What Is a JOI Club?

Junior Optimist Club
of Oak Park

What is a JOI Club?

With the guidance and support of the Optimist Club of Oakville, the Junior Optimist Club of Oak Park completes fun projects and activities to improve experiences for youth in Oakville, while collecting volunteer hours. As soon as you are a member, you’ll have opportunities to enhance your leadership skills, manage projects and work with a budget. These hands-on opportunities will help you prepare for high school and add to your resume.

What is JOI?

JOI stands for Junior Optimist International. It’s the umbrella organization that links the Oakville JOI Clubs to other JOI Clubs around the world. Junior Optimists nominate and elect their own Club Executive. They also have the opportunity to earn Optimist International medallions for their achievements. Every JOI Club chooses its own projects to meet needs for its own community. There are also opportunities to participate in District (Central Ontario) and International Conventions. They are the first to know about Optimist funded opportunities.

How Often Are Meetings?

We meet on the first and thirdThursday of the month from 7:00 to 8:00 pm at the Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre from September to June. We do not meet during the summer.

How Do I Join?

Fill in the Membership Application Form on the next page and give it to the person who gave you this application form or email one of the Optimist Club mentors at:
The Optimist Creed
The Optimist Creed are words to live by for all levels of Optimist Clubs.

Promise Yourself:
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness and prosperity to
every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is
something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and
make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for
the best, and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success
of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press
on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger,too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

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