{"id":15,"date":"2026-02-09T21:21:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optimistclub-sllb.com\/dir\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T23:49:14","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/optimistclub-sllb.com\/dir\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15\" class=\"elementor elementor-15\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e5250 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"92e5250\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6160e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6160e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f312a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23f312a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25231a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25231a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a265164 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a265164\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699f97d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"699f97d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who we are<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a80dcec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a80dcec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8cdcc5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8cdcc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83e0b78 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83e0b78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0745a0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0745a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We are the local chapter of Optimists International. <br><br>\n\nWe 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.\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1f999 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b1f999\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-706fd07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"706fd07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-830fd40 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"830fd40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c27a57c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c27a57c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58eb583 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"58eb583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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1512px\"  title=\"About\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625dc78 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"625dc78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3141d2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3141d2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9cf3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9cf3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our approach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e018dc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0e018dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c010b42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c010b42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c9b478 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c9b478\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1bb64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec1bb64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc5fe25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc5fe25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in youth, our communities and ourselves.\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd41ae4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd41ae4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1a3283 elementor-widget 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class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/optimistclub-sllb.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sponsor-scbs-club.jpg\" alt=\"sponsor scbs club\"  title=\"About\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/optimistclub-sllb.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sponsor-cardinalclub.jpg\" alt=\"sponsor cardinalclub\"  title=\"About\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074924e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"074924e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5408dc6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5408dc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f32718 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f32718\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616d2a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"616d2a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c820c26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c820c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Optimist Creed<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a6d15e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a6d15e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong><em>Promise Yourself\u2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong><em>\u2014 Optimist International\u00ae<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4a77d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4a77d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13bda6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13bda6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Konrath<\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Director &#8211; Debbie Pomeroy<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About us Who we are We are the local chapter of Optimists International. 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