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Kathy and John Bergs ready to Boldly Go!2013 D25 Spring ConferencePhoto by Steve Bomar Photos My name is Kathy Bergs and I have been a Toastmaster since January of 2013. I am a member of the Bethesda Toastmasters where I serve as VP-Education. I just received my Competent Communicator award in August of this year. Most of you know my husband John. He became a Toastmaster in 2005 at the advice of his boss. I would always accompany John to contests, awards banquets and conferences. Many people thought I was a Toastmaster already because I was at everything. I would...
August 30, 2013January 18, 2018
Nationstar Speaks!
Nationstar Mortgage has joined the ranks of corporate sponsors for Toastmasters. With the support of executive management, followed by extensive internal promotion, the District 25 Governing Body hosted an Open House and Demo meeting with 45 guests in attendance. The chapter chartered Aug. 9, 2013, with 23 members. Pictured above are Nationstar Chief Customer Officer and executive sponsor of the chapter, Dana Dillard, right, and Deborah Toledo, CTM, winner of the “Name the Chapter” contest. The Nationstar Speaks chapter meets over the lunch hour each Wednesday at the company’s Convergence Location in Lewisville, Texas. Nationstar employees Ada Widemon and Joyce Trimble...
August 20, 2013December 4, 2017
An Evening of Possibilities – An Evening to Remember
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 Sheridan for the slide presentations and Bill Erwin had assisted in the overall setup. Bonne Stroman and Libby Wiley worked on the decorations with the help of many. Tisha Randle had volunteers lined up. Bonne Stroman and Lindsay Dillard worked on our lectern book and...
August 20, 2013December 4, 2017
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 on the fourth Monday of the month at 8 pm. For the August Session on Monday, August 26, we will be discussing “Goal Setting for the Modern Toastmaster”. This is the time of the Toastmaster year when Clubs, Club Officers, and Members are setting goals...
August 20, 2013December 4, 2017
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 City.Bethesda Toastmasters participated in their “Back to School Blessings” drive for Back-to-School supplies for the students and other miscellaneous items for the school. Mike said if anyone is interested in mentoring, they need mentors to listen to the children read. If someone is interested in...
August 16, 2013December 4, 2017
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 as a Toastmaster: Sally served as her club’s first Vice President of Education. She was so impressed with her first Toastmasters Leadership Institute, she attended additional sessions. Within months of joining Toastmasters, that spring she attended her first District Conference. That would be the first...
August 16, 2013December 4, 2017
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, 17 people were interested in visiting a meeting and three were ready to join the group. The enthusiasm from members and visitors alike infused the club with new energy to promote the benefits of improved communication through Golden Triangle Toastmasters. Ruby FariasVP MembershipGolden Triangle ToastmastersClub...
August 16, 2013December 4, 2017
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 8, 20101386263 Toasting for Excellence September 16, 2009594840 Toast the Blues Toastmasters Club September 17, 20032666756 NEC Toastmasters September 18, 20129646 Aegonizers September 23, 20021540842 Circle of Excellence ...
August 15, 2013January 18, 2018
Score BIG! and Win the Dues Renewal Game
Why are smart clubs already collecting their dues renewal payments? Because they want to have all their members renewed by the September 30 deadline and they know that starting early is the key to success. Now there’s another reason: Our new Score BIG! promotion. Here’s how your club can get the most points for your member renewal payments. All payments must be entered online at TI by September 30 to count. All clubs with dues renewals of at least 65% of their base membership will receive a special Score BIG! ribbon. 65% of base membership renewed: 3 points. You’ve made a...
August 13, 2013August 11, 2018
Be Part of a Brand New Evaluation Club!
There is a wonderful opportunity to be a charter member of a brand new Advanced Club in District 25. Karen Platts, DTM is a member of Metrocrest Toastmasters and is leading the effort to form this new club. Karen’s vision is two-fold. For several years, she has noticed that evaluations don’t seem to provide speakers with what they truly need to improve. She checked around in both District 25 and District 50 and found no club specializing in evaluations. POP! LIGHT BULB! The idea hit her to establish a new club that would fill this void. The members would be...