About us
Who we are
We are the local chapter of Optimists International.
We formed our local organization in 2017 to support an unrepresented area in the suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With a few creative minds from the Sussex Hamilton School District the organization quickly came to represent Sussex, Lisbon, Lannon, and Butler in the Optimist organization.
In 1911, soon after the very first Optimist Club was formed in Buffalo, New York, an Optimist movement took place and Optimist Clubs were forming throughout the United States and Canada. Optimist International was formed in 1919, as the organization that connects all Optimist Cubs Internationally. All Optimist Clubs have the opportunity to compete in 1 of 3 International Scholarship contests: the Oratorial, the Essay and the Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Additionally, there is Tri-Star Sports. This is an optional activity Clubs can sponsor that focuses on three skills competitions in each of the following sports: baseball, baseball, soccer, football, hockey, golf, curling and volleyball.
Our approach
Our Mission
By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in youth, our communities and ourselves.
Our Vision
Optimist International will be recognized worldwide as the premier volunteer organization that values all children and helps them develop to their full potential.
Friends of Optimists - Our Partners
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.
— Optimist International®