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Announcing Our 3rd Quarter Conference
Oratorical Contest and Winning Essay
Wow - it's 3rd Quarter Conference time already! This is the most inspirational conference of the year! We will hear the amazing Oratorical Contest speeches and the winning Essay. Registration is easy - just click on this LINK or scan the QR code below or use the paper form below that.
Hilton St. Louis Airport
10330 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63134
Phone: (314) 426-5500 Ask for East Missouri Optimist Club Block or click here to reserve online:
Rooms are $149 + tax per Night (up to two people in a room at this rate)Rate includes breakfast for up to two people and free parking. Please note that the block is for 2 nights, so if you are just staying for 1 night, be sure to make that clear when reserving your room.
Members attending the conference, but not staying at the Hilton, will also have free parking.
Please reserve your room by April 1, 2026! No guarantee of room availability after this date.
Service Project Benefitting HavenHouse St. Louis
HavenHouse provides essential lodging and community support for patients and families traveling to St. Louis for medical care.
Please bring items that we are in most need of currently which would be travel sized toiletries. Shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothpaste, etc. Items that our guests may forget to pack because they are rushing to St. Louis due to an emergency or end up staying in St. Louis longer than originally planned. To have these items on hand ensures that our guests don’t have to take the time or money to run to the store and purchase these items themselves. Our goal is to have the patient be the priority and we take care of the rest.
Scan the Givebutter QR Code Registration Option
Just scan that QR Code or click on https://givebutter.com/emo-3rd-quarter-conference-registration-2026-nzyzx6 to register one person or several. How easy is that?
East Missouri Optimists: Empowering Communities
Save The date
- Feb. 6-7, 2026 2nd Q Conference, Virtual
- June 6, 2026 EMO Jr Golf Tournament, Ste. Genevieve Golf Club
- June 28 - July 1 OI Convention, Jacksonville, FL
- June _____ 2026 World Oratorical Championships, St. Louis University, Center for Global Studies, St. Louis, MO
- Aug. 21-23, 2026 EMO Fourth Quarter Convention, Comfort Suites, Rolla
And The Winners of the 2025 Scholarship Contests Are...
Olivia Blair 1st Place Oratorical Contest
Olivia Drenin 2nd Place Oratorical Contest
Olivia Drenin 2nd Place Oratorical Contest
Olivia was sponsored by the Twin City Area Optimist Club and she wins a $2,500 scholarship!
Olivia Drenin 2nd Place Oratorical Contest
Olivia Drenin 2nd Place Oratorical Contest
Olivia Drenin 2nd Place Oratorical Contest
Olivia Drenin was also sponsored by the Twin City Area Optimist Club and she wins a $1,500 scholarship!
Laurena Talavedra 3rd Place Oratorical Contest
Laurena will receive a $1,000 scholarship and she was sponsored by the Optimist Club of St. Louis. Also shown are Karl Tyminski, Oratorical Contest Chair and EMO Governor Jean Naeger.
Olivia Lee Essay Contest Winner
Olivia was sponsored by the Twin City Area Optimist Club and she wins a $2,500 scholarship. She is pictured with EMO Governor Jean Naeger.
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Check out our new District Members Portal
Click the EMO Resources button below. Then choose the Members Portal from the drop down menu to login to your account.
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Keeping In Touch
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