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Allstate Insurance Corporation received a Corporate Recognition Award on March 9th in Irving, Texas. Toastmasters International recognized Allstate for its strong support of Toastmasters in the community. Allstate hosts training and contests for District 25 several times a year, and sponsors a corporate club, Inner Voice. Inner Voice celebrated its tenth anniversary this year and has been a Distinguished Club for six of those years. Lark Doley, Region 3 Advisor, Dean Lampman, Lt. Governor Marketing and Diana Patton, District Governor presented the award to Allstate. John Wesley, Human Resources Senior Manager, accepted the award on behalf of Allstate, and Kelly...
March 15, 2012December 29, 2017
Lockheed Martin Receives Recognition Award
On March 9, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth, received the Corporate Recognition Award from Toastmasters International. The award was presented by Region 3 Advisor Lark Doley to Joe LaMarca, Vice President, Communications at Lockheed Martin. The oldest active Toastmasters club at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth site, Quicksilver Express, was chartered in 1981. At present, three additional clubs are operating: Fighter Enterprise, LM AeroSpeakers, and Project Managers and Systems Engineers. There are more than 75 members in these clubs. When receiving the award, LaMarca said he appreciated the great work that Toastmasters members are...
March 11, 2012December 29, 2017
Volunteers Needed to be Youth Mentors
Are you familiar with TED Talks? TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design. The organization invites notable thinkers from around the world to present their ideas on a public stage in 18 minutes or less. It is a nonprofit organization devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading” (www.ted.com). Once you view a few of TED’s videos, you get hooked and are filled with awe for the presenter’s clarity of thought. TEDxYouth Fort Worth is a local independent event endorsed by TED providing a forum for the youth of Fort Worth and surrounding communities to step up and find their voice. CALL FOR...
March 8, 2012December 29, 2017
Everyone Eats Well at North Texas Open House!
North Texas Toastmasters hosted our open house on March 5th. We had an advertising blitz and had enough food for two meetings. At the meeting two speakers were featured – an Icebreaker speech and a 10th speech, so this member finished a CC as well – two birds with one speech! There were 25 individuals present, including some rarely seen (but paid) charter members, current members and about 12 guests! Two guests fielded a table topic each and several guests indicated they wanted to return and possibly join. Fun was had by all. Russ Stukel VP...
March 5, 2012December 29, 2017
Alliance Networks “Leaps into Action” at Successful Open House
We had a very successful club open house on February 28. Our club members put on a wonderful meeting for 13 guests and our Area Governor, Jill Morrison. Our guests were employees from companies in the Alliance Texas area. We had great food, good networking, guest speaker (Tom Pierce from Southlake) and learned lots about Toastmasters and benefits of the program. Our theme was “Leap into Action!” Our goal is to turn those guests into members! Diana Patton Alliance Networks By Jodie Sanders
March 5, 2012December 29, 2017
Looking For a New Club
There are many reasons to look for a new club. Maybe you want an additional club for more speaking opportunities or an advanced club to improve your skills. For me, because of a change in my work location, it was no longer feasible to continue in my old club. Here are some easy steps to help you find your new club: 1. Use the Toastmasters International website (http://reports.toastmasters.org/findaclub/) to identify the clubs in the area where you are looking. 2. Talk to other Toastmasters to see what they know about the clubs. The area and division governors are also a...
March 5, 2012December 29, 2017
Quicksilver Express LOVES Toastmasters
Quicksilver Express Toastmasters Club held an open house themed “I love Toastmasters” on February 16. Over 20 Toastmasters members, leaders and guests were in attendance. Quicksilver Express DTM David Roberts and guest speaker Pam Hardwick both presented information on the value of Toastmasters. There was one table topics question and one lucky guest won a $10 Albertson’s gift card during the door prize drawing. Overall, it was a grand success. Sree Chadave Quicksilver Express By Jodie Sanders
March 5, 2012December 29, 2017
GM Financial Has Great Demo Meeting
On Feb 21, GM Financial held a demo meeting that was so well attended that a wall had to be removed to expand the room! It was filled with supervisors who came to hear and see the benefits of Toastmasters for their public speaking skills. By the time the meeting ended, they had discovered that Toastmasters offers more than just speaking skills. One of the company’s supervisors shared his story in his Icebreaker speech. He was followed by District Sergeant At Arms James Hansen, who shared his Toastmasters transformation story. Lauren Midgley challenged two of the audience members to answer...
March 5, 2012December 29, 2017
Southlake Holds Open House for Early Risers
The Southlake Toastmasters Club #4987 held an Open House on March 5, chaired by Eric Rose. Eric’s co-chairs were Mary Hansen, Inga Shivers and Kathleen Voormolen. Serving as Toastmaster was James Harding and the theme for the meeting was “Blessed and Thankful.” Southlake Toastmasters are early risers, as we meet every Monday morning at 7:00 am, which would lead one to believe we would have a hard time finding and keeping members. Contrary to belief, the club continues to retain and attract new members. This can be attributed to how well meetings are run and the drive to finish exactly...
March 4, 2012December 29, 2017
Look Who’s 40! Mid-Cities Noontime Celebrates
The Mid-Cities Noontime Toastmasters celebrated their 40th anniversary on Feb 29th. They are the 9th oldest club in the district! Special guests were North Richland Hills City Councilman Scott Turnage, who presented the club with a Proclamation from Mayor Oscar Trevino. Also in attendance were Area 34 Governor David Roth and District Governor Diana Patton. Longtime member Bill Harris presented a retrospective of the last 40 years. A toast was given by Sid Gilman and everyone enjoyed cake and cider. Joyce R Schaffer Mid-Cities Noontime Club By Jodie Sanders