Join us as we welcome Avery McGrath from Falls Church, Virginia a player in the 2024 Junior Golf Championship. She shares her experiences on and off the course. She finished in 4th place.

On today's podcast welcome Lev Abramson from Denver, Colorado a 2024 player in the 16-18 division of the Junior Golf Championship at Doral Golf Course in Miami, Florida. He shares his experiences and aspirations for the future.

Join us with Avery Hollingsworth from Houston, Texas and played in the 2025 Junior Golf Championships in Miami, Florida.

Join us today as we hear from Kaden Frierson on his experiences with the Junior Golf Championships. Kaden is from Austin, Texas he is the 2025 winner in the 16-18 division.

Our guest this week is Tom Neal, from the Farmington Hills & Farmington Optimist Club of the Michigan District. Tom is going to share his insights on building and maintaining Junior Optimist Clubs within the Public Schools.

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Join us today as we have Olivia Blair, a Junior Optimist member reflects on her time being a Junior Optimist (JOI) as well as competing in the Oratorical and Essay contests.

Join us today for our guest Lucie Régimbald from the Carlsbad Springs Optimist Club of Ontario. She shares her insights on the challenges of small clubs, Lucie has been an optimist for 32 years and tells the importance of listening to young people.

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Today's guest is Kristi "Cricket" Palmer from the Rushmore-Noon Optimist Club, on how to amp up your club meetings to a more exciting and dynamic events energizing members.

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Our guest today is Rick Gillespie who is on the Optimist International Growth Committee. He is also a member of the London-Fanshaw Optimist Club of Canada. He will be talking to us about plans for "Growth" in the 2025-2026 Optimist Year.

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Join use as we talk to Connie Sohnleitner, District Governor of Atlantic Central District, her district is ranked 3rd in retention. she will share her insights on retention.

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