Volume III Issue Number 2August, 2019

Important Links

-Toastmasters Website

-District Website

-Member Corner

-Club Officer Corner

-Get Familiar with Club Central

-Pathways

-District Leadership Team

August Events' Links

TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL

NEWSLETTER District 55 News and Events

-Open House PowerPoint

-Division Mini-ToastmastersLeadership Institutes (TLI’s)

Message from District Director, Wafae Owen, DTMTo MembersAre you delivering on the Toastmaster's promise you committed to when you Joined?

• To attend Cub meetings regularly• To prepare all my projects to the best of my ability, basing

them on the Toastmasters' education program• To prepare for and fulfill meeting assignments• To provide fellow members with helpful, constructive

evaluations• To help the Club maintain the positive, friendly environment necessary for all

members to learn and grow• To serve my Club as an officer when called upon to do so• To treat my fellow Club members and our guests with respect and courtesy• To bring guests to Club meetings so they can see the benefits Toastmaster's

membership offers• To adhere to the guidelines and rules for all Toastmasters' education and

recognition programs• To act within Toastmasters' core values of integrity, respect, service and

excellence during the conduct of all Toastmasters' activitiesThe success of Clubs depends on all members’ support. Your regular individual participation matters and contributes to the quality of your club. My appeal to you is to act for the good of the Club by fulfilling the Toastmasters' promise and inspiring your fellow members to do the same. To Club OfficersThe effectiveness of your Club depends on its leadership team. Leaders lead by example and commit to serving their members and supporting them in attaining their goals. Club officers, through their actions, can inspire and motivate members to achieve their goals and help the Club be successful. Please make it a priority to orient your new members, assign mentors to all members and satisfy their reasons for being a Toastmaster. That is how you are going to improve your member retention and recruitment. You have a valuable opportunity to take your Club to new heights under your leadership. We have total confidence that you can do it!

Please ensure you prepare your Club Success Plan

and share it with your Area Director.

The President and Secretary will receive information from Toastmasters International on assigning your Club's proxy.

Encourage members to learn more about the candidates and

the proposed amendments.

District 55 Newsletter Editortmlindaoliver@gmail.com

Message from Club Growth Director, Kathy Moore, DTM

Message from Program Quality Director, Jean Ramsey, DTMSummer TLI season is here!Check out our lineup of training opportunities in August! These events are open to Club officers, so they are equipped with resources and tools to help them manage their Club effectively and maximize membership and success.

All members are invited to attend these training events to know more about the Toastmasters program and to enhance their learning experience!

Super 7 Trained Officers Promotion!Get all 7 of your club officers trained by August 31, and your Cub will receive $25 in District 55 eBuck$. Details are here.

Help Wanted!What are your goals this Toastmasters year? Are you looking for a High-Performance Leadership project? Do you want to expand your network or be a leader? District 55 is offering the following opportunities on the Education & Training Team!

• District Education Program Chair• District Contest Chair• District Chief Judge• TLI Chair• Speechcraft Chair

Contact Program Quality Director Jean Ramsey at d55pqd@tmd55.org to learn more

The Servant Based Leader Award

When I campaigned for Club Growth Director, I said, “I have a dream that we lose no Clubs this year and create sustainable growth for the

I invite you to share this dream and step up to do what you can to support your Club. Together we will make our District President’s Distinguished by June 2020.

If Toastmasters has had a positive impact on your life, why not pay it forward?I believe the best way to accomplish goals is for each of us to do what we LOVE doing.

When you help others by being a Club coach, Club sponsor and/or Club mentor, you qualify for District leadership credit.

I encourage you to be the change you'd like to see in the world.

As an incentive, Clubs can earn points and members can earn prizes for every instance that a member helps another Club. We call it "The Servant-Based Leader Awards."

How Servant-Based Leader Awards WorkPoints are awarded to Clubs whose members participate in various activities outside their own Clubs.

The top three point-earning Clubs receive trophies and cash prizes.The top three Buddy Clubs earn separate cash prizes.Individual participants earn prizes as well as Leadership credit when they coach a Club to Distinguished.

foreseeable future"

District Leadership Opportunities

1. Public Relations Manager2. Audit Committee Chair

Contact Wafae Owen at d55dd@tmd55.org

When you are not able to commit to an extended period of service, please consider helping a Club as a mini-mentor for four weeks or as a Subject Matter Expert (SMEs). You will be matched with a Club that fits your schedule and also benefit from District incentives.

Be part of a team; encourage your Club members to help you with a Buddy Club project, and also receive District benefits.

The District leaders completed extensive training this past weekend. Congratulations to all of them for their commitment to support all Clubs in

achieving excellence!

Linda Oliver, PDD, DTM