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Events
Our events recognize the achievements of youth and honor those who serve them and the wider community. We enrich lives and celebrate today.
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Junior Optimists Club
By instilling optimism in youth and teaching them the rewards of civic responsibility, we position them to succeed in life and always give back.
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Scholarships
Education is the most reliable road to a better life. Young people can achieve everything when they are willing to work. Rewards for effort reap greater rewards.
Junior Optimist Club
Optimism as a philosophy of life and a sense of commitment to community are traits that can shape young people into future leaders and pave a road to success throughout life. The Passaic Junior Optimist Club was created to allow the youth of Passaic to develop those positive traits, grow through community giving and establish life-long friendships, while finding an alternative to the crime, gangs and drugs that plague our society and prey on young people.
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