by Timothy Fields, DTM, Division Director Welcome to Toastmasters where leaders are made. We’ve all heard this phrase as members of Toastmasters. This tagline was put to the test at the second annual D25 Summit where seven fearless leaders and their band of warriors (Area Directors and club officers) converged at Whites Chapel for the…
by Ninfa Flewitt, DTM, Division A Director The second District 25 Leadership Summit was a huge success! If you missed it, you missed a day of education, networking, fun, and a real opportunity for the club and personal growth. The first district-wide Area Council meetings were a huge success! Thank you to all the clubs…
By Diana Patton, DTM, District Webmaster It’s been an exciting contest season. Club winners moved to Area contests then winners from 35 Area Table Topics and International Contests completed the seven Division level contests. Our Division contest winners will compete during the Annual District Conference. Friday night May 3, is the Table Topics contest. Saturday…
by Chris Raneri, DTM, Program Quality Director I have enjoyed all of the Club Success Workshop presentations this year and last week was no exception. Each workshop has taught our clubs something useful and something that could assist their clubs or the district. During this session, Distinguished Toastmasters Jodie Sanders and Cindy Hinckley skillfully weaved…
by Joyce Trimble, DTM You may have been one of the fortunate Toastmasters to hear classic guitar music playing during the last year’s area and division speech contests. You may be one of the fortunate to hear the strumming of a well-trained guitarist during the next season as well. But who is that smiling face…
by Jamie Pickering, Program Quality Director Everything I ever needed to know I learned from Muppets, and you! On November 10 the gavel went down on a new destination for District 25, the Summit. Dana Morgan Barnes, Past District 26 Governor, dialed in our compasses to a new direction. All eyes were on her In…
by Elizabeth Gray, District Chief Judge We have come to the end of the fall Humorous Speech Contests. Due to a change in Toastmasters International rules, we will no longer have a district-level fall speech contest. Spring contest season will return to two contests with competition through District level. In Spring 2019 we will have…
by Chris Raneri, DTM, Club Growth Director District 25 is blessed with an abundance of wonderful and dedicated district leaders – both former and current. It is not often that I get the pleasure of spending time with special leaders outside of our district. Recently, I was able to spend some valuable time with the…
by Greg Pick, DTM, Immediate Past District Director, District Leadership Chair For over 90 years the Toastmasters program has demonstrated its ability to develop and improve communication and leadership skills. In addition to club officer positions, there are numerous leadership opportunities within Toastmasters once you venture outside your club. The various positions will improve skills…
