ohio The Monroe Area, Oh (24508)
02/28/2024 JOI - Junior
Junior Optimist Club of Lancaster (A2243) Central Ontario Lancaster, On (47569)
02/29/2024 JOI - Junior
 

March 2024
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
Butwal Optimist Club (82042) Asia Optimist Club Of Bagmati, Nepal (90050)
Festus-Crystal City (Tca), Mo (30165)
Festus-Crystal City (Tca), Mo (30165)
03/07/2024 Prakash Ghimire
Sandhya Rijal
Pradip K Mandal
OI - Club
JUDKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (A2244) Pacific Southwest Five Cities - Grover Beach, Ca (14947)
03/12/2024 JOI - Junior
Diamniadio Optimist Club (90108) Not In District Optimist Club Tema District, Ghana (90093)
Gretna-West Bank, La (39140)
Gretna-West Bank, La (39140)
03/12/2024 Emmanuel K Dogbe
OI - Club
OPTIMIST CLUB OF MOUNTAIN EMPIRE (41675) California South Bonita, Ca (41007)
03/17/2024 Ava Mead
OI - Club
JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB OF MIAMI LAKES (B2459) South Florida Miami Lakes, Fl (61280)
03/18/2024 JOI - Octagon
OLYMPIAN JUNIOR OPTIMIST CLUB (B2460) California South Bonita, Ca (41007)
03/20/2024 JOI - Octagon
GATEWAY TORCH JOI CLUB (B2461) Colorado - Wyoming Gateway-Aurora/Denver, Co (25053)
03/21/2024 JOI - Octagon
 

April 2024
Club Name (#) District Sponsor Club(s) Charter Date Builder(s) of
Excellence
Club Type
OPTIMIST CLUB OF BRANT (46962) Midwestern Ontario Cambridge Southwest, On (46012)
04/06/2024 Jim Pipe
OI - Club
 

legend:
OI: Optimist International
JOI: Junior Optimist International