The March Madness is upon us. Teams that worked hard during the regular season have been rewarded and bracketed. While we are glued to the television sets to see if Baylor would make it to the Final Four or which top team will be sent home as an upset, like Duke, Kansas, or Mizzou, we thought it would be a great time to check the DCP progress of clubs in District 25.

The DCP year is July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012. Over eight months have gone by in the DCP year.  Forty-one clubs in District 25 have gained the honor of being a Distinguished, Select Distinguished or President’s Distinguished Club. Congratulations to the area governors, club officers, and members of these clubs. These are not the official results published by Toastmasters International. These are our predictions based on the number of members and goals achieved as of March 12, 2012. Credit has also been given to clubs that had at least four officers trained during the summer and winter TLI’s. There are an additional 25 clubs that have accomplished at least five DCP goals, but have not met the membership requirement of at least 20 members or a net gain of five members (if the club was below 15 members on July 1, 2011).

President’s Distinguished Clubs

Afterburners Club with 36 members has achieved all 10 DCP goals. You can hear their roar throughout the DFW Metroplex. Denton and Sabre Classic have achieved nine DCP goals. Congratulations!!!

Select Distinguished Clubs

The following 17 clubs have achieved seven or eight DCP goals.

·    Tarrant County

·    Abilene

·    Clearly Speaking

·    PDX RxOrators

·    Fighter Enterprise

·    Unique TM at Vista Ridge

·    Lakeside

·    Ryan Plaza

·    Arlington Nooners

·    Thumbs Up

·    Cleburne

·    Keller Communicators

·    Phi Rappa Yappa

·    Airport

·    Southlake Summit

·    Southlake Reach for Success

·    Southlake Club

Distinguished Clubs

These 21 clubs have achieved five or six DCP goals.

·    Plus Two

·    Weatherford

·    Top of Texas

·    Quicksilver Express

·    Inner Voice

·    A-Team

·    Connection Communicators

·    Lake Vista

·    United Communicators

·    Siemens Arlington/Grand Prairie

·    Grand Prairie TM

·    Fish Pond

·    Burleson

·    Pro A.M.

·    Bethesda

·    Successful Speakers

·    Las Colinas Communicators

·    Speak With Success

·    Flagship Speakers

·    MidCities Achievers

·    Colleyville

Clubs That Should Be Distinguished

The following 25 clubs have achieved at least five DCP goals, but these clubs have not met the membership requirement. The focus should be on getting more members — new, dual, or reinstated — between now and June 30. The additional members needed are shown in parentheses. Any additional members lost during this month’s dues collection must be added to the membership requirements shown here.

·    Speakers Exchange with nine goals and 15 members (needs four more for a net gain of five).

·    Waco Wordsmiths with nine goals and 15 members (needs five more).

·    Out On The Town with eight goals and 18 members (needs two more).

·    LM Aerospeakers with eight goals and 15 members (needs two more members for a net gain of five).

·    Texas Wesleyan Spellbinders with eight goals and 14 members (needs six more).

·    Waco-Early Birds with eight goals and 13 members (needs seven more).

·    Southlake Evening with eight goals and 12 members (needs eight more).

·    Conservative with seven goals and 10 members (needs three more for a net gain of five).

·    Toast Captains with five goals and 17 members (needs three more.)

·    Tip Top with seven goals and 13 members (needs 7 more).

·    Top Notch with six goals and 17 members (needs one more for a net gain of five).

·    Cowtown with six goals and 16 members (needs four more).

·    Grace Club with six goals and 16 members (needs four more).

·    Northwest Tarrant with five goals and 19 members (needs just one).

·    Power Communicators with five goals and 19 members (needs just one).

·    Michael’s Craft Masters with five goals and 18 members (needs two more).

·    Truckin’ Toastmasters with five goals and 18 members (needs two more).

·    Flower Mound with five goals and 17 members (needs three more).

·    Baylor Orators with five goals and 17 members (needs three more).

·    Centex Clearly Speaking with five goals and 16 members (needs four more).

·    ToastCrafters with five goals and 15 members (needs five more).

·    Heart of Texas Bridge Gappers with five goals and 12 members (needs five more for a net gain of five).

·    Siemens DFW with five goals and 14 members (needs six more).

·    First Command with five goals and 8 members (needs six more for a net gain of 5).

·    Speakers of the House with five goals and 13 members (needs 7 more).

Almost There

The following 15 clubs have achieved four DCP goals and need just a little extra effort to be distinguished. You are almost there, go for it!

·    North Texas with 25 members. The club needs one CC to be distinguished.

·    Off The Cuff with 14 members (a net gain of seven). The club needs one CC to be distinguished.

·    Wichita Falls with 24 members. The club needs one more member -OR- two CC’s -OR- one AC -OR- one CL to be distinguished.

·    BNSF with 20 members. The club needs one more member -OR- two CC’s -OR- one AC to be distinguished.

·    Public Health Speakers with 22 members. The club needs one CC -OR- two members to be distinguished.

·    Soapbox Heroes with 20 members. The club needs to submit its dues on time to be distinguished.

·    Shining Stars with 19 members. The club needs one new member AND one CC to be distinguished.

·    Grand Prairie Aerospace with 17 members. The club needs three members AND one CC -OR- four new members to become distinguished.

·    Aegonizers with 17 members. The club needs three members AND one CC -OR- four new members to become distinguished.

·    FAA with 27 members. The club needs two CC’s –OR- one AC –OR- one CL –OR- three more members.·

·    Daybreakers with 15 members. The club needs three members (for a net gain of five) AND one CC -OR- four new members to become distinguished.

·    ICE Breakers with 14 members. The club needs six members to be distinguished.

·    Speaking With Class with 13 members. The club needs seven members to become distinguished.

·    Fort Worth Project Management with 10 members. The club needs 10 members to become distinguished.

·    Savvy Sayers with 19 members. The club needs three more members -OR- one member AND two CC’s to be distinguished.

There are also 18 clubs in the district that have achieved three DCP goals. You have 14 weeks to put in extra effort with self-focused determination to be a Distinguished club.

If you think that becoming a Distinguished Club is beyond your reach this year, remember that Ohio ranked number 13, NC State ranked 11, and Xavier ranked  number 10 have made it into the Sweet Sixteen.  Did anyone bet on these teams in Las Vegas? Success requires focus on the goal, teamwork, and extra effort. You can do it, but please don’t wait until the final buzzer.

Sarfaraz Nazir
DCP Chair

 

 

By Jodie Sanders