{"id":32,"date":"2025-08-31T03:03:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T03:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oicaribbean.org\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2026-04-20T19:50:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:50:28","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oicaribbean.org\/?page_id=32","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"32\" class=\"elementor elementor-32\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-523b1cda e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"523b1cda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3903be94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-page-title\" data-id=\"3903be94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hfe-page-title hfe-page-title-wrapper elementor-widget-heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oicaribbean.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWho We Are  \n\t\t\t<\/h1 > \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70310266 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70310266\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b1e8a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33b1e8a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2237471 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2237471\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12a8aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d12a8aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Optimist International Caribbean District (OICD) is a regional district \/ branch\nof Optimist International, a worldwide community service organization dedicated to \u201cbringing out the best in youth\u201d through positive service projects.&nbsp;<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4847f7a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4847f7a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is made up of adult clubs, Junior and college Clubs. Clubs are autonomous<br \/>but aligned under the district. The OICD focuses its efforts on youth development in the Caribbean, implementing initiatives such as the Bridging the Gap program to support young people transitioning from the child protection system and sponsoring events like the Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDHH) to promote inclusion<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a546be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a546be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b17c92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b17c92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ecd4d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ecd4d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8ab58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd8ab58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marketing Optimism<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428def0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"428def0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Marketing is promoting your Club and what it does for the community to potential Members and to the children you serve. Marketing \/ public relations, service and growth are important to every Optimist Club. Clubs provide service, which should be promoted to the media and local community! New Members allow the Club to provide more service!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Optimist International is dedicated to improving lives, together with respect, integrity, a sense of global community, and unwavering optimism, we can build a future filled with hope and positive vision for all.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89fad70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89fad70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e016fee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e016fee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oicaribbean.org\/?page_id=31\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/oicaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OICD-Past-Governors_coverpage-1-724x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6040\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oicaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OICD-Past-Governors_coverpage-1-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/oicaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OICD-Past-Governors_coverpage-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/oicaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OICD-Past-Governors_coverpage-1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oicaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OICD-Past-Governors_coverpage-1-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/oicaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OICD-Past-Governors_coverpage-1-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/oicaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OICD-Past-Governors_coverpage-1-600x849.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oicaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OICD-Past-Governors_coverpage-1-1200x1698.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/oicaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OICD-Past-Governors_coverpage-1.jpg 1587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who We Are The Optimist International Caribbean District (OICD) is a regional district \/ branch of Optimist International, a worldwide community service organization dedicated to \u201cbringing out the best in youth\u201d through positive service projects.&nbsp; It is made up of adult clubs, Junior and college Clubs. Clubs are autonomousbut aligned under the district. 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