Joyce Trimble, Mentoring Chair and Immediate Past President of Nationstar Speaks, introduced the club’s Outstanding Mentor of the Year program for the year 2014 – 2015. Joyce enrolled the assistance of many Toastmaster friends to identify traits of a mentor. She assimilated those traits into 5 common categories: Willing to Commit Able to lead by example Listening to Mentee’s Why, Where and How Knowledgeable of Toastmasters and  Stimulating Growth From those traits came a definition of an outstanding mentor: One who WALKS with a Mentee.   Joyce presented quantifiable actions that define the 5 traits; earning the club’s mentors points for...

Bedford Dealer Services Toastmasters chartered April 29, 2014 and held their Charter Celebration on Tuesday, July 1st. You can see the photos from the meeting on the District 25 Facebook page. Sonia Leza, Division C Governor, represented the District at the celebration and recognized the 21 charter members. Club Sponsors, Duane Fontenot and Edgar Muganda, were also in attendance as well as their Club Mentor, Jesse Torres.  The club’s officers are: President – Roosevelt Williams, VP Education – Marie Riddick, VP Membership – Byron Strickland, VP Public Relations – Curt Reese, Secretary – Barbara Mullins, Treasurer – Richard Torres, and...

Flower Mound Toastmasters introduced their President’s THRIVE Award at the July 24 meeting. The President, Joyce Trimble, also introduced her year’s theme, STRIVE NOT! THRIVE, and awarded the first award to visiting District Governor, Marylee Mims. THRIVE is an acronym for; Tenacious, Persistent in creating a welcoming chapter climate, Heartfelt, Sincere and genuine efforts to demonstrate the best Toastmaster efforts, Responsible, Had control over their assigned duties during the meeting,Inspirational, Inspired other Toastmasters to give their best, Versatile, Willingly adapted to different functions or activities during the meeting, Engaging, Drew favorable interest to Toastmasters with our guests and provided encouragement...