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Inaugural Issue
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Messages from District
Director, Program Quality and
Club Growth Directorspp1-2
Public Relations
Happenings...p3
Best Practices from One
District Highlights
Being in Toastmasters is no different. Collectively, each commitment made and kept by each of us as
members and as officers is what will make us successful as a family and as a Team -Together Everyone Accomplishes More.
District 29 is off to a great start in this metamorphic year. Excitement is in the Air! I can feel it with each
purposeful flutter as our club officers are being trained. Success Plans are being written at each level,
starting from the Club to the Area to the Division and the District. Goals are being defined and set for
the year.
Area Directors have been appointed and trained and our Executive Team is in place and functioning
passionately. Area Directors are contacting and visiting clubs. Clubs are setting contest dates and
scheduling Open Houses. Our website is up and receiving high marks from many, and we are preparing for a fabulous conference that will feature Daniel Rex, Chief Executive Officer of Toastmasters International as our keynote speaker.
District Director
Lovely Lall, DTM
You will hear details about the Smedley membership campaign, incentives and more from our outstanding Club Growth Director Amy Brener. You will hear about contests and the conference from our excellent Program Quality Director Lynn Wylde. Our Public Relations Manager, Angela Davis is doing a wonderful job in establishing and advancing our public relations programming for the year.
I hope you are one of the many clubs who is planning to conduct regular Executive Club meetings on a
monthly basis. Working on Club Success plans in the beginning of the Toastmasters year is a good
start, helps bring the club officers/members on the same page and is very instrumental for taking the
club to the next level of success. I also want all clubs to start thinking about timely dues payments.
Getting ahead of required processes and requirements is always a good thing.
I wish to thank last year's team, led by Immediate Past District Governor Mahesh Patil, for dedicated
service and success in preparing a path for our 2015-2016 team. I would also like to acknowledge all
servant leaders who came before this year. As I said at the beautiful Hail and Farewell ceremony, we
are here with the opportunity for a metamorphic year because we stand on the shoulders of giants.
I love this quote by Tony Robbins, Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.
If you have not yet identified and set your personal goals for this year, I encourage you to do so. Our
Success is in our hands and it is ours to make.
Let's Fly Together....in this Metamorphic year!
District Highlights,
Continued
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Table Topics A 1-2 minute impromptu speech where all contestants speak to the
same topic.
2.
Humorous Speech A thematic speech (opening, body, and close), that highlights
the humorous side of life.
Competition begins at the club level, and winners advance to the area and division levels. The contest
season culminates in the crowning of the District champions at the Fall Conference on November 7th at
the Capital One Conference Center, McLean, VA.
Contest Schedule:
Club Level Contests: now through August
Area Level Contests: September
Division Level Contests: October
District Conference: November 7th
General contest information and specific contest dates are available on the District 29 website at
www.tmd29.org.
Smedley Award
Program
August 1st September 30th
Receive a "Smedley Award"
Ribbon to display on your
club's banner.
Qualifying
clubs will also receive a special discount for 10% off their
next club order from the TI
Store. (The discount code
expires six months from the
date of issue and is not valid
with any other offer.) The
District will reimburse clubs
up to $40 for an open house
(maximum two per year).
Visit the Open House information page for reimbursement details.
Welcome Newly
Chartered Club to the
District 29 Family!
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August 1st marked the start of the Smedley Membership Campaign. Add 5 new members between the
dates of August 1st and September 30th and receive recognition from Toastmasters International as
well as the District. Why do we need to add new members? The practical reason is that clubs lose
members due to attrition. People retire and move from the area, they change jobs and so no longer can
attend their original corporate club meetings, they achieve their Toastmasters goals, etc. If we dont add
new members, we dont make up for these losses. Members who sponsor other members earn individual recognition from Toastmasters International; if you bring in a new member, make sure the new member indicates that at the top of the second page of the Membership Application.
What about your personal Toastmasters journey? On the Communication side, are you ready to stretch
yourself by joining an Advanced Club? A list of those clubs can be found at http://tmd29.org/
Advanced_and_Speciality_Clubs.html. What about your Leadership goals? Are you ready to step outside your club? There are many opportunities for you to help other Toastmasters and Toastmasters
clubs. Read on for details!
Part of my role as Club Growth Director is to start new clubs and help existing clubs become stronger.
We are always looking for new leads locations or companies our current members think might benefit from a Toastmasters club. If you have such a lead, please contact me at CGD@tmd29.org. If you
want to help form a new club, you can be a Club Sponsor. If you can commit to helping a new club out
for its first six months to a year, you can become a Club Mentor. And if you want to help out an existing
club that needs assistance, you can become a Club Coach.
Sometimes clubs with more than 12 members could use a helping hand. This year I am introducing a
program whereby clubs can partner with other clubs to provide that assistance. This program, which I
am calling Triple C (Club-Club Collaboration), requires a commitment on the part of the helper club to
have members attend each meeting of the helpee club. If your club is interested in either helping or
being assisted, please let me know.
This past week, Lovely, Lynn and I were at the International Convention, where we interviewed candidates for Toastmasters International Directors positions as well as attended three days of intensive
training so that we are better able to serve the District in our new roles. It is our job to serve you, the
member. Please do not hesitate to let me know what I can do to better serve you.
By working together, we can fulfill the District Mission: We build new clubs and support all clubs in
achieving excellence. I look forward to flying with you all.
Public Relations
Happenings
At the July 18 Toastmasters Leadership Institute in Fairfax, VA, one of the elective sessions
featured members of the PMIWDC#01 Toastmasters Club.
Area 34 Director and
PMIWDC#01 member Paula Green served as
the Panel Master. Six of the seven club officers represented members of PMIWDC#01 in
the panel. Also in the audience was one of
PMIWDC#01s newest club member who
joined Toastmasters 2 months ago.
This Toastmaster year is a significant year for
the club. Chartered 9 years ago, this club
achieved Presidents Distinguished with 10 for
10 Distinguished Club Program (DCP) goals
for the each of the 9 years. Out of 15,000
clubs in all of Toastmasters International, only
45 clubs are Presidents Distinguished with 10
DCP goals for 10 or more consecutive years.
District 29 currently has 2 of those clubs
among this elite list of 45 clubs: Lake Ridge
Toastmasters Club and Bennie Bough Toastmasters Club. PMIWDC#01 plans to be a
member of that very exclusive group.
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Asked what the club believes are best practices, the club members created this list in no
particular order of importance. Hopefully you
will find these ideas useful for your club.
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Division A Director
Marie Barnes, DTM
Division B Director
Division C Director
Karen Jacobs, ACB, ALS Dwight Yamada, DTM
Division D Director
Dana Richards, DTM
Division E Director
Harminder Lall, DTM
Division F Director
Elke Tucker, ACB, ALB
Club officer training provides the knowledge and tools for club officers to do their roles successfully.
Club officers trained at TLI help fulfil a requirement for officers to receive Advanced Leadership Bronze ( ALB) credit.
Trained club officers contribute to member satisfaction and club success. Clubs with trained officers are more exciting, more new
members join, more education awards are earned, and those clubs are more successful.
Clubs with 4 officers trained during each TLI season (summer and winter) results in half DCP credit for DCP Goal # 9.
Clubs with 7 officers trained during each TLI season results in the club receiving the "Golden Toaster Award" (a ribbon for the club
banner) at the Fall or Spring District Conferences.
Kudos to the Area Directors Who Have Completed 100% Club Visits!
Tanya WhiteDeyo, ACB, ALB
Area 53,
Division E
Chiharu Bullock,
ACB, ALB
Paula Green,
ACS, ALB
Area 52,
Division E
Area 34,
Division C
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