WHO WE ARE

Sylvan Hills Sherwood Optimist Club (SHSOC) is a non-profit organization established in the 1950's. We operate as a volunteer group to provide youth baseball and softball for kids ages 4-16 in Sherwood, AR. The Board of Directors oversees the operations and management of the program. The Board of Directors is elected every year and supported by the general members of the Optimist Club and others in the community. If you are interested in joining the Optimist Club, please contact the club at 501-835-5583 or join online under the PLAYER REGISTRATION tab.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

We believe that is the right of every child to have the opportunity to play baseball and softball. The program is designed around the principles of participation for all players. We want to teach our young men and women to be great people and contributors to society while learning and enjoying the games of Baseball and Softball.

WHAT WE PROVIDE

SHSOC provides a youth baseball and softball program for kids ages4-16. We are affiliated with BabeRuth Baseball, Cal Ripken Baseball and USSSA Softball. We play a 15-20 game season with an after season all-star program designed to allow those more advanced players to compete at a higher level and experience the joys of playing for a District, State, Regional, Country or World Championship.

THE OPTIMIST CREED

Promise Yourself:

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

MISSION STATEMENT

By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in kids.

VISION STATEMENT

Optimist International will be recognized worldwide as the premier volunteer organization that values all children and helps them develop to their full potential.

PURPOSE OF OPTIMIST

To develop optimism as a philosophy of life utilizing the tenets of the Optimist Creed; To promote an active interest in good government and civic affairs; To inspire respect for law; To promote patriotism and work for international accord and friendship amount all people; To aid and encourage the development of youth, in the belief that the giving of one's self in service to others will advance the well-being of humankind, community life and the world.