Club Officers should have received this email from Toastmasters International Monday, February 3, 2020 regarding dues renewals. NOTE: Update to renewal policy from Toastmasters International due to COVID-19 on March 16, 2020. See new guidelines February 3, 2020 Dear Club Officer, Membership dues payments for the next renewal period are now being accepted! To...
Author: Diana Patton (Diana Patton)
Submit your Advanced Leadership Awards (ALB, ALS) early!
Awards that depend on completing an in-progress club or district officer role may be submitted early, starting on June 1 (as long as other requirements for that award have been met). For Club Coaches, preliminary DCP results will be available on June 1 on the Performance Reports. The appointment will be treated as successful when...
Celebrating the Corporate Recognition Award with First Command Financial Services
By Chris Raneri, DTM, Program Quality Director It was my honor to be amongst the guests attending the Corporate Recognition Award at First Command Financial Services on January 28th. CEO of First Command, Mark Steffe received the award from Toastmasters International 2nd Vice President, Matt Kinsey with the club’s members gathered around him. First...
Attention Club Growth Enthusiasts
By Bobby Madera, DTM, Club Growth Director Do you have a new club lead? Do you want to pursue the lead and help start a new club as a Club Sponsor and achieve credit towards your Traditional program by 6/30/20? Are you looking to help a new club build a strong foundation as Club Mentor...
Was The President’s Breakfast A Hit? Definitely Yes!
Keary Dennison, President, Nissan Toastmasters This weekend I had the pleasure of attending Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) President’s Breakfast at Texas Wesleyan Campus in Fort Worth, Texas. If you don’t read anything else, just know that if you are a Club President, and see an opportunity to register for an officer training session that says President’s...
Outstanding Member January 2020
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director Reneé stepped up to a challenge to be our District Speaker’s Bureau Chair a couple months ago and is attacking the role with tenacious audacity, but that’s not why she’s the member of month. Reneé proactively found 3 leads to form new clubs and worked closely with the Club...
What’s In A Word?
By Joyce Trimble, Contest Coordinator One word, in and of itself, is just an utterance. When you combine singular utterances, they become a living thought and information worthy to be shared. Such is the case of words given me by fellow Toastmasters about our upcoming speech contest season. Together these words tell the story of why District 25...
TI and Rotary International Working Together
This email was sent to District Directors, Program Quality Directors, Club Growth Directors, Region Advisors, Club Presidents, Vice Presidents Membership, Vice Presidents Education, and the Board of Directors from Toastmasters International, January 6, 2020 through email. January 6, 2020 Dear Toastmaster, I am pleased to share some good news: Toastmasters International and Rotary International are...
Where Will Pathways Take You?
By Steven Timmons, DTM The real question to start with is, “Where Do You Want to Go?”. You see, it is always about having a goal and then creating a plan to get you there. Pathways is simply a tool and it is partly up to you (as with every tool) to figure out how...
Visit by Matt Kinsey, Second Vice President
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director Toastmasters International Second Vice President, Matt Kinsey will be visiting District 25 January 25-28, 2020. Plans are being finalized for some exciting events with our District leadership team AND our members! This will include a Town Hall on Monday, January 27, 7:00 PM. Check District 25 home page for...









