Join us for the 2025 Garner Optimist Club Oratorical Contest
Local students will compete in this time honored tradition.
Top District Finisher receives $2,500 Scholarship
2nd Place $1500 / 3rd Place $1,000
Who May Enter: Contest is open to contestants under the age of 19 as of October 1, 2024, and who have not yet completed secondary school or its equivalent.
Entry Deadline - April 21, 2025
Every year the Garner Optimist Club awards scholarships to deserving high school students on their way to pursue their post secondary degrees.
Applications are due by April 14, 2025 to be considered.
The holiday season is about love, kindness, and giving. It is families and our community coming together to celebrate our town and making great memories for our kids and all of us that are kids at heart.
Visit GarnerChristmasParade.com for more information.
Join the Garner Optimist Club as they continue a generations-long tradition of offering some of the finest North Carolina grown Christmas trees. The perfect small town hometown Christmas tree hunting experience.
All proceeds support our local scholarship and giving programs.
