Topic for the 2024-2025 School year is “How Optimism Has Guided Me Through Trying Times"
The Optimist Oratorical Contest gives youngsters the chance to speak to the world. More than $150,000 in college scholarships are awarded annually from this program.
Deadline for entries is March 3, 2025.
The Meridian Optimist Club will judge the local students’ essays, based on the theme of "How Optimism Has Paved My Road To Success" and will determine the top local winners.
Deadline for essays to be turned into the Meridian Optimist Club is January 24, 2025.
The Meridian Optimist Club will be sponsoring our 15th annual “Luck O’ the Irish” Casino Night. This event will be held Saturday, March 15, 2025, from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the “Center at the Park” in Julius M. Kleiner Park, next to the The Village, 1920 N. Records Avenue, Meridian, Idaho.
| Travis Walthall Casino Events Chairperson |
Phone: (208) 631-8141 |
| Mike Harris Oratorical Contest Chairperson |
Phone: (208) 484-8529 |
| Kirk Farnsworth Membership Chairperson |
Phone: (208) 850-6729 |
| Mike Harris Essay Contest Chairperson |
Phone: (208) 484-8529 |