Davenport Noon Optimist Club is proud to serve Quad City youth.Our club, chartered in 1940, is one of Iowa's oldest established Optimist Clubs. We provide financial assistance and recognition during programs designed to improve lives.
We raise over $150,000 annually through our two largest fundraisers, the Avenue of Flags program and Christmas tree sales. Although we are part of an international organization, we govern independently. We determine which projects to complete, which organizations to support and how funding is distributed. |
We are fortunate to have a nonprofit foundation that will continue our legacy for generations.
We gather for weekly luncheons and invite speakers to introduce their programs and explain how those programs improve the lives of area youth. The luncheons offer the opportunity to network and build relationships with other members of the community. We volunteer at events and activities that boost young people's confidence because giving time to help improve others makes a difference. We meet socially because we love having fun together and enjoy the opportunities created through this fellowship of proactive people with positive mindsets. |
What began as a memorial fund is now the Optimist Club Foundation of Davenport.The Foundation is a 501c(3) entity dedicated to financial maintenance and growth earmarked for supporting Quad Cities' youth.
Contact a board member for more information about our local programs or to donate. |
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The Foundation shares support and hope through these recognition programs:
The Ivory/Optimist Award Scholarship A scholarship named for Fran Ivory, a long-time Optimist member and past director of the Friendly House. Applicants are high school graduates with continuing academic pursuits. Promise Awards Two students from each Davenport public high school are recognized by school staff each year for living a lifestyle consistent with the principles in our Optimist creed, regardless of academic performance. |
Discover how Optimists all over the country are serving kids today.
We strive to build a diverse organization of motivated volunteers. |
Since each Optimist club governs itself, Optimists have valuable flexibility to immediately address the needs that arise with the youth in our community. Through our fundraising efforts, we support many local organizations.
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ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTED BY DAVENPORT NOON OPTIMIST CLUB
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Babe Ruth Baseball
Bettendorf High School Cheerleaders Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley Blue Grass Junior Farmers Boy Scouts of America, Illowa Council Boys & Girls Club of the Mississippi Valley Davenport Central High School Music Boosters Davenport Noon Optimist Foundation Davenport North High School Girls Softball Davenport Valley Archers Davenport West High School Golf Davenport West High School STEM Boosters Davenport West High School Wrestling Club First Tee Quad Cities Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois |
High School After Prom Parties
HOBY Youth Leadership Hope at the BRICK House Junior Achievement of the Heartland Miracle Field North Scott Lancers Baseball One Eighty Optimist International Foundation Pleasant Valley High School Robotics Pleasant Valley Spartan Assembly Quad City Arts Metro Arts Program Quad Cities Night to Shine Safer Foundation Quad Cities St. Ambrose University Wrestling The Friendly House YMCA of the Mississippi Valley |
PROGRAMS ORGANIZED BY DAVENPORT NOON OPTIMIST CLUB
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Childhood Wellness
Davenport Noon Optimist Foundation Jim Hasely Memorial Golf Tournament MAC Boys/Girls Basketball Luncheons |
Miss Iowa Luncheon
Optimist Essay Scholarship Contest Optimist Junior Golf Tournament Optimist Oratorical Scholarship Contest |
Optimist Tri-Star Sports
Ready to Ride Bike Safety Rodeo Respect for Law Week The Promise Award Scholarships Youth Appreciation Week |
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.
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 volunteers aid over six million young people through 65,000 service projects that promote teamwork and inclusion.