OSKALOOSA OPTIMIST CLUB TO HOST ORATORICAL CONTEST
Optimist International
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Optimist Club of Oskaloosa is encouraging area students to speak their minds about the topic “Why my voice is important” as part of Optimist International Oratorical Contest for the 2012-2013 year.
The Optimist Club will judge the local students’ speeches based on content and presentation to determine the top winners. Winners will receive a medallion and the winning speeches will be sent to the zone level, and possibly the district level for the opportunity to win college scholarships.
Students under the age of 19 as of December 31, 2012, who have not yet graduated from high school or the equivalent, are eligible to participate. The Oskaloosa Optimist Club Oratorical Contest will be held on March 2nd beginning at 11:00 am on the third floor of the Oskaloosa Public Library.
Students wishing to participate in the oratorical contest can find out more about the contest by contacting contest organizer Charlie Comfort at 641-660-5358 or presidentcomfort@gmail.com.
The optimist Club of Oskaloosa has been active in the community since 1993. Other programs and service projects that the Club is involved in include Students of the Trimester, Friend of Youth Award, Avenue of Flags, Tri Star, and many more. For more information about the Optimist Club of Oskaloosa, please visit http://oskyoptimists1.wix.com/oskyoptimists.
Optimist International is one of the world’s largest service organization clubs with 93,000 adult and youth members in 3,200 clubs in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico and throughout the world. The Optimist Oratorical Contest is one of the organization’s most popular programs, with more than 2,000 clubs participating annually. Carrying the motto “Bringing out the Best in Kids,” Optimists conduct positive service projects that reach more than six million young people each year. To learn more about Optimist International, please call (314) 371-6000 or visit the organization’s website at www.optimist.org.
