any of the
individual clubs making up Optimist International, an
association of
community-
service clubs founded in 1919 and
active throughout the United
States, Canada and the
Caribbean. Its membership is formed of
business and
professional men who join by invitation only. Optimist clubs
promote optimism as a
philosophic way of
life,
promote active interest in good
government, patriotism,
respect for the
law, friendship amongst all people and the
moral development of youth. By the 1990s there were more than 4,000 Optimist clubs with over 170,000 members.
any one of a number of clubs that make up Optimist International, an
association of
community-
service clubs
active in the United
States, Canada and
Mexico. Its members are
business, industrial and
professional men. Some of its
purposes are to
develop optimism as a
philosophy of
life, to
promote active interest in good
government and
civil affairs, and to aid and encourage the development of youth.