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San Angelo  – #4486922  –  Golden Gavel

San Angelo Toastmasters celebrated it’s last meeting of the year by achieving the Golden Gavel Meeting incentive! With two guests and 75% of it’s members attending, this club continues to shine bright!

New member Benjamin Boyer gave his last speech in Level 1 with his presentation of how the words we say are actually the most powerful weapon in the world. That includes the words we say about ourselves and to ourselves.

Additionally, San Angelo held its annual vote for club officers during this meeting, welcoming in a club officer team that is a mashup of new and seasoned Toastmasters!

Congratulations, San Angelo Toastmasters!

Event: 6/26/2025
Submitted by: Jessse Ford, District Director

Burleson Toastmasters Club – #706449  – Open House, Golden Gavel

Burleson Toastmasters held an Open House on June 9, with the theme of Summertime Blues. The club was anything but blue as 12 members and 6 guests were present for a fun filled meeting!

Tracy Speyer was Best Speaker, John (Guest) was Best Table Topics, and Tressa Sheffield Best Evaluator.

As a result of this Open House, 2 members joined or renewed with the club!

As a result of this Summertime Blues Open House, Burleson Toastmasters is, once again, a President’s Distinguished Club!

Event: 6/9/2025
Submitted by: Ninfa Flewitt

Skymasters Club  – #593906 – Open House

We recently hosted a vibrant Open House, welcoming three wonderful guests to experience the energy of our Toastmasters community. The morning was filled with insightful speeches, collaborative learning, and plenty of laughter!

A heartfelt thank you to our guests for joining us—your participation made the event even more dynamic! Whether you’re looking to build leadership skills, refine communication, or connect with a supportive group, we’re thrilled to offer a space where voices grow stronger together.

Event: 6/7/2025
Submitted by: Lei Hou, VP Pubic Relations

Out On The Town  – #897575 – Open House

After a long day of two back-to-back Division Contests, it was time to kick back and share a meal with fellow Toastmasters and enjoy two incredible presentations. The theme of the meeting was “Bee Active, Bee Healthy, Bee Happy!” Darlene talked about all the different types of apples and her memories of growing up on an apple farm. Mark talked about his journey in Zoom and what it took each week to set up their club’s hybrid meetings. We all had an incredible time enjoying the delicious food at Campfire Grill Texas Kitchen.

Event: 4/12/2025
Submitted by: Chuck Mencke

San Angelo Toastmasters  – #4486922 and Lakeside TAC Leaders #3692 – GROW 2gether

GROW 2GETHER… San Angelo Toastmasters joined together with Lakeside TAC Leaders apart from their regularly scheduled meetings for a social event in order to achieve the D25 incentive: “Grow 2Gether.” This event was held virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 7pm CDT (GMT-5).

Jason Jett (San Angelo Toastmasters President) and Martin Horton (Lakeside TAC Leaders President) started us off with collaborative welcome and facilitated introductions around the room.

Joyce Trimble (Lakeside TAC Leaders Vice President of Education) gave a quick presentation about the “Grow 2Gether” incentive, mentioning that once completed, our event would be the fifth in the district for this particular incentive.

Sallie Spradlin-Jett (VPPR of both clubs) gave some announcements about the upcoming D25 Annual Conference (registration with meals ending on May 4th, sponsorships that are still available, and a review of the raffle baskets). She then gave region 3-related announcements, mentioning that we will soon say farewell to our current Region 3 advisors Jamie Pickering (one of D25’s own) and Naomi Carrington-Hockman and that soon we will welcome the incoming Region 3 advisors Chuck LeBlanc and Dan Arbuckle.

Jesse Ford then talked about the alignment for D25 that will now include a portion of D23, and showed us a map so we could visualize where the D25 footprint will now be.

Lydeisha Gossett (the Vice President of Membership for Lakeside TAC Leaders) facilitated an untimed, casual, friendly round of Table Topics with questions like “What are you eating? What are you drinking? If you could turn back time, what time would you revisit?”

Both club presidents then closed out the meeting and acknowledged how other clubs could certainly benefit from this experience by meeting new people, re-aquainting with Toastmasters you may have lost touch with, and sharing both fun and heartfelt tidbits of wisdom from recipes to life advice!

Special thank you to the members of each club who attended:
Joyce Trimble (Lakeside TAC Leaders)
Sallie Spradlin-Jett (San Angelo Toastmasters & Lakeside TAC Leaders)
Jason Jett (San Angelo Toastmasters & Lakeside TAC Leaders)
Martin Horton (Lakeside TAC Leaders)
Larry Prince (San Angelo Toastmasters)
Maggie Dorst (Lakeside TAC Leaders)
Kym Schubert (San Angelo Toastmasters)
Lydeisha Gossett (Lakeside TAC Leaders)
Jen Romaszewski (Lakeside TAC Leaders)
Jesse Ford (San Angelo Toastmasters)
Hilda Guffey (San Angelo Toastmasters)
Marty Varela (Friend/Guest of Lakeside TAC Leaders)

Event: 4/29/2025
Submitted by: Sallie Spradlin-Jett

Off the Cuff- #4354 – Open House

We had an amazing Open House meeting of Off the Cuff, Saturday, April 26, 2025. Several of our members and guests had a full Toastmaster day with two Division Contests but were ready for a great open house.

At each of our monthly meetings we meet at a member’s home and share a meal before meal begins.

Our host member had main course prepared with each member bringing side dish, dessert or drinks for an amazing meal!

At my count, we had 13 members and 11 guests.
Theme: Open Mic Night (Open House)
Toastmaster: Fabrice, Funmaster: Deb (tongue twisters), Table Topic Master: Tracy (very clever!), Posture Monitor: Coy, Timer: Oliver
Speakers: Six speakers – 4 members and 2 guests.
Evaluators: Three members and 3 guests.

Each portion of the meeting was fun, entertaining and inspirational. The Funmaster had a little different ‘twist’ to her role (tongue twisters).

Outstanding meeting.

Event: 4/26/2025
Submitted by: Diana Patton, VP Education

Bookmasters – #6103644 – Open House, Golden Gavel, Charterversary

At our latest Bookmasters Club meeting, we proudly embraced our club’s legacy of thought-provoking discussions and engaging speeches. In keeping with our Charterversary tradition, we extended a special invitation to Jill Brandenberg, author of Positivity is Overrated: 10 Tips for Ditching Toxic Positivity and Owning Your Emotions, to serve as our evening’s Bookmaster—a unique role in our club that combines Toastmaster, Table Topics Master, and General Evaluator.

Jill brought powerful authenticity to the meeting, sharing personal experiences with breast cancer and domestic violence that shaped her insights. She encouraged members to embrace their full emotional range rather than masking discomfort with forced positivity. Jill also offered a glimpse into her upcoming works, including a follow-up book, a memoir, and a version of Positivity is Overrated tailored for children.

Adding to the evening’s energy, Joyce Trimble delivered a humorous prepared speech as “The Oops Chef,” recounting a series of unforgettable kitchen disasters. Joyce turned each mishap into a lesson in resilience—echoing Jill’s message about reframing setbacks and owning our emotions.

Table Topics gave members a chance to reflect on their own experiences with toxic positivity and authenticity. Members explored the impact of overly cheerful clichés and debated the power of honest emotion and healthy skepticism.

This meeting was especially meaningful, as the Bookmasters Club achieved distinguished status for the first time in several years—a testament to the dedication and heart of our members. As we celebrate our renewed momentum, we look forward to our next discussion on The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek on May 18

Event: 4/6/2025
Charter Date:3/10/2017
Submitted by: Lola Stone, Club VP Education

Tip Top Toasstmasters – #9595 – Open House, Golden Gavel

On Sunday, March 23, 2025, Tip Top Toastmasters hosted a vibrant Spring Open House at Catfish & Company, marking a memorable afternoon filled with camaraderie and personal growth. The event kicked off with an hour of delightful food and laughter, setting the tone for an engaging meeting that began at 2:00 pm.

We were thrilled to welcome a total of seven guests, including four non-Toastmasters and three new members from Tarrant County Toastmasters, all eager to experience the magic of Toastmasters first hand. The event was a notable success, thanks to the enthusiasm and participation of both our guests and members.

As we look forward to our next Open House, we extend a huge thank you to everyone who made this event flourish. Your presence and energy are what make Tip Top Toastmasters a vibrant community, and we can’t wait to share more exciting moments together!

Event: 3/23/25 (submitted 4/10/25)
Submitted by: Lola Stone, Club VP Education

Progressive Leaders – #346810 – Open House

Our Open House theme was Connecting Voices for Progress, which wove a thread throughout the meeting. Carrollton City Councilman Richard Fleming and club member shared his Toastmasters Journey and Division B Director Nicole Dogan described how joining Toastmasters can help people meet their communication and leadership goals. VP of Membership Adrian Taylor-Scott lead the Table Topics with the theme of “Voices for Progress.” Seven visitors attended including one from Hot Springs, Arkansas, who attended online.

Event: 3/17/25
Submitted by: Sandy Swan, VP Education

Skymasters Club- #593906 – Open House

Four guests joined us for an evening of warmth, laughter, and skill-building. Upon arrival, everyone was greeted with smiles and refreshments, setting the tone for a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere.

The meeting ran like clockwork, featuring two impactful prepared speeches followed by thoughtful evaluations that highlighted growth opportunities. The highlight? A lively Table Topics session where guests and members alike stepped up to tackle prompts. Their responses brimmed with creativity and confidence, proving that great ideas flourish in supportive environments!

A special thank you to our guests for their curiosity and participation—we hope to see you again soon! Skytoastmaster continues to thrive as a space where voices grow stronger and connections deepen.

Event: 3/15/25
Submitted by: Lei Hou, VP Pubic Relations

NST Toastmasters – # 7744858– Open House

When it comes to attending opening houses, I always look forward to attending an NST Open House. When you arrive, you’re always warmly greeted and offered something to eat or drink. There is plenty of energy with people of all ages in attendance from grandparents to young children.

NST Toastmasters meetings are well prepared with an agenda and you can look forward to hearing three great speeches. Since my last club visit NST has formed a Youth Toastmasters Club. It was exciting to see the youth participate in adult Table Topics session. Their youth has really based Toastmasters and speak with great eloquence and confidence. NST has a strong group of future Toastmasters sprouting like spring flowers. I look forward to seeing them and future speech contest.

Event: 2/92025
Submitted by: Jim Chapel, Division F Director

Blue Castle Collaborators – #7975857 – Charterversary

Blue Castle Collaborators (BCC) celebrated their 3rd Charterversary on February 4th, 2025. They had 15 members and 7 guests in attendance. Two distinguished members were in attendance, D25 Division A Director, Jenny Riddle, and D25 Area 11 Director, Sherry Foster, who served as a motivational speaker for the day. The theme of the day was “Here We Grow” and the word of the day was “cultivate”. The meeting embodied the theme with 2 leadership-aligned speeches, 2 thought-provoking table topics responses, and 2 passionate speech evaluations. BCC was also able to celebrate their winners from the first Club Contest that was held on January 7th, 2025. We anticipate a few new members joining Blue Castle Collaborators following this uplifting meeting.

Event: 2/4/2025
Charter date: 2/28/2022
Submitted by: Cara Smith, Club President

Electric Toasters – #2194281 – Open House, Golden Gavel

We held yet another successful Corporate Open House Meeting for our company, Vistra Corp. We had a powerful prepared speaker and an effective evaluation. We had the opportunity to showcase our Toastmasters group which is an Employee Resource Group, fully supported by our Executives and senior leaders. We held an executive Table Topics session where two of the execs were able to share some powerful impromptu speeches on New Year’s resolutions. It was a great time with food, laughter and lots of interest in our club.

Event: 1/14/2025
Submitted by: John Aparicio, Club VP Public Relations

Lakeside TAC Leaders – #3692 – Open House, Golden Gavel, Charterversary

Lakeside TAC Leaders (formerly Lakeside Toastmasters) celebrated it’s 22nd Charterversary (virtually) on Tuesday, January 28th with an OPEN HOUSE CHARTERVERSARY EVENT!

We welcomed eight guests to our celebration.

An advanced community of Toastmasters, Lakeside TAC Leaders meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month at 7pm CT (virtually via zoom). Lakeside TAC Leaders directly supports leaders who are leading in their workplace, leading as volunteers in their local communities, and leading in their Toastmasters districts/regions. Lakeside TAC Leaders provides a unique meeting format that illuminates the TAC acronym: Think, Act, Communicate.

Lakeside TAC Leaders was chartered in 2002 in Lewisville, Texas, USA and welcomes guests from around the globe to their twice-monthly virtual meetings. To learn more, please email:

Event: 1/28/2025
Submitted by: Nicole Dogan (Division Director) and Sallie Jett

Abilene Toastmasters Club 1071 – #1071 – Open House & Golden Gavel

Let me start by saying that this meeting was an absolute blast.

This was Abilene Toastmasters’ very first meeting in their new location. Not only that, but they also decided to throw an Open House to commemorate this momentous occasion! And, on top of that, it was a home run!!
Club President, and Toastmaster for the Open House, George Forbis-Stokes set the tone of the meeting by introducing the meeting theme: “Speak More Better”, and added hilarious anecdotes and lessons on how to Speak More Better. Newly minted DTM, Larry Prince, kept the meeting energy alive and flowing with his hilarious speech about his Toastmasters career. He gave a memorable speech about his journey and what insights he’s learned through public speaking. Larry’s speech was immediately followed by Lisa Stone’s master elocution of hope and coming out the other side of a rough patch of life that immediately gripped the audience from the first sentence. I know I wasn’t the only one leaving that meeting hopeful and inspired.

Table Topics by Joann Smith gripped attention as she carefully crafted her questions around Toastmasters experiences in general. It allowed everyone to get to know each other on an even deeper level without relying on surface questions. It was wonderful hearing about each unique experiences during their speech journeys. The meeting wrapped with fellowship. AND NOT ONLY THAT, but COOKIES. I had a blast attending.

Congratulations to Abilene Toastmasters for their exciting, inviting, and successful Open House!

Event: 11/18/2024
Submitted by: Chris Ritz, Area 14 Director

Colleyville Toastmasters – #1582921 – Open House

We had 16 people at our meeting. Rich Hopkins was our guest speaker, DTM, and 2x WCPS Finalist. We had Table Topics and Evaluations as well. A complete agenda is attached.

Event: 11/15/2024
Submitted by: Ellen Slezak, Area 31 Director

Centex Clearly Speaking Toastmasters – #638381 – Golden Gavel

Energy and laughter filled the virtual room while we all gathered. Luanna Alo-Broughton presented Part 2 of her Perfect Timing life events and Gary Lee Webb shared Crashing into the Horizon to understand his leadership style. We learned much about each other’s rebelliousness and lessons learned to get through the holidays. There’s a rumor that Victor Heetai may attempt a July 4th Tree to avoid taking down the Christmas tree. David Sanchez and Christine Ontiveros gave encouraging evaluations. A special shout-out to returning guest, Mayar Selfidgaran who was the ballot counter for the evening’s meeting. Congratulations to each of you for a well-run and energetic meeting.

Event: 11/5/2024
Submitted by: Joyce Trimble, Area 34 Director

Denton Toastmasters – #3365– Open House, Charterversary

Our Charterversary/Open House was a HUGE SUCCESS!!  We were 24 members and guests strong. It was a fun evening filled with nostalgia as we celebrated our club’s 12/1/1983 charter date with a “Christmas in the 80s” theme.

We were captivated by 3 educational and interesting speeches, as well as entertaining Table Topics, all while enjoying delightful refreshments.

Event: 12/2/2024
Charter Date: 12/1/1983
Submitted by: Renée Marietta, Area 23 Director

Irving Toastmasters Club – #3365– Open House, Golden Gavel

ongratulations to Irving Toastmasters Club – 3365 as they hosted an Open House on November 4, 2024. There was time before and after the Open House to mingle and enjoy the food and refreshments provided. The meeting also consisted of 5 guests that included the Area 42 Director who confirmed that the club also achieved the Golden Gavel award for completing all requirements with excellence!

The Open House provided two excellent speeches by Aiden Cornforth and Mahesh Kaleru, followed by excellent evaluations by Ed Beekman and Novella Landau.

Table Topics was also an entertaining event as we were challenged to be Presidential election campaign managers to different fictional characters that included Winnie the Poo, Harry Potter, Sherlock Homes, and Mary Poppins! Lots of laughs and smiles were in abundance.

If you are in the Irving area, and are free at 7pm on Monday nights, I encourage you to visit this excellent club, and now a November 2024 Golden Gavel recipient.

Congratulations Irving Toastmasters! Well done!

Event: 11/4//2024
Submitted by: Lorenzo Narvaez, Area 42 Director

IT Egos- #1483991– Leaders-Speakers of Tomorrow – 1879279  – GROW 2gether

IT Egos – Submitted by Cinthia Haros, Club VP Public Relations

We had a great time on Sunday, September 29, we gathered at La Madeleine in Irving, TX

In attendance there was a total of 12 people, including two guests and our area director, Lisa, and club coach, YuJun.

Leaders-Speakers of Tomorrow – Submitted by Emily Murray, Club President/Sergeant at Arms

Lots of laughter, fun and jokes. We all had the same table topic question- tell us something we don’t already know about you- and learned quite a bit about each other as a result. It was a great boding and building experience that we hope to repeat.

Event: 9/29/2024

Off the Cuff – #4354 – Open House

Our Off the Cuff club has a great turnout (total of 10 guests – included 4 significant others). Our theme was Halloween-Open House. Our four speakers (including one being guest) did excellent jobs on organization and deliver o their ‘off the cuff‘ speech. As always our Toastmaster comes up with theme/teasers to give to speakers for 5 minute preparation.

One highlight of meeting was having Bill Smith with us in person!

We have a couple unique roles – Posture Monitor and Funmaster. Those roles along with our Table Topics Master added even more Halloween fun to our meeting.

Of course we had a wonderful meal before meeting started – four choices of soups, chips, cornbread, desserts and the fixins’.

A great time was had by all!

Diana Patton, Club Secretary
Event: 10/26/24

Top of Texas Toastmasters – #5788- Open House/Golden Gavel

The meeting celebrated the 100th anniversary of Toastmasters. Special guest speakers were Ralph Smedley and Helen Blanchard, the founder and the first woman Toastmaster. (Members Richard Hinckley and Laura Stewart portrayed them.)

We had 9 guests!

Jodie Sanders, Club VP Education

Top of Texas Toastmasters chose the theme “Celebrating 100 Years” The attendees were in awe to hear educational speeches that celebrated the legacy of founder Ralph C. Smedley portrayed by Richard Hinckley as well as the history behind Helen M. Blanchard who was the first female Toastmaster portrayed by Laura Stewart. The meeting was priceless, and we all walked away feeling inspired to be Toastmasters. “Cheers To 100 Years”

Phylliss Christian-Daniels, PQD

Event: 10/26/24

Golden Triangle – #1082792- Open House/Golden Gavel

We had a Halloween Open House. There were 2 non-toastmaster guests (one was off camera, so not in the screenshot). The Area Director (me) was present, as this is her home club.

Submitted by Savannah Smith, Area 61 Director, Club VP Education.

Event: 10/16/24

Savvy Sayers – #1082792- Open House/Golden Gavel/Charterversary

The Savvy Sayers club was founded September 7th, 2007. We had a Charterversary Celebrations with our Club to Celebrate the 17 years the club has been active. With this event we have 15 members join the celebration, along with special guests Larry Harmon, Will Frieder, and Phyllis Christian-Daniels from District 25.
Additionally, we had 2 potential new members that enjoyed and participated in the table topics and in the events festivities. See the attached agenda below for the meeting.
Our club is a closed club, onsite at Medtronic in Fort Worth, but have a number of members from around the world from other Medtronic sites. See the pictures from the Team’s meeting below, along with the attendance records from the online meeting and from the onsite meeting.

Submitted by Brian Barber, Club VP Membership

Event: 10/3/2024
Chartered: 9/7/2007

Mr. Cooper Speaks – #3349691 – Open House

The theme was “How to bring a cozy feeling to your life”. An ice breaker from one of the newest members and a prepared pathway speech for a seasoned member. The new role of “Listener” was a real treat. Very well organized and supportive meeting.

Submitted by Lydeisha Gossett, Area 24 Director

Event: 9/18/2024

Progressive Leaders – #3467810 – Open House/Charterversary

Celebrating our 11th Charterversary. Our founding sponsor talked about the history of the club and a current candidate for Texas State Senate discussed how Toastmasters has helped him. Table Topics focused on our goals for the coming year. Our Toastmaster of the evening created displays showing our club’s history. Several dignitaries joined us: Our Division B director Nicole Dogan, our Area 23 Director Renee Marietta, Division D Director Naajaf Dostaliyev, and Area 22 Director Chanakya Sah.

Submitted by: Sandy Swan, Club VP Education.

Event: 9/23/2024
Charter Date: 9/26/2013

Burleson Toastmasters Club – #706449 – Open House/Charterversary

Burleson Toastmasters celebrated 100 Years of Toastmasters and 20 Years of Burleson Toastmasters with our Open House on September 30, 2024.  While we were 1 member short of a Golden Gavel Meeting, an excellent time was had by all.  With 13 guests and 14 members in attendance, we heard an Ice Breaker speech and two more seasoned speakers.  Food and fun were had by all.  Burleson Club accomplishments were celebrated in the meeting highlighting the 10 years of Distinguished or better with an emphasis on the five years of President’s Distinguished!

Submitted by: Ninfa Flewitt, Club Treasurer

Event: 9/30/2024
Charter Date: 10/20/2004

Top Flight Toastmasters Club – #251471- Golden Gavel 

The highlight of this online meeting was when their newest member presented their second speech and was supported with praise. Another highlight of the meeting was the theme and table topics questions which were on “Gold Star Mothers” who are entitled to display a gold star on a service flag as the mother, stepmother, adoptive mother, or foster mother of a United States Armed Forces member who died while engaged in action against an enemy. This is observed on the last Sunday of September to honor surviving mothers and families of fallen service members.

Submitted by Lorenzo Narvaez, Area 42 Director
Event: 9/26/2024

Something to Talk About – #5518497- Golden Gavel/Charterversary

This meeting was a fun celebration of Something to Talk About’s Charterversary. The Table Topics questions were so fun to listen to. We got to hear from charter members speaking about the beginning of the club, and the Toastmasters guest even made a Table Topics appearance. This meeting was a lot of fun!

Submitted by Chris Ritz, Area 14 Director
Event: 9/17/2024
Charter Dave: 9/155/2016

Tip Top Toastmasters  – #9595- Open House/Golden Gavel 

Submitted by Jenny Riddle, Division A Director
Event: 9/29/2024

Southlake Club  – #4987 – Open House/Charterversary/Golden Gavel 

Southlake Club proudly celebrated 28 years at our Charterversary and Open House on September 9, 2024! We were honored to welcome eight guests, including District Officer Les Condit, who graciously joined us for the occasion. The word of the day, “bliss,” not only resonated throughout the meeting in terms of usage but was also reflected in the smiles of fellow Toastmasters as we greeted new visitors and reconnected with past members and friends. The event featured three inspiring pathway speeches, a lively table topics session, and meaningful evaluations. Our club meets every Monday at 7:00 AM at White’s Chapel Methodist Church, Lecture Hall, Room 3103. Come join us!

Submitted by Marilyn Hall, Club President
Event: 9/9/2024
Charter Date: 8/1/1996

Mr. Cooper Speaks  – #3349691 – Open House/Charterversary/Golden Gavel (need to verify GG)

What a wonderful open house we had Wednesday September 4th! Our charter member, Distinguished Toastmaster Joyce Trimble led our meeting. We heard an ice breaker speech from returning Toastmaster, Past President Andres Aguilar, the evaluation of his speech by yours truly, and courageous impromptu speakers that took the challenge of the Table Topics section of our meeting.

Joyce reminded us of all of our accomplishments as a club for this past Toastmaster year ending June 31st. Mr. Cooper was a Silver Sponsor in the District 25 Toastmasters Year-End Celebration that took place this past August at the Ridglea Country Club in Fort Worth.

Our Mr. Cooper Speaks Toastmasters Club was recognized with multiple awards including:

Pacesetter Award for Excellence in Marketing ( 9 or more new members)
Pacesetter Award for Excellence in Goal Setting (5 or more goals by January 31st)
District Director’s 20+ Clubs (clubs ending the year with 20 or more members)
Five Star Club (club dues on time with 8 more new members)
Golden Gavel Award (for having an excellent meeting as it is described by Toastmasters International)
President’s Distinguished Clubs (clubs that achieve 9 or 10 goals, educational and membership-wise)
Director’s Award (clubs that are President’s Distinguished for 3 consecutive years or more; we have been for 11 years!)

Best of all, we had several guests whom we encourage visiting again. We also extend our heart-warming welcome to our newest member Terry Lilly, who joined recently, and Matthew Byas who joined today!

Congratulations to all members of Mr. Cooper Speaks!

Submitted by Vanessa Ravera Colon
Event: 9/4/24
Charter Date: 8/9/2013

Alliance Networks  – #5718 – Open House/Charterversary/Golden Gavel

What another amazing meeting at Alliance Networks. We celebrated our 27th Charterversary on September 10. We used this opportunity to have an open house too. We had first time guests (3), past member and our Division and Area Director. One of our speeches was the social speech project which honored our club and some of the milestones and awards as well as all the great members and officers.

It was great having our Area Director install our 2024-2025 officers.

Submitted by Diana Patton, Club VP Education
Event: 9/10/24
Charter Date: 9/1/1997

Golden Gavel
In this club one of the speakers, Diana Patton, shared an exceptional speech on the history of the club sharing how awesome it is to see how far the club has come and continues to succeed overtime.

Kevin Kellan, Area 52 Director

Blue Castle Collaborators  – #7975857- Open House/Golden Gavel

Blue Castle Collaborators held their quarterly in person meeting with over 20 people in attendance, including 2 first time guests. A member of the Trio joined the meeting and gave an inspiring speech.

They presented awards to members for the past year for completing levels/pathways and shared the awards the club had earned. Denise McConnell joined and gave an inspiring speech to the group. The Table Topics were thought provoking, and the members were engaged in all the speakers. Both guests were given an opportunity to speak at the end of the meeting and they both did.

Submitted by Sherry Foster, Area 11 Director
Event: 8/20/2024

Denton Toastmasters  – #3055 Golden Gavel

The highlight of the meeting was that this was the club’s very first meeting in the club’s new location which is a larger space that accommodates more people. And, the club members and visitors really liked the space. This permitted the speakers to have more room to “own the stage”.

Event: 8/19/24
Submitted by: Renée Marietta, Area 23 Director

Denton Toastmasters  – #3055 and Progressive Leaders #3467810 – GROW 2gether

Denton Toastmasters:

This was not a regular meeting for either club. It was a special event. This was a combined social and educational event coordinated by these 2 clubs. We gathered together to enjoy dinner at a nice restaurant for the first hour and then we heard from Fursey Gotuaco who presented an Effective Evaluation Workshop.

This was a lovely evening and well attended. There were rave reviews. It was nice to work collaboratively with another club to put on this special event. And, we also had several visitors who were not a member of either club, but are interested in joining Toastmasters.

Event: 8/12/24
Submitted by: Renée Marietta, Area 23 Director

Progressive Leaders

Fursey Gotuaco presented an Effective Evaluation Workshop and presented 2 of his semifinalist speeches which he will be competing in at the 2024 Toastmasters International Convention. Attendees gained an inciteful education in doing Evaluation, were dazzled by Fursey’s speeches and networked with 33 attendees, representing 5 D25 Division B Toastmasters clubs. A good time was had by all and we sure appreciated Fursey fitting this evening into his busy trip to North Texas!

Submitted by Nicole Dogan, Division B Director
Event: 8/12/24

Golden Triangle Toastmasters Club  – #5297–  Open House

We had 2 guests and our Area Director (who is a club member) was present. We started on time and had participation from all attendees.

Event: 8/7/24
Submitted by: Savannah Smith, Area 61 Director, Club VP Education

ThumbsUp Toastmasters  – #1415 –  Open House

ThumbsUp Toastmasters is excited to be recognized as President’s Distinguished for 2023-2024! To build on this excitement, the club had a wonderful Open House event honoring Parent’s Day inspired by centennial celebrations in Toastmasters International to kick off the new Toastmasters 2024-2025 year.

As members and guests paid homage to parenthood and its varied lessons, many of the 14 in attendance used the word of the day (perspicacity) with perspicacity in their contributions during the meeting! The club welcomed a bevy of guests including new, seasoned, and incoming Toastmasters!

The audience enjoyed a Pathways Speech fitting to the theme with the speech title “Leaving Behind a Legacy of Purpose” plus a thought-provoking TableTopics session followed by meeting evaluations including role reports, announcements, etc. Congratulations to the club for bringing in the new year in a mighty way, all supported through teamwork!

All are welcome to GROW by joining ThumbsUp Toastmasters which meets weekly online every Sunday 3p-4:15p CT / 4p-5:15p ET / 1p-2:15p PT.

Event: 7/28/24
Submitted by: Volanda Harris, Club President/Sergeant at Arms

Progressive Leaders – #3467810 –  Golden Gavel

13 members and 3 guests enjoyed another great Progressive Leaders Toastmasters meeting and wished our friend Toastmaster Bill Menius farewll as he moves out of state.

Event: 7/22/24
Submitted by: Nicole Dogan, Division B Director

Golden Triangle Toastmasters Club  – #5297 –  Golden Gavel

We had a wonderful guest speaker (Fursey Gotuaco) and great guest engagement.

Event: 7/17/24
Submitted by:  Savannah Smith, Area 61 Director

PRO A.M. Toastmasters Club – # 7407–  Golden Gavel

The club’s newest member, Rex, gave his Icebreaker speech and shared with us how a negative past experience standing up and speaking in front of others has led him to join. The fellow club members were very supportive, and they were excited to see the growth in their newest member. Additionally, the Table Topics Master came prepared with thought-provoking questions, and most all of the members used the word of the day, “gratis,” in their responses.

Event: 7/11/24
Submitted by:  Matthew Navy, Area 32 Director

ACH Renaissance – #3214758 –  Golden Gavel

Many highlights! Jaime Tinsely, the Jokemaster, began the meeting with a humurous number of jokes. The word of the day was “tempestuous,” and every meeting attendee used the word, including the guest, Gary. Larry informed us that he doesn’t like Houston, Brady is a KOA camper, Fabrice is humble and carefree, and Helene is a non-native English speaker who has been in the country for over 5 years. The meeting Toastmaster, Lillian, expressed interest in meeting in person at least once a month, with more info to come.

Event: 7/9/24
Submitted by:  Matthew Navy, Area 32 Director