Optimists Club

Optimists Club supports Granite Goodness and helps sustain our optimistic, local, solutions-focused storytelling.

10% of club membership revenue is donated to support local journalism across New England.

Membership

$5 per month or $45 annually

Members receive:

Mailed print editions of Granite Goodness newsletters
Members can opt in to receive physical copies by mail, or opt out at any time.
An exclusive monthly members-only newsletter
A paywalled edition featuring our personal favorite stories of progress and problem-solving from around the world. All other Granite Goodness content will always remain free.
Discounted tickets to Granite Goodness LIVE shows and merchandise
(We had our first live show on 11/20/25, next one is February 20! merchandise coming in 2026)
Recognition and features
Members may opt into being publicly recognized on the Granite Goodness website and newsletter. Optimists Club members are randomly selected for newsletter features.

If you like Granite Goodness and want to support our work, including:

Newsletters sharing stories of progress across New England
Podcast interviews with optimists from across the region
LIVE events highlighting local problem solvers
Regular meetups
Social media storytelling and collaborations with journalists, nonprofits, universities, and innovators

You can also gift an annual membership to someone else in your life who you think could use a little optimism.

Building Something Bigger!

From the start, Granite Goodness has aimed to tell stories about our challenges in a better way, grounded in the work of strong local journalism. A healthy local media ecosystem is essential to informed optimism.

Optimists Club is designed with that belief built in. Ten percent of all Optimists Club revenue will be donated to organizations that support local journalism in New Hampshire and New England, including groups like the Granite State News Collaborative.

THANK YOU ALL for being part of this community and for helping me believe that optimism isn’t naive. It’s pragmatic.

Hard, and worth it.

Granite and good.

-Andy