In addition to funding and hosting various Optimist Programs, we financially support other groups in our area who deliver services to youth.










Sports
- Young Athletics Track & Field
- Hockey
- Soccer

Youth Development
- 1st Lexington Scouting Group– Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers, Rovers
- Cadet Youth Development Centre
- Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership
- Canadian Children’s Optimist Foundation

Summer Camps
- Lutherwood Foundation
- Camp Kummoniwannago
- Camp Clover
- Camp Trillium
- Family & Children’s Services
- Camp McGovern

Community
- Food Bank of Waterloo Region
- Tree of Angels / Toy Mountain
- KidsAbility
- KidsLink
- Anselma House
- Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region
- Marillac Place
- Sunshine Foundation
- Children’s Miracle Network

School Programs
- Nutrition for Learning
- Send’em Off Smiling
- Strong Start
- The Ripple Effect Education (TREE)
- Children’s Safety Village
- Food4Kids

Capital Projects
- Optimist Rink @ RIM Park
- Woolwich Community Centre
- Playground equipment (Sandowne Public School, and more)