National Capital Optimist Club supports the U.S. Chess Center
The National Capital Optimist Club, a volunteer service organization devoted to enhancing the well-being of young people, has been a generous supporter of the U.S. Chess Center for 25 consecutive years. We are once again grateful for this year’s donation, which was given at a recent event.
The Optimists are an international organization engaged with young people in a variety of ways. Their scholarship contests invite students to submit essays, they provide volunteer opportunities for teenagers, and they have an international golf tournament for young people.
Each Optimists Club raises funds and selects service initiatives independently. The U.S. Chess Center is one of more than a dozen local organizations receiving financial support from the National Capital Optimists’ annual Christmas tree sale in Kensington. The Chess Center encourages locals who buy Christmas trees to support the Optimists’ tree sales. We will post information about their location closer to the holiday.