On Monday at the Cranberry High Noon meeting, Toastmasters Tina Kramer and Kim Santillo were honored with their Distinguished Toastmaster awards. What a crowning achievement for the hard work these two have put in during their Toastmasters journey. It’s also a crowning achievement for the Cranberry High Noon club which now has nine Distinguished Toastmasters. Since its inception in 2013, the club has achieved the high honor of being Presidents Distinguished every year and I have no doubt this upcoming year will be no different. The members are always supportive and it’s not surprising how successful this club is.
Promasters held their first hybrid meeting Monday night and it was victorious. Two great speeches were given including an icebreaker. Russell Drake came up with some good table topics. Credit for the successful hybrid meeting can be given to Club President Stephanie Scott and Treasurer Russell Drake, two successful past district leaders. Area 13 Director Tina Kramer visited along with her assistant AD Darlene.
It’s celebration 🎉 time at Penn Hills. That same club which went From Extinguished to Distinguished (credit to Nate Stephens for putting together a great YouTube video on how that was executed). The chapter is celebrating its 20th anniversary this Saturday with a picnic at Boyce Park. There will be food and drinks served and the weather forecast looks good for the event.
Now onto this week’s Toastmasters Throwback. Just like the USA winning in World War II, so did District 13 Toastmasters. If not serving in uniform, our Toastmasters served the clubs with spirit and pride. This Toastmasters Resolution would be a perfect speech topic for an upcoming Toastmasters meeting.
The Steubenville club faced its own challenges head on and was better off in the long run for them. Wilkes Barre was learning the ropes in 1944, and early next year hosted the first theme meeting. The Biggest Show on Earth was a play on the Ringling Bros. Circus 🎪. The meeting itself was patterned after a circus. How about the Greatest Organization on Earth as a good nickname for Toastmasters?
Your semi-annual dues are due by the end of the month. Reinvest in your growth by renewing your Toastmasters membership. Encourage your clubs to bring their checks to the next meeting. Here’s the suggestion Greensburg’s VP Membership came up with:
Let everyone know that dues are due by the date of the next meeting instead of September 30. This will prompt everyone to make their dues payment a priority–and steer people away from thinking that they can delay writing a check until the last day of the month, which is the date by which the club treasurer has to submit dues to International. This will just make dues collection easier and less of a last-minute scramble for the Treasurer. When you send in your dues, you can post this on your Facebook.
That’s my Toastmasters News and Notes for this week. Check back again next Thursday, September 23 for more of what’s cooking in District 13.
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