Osceola Optimists

Members of the FCCLA/FBLA receiving items donated by the Optimists for their Bingo Night fundraiser. The fundraiser will be held at the Osceola Baptist Church on Friday, June 4 from 5 - 7:30 PM.

Osceola Elementary End of Year WATER Celebration sponsored by the Osceola Optimist... for all the hard work and growth!!

Optimist President Curtis Colby handing out Optimist Scholarships, Youth of the Month recipients, Laptop recipients and a $1,000 check to the FCCLA/FBLA for their trip to Nashville to Nationals. Congratulations to all the students!

SAND VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT!! Proceeds will go to improvements to the Optimist Park and the OHS Volleyball team. Teams need to sign up and pay by June19th!

Did someone say sand volleyball court in time for summer? Well we're working on it now! We may also be working on some fun stuff involving this court keep a look out for that. We're excited and hope you all are too!

Optimists are currently taking orders for popcorn and pork rinds as a fundraiser. Contact an Optimist member to place your orders.

Tomorrow is the make up date for the Optimists golf tournament fundraiser for Junior Golf at Clinton Country Club. Hope to have a fun afternoon and raise money for a great cause.

The Optimist Creed: Are you a "Thermometer" or a "Thermostat"? Does your happiness register like a "Thermometer" based solely upon the random events that happe...n to you on a daily basis or are you a "Thermostat" and take control of your life and create the events and circumstances that affect your happiness? PROVISION #1: PROMISE TO BE SO STRONG THAT NOTHING CAN DISTURB YOUR PEACE OF MIND While it may be a little much to ask us to promise that nothing disturb our peace of mind (there are times when our minds should be disturbed if we are caring, compassionate people), still, there is a huge difference between being a thermostat and a thermometer. A thermometer measures the temperature, indicating what is. A thermostat sets the temperature, creating what it will be. You can set the temperature of your own happiness by choosing a better way to respond to life’s trials and challenges. We can choose our emotional responses (and therefore our peace of mind) to life’s difficulties in the long run as we retrain our minds and hearts to automatically react with love and forgiveness and optimism and gratitude even when life sends us heat waves and snowstorms. We can also retain our peace of mind by living our lives closer to our values, forgiving others their trespasses, overcoming tendencies to judgmentalism, by destressing and simplifying and decluttering our emotional and physical lives. See more

TIME IS ALMOST OUT! This last week may have been pretty rainy, but the rain is stopping just in time for the last 2 days of Colors Against Cancer! All profits are donated to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Thanks for partnering with us to fight childhood cancer!... Sign up at: https://runsignup.com/Race/MO/Osceola/ColorsAgainstCancer

We are about halfway through the last week of October. That doesn't mean you have missed out on Colors Against Cancer though! You can have until 11:59pm on Saturday October 31st to sign up and (if you want to) complete your 5K. All sign up money profits is donated to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Thanks for partnering with us to fight childhood cancer! Sign up at: https://runsignup.com/Race/MO/Osceola/ColorsAgainstCancer

We are about to start the last week of October. Though doesn't mean you have missed out on Colors Against Cancer! You can have until 11:59pm on Saturday October 31st to sign up and (if you want to) complete your 5K. Proceeds/Donations will benefit St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Thanks for partnering with us to fight childhood cancer! Sign up at: https://runsignup.com/Race/MO/Osceola/ColorsAgainstCancer

We may be halfway through October but there is still plenty of time left to run/walk Colors Against Cancer! The proceeds are donated to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Simply sign up, walk when you want and know you donated to a great cause! Sign up at: https://runsignup.com/Race/MO/Osceola/ColorsAgainstCancer

Just two weeks out until the Optimist District Golf Tournament. Sign up using the form below or become a sponsor and help support Junior Golf. Hope to see you at the tournament on October 25!

Finished my Colors against Cancer Virtual Run today!

In need of a route for your 5k? Why reinvent the wheel use the one we already created. We recommend starting at the park for easy parking. This path starts at the park, goes out to the ball park, across the cove and a river walk back to the park. Sign up at: https://runsignup.com/Race/MO/Osceola/ColorsAgainstCancer

Just a reminder that this years Fall Festival scheduled for the 10th has been cancelled. We look forward to seeing you in 2021 with the expected date of October 9, 2021.

We are starting the first full week for Colors Against Cancer Virtual Run/Walk! We took a peek at this weeks weather and it looks like it will be sunny with te...mperatures in the 80's. Thanks for partnering with us to fight childhood cancer! Sign up at: https://runsignup.com/Race/MO/Osceola/ColorsAgainstCancer

TOMORROW IS THE DAY!! Tomorrow through the 31st are the days for Colors Against Cancer! The entry fee is $20 and all reregistered are guaranteed a t-shirt and a downloadable running bib. Bibs can be downloaded from a link off of your registration confirmation email. The proceeds will benefit St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Thanks for partnering with us to fight childhood cancer!... Sign up at: https://runsignup.com/Race/MO/Osceola/ColorsAgainstCancer

Don't forget we've gone virtual! We are officially 5 days out from the first official walking day! From Saturday, October 3rd Saturday, October 31st to either run or walk you 5K (3.1 miles). Simply choose your own starting line, whether it is a treadmill, a neighborhood street, or down back roads near you. It is all up to you. Then run/walk the race distance, upload, or email your finishing time (if you wish). Do it in one go or a little every couple of days. It's just that... simple! The entry fee is $20 and all reregistered are guaranteed a t-shirt and a downloadable running bib. Shirts will be available for either pick up or to be shipped by Mid-November. Sign up at: https://runsignup.com/Race/MO/Osceola/ColorsAgainstCancer