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By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in kids.

The Optimist Club of Greater Vienna, part of Optimist International, is a 100% volunteer Community Service organization. The Club conducts positive service projects in local communities aimed at providing a helping hand to youth including special programs and scholarships. We also organize and run the Vienna Farmers Market, Annual Christmas Tree Fundraiser, and provide tours to our local Caboose. With their upbeat attitude, Optimist Club members help empower young people to be the best that they can be. Every year, Optimists around the world conduct 65,000 service projects and serve well over six million young people.

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Latest News

- Christmas Tree Sale is now closed!!!

Thank you, Vienna and Oakton, for purchasing Christmas trees, wreaths, and ropes from the Optimist Club. You helped raise over $30,000 for youth programs and scholarships!

And an even bigger thank you to all of our volunteers, including our youth groups, for all your hard work, especially in the brutal cold! We couldn't have done it without you all!

Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year!

- Carol Waite Brennan Award Winners - November 20th

Congratulations to this year's Carol Waite Brennan Award winners! Each senior high school student received a $2,500 scholarship to be applied to their future college. This year's winners are Annabelle Hallworth and Grace O'Connor from Madison High School, Sherry Zhang and Jack Hodge from Marshall High School, and Rumaisha Abudureheman and Viraj Kamath from Oakton High School.

- Events This Holiday Season in Vienna

The Vienna Business Association (VBA) presents this year's Vienna Holiday Guide! Curious where to shop, eat and play this holiday season in Vienna while supporting our local businesses? Go no further than the Vienna Holiday Guide. The guide provides special holiday promotions, events, and fundraisers between now and January 1st. This includes our Christmas Tree Sale, Thanksgiving eat-in/dine-out meals, Small Business Saturday (November 29th) speicals, and promotions for the Church Street Stroll (December 2nd)!

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The 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.