Tune into to watch the 2021 Optimist International Oratorical World Championship Program July 22-23rd, where students from around the globe will once again have the opportunity to compete for scholarships in the Optimist International Oratorical World Championships.
Each one of the competitors have already been awarded over $5000 in scholarship dollars at the Club and District level, they then go on to advance to the Regional contest. There, Each Regional winner will receive a $5,000 scholarship. At the World
Championship, the third place contestant will be awarded an additional $5,000 scholarship and the second place contestant will be awarded an additional $10,000 scholarship. The Optimist International Oratorical World Champion will receive an additional $15,000 scholarship for a grand total of $22,500.
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During the Oratorical Program be sure to tune in as The Optimist Club of St. Louis will have a featured PSA. Through a $100 donation to our Foundation, we were able to have a video in the Oratorical Program. Special thanks goes out to Zachary Linneman of the St. Louis Optimist Club for putting this video together.
Scholarship funds totaling $70,000 the Optimist International Foundations refused to lower the dollar amount despite the world pandemic, which had many scholarship opportunities around the world lower or canalling their giving amount. Optimist International President Mark Weinsoff of Santa Barbara, California. “We would like to thank both of our Foundations for their continued, unwavering financial support to the Oratorical Contest. Please consider supporting them, especially during these difficult financial times.”
Click here to support our foundation The Optimist International Foundation OIFoundation.org
The Regionals and World Championships will be
live-streamed as previously scheduled on July 22 and 23, 2021.
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