Safety Town
SAFETY TOWN is a 20-hour course where children learn safety procedures through involvement in both classroom and outdoor instruction. The specific topics covered are: pedestrians, fires, strangers, pets and animals, traffic signs and signals, poisons, buses, and general play at school and at home. The program is taught by professional teachers. Visits by Fargo Police and Fire Department officers provide children with an enjoyable learning experience.
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All Star Volleyball
The 2024 matches will be held Monday June 10th, 2024 at 7:00 PM at the Horace High School Gym and Tuesday June 11th at 7:00 PM at Bismarck ST. Mary’s Gym.
Optimist International Oratorical Contest
Who: Students under the age of 19 who have not yet graduated from high school or the equivalent and who are educated in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean.
How to Enter: Interested students submit a speech on the pre-assigned topic to their local Optimist Club. To find out the contact in your area, please e-mail the Programs Department at programs@optimist.org.
The Optimist Oratorical Contest gives youngsters the chance to speak to the world. Scholarships funded by the Optimist International Foundations are awarded annually from this program.
First conducted in 1928, this is the second most popular Optimist International Program. Nearly 2,000 clubs participate in this program each year. The winners at the Club level receive medallions and Zone winners receive a plaque.
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About Us
The Fargo Optimist Club is a group of concerned business and professional men and women who have joined together to sponsor service projects that benefit youth and our community. The Fargo Optimist Club serves several thousand youth each year through service projects and donations. The Fargo Optimist Club was chartered on June 30, 1966.