Okefenokee Toastmasters

Club #8269, Area 83.

Division H, District 14. Volume 10 Issue 1 January 2018 Happy New Year
East.

 Lunch Hour Meetings: Okefenokee Toastmasters meet at Okefenokee Toastmasters Club

South Georgia State College, Waycross Campus, James Dye Officers 2017-2018
Student Services Building in Room 108 on Wednesdays at President: Dennis O’Connor
noon.
VP Education: Kathy Odam
 Mission: We provide a supportive and positive learning ex- VP Membership: Michael-Angelo James
perience in which members are empowered to develop com-
VP Public Relations: Janice Williams
munication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-
confidence and personal growth. Treasurer: Linda Zechmann
Secretary: Steve Pearce
Sergeant at Arms: Bud Montero
Retweets @Oketoast

Event Coming Up
@ValaAfshar
Language of successful Officers Training Division H:
managers: 1) How can I
Waterfront Church, 134 Thunder-
help? 2) What do you
bird Dr., Richmond Hill, Georgia
think? 3) Your work
Registration Deadline: January
matters. 4) I trust you
and our team. 5) I appre-
25, 2018
ciate your commitment. Training Date: January 27, 2018
6) Thank you for work- Time: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
ing hard. 7) I was wrong,
I am sorry. 8) Your ca- Word Power
reer path is my priority.
9) Do you have the tools One role of the Grammarian at a
to succeed? Quote of the Month Toastmasters meeting is to
bring a “Word of the Week” and
@amo_thinktwice “...dare to think big. There are so listen for its usage. Here are
“Communication is not many unexplored opportunities
about saying what we
some words we have used at our
to make a difference. There is so club meetings in 2017:
think. Communication is
about ensuring others
much work to be done to create
organizations, businesses, gov- anachronism (noun) = chrono-
hear what we mean.”
Simon Sinek ernments, and cities that serve logically out of place
the needs of all. Don’t let the henotic (adj.) = unifying
@paulocoelho naysayers—the ones in your
There are only two op- mnemonic (adj.) = designed to
head or the ones you may en- aid the memory
tions:
a) make progress counter around you—take you
out of the game.” Ready to Be a unprecedented (adj.) = never
Thought Leader? by Denise Brosseau done or known before
b) make excuses
 High Five Okefenokee Club!
1. Club members excelled in speech competi-
tions at the Area, Division, and District lev-
els. Photo (left to right): Toastmasters Mi-
chael-Angelo, Ritu and Wayne at the Area 83
speech contests.
2. Our club qualified for the Smedley Award
by adding 5 new members by September 30,
2017.
3. Our club added 8 new members and have
now met 8 of 10 goals set by Toastmasters
International (TI).
4. Our members achieved various TI awards.
Area 74 Director, Steve Pearce, achieved Ad-
vanced Communicator Gold status.

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Vision Statement for Georgia Toastmasters District 14:

“L3 = Leading Inward, Outward, & Onward.”

CHARTER MEMBERS: John Penland 1926-2015 (Sponsor), Andrew Slocum, Joe Gant,
Harry D. Dixon, Jr., Carolyn Morton (Akins), Phil Wysong, C.J. Broome, Paul O’Cain, James
C. Bunch, W.F. Stephens, Jeanette Stipe, Tom Strickland, Fred Barber, John Karew, Reuben
Flanders, E. Nash Williams, Jerri Davis, Doris Germano, Andy Spivey, Audrey West, and
Margaret Park. Compiled by Janice Williams. Award ribbons photo by Ritu Linhart.