OPTIMIST IN ACTION CONTEST
Contest Dates for Optimist in Action District Contest
to be announced
How to Submit Entries:
Prize Money:
Top 3 Clubs (with most entries) receives trophies
All Clubs that have submitted at least ONE activity will be included in a drawing for CASH PRIZE AWARDS of:
$100.00, $200.00 and $300.00
Club Prizes will be awarded at our Fourth Quarter Joint
Conference
2024 Trophy Winners (most entries)
1. East Montco
2. Dream Builders
3. Boyertown
2024 Monetary WINNERS:
$100 - Lower Providence Optimist Club
$200 - Dream Builders
$300. - Dream Builders
Oratorical Contest 2024-2025
Topic
“How OptimismHas Guided Me Through Trying Times”
Beginning in 1928, the oratorical Contest has become the longest running program of Optimist International. The contest is designed for young people to gain experience in public speaking and provide them with an opportunity to compete for multiple college scholarships.
Contest:
District Contests will be held in person on April 26, 2025 in Reading, Pennsylvania
at the Penn State Berks Campus
Deadline
Preliminaries – April 26,2025 @ 9:00 am (5 students will advance to the finals)
Finals –afternoon of April 26th
Club/Zone entries to District MUST be received no later than April 1st 2025 by District Chair.
District Entry Fee
$50.00 per entry; made payable to Atlantic Central District
Planning Guide
Visit optimist.org for your Planning Guide
District Chair Information - Contact Information
Sue Cresswell
201 Walton CT
Reading, PA 19606
cell: (610) 721-4742 (best to reach after 4 pm)
email: sstav@ptd.net
Additional Contest Details:
1. Clubs may advance up to two contestants to the District level.
2. District contest is non-gender specific.
If your club is still holding separate male/female contests, make sure you are using the same judges for both
contests. You will advance the winner who scored the highest to the District contest.
If a zone has the minimum of three contestants and wants to hold a zone contest, that winner will advance directly to the District finals.
DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIPS:
First Place: $2,500
Second Place: $1,500
Third Place: $1,000
Contestants have a chance to win up to $22,500 at the World Championship Level!
Essay Contest 2024-2025
Topic
"How Optimism Has Paved My Road to Success”
The Essay Contest is sponsored by Optimist International to give young people the opportunity to write about their own opinions regarding the world in which they live. The approach can encompass a young person’s personal experience, the experience of their country or a historical perspective. In addition to developing skills for written expression, participants also have the opportunity to win a college scholarship.
One District Scholarship of $2,500 is awarded.
Deadline
Club Winners must be submitted to the District Level by February 28, 2025
Entry Fee
There is a $15.00 Entry fee, made payable to OI Atlantic Central District
District Chair Contact Information
communication Contest for the deaf & hard of hearing 2025
Deadline
CCDHH Club Deadline January 15, 2025
Will be held after the Second Quarter Meeting
Submit Club Winners(s) Speech. Birth Certificate and Fee by January 31, 2025
Entry Fee:
$50.00 per student
Topic: “How Optimism Has Guided Me Through Trying Times”
District Chair Contact Information
To follow
ACD creed photo contest 2024-2025
Deadline:
April 1, 2025
Submit Club Winners(s)and photo(s) and Fee to Ginny DiBerardino
Entry Fee:
Each Club can submit up to 3 photos; there is a $10.00 entry fee per photo submitted
When
Voting takes place at the Third Quarter Meeting