WHEAT RIDGE OPTIMIST CLUB

By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in Youth, our Communities, and Ourselves.

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Annual Online Auction Fundraiser

Thank you for considering a donation to our Online Auction Fundraiser! Your donation supports local youth programs that include scholarships to high school seniors, dinners for Ronald McDonald House patients and their families, creation of our Autism Rescue kits for first responders, grants for middle and high school students who have overcome a life adversity, and so much more.

Your donation item will be prominently displayed on our Auction site between

April 12th @ 6 PM - April 21st @ 6 PM, 2024

Visit the Auction during that time www.32auctions.com/wroc

The Wheat Ridge Optimist Club was founded in 1957 and has been serving youth and our local communities ever since. This auction is presented in conjunction with the Wheat Ridge Community Foundation a 501(c)(3) organization (#04-3770168)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATION!

How We Make A Difference…

The Wheat Ridge Optimist Club is one of over 2500 Optimist clubs world-wide that make up Optimist International.  The first Optimist Club was formed in Buffalo, NY in 1911 – dedicated to serving youth in the local community.  This is the foundation of Optimist International – local clubs serving their local community.  The Wheat Ridge club was formed in 1957 by a group of businessmen that included Carl Cerveny-owner of the Scotsman Diner.  Carl remained an active member of the Wheat Ridge club until his passing in 2021.  But his spirit of service to the local community lives on through the club and its members.  For more information about who we are and what we do today, please explore this webpage and contact us if you are interested in becoming a member or would like more information.

The Optimist Creed is the guidepost by which clubs, members and those they serve strive to live by and is a cornerstone of Optimist clubs everywhere.

Every Optimist meeting concludes with the reciting of the Creed.

The Optimist Creed

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.