Waterloo Optimist Club - Waterloo, IL

WATERLOO OPTIMIST CLUB SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
Please click these links for more details. Forms need to be printed and turned into your High School Counselor's Office no later than Friday, April 10, 2026, at 3:00 PM.
Academic:
https://form.jotform.com/260255426590154
Vocational:
https://form.jotform.com/260254637924158
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Save the Date!
Saturday, June 6: Beer B Que
Sunday, June 7: Car Show

We're shaking things up a bit for 2026! We've hosted Beer B Que the day before Mother's Day for years, and while we've had some great weather, we've also had some (very) rainy weather. While we can't control the weather, we are going to try to change our weekend to hopefully get away from the 'rainy' season. We're moving the Beer B Que to the first Saturday in June AND we're going to have our annual Car Show the next day, on Sunday!

You can spend your entire weekend in downtown Waterloo June 6-7. We are looking forward to these events, and hope you are, too!

We have lots of great trees left! We're open this weekend, or if the hut is unmanned, you can grab a tree and leave payment in the paybox. Thank you for your support!

The Christmas Tree Lot will open on Saturday (11/29)! We're located at Ella K’s Bridal at 725 North Market Street, Waterloo, IL.

Hours:
Sat: 9am-7pm (Except on 11/29, the hours are 10am-7pm)
Sun: 9am-6pm
Monday-Friday: 6-8pm

If you want to pick a tree up outside of those hours, grab your favorite and please put money in the drop box at the hut. We can deliver trees as time allows when the Optimists are at the lot. If we are on the lot, we will also help you net/bag and load your tree! The lot will be open until we are sold out of trees.

Thank you for your continued support! All proceeds go to benefiting local youth. This is a great fundraiser for our Club and we love seeing the same people come back every year for their tree, and meeting new faces, too!