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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

Optimist International Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

- Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 2026

Join us Friday, May 29th, 930 - 1130 AM at Canterbury Woods Elementary School for this year's Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDHH)! This contest offers an opportunity for children who are deaf or hard of hearing to present their thoughts in the community, gaining skills, which can only come from signing or speaking to a large audience along with a $2500 scholarship to the district. For more information about the program, click here!

- Caboose Tours 2026

The new tour schedule for the Vienna Caboose openings are out! We are usually open once per month, 1PM-5PM as well as during festivals and a special nighttime holiday stroll! For future times, please see our event calendar.

Upcoming Events

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.