PROGRAMS

Optimist Programs:
-  Warm Clothes Program for Kids - Partnership with "Thrive" (*100)
-  Skateboarding Parks - Kirk Park, Gallatin County Regional Park and Belgrade Park
-  City Park Development -  Optimist Ponds Park and the new Oak Springs Park
-  Optimist Adventure Club - Partnership with the Bozeman City Rec Department (*80)
-  Sports Equipment Scholarships - Partnership with "Play It Again Sports"
-  Youth Fishing Derby - The derby is in June (*50)
-  Special Education Safety Poster Contest (*40)
-  Bozeman Schools Special Education Christmas Santa (*40)

Optimist Supported Programs:
-  Little Bobcat Track and Field - Partnership with MSU Health Students (*240)
-  Big Brother Big Sister
-  Thrive
-  Scouting
-  Skills USA
-  Sweet Pea Festival
-  Destination Imagination
-  Bozeman Recreation Department Youth Triathlon
-  Eagle Mount Camp Braveheart
-  Bozeman Track Club   
-  Family Promise                       
                                                 (*)  Approximate number of children involved per year
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Photo: A young contestant in the Optimist Youth Fishing Derby and her father.