Linda Williams |
District 25 had the honor of a visit from Linda Williams, Region 3 Advisor, last week. A Region Advisor (RA) provides support and advice to district officers, mostly by phone, but also makes one visit in person each year to each district in the region.
It’s important to make the most of the RA’s time. Organizing the schedule is the responsibility of the Lt. Governor Marketing — that’s me. Our Lt Governor Education and Training Cindy Hinckley gave me lots of help. Being a school principal on spring break, Linda was able to arrange a more leisurely visit than the usual jam-packed two day trip. Her husband Tim Williams, DTM, also accompanied her to some events.
Ruth and Steve Bomar, Chuck Mencke at Panther City demo meeting |
We started at noon on Thursday with a demonstration meeting for a new community club in west Fort Worth. Panther City Toastmasters is being spearheaded by Steven Timmons and Steve Bomar, and optimism is high that the club will charter soon because of the enthusiastic response from those who attended. The D25 demo team was in good form.
Shannon Kingen, Linda and Sonia Lyons at The Evaluators |
On Friday morning, Linda, Cindy and I drove to Waco for the noon meeting of Baylor Orators. We were given a warm reception by the members and Area 41 Governor Louisa Whitehead. Linda got to show off her considerable Table Topics skills.
Early on Saturday, we were all at the District Executive Committee meeting and training, where Linda inspired the DEC members with a dynamic keynote about “Finishing Strong.” In the afternoon, her presentation “Every Member Counts!” was enlightening, educational and entertaining for the marketing workshop attendees.