Colorado-Wyoming Optimist District
South Metro Clubs
The Denver Tech Center Optimist Club is a high energy club comprised of 37 members from Aurora, to Castle Rock, to Lakewood who are dedicated to serving kids in all situations. Since 1983 DTC Club has been doing monthly activities with Shiloh House, an organization that provides treatment and support services to youth and their families who are experiencing traumatic life challenges. The club also engages in many events each year for Colorado Feeding Kids and Sweet Dreams in a Bag. DTC’s most successful fund raiser is an online auction held in November. The DTC Club dedicates a major portion of funds raised to JDRF and programs for children with Type 1 Diabetes. DTC Optimist Club meets on Wednesday evenings the 1st, & 3rd weeks of each month. 6pm arrival with 6:30pm meeting start and ends at 7:30pm at American Legion Post #1, 5400 E Yale Ave, Denver, CO. For more information contact GTBuzick@comcast.net (Z7)
The Optimist Club of Littleton serves Littleton and the immediate surrounding area with a focus on serving students kindergarten though 12th grade. The Littleton club is a major supporter of the Optimist Oratorical Contest, Essay Contest, Brain Bowl and Know Brainer tournaments. Additionally, the members promote educational excellence in two elementary schools by presenting monthly Bee Awards to students who demonstrate their “best effort everyday.” Other projects include Shiloh House and Respect for Law. Our weekly meetings include speakers that present timely news information about Littleton and the surrounding community. The Littleton Breakfast Optimist Club meets every Friday morning 7am-8am at the East Community Center, 5933 S Fairfield Street, Littleton, CO 80120. For more information contact Connie Ackerman at connieackerman@comcast.net (Z6)
The Monaco South Optimist Club is the Colorado-Wyoming District’s largest Optimist club with 100+ members. The MSOC was founded in 1976 and has built a thriving Christmas tree lot fund raising project which funds most of their community focused projects throughout the year. With a large base of dedicated Optimists taking part in the club committees, and projects, MSOC supports 10 southeast Denver grade schools with a monthly “Super Citizen” awards program, annually directs donations to the “Sullivan Scholarships” for local high school students to help with college expenses, sponsored the Bradley Helping Hands JOOI Club for 5th grade students at Bradley International School with bi-weekly visits and much more. Monaco South was awarded “Denver’s Philanthropic Organization of the Year 2012“. Monaco South Optimist Club meets every Friday morning 6:45am – 8am at the American Legion Post # 1 at 5400 E Yale Ave, Denver 80222. For more information contact larrypulaski@gmail.com (Z6)
The Tamarac Optimist Club is a club of positive, caring women who are dedicated to a wide variety of children’s initiatives. Our main projects include Pen Pals at Samuels Elementary, Clothes to Kids, New-Borns in Need, Brent’s Place, and Colorado Feeding Kids. We are also heavily involved in the Colorado-Wyoming Optimist District contests such as Brain Bowl, Essay Contest and Oratorical Contest. Tamarac Optimist Club is a sponsor of the Hand-in-Hand Optimist Club in Amman, Jordan. Our projects are funded by member participation in Colorado Rockies game giveaways, annual peach sales, the MSOC Christmas Tree sales and grocery gift cards. Tamarac members take time to just have fun together with their annual club birthday party, Girls on the Go, Bunco and bridge groups and our annual holiday party. Tamarac Optimists meet weekly 8:30 AM at the Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113. For more information contact clairemerrill@gmail.com (Z5)
