Optimist International and St. Louis University have
partnered to host an amazing new enhancement to the Optimist Oratorical Contest
and scholarships. Each Optimist District will have the exciting opportunity to
send two of their District Oratorical winners to St. Louis to compete with the
winners of the Districts in their Region for a $10,000 scholarship. The
winners of each Region (8) will compete with the winner from St. Louis
University's Global Region for a $15,000, $10,000, or $5,000 World Championship
scholarship. There is the potential for a student to win $27,500 in
scholarships!
The first annual Regional/World
Championship Oratorical Contest is scheduled for Thursday, June 23 and Friday,
June 24, 2016. Please keep in mind that the 2015-2016 District Oratorical
contests will need to be conducted earlier than usual to accommodate this
timeframe.
With the partnership Optimist International is increasing funding for youth
scholarships, giving our Optimist organization a higher profile, and Bringing
Out the Best in Kids!
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