News Release
WARSAW — Sign-up is underway for youths seeking to compete in the Warsaw Optimist Club Oratorical Contest.
This year’s topic is: “The Moment I Realized I Belonged, My Definition of Community.”
The contest is open to youth under the age of 19 as of October 1 who are not enrolled as a degree-seeking student of a post-secondary institution. There is no minimum age.
To enter, click on the Application link.
The contest will be held Sunday, March 29, at the Kosciusko County Courthouse at 1 p.m.
First conducted in 1928, this is the second most popular Optimist International Program.
Nearly 2,000 clubs participate in this program each year. The winners at the Club level receive medallions and a cash prize and zone winners receive a plaque. Districts have the opportunity to provide a first-place scholarship of $2,500, a second-place scholarship of $1,500, and a third-place scholarship of $1,000.
The Optimist Oratorical Contest gives youngsters the chance to speak to the world. More than $150,000 in college scholarships funded by the Optimist International Foundation is awarded annually from this program.
Anyone with questions can contact: Letrecia Nichols at 574.265-5632 or at lnichols@joes- kids.org, or Jeff Owens at 574.527.1387 or contest@jeffowens.net.
