In 2012 The Club founded the Preble Optimist Senior Softball League. This is a girl’s recreational league that is open to girls from grades 7 through 11. We currently have 52 ball players in the league. There are fees associated with the league, but we see to it that no one is turned away due to lack of income. This is a fun and team building experience for these girls and they get to play against various teams around the city.

Optimist International and Green Bay Preble Optimist Clubs sponsor scholarship contests for students to earn money to pursue opportunities in higher education. The Oratorical Contest is open to all high school students. They prepare a four- to five-minute speech on a pre-assigned topic. This contest is designed to assist youth in gaining public speaking experience and provide them with an opportunity to compete for scholarships.

The Green Bay Preble Optimist Club sponsors an annual Zippin Pippin Day at Bay Beach Park the second Tuesday in August at Bay Beach Park. The Club sponsors FREE RIDES on the Zippin Pippin during a 2 hour period from 10AM to 12PM for the community. The Club partners with local organizations such as YMCA, YWCA, Boys + Girls Club and Big Brothers Big Sisters to offer FREE RIDES on the Zippin Pippin as well as coordinate a FREE LUNCH in partnership with the City of Green Bay and Green Bay School District.

For the past 21 years, the Green Bay community has supported the annual Winners Wear Helmets event. The mission of the event is to give low-income children the opportunity to learn bike safety,  head injury prevention and receive a free bike helmet. The event is put on by Safe Kids Greater Green Bay, Center For Childhood Safety, and N.E.W. Curative Rehabilitation. In conjunction with the event, the Green Bay Preble Optimist Club donates 20 bikes which are distributed to a child at each participating at-risk school in Green Bay. It is truly an exciting and educational event.

For one evening at the end of the summer Bay Beach Amusement Park becomes a park for the exclusive use of students with disabilities and their families. The park is closed to other users so these folks can enjoy the rides without all the usual commotion found at Bay Beach. Green Bay Preble Optimists cover the cost of operators to come back and run the rides and offers drinks and snacks to the kids. For one evening at the end of the summer Bay Beach Amusement Park becomes a park for the exclusive use of students with disabilities and their [...]

For one evening at the end of the summer Bay Beach Amusement Park becomes a park for the exclusive use of students with disabilities and their families. The park is closed to other users so these folks can enjoy the rides without all the usual commotion found at Bay Beach. It makes it so much easier for people to get around with wheel chairs or walkers. Many parents tell us that they just can’t bring their autistic children to the park on a normal day of operation because there is just too much stimulation for them. This event gives them [...]