July 8, 2022 Dear Toastmasters Club President and Club Secretary, Your club has important votes to cast during the 2022 Annual Business Meeting. As stated in the Bylaws of Toastmasters International, Article X, Section 1, a Toastmasters Member Club in good standing is entitled to two (2) votes at the Annual Business Meeting. There are three…
by Marylee Mims DTM PDG July is the beginning of a new Toastmasters year! It’s the perfect time to plan what you want to accomplish in Toastmasters during the next 12 months. Now is a great time to decide to achieve several educational goals/levels in the 2022-2023 Toastmasters year. One level is good, two is…
by Joyce Trimble DTM Co-Chair 2021-22 Awards Banquet The year of Inspired by You has concluded. It is now Celebration Time! So Come On! and celebrate all the inspiring experiences with your party of friends and fellow Toastmasters. Preparations are on the landing target for the AUGUST 27 Annual Awards Banquet. The anticipated event provides…
by Ninfa Flewitt DTM District Director His home club, Roanoke Texas Toastmasters club, called him, “Mr. Toastmaster.” Known, for his love of family, his wife Michele, and granddaughter Maddie, Michael W. Hall was a mentor to many. Having served in the Navy for 29 years, Michael was a proud veteran. He was a champion for…
by Dawn Pitts DTM It started out as a friendly competition. My Toastmaster’s journey, that is. I wanted to be like my sister. My mentor. When she earned her first DTM, I decided I wanted one too. But somewhere along the way, my thinking changed. Suddenly, I wanted to earn my DTM for myself. Only…
by Ankur Bora PM5 Toastmasters blossomed out of a single club. Ninety-eight years ago, Ralph C. Smedley, hosted the first meeting. The organization grew generation after generation, each carrying it to the next level. During World War II, especially in the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, conducting regular meetings was nearly impossible, and…
by the 2022-2023 TLI TEAM Note: Details on supplemental sessions updated July 8, 2022 on TLI page. We have SEVEN FABULOUS TLI SESSIONS hosted by D25 lined up for you this summer! Our goal is to have 100 percent of our club officers in D25 trained! Incoming club officers should plan to attend one…
by Kelsey Dean SR4 & Jamie Pickering DTM Do you like to be first? Do we have an opportunity for you! Join D25’s Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) at our FIRST ever Town Hall meeting on June 23, 2022, at 7 pm, where we want to hear from you. You don’t want to miss this! The…
by Clark Pfarner Incoming Area 33 Director What did I just get myself into? I promised myself I would say No if and when I was ever asked. They asked. I said No. They sweet-talked. I caved. The Trio was very persuasive. In the end, I agreed to be an Area Director. Before our term…
