The Downtown Optimist Club of Corpus Christi, Texas was founded in the spring of 19XX making it the oldest club in Corpus Christi. The club has a long history of community service including many Optimist International programs.
As a member of the DOWNTOWN Optimist Club, you are given the opportunity to share in a special fellowship found in an atmosphere of hopefulness, enthusiasm and confidence. You will be welcomed into an environment where viewpoints and solutions are exchanged with other concerned professionals from your community. Optimist Club members are civic leaders and government officials, teachers, business men and women. From all walks of life, Optimists are people just like you; people who care to give of themselves to better their communities.

The Downtown Optimist Club meets every Wednesday at noon at:
The Ramada Inn Blue Bonnet Room
601 North Water Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Please Join us, we'll all become better people if you do.

Programs and Activities
We believe that child safety is everyone's responsibility and caregivers can make a difference by using good judgment and securing kids in the rear seat.	We believe that the Essay contest will give young people the opportunity to express their own opinions regarding personal freedom, national freedom and the frredom of different types of groups.
We believe JOOI (Junior Optimist Club) will teach young people community service and problem solving.	We believe the Junior Golf Championship provides youngsters cultural learning opportunities, competition, a week of golf and best of all, lots of fun!
This speech contest will inspire today's youth to motivate and inform others through the art of public speaking	Respect for law is an important part of life and this program will encourage young people to have respect for law through practical experience.
Safety On Wheels will increase youth awareness of safer cycling, inline skating, skateboarding, riding the school bus, and driving and riding in automobiles.	We want to recognize youth for their participation and talents in arts, athletics, academics, and for contributions to their community.

Board of Directors
Name	Phone	Fax	E-mail
Tom Basile	361-852-8992	361-852-0096	thmbasile@aol.com
Larry Edwards	361-949-2750		lkedwards@acnet.net
Bill Evans	361-985-6767	361-985-0232	fudd01@aol.com
Ralph Martin	361-855-0612
Ed Partridge	361-993-1316	361-993-1319	epartri154@aol.com
David Schumacker	361-884-2483	361-884-2219	culligan@trip.net
Barry Searles	361-883-7070	361-882-8553	kztv@usld.net
Manuel Vara	361-992-7780	361-992-3355	mvara@interconnect.net

Officers
Name	Phone	Fax	E-mail
Mike Edwards -President	361-225-2380	361-225-2378	meco@technidata.com
Ian Imrie -President Elect	361-814-4300	361-814-5798	isimrie@flash.net
Steve Gomez -Vice President	361-993-0958	361-993-1527	sgomez@trip.net
Karen Denson -Secretary Treasuror	361-883-7475	361-883-2438	kdenson@fncpc.com
Cathie Cloud -Executive Secretary	361-882-2011
Bob Irwin -Sargent at Arms	361-991-4915		archy95@aol.com
Shirley Selz -Past President	361-808-7819	361-808-9251	luisgarza@attglobal.net

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.

Many have found inspiration in The Optimist Creed. In hospitals, the creed has been used to help patients recover from illness. In locker rooms, coaches have used it to motivate their players. Optimist International adopted this creed in 1922. It was originally published in 1912 in a book titled: "Your Forces and How to Use Them." The author was Christian D. Larson, a prolific writer and lecturer who believed that people have tremendous latent powers, which could be harnessed for success with the proper attitude.

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