District 25’s Awards Banquet, Saturday, August 17, 2013 The Awards Banquet Committee was ready and waiting for 5:30 for the doors to open; standing by to meet and greet Toastmasters and guests. Had we forgotten anything? Surely not, we had been planning this a long time. We had the best. Jon Strickland for sound, Michael...
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Membership Mondays is Back!
Membership Monday is the opportunity for every member of District 25 to participate in a live call-in session when fellow Toastmasters share their Toastmaster experiences, speaking on current topics of interest in Toastmasters. For 2013-2014, Membership Monday will be known as “Membership Matters”. The format will remain the same and the sessions will be held...
Bethesda Cares Program
Bethesda Toastmasters Contributions Bethesda Toastmasters with Back-to-School supplies for students at David E. Smith Elementary School in Haltom City Bethesda Toastmasters recently had a visitor from the Bethesda Cares Program at Bethesda Church. Mike, who runs the program, spoke to us about the needs of the children at David E. Smith Elementary School in Haltom...
Remembering Sally Linn, DTM
Our Toastmasters universe recently lost a shining star when Distinguished Toastmaster Sally Linn passed away August 15th. Sally joined our Toastmasters family in March 2005 as a Charter Member of “Speaking With Class” in District 25. If I could describe her first year in one word, it would be “whirlwind”. In just her first year...
Golden Triangle Toastmasters Membership Drive
Golden Triangle Toastmasters held their first 2013 Membership Drive at DexMedia on Thursday, July 25. The event provided detailed information about Toastmasters, promoting all the positive benefits of the organization that encourages improved communication. Many visitors expressed appreciation at being able to attend Toastmasters at a location convenient to their workplace. From the membership drive,...
September Club Anniversaries
Happy Anniversary to all the clubs chartered in Septembers past! 5981 Carrollton Toastmasters September 1, 19851184 Expressionaires Club September 1, 19863006 Oration Plus Toastmasters Club September 1, 19835718 Alliance Networks September 1, 19971082726 Bethesda Toastmasters September 7, 20071082792 Savvy Sayers September 7, 20071535257 Truckin’ Toastmasters September...
D25 & You: Blossoming Together
“The day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anais Nin Where are you, fellow Toastmaster, on your personal development journey? You can hasten the blossoming of your communications and leadership skills while serving in a volunteer role. Here are a...
Building a GREAT Club Using the Distinguished Club Program
By focusing on the goals of the Distinguished Club Program (DCP) your club will be climbing toward success! Let’s look at the 10 goals: 2 relate to membership building 2 relate to communication 2 relate to advanced communication 2 relate to leadership 2 administrative In addition, the membership for the club at June 30, 2014...
When Your Club Needs a Hand. . .
Call on the Helping Hands program! Helping Hands is for clubs whose membership is down and who feel that it would be beneficial to have extra hands and fresh ideas to make their club meetings stronger. The goal of Helping Hands is to re-energize the existing members and help turn visitors into members.A Helping Hands...
Celebrating Club Anniversaries in August
Happy Anniversary! 4987 Southlake Club August 1, 19966017 Talk Blue Toastmasters Club August 1, 1999808279 ATD Toastmasters August 2, 2005591399 Excellence in the Speaking Arts TM August 29, 2003