Welcome

The Optimist Club of Calvert is a non-profit organization run by adult volunteers. Our mission is to help kids in the local community with service projects, scholarships, and support for other youth organizations.  The Optimist Club of Calvert has touched the lives of many youth and adults in our community through the projects and programs that we have sponsored over the last fifty years.  We are always eager to enhance and expand our efforts to be the ‘Friend of Youth’ and provide service to the community.

New Members Welcome !!!
Join us at one of our monthly dinner meetings! Meetings Dinner meetings are held on the fourth Monday of each month, starting at 7 pm., at O’Gannigan’s Irish Pub in Prince Frederick. (Meetings are not held in December.) For more information about becoming a member, please visit our Membership page or call Club President Krista Brezina, (410) 474-2707.

The Optimist Bingo Hall is open for old-fashioned paper Bingo and pull tabs on Monday mornings and Thursday and Saturday evenings. For more details, please visit https://www.facebook.com/OptimistBingo

Our newest member, Erik Thompson (r) is welcomed by his sponsor, Kurt Brezina (l) at our May Dinner Meeting.
Our May Dinner Meeting Guest Speaker, Jack Woodford, shared his personal story that eventually led to his involvement with the Heartfelt of Calvert County and Calvert County Christmas Tree of Angels programs. Heart F.E.L.T., Filling Empty Little Tummies, is a Christian-based Outreach Ministry designed to feed children on the weekends when they can often go hungry.
We welcomed our newest club member, Joe Endy (r), at our April Dinner Meeting. Joe is pictured with his sponsor Jack Brown.
Congratulations to Olivia Herrin, our Oratorical Contest 1st Place Winner who went on to win 2nd Place at the Maryland South Delaware District Optimist Oratorical Contest! Olivia won a $2,500 scholarship along with her plaque.
2023 Essay Contest Winners Recognized at March Dinner Meeting. The winners of this year’s contest are
First Place – Olivia Sparks (Huntingtown High School)
Second Place – Gayle Henderson (Northern High School)
Charlotte Thon (Northern High School) our Third Place winner. 
Pictured are Thon, Henderson, and Sparks (l-r)    
Congratulations to the winners of the Optimist Club of Calvert’s Oratorical contest!!
1st Place: Olivia Herrin (Northern High School)
2nd Place: Samuel Zolfaghari (Northern High School)
3rd Place: Ryan Zolfaghari (Mt. Harmony Elementary School)
At our February Dinner Meeting, we welcomed our newest club members: David Mohler, Keisha Contee, and Glenn Knapp (l-r)

2022 Santa Night

On December 8, 2022, the club hosted its Fifth Annual Santa Night. Santa visited with 45 children who also had the opportunity to play games for prizes and make holiday crafts.

New Members Inducted

Our newest club members, Susan Fleming and Amanda Hauff were inducted by Club President Krista Brezina during our last dinner meeting. Welcome, Susan & Amanda!  Interested in becoming a member or have questions? Please visit our Membership page or call Club President Krista Brezina, (410) 474-2707. She will be happy to answer any questions you might have.

2022 Halloween Trunk or Treat

We held our Trunk or Treat on Sunday, October 30, 2022, and welcomed 356 kiddos.

2022 Respect for Law Awards

Pictured are Honorees Buckler, Hart, Moorman, Loveless, Higgs, Bell, and Freeland.

Congratulations to Animal Control Officer Blair Buckler, Corrections Deputy Alexandra Hart, Maryland State Police – Prince Frederick Barrack “U” Trooper First Class Matthew Moorman, Calvert County Emergency Communications Public Safety Dispatcher I Cynthia Loveless, Maryland Department of Natural Resources – Natural Resources Police Officer Allison Higgs, Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Lee Ann Bell, and Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Deputy First Class William Freeland.

2022 Career and Technology Education Achievement Awards

Congratulations to the Career And Technology Academy’s 2021/22 Junior Students of the Year! They were recognized yesterday as part of our newest program, Career and Technology Education Achievement Awards.

Edward V. Dorsey (September 3, 1945- May 10, 2022)

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the news that our beloved friend and fellow optimist Ed Dorsey has passed away. On the evening of May 10, 2022, Ed succumbed to heart complications. https://rauschfuneralhomes.com/…/edward-vernon-dorsey-jr/

2022 Oratorical Contest

Pictured (l-r) Olivia Ellison, Sam Zalghari, and Olivia Herrin.

Congratulations to the winners of the Optimist Club of Calvert’s Oratorical contest!! 1st Place: Olivia Herrin (Northern High School), 2nd Place: Olivia Ellison (Calvert High School), and 3rd Place: Samuel Zalfaghari (Northern High School) All received a monetary award and medallion. Our first-place winner, Olivia Herrin, will advance to the District level competition in Ocean City, Maryland on Saturday, April 30, where she will be competing for a $2,500 college scholarship. A special thanks to our contest Judges Caryn Fossile, Hope Sayles and Club President Christine White, and Timekeeper Ed Dorsey.

Santa Night 2021

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