Welcome to the Weekly Update

Each week during your year of leadership, a copy of the "Weekly Update" will be sent to your email box. This message is designed to keep you up to date with information and news that you can use during your year in office.

Other emails will be sent out about important information, updates about what is happening throughout Optimist International and links to publications such as the Leadership Hotline and JOOI's Torch.

Make sure to check your email box regularly to stay informed. If you wish to have your Optimist email forwarded, just go to "Account Options," select "Forwarding" and enter your preferred email address and click "Save."

email box assistance

The Optimist email addresses have changed in an effort to mitigate spam.

If you are a Club officer, your email address is now:

club[club number].year@optimistmail.org
ex. Club12345.2012@optimistmail.org

If you are a Lieutenant Governor, your email is now:

LT[district][zone].year@optimistmail.org
ex. LT0203.2012@optimist.org

If you are a District Secretary, your email is now:

DS[district].year@optimistmail.org
ex. DS02.2012@optimistmail.org

If you are a District Treasurer, your email is now:

DT[district].year@optimistmail.org
ex. DT02.2012@optimistmail.org

If you are a District Governor, your email is now:

GOV[district].year@optimistmail.org
ex. Gov02.2012@optimistmail.org

If you are an International officer, including Vice Presidents, Board Members and Committee Members, your email address is:

firstname.lastname@optimistmail.org

Default email Password

The default password for the 2011-2012 year is 100%.

If you wish to change your email password, which is recommended, just go to "Account Options" and then "Change Password." You will need to enter the old password once and your new password twice and then click "Save."

Lose your password?

There is now a password recovery function on the logon page on optimistleaders.org Members can enter their personal email adddress and request a password for the Optimist leaders website and Optimistmail.

As long as your personal email address is registered with Optimist International, a password email can be sent to you.

Use the Optimist websites

Being Club President or a District leader can be a challenging position. Assistance can be found on the Optimist International website at www.Optimist.org If you are unfamiliar with the website, please take a few minutes to review all the information available there.

Leadership information can also be found at www.Optimistleaders.org Optimist Leaders is the place to find reports and statistics at the Club, Zone and District levels. There are password-protected areas of the website that you can access using your officer logon information.

If you are unsure of how to do this, please contact the International office at webmaster@optimist.org or by calling (800) 500-8130.