By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director Update to District 25 Business Due to COVID-19 Dear D25 Toastmasters: Here in District 25, we take the health and wellbeing of our members and their families seriously. As such we want to keep you up to date on changes that affect you. Current changes to District...
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All Work?
By Ninfa Flewitt, DTM, Division A Director We’ve heard the saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” At D25, it seems like your District Leaders are all work. Believe me that we do work… a lot! We work to make the District stronger for you! With Contest Season in full swing,...
Outstanding Member March 2020
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director Looks great! Just a couple tweaks. Can you move the title .05 mm to the right, change the circle to square and the other square to a trapezoid, bold the underlined words, turn the layout to portrait … It takes a special someone to work with the District to...
Where Can I Find Evaluation Forms for My Project?
By Greg Pick, DTM, Pathways Coordinator Toastmasters International (TI) has made it possible to easily assess evaluation pdfs for our Pathways project lessons. We have two locations within Basecamp to access our evaluation forms. The first location is on the main Basecamp access page and the second location is within each Pathways project. Using Basecamp...
Take the Next Step
By Sheba Panicker, FAA Toastmasters Secretary Toastmasters is a self-paced program, where members decide to take the next step out of personal motivation. In February, Jeri Bird and Janet Mayfield were recognized as outstanding members of the FAA Toastmasters club. FAA Toastmasters is one of several clubs that belong to District 25, which covers the area...
Matt Kinsey’s District 25 Visit
By Bobby Madera, DTM, Club Growth Director At the end of January, District 25 welcomed Toastmasters International 2nd Vice President, Matt Kinsey, for an incredible three-day visit. Matt was such an inspiration to our District leaders, teams, and members, and provided invaluable support to help us grow District 25. We planned several events for his...
Pop Quiz: What does the D25 Trio, a Sextant, and Dallas all have in common?
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director Pop Quiz: What does the D25 Trio, a Sextant, and Dallas all have in common? Answer: Toastmasters International Mid-Year Training! The Club Growth, Program Quality, and District Director attend training from TI twice a year. Once preceding the International Convention and then again in January. This January we were...
Outstanding Member February 2020
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director The right person for the job. District 25’s member of the month – Thad Mantaro. Thad currently holds the title of District 25 Public Relations Manager, but that title doesn’t begin to describe what he does. This year Thad has taken District 25 into the 21st century by constantly...
Game On
By Thad Mantaro, Public Relations Manager It’s that time of year again. The weather is turning warmer, birdsongs fill the air, the days are growing longer, and once again–it’s time for the D25 Website Contest! Each May, a review of D25 club websites occurs, and to the winner go the spoils! Information about the...
Navigating a Pathways Path
By Greg Pick, DTM, Pathways Coordinator We will describe actions for locating and navigating a Pathways path. We will be discussing the following: Accessing your curriculum Accessing educational content on your curriculum Launching a project Navigation tips Assessing your skills – before How to access your project and evaluation for printing Assessing your skills –...









