ABOUT OUR CLUB
The Town & Country Optimist Club is a non profit organization formed in 1974 by a group of northwest Austin businessmen. The Club promotes the ideals of Optimist International and supports northwest Austin neighborhoods by providing quality youth sports facilities and programs. Club goals are to provide opportunities for all who wish to participate and to promote an environment of learning and sportsmanship in all activities. The Club also supports youth development through involvement in selected youth-oriented community activities.
CLUB MEMBERSHIP
The Club is a volunteer organization and needs members to sustain our youth programs and facilities. We encourage you to learn about membership from our Club members and staff. If you would like to become a member, please complete a membership form and send it to your sponsoring Club member or the T&C office. Annual T&C Optimist Club dues are $80/year.Optimist_International_Member_Invitation.doc Or, if you prefer a pdf format, use TownandCountry Optimist Intl_member form.pdf
OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL
Our parent organization is Optimist International, a youth services organization that has been "Bringing Out the Best in Kids" since1919. For more information on Optimist International, please visit: http://www.optimist.org
OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL SOUTH TEXAS DISTRICT
T&C is in the South Texas District of Optimist International. For more information on District activities, please visit: http://stxd.org |
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.
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