The Optimist Club of Bardstown

The Optimist Club of Bardstown The Bardstown Optimist Club was organized in 1955 providing hope and a positive vision to bring out the best in our local youth.

📢 Good Morning,Tonight, May 18th, we'll be hosting our Youth Appreciation Program meeting at the Civic Center from 6:30-...
05/18/2026

📢 Good Morning,
Tonight, May 18th, we'll be hosting our Youth Appreciation Program meeting at the Civic Center from 6:30-8.

These youth from Nelson County/ Bardstown area, are nominated by upstanding citizens who have witnessed youth candidates provided good citizenship and selfless accomplishments in our community.

Please join us in celebrating these amazing youth! 🏅

The Optimist Club of Bardstown is hosting their Annual Spring Yard Sale!!OPTIMIST CLUB OF BARDSTOWN SPRING YARD SALE: SA...
05/04/2026

The Optimist Club of Bardstown is hosting their Annual Spring Yard Sale!!

OPTIMIST CLUB OF BARDSTOWN SPRING YARD SALE: SATURDAY, MAY 9th, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, CORNER OF NORTH THIRD ST. & JOHN ROWAN BLVD.
Multi-family sale with something for everyone! 🚲 Bicycles, wooden chest, 🫙kitchenware, throws, 👛purses, lots more! The Optimist Club supports the youth of Nelson County with programs for our young people and all proceeds stay with our Nelson County youth programs. 🫶

Good morning,Sorry for the delay, but a reminder that today is our Noon meeting. Clara Belle Bishop will be our guest sp...
04/27/2026

Good morning,
Sorry for the delay, but a reminder that today is our Noon meeting. Clara Belle Bishop will be our guest speaker. She is our Oratorical winner. 🏆

Hope to see you there at
BJ's Steakhouse 12 noon Today.

President Steve Portman

Good morning Optimists! 😁We will be hosting our evening meeting this Monday, April 13th at 6:30pm at BJ's Steakhouse. We...
04/11/2026

Good morning Optimists! 😁
We will be hosting our evening meeting this Monday, April 13th at 6:30pm at BJ's Steakhouse. We will honor the Shultz Award recipients.

🏆 This award is given on an annual basis to three community members who exemplify and demonstrate “Optimism” when working with youth and children from the Bardstown-Nelson County area.

Hope to see you all there!

President Steven Portman

04/11/2026

At Optimist International, we know that kindness starts with compassion for people and for all living creatures. Whether it’s teaching youth empathy, supporting community service projects, or spreading positivity, caring for animals reflects our mission to bring out the best in youth, our communities, and ourselves.

To find out more about spreading positivity visit https://www.optimist.org/landingpage/
🐾 🐶 ❤️ 🐶❤️

Good Evening,Just a Reminder of our Noon meeting tomorrow March 23rd at BJ's Steakhouse. Director of Parks and Recreati...
03/23/2026

Good Evening,
Just a Reminder of our Noon meeting tomorrow March 23rd at BJ's Steakhouse. Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Bardstown, Daniel Jeffries, will be talking with us about the new Sports and Aquatics Facility being built in Bardstown.

Hope to see you all there! 👍

President Steve Portman

We are so Proud of the recognition we receive from our community in supporting our continued efforts to provide opportun...
02/21/2026

We are so Proud of the recognition we receive from our community in supporting our continued efforts to provide opportunities for our youth!

Mayor Heaton signed us into the history books!! 🫶
The Optimist Day Proclamation was signed by Mayor Heaton for Optimist Club Day to Officially be recognized on the First Thursday in February every year!! ❤️

Thank you for your continued support Mayor Heaton!! 🏅

Congratulations and MANY Thanks to our long standing members and supporters of the Bardstown Optimist Club!! ,❤️In Janua...
02/21/2026

Congratulations and MANY Thanks to our long standing members and supporters of the Bardstown Optimist Club!! ,❤️
In January, we celebrated our long standing members of the Bardstown chapter of OI. These members of our club and community have put their hands, their minds and their hearts into the success of this chapter because they believe in the good that we provide in supporting the local youth. ❤️

01/11/2026

Happy New Year Optimist Club Friends and families! Our first meeting of 2026 will be a celebration!!🎉

📍Tomorrow, Monday the 12th at 6:30pm at BJ's Steakhouse in Bardstown (6pm for board meeting), We will be honoring and celebrating nine of our members for their years of service and outstanding commitment to the youth of Bardstown and Nelson County!🎉 We hope you ALL will join us in appreciation to the dedication these members have displayed all these years! 🥰

Many blessings to one & all for a happy and healthy New Optimist Year!

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PO Box 1072
Bardstown, KY
40004

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