GIVING HEARTS OPTIMIST CLUB OF LA/OC
CONTACT; Carolyn Sievers, Garden Grove, Ca.
CONTACT’S NUMBER: 714/248-9823
DATE: 10/28/20
Local Optimist Club to Sponsor Essay Contest For Students
Garden Grove, Ca. – Giving Hearts Optimist Club is encouraging area students to contemplate the phrase “Reaching Your Dreams by Choosing Optimism” as part of the Optimist International Essay Contest for the 2020-2021 school year.
The Optimist Club will judge the local students’ essays, based on the theme of “Reaching Your Dreams by Choosing Optimism” and determine the top winners. Winners will receive AWARDS and the winning essays will be sent to the district level where college scholarships are available for top winners.
“Young students today have so many fresh ideas about the world and their future,” Club President Gayle Weigert said. “As Optimists, it is our goal to encourage them and do what we can to bring out the best in each of them. This gives them a wonderful opportunity to tap into their creativity and pursue possible scholarships at the same time.”
Giving Hearts Optimist Club of LA/OC has been participating in the Optimist Essay Contest for 30 plus years and has been active in the community since 1987. Other programs and service projects that the Club is involved in include Oratorical Contest; fleece blanket making for childhood cancer patients; supporters of the Optimist Youth and Family Services Home in Los Angeles which provides housing, medical, and counseling for at-risk youth; Tri-Star basketball skills contest; support the food and pasta program for needy children in conjunction with Anaheim White House; golf outing for physically and/or mentally challenged students; and many other youth programs throughout the year.
Students wishing to participate in the essay contest can find out more about the contest by contacting the club at Carolyn Sievers, Club Secretary-Treasurer, at 714/248-9823.
Optimist International is one of the world’s largest service club organization with 80,000 adult and youth members in 2,500 clubs in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, and throughout the world. Carrying the motto “Friend of Youth,” Optimists conduct positive service projects that reach more than six million young people each year. To learn more about Optimist International, please call (314) 371-6000 or visit the organization’s website at www.optimist.org.
Thank you.
Carolyn Sievers, Secretary-Treasurer
Giving Hearts Optimist Club of LA/OC
Optimist International Essay Contest
Topic for the 2020-21 school year is: "Reaching your Dreams by Choosing Optimism".
Who: Youth under the age of 19 as of October 1, 2020 (and is not enrolled as a degree seeking student of a post-secondary institution) in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean. There is no minimum age.
How To Enter: Interested students must contact their local Optimist Club. They need to submit an essay on the pre-assigned topic. Contact: Carolyn Sievers, Giving Hearts Optimist Club of LA/OC.
When: Student submissions must be received by January 15, 2021. All Club-level contests are held by early February. No essays will be accepted after the above date. The Club-level contests have then been considered closed.
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 more historical perspective. In additional to developing skills for written expression, participants also have the opportunity to win a college scholarship!
Club winners advance to the District contest to compete for a $2,500 college scholarship. The District-level scholarships are funded by the Optimist International Foundations.
Submit all entries to:
Carolyn Sievers, Secretary-Treasurer
Giving Hearts Optimist Club of LA/OC
