James Carter, Founder of The Carter Foundation in Meridian, MS recently visited the Downtown Optimist Club to provide our members with an overview of the efforts of his foundation in attempting to reach the youth of our community and to…
The Downtown Optimist Club of Meridian sometimes gets to help two groups at the same time and this is one of those times. Over the years, the DTOC has developed a strong working relationship with a group of girls in…
The Parents Circle Support Group is a group of parents and guardians of children and adults with special needs. The group provides members with support, education and activities. Their goal is to provide various activities & sporting events throughout the…
Neil Henry was our guest speaker on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 and he came to introduce us all to Meridian Youth Soccer Organization's TOPSoccer program. TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program For Soccer) is a community-based program that offers all mentally or…
Ricky Hood, Executive Director for Meridian Boys & Girls Club, came to the Tuesday, September 15th DTOC meeting update everyone in on the latest activities of the Boys & Girls Club. He explained how the organization has grown over the…
On September 8th, 2015, The Downtown Optimist Club of Meridian reaffirmed their support for local special needs teachers by presenting a donation of $500 to Special Needs Teacher Kristie Anders to help defray the costs associated with having her students…
Meridian Community College Foundation and The Downtown Optimist Club of Meridian are proud to announce that Jessica Smith has been selected to receive the Downtown Optimist Club/Bill Herndon Memorial Scholarship at Meridian Community College. The $1,000 scholarship award is funded…
The Leadership Lauderdale Youth program's mission is to develop youth leadership in Lauderdale County by providing structured opportunities for interaction with other youth, as well as community leaders, and by providing for growth in understanding of character development issues, personal…
Fellowship Of Christian Athletes Director of Mississippi District 5, Brandon Dewease was on hand today to inform the club of the vision and mission of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and to receive a donation of $500 to support FCA…
On July 28th, 2015,The Downtown Optimist Club of Meridian renewed it's support for the Meridian Little Theatre's CenterStage Youth Workshop by presenting a check for $1,000 to Board Member Ellie Massey who came to our meeting to provide the DTOC with…