Golf Tournament
Working in tandem with the Roosevelt High School Booster Club, the Peninsula Optimist Club helps coordinate and promote the annual Roosevelt Charitable Golf Tournament scheduled for Sunday, September 13th.
Updates
- 2026 Scholarship and Award Recipients
Congratulations to the Roosevelt class of 2026 and especially to Nevaeh Landrum, D’Angelo Strong, and Jesse Ramos Chavez. Peninsula… Read more: 2026 Scholarship and Award Recipients
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Peninsula Optimist Club,
a chapter of Optimist International
Mission
By providing hope and a positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in youth, our communities, and ourselves.
Vision
Optimist International will be recognized worldwide as the premier volunteer organization that values all children and helps them develop to their full potential.
Purpose
To develop optimism as a philosophy of life utilizing the tenets of the Optimist Creed.
- Promote an active interest in good government and civic affairs
- Inspire respect for the law
- Promote patriotism and work for international accord and friendship among all people
- Aid and encourage the development of youth, in the belief that the giving of one’s self in service to others will advance the well-being of humankind, community life, and the world.
Membership
For over seven decades, the Peninsula Optimist Club in the St. Johns community of Portland, Oregon, has provided scholarships for students at Roosevelt High School who will attend a community college or vocational school after graduation.
The scholarships are made possible by the hundreds of volunteers and Christmas tree sales held every year in the Memorial Christmas Tree Lot at the corner of N. Lombard and N. Chautauqua Blvd.
Additional funds are raised through the Spring Plant Sale and Golf Tournament.
In addition to scholarships, the Optimists also donate money in support of many youth organizations (See Nonprofits that Benefit).
As Optimists, we believe that our 75-year history of constant work for and commitment to youth has entitled us to proudly display on our sign at N. Lombard and N. Chautauqua: “Friends of the Youth”.