The Fargo Optimist Club is a group of concerned business and professional men and women who have joined together to sponsor service projects that benefit youth and our community. The Fargo Optimist Club serves several thousand youth each year through service projects and donations. The Fargo Optimist Club was chartered on June 30, 1966.

Personal benefits of being a Fargo Optimist member:

• Provides the satisfaction of helping youth to make the community a better place to live.
• Learn how to benefit from Optimism as a philosophy of life.
• Sharpen leadership skills when you take an active role.
• Builds business contact and friendships.
• Provides opportunities for self development by working with others.
• Provides social opportunities for you and your family.

Purposes of an Optimist Club:

To develop Optimism as a philosophy of life utilizing the tenets of the Optimist Creed;
To promote an active interest in good government and civic affairs;
To inspire respect for law;
To promote patriotism and work for international accord and friendship among all people;
To aid and encourage the development of youth in the belief that the giving of one's self in service to others will advance the well-being of humankind, community life and world.