Toastmasters News and Notes—9/23/2021

Good afternoon! Here is your weekly dose of District 13 Toastmasters News and Notes.

It’s the Toastmasters Public Service Announcement that keeps on giving. Dues are due. Reinvest in your future by renewing your membership with your Toastmasters club. Make your checks payable to the club or treasurer of your club. You have until September 30.

Save the date! The District 13 Fall Symposium (held virtually) will be on October 16 from 9:30am to 3pm. Registration will be coming soon. Details will hopefully be coming soon too so I can share them on a future blog post.

Want to be a future broadcaster, lawyer, politician, etc.? Elk County Toastmasters will be holding a Youth Open House on October 21 at their meeting location, St. Boniface School, in Kersey. It will be a hybrid open house. This program offers many benefits. The name of the program is “It’s Debatable” and will be offered to youth who are interested in learning about and participating in debate. The program starts Tuesday, November 2 at the same location and will be held from 4:00 to 6:30pm.

Elk County Toastmasters meets on the first and third Thursday of every month at the location listed above.

Here’s today’s Toastmasters throwback.

District 13 continued growing clubs as the War came to an end. They began 1945 with nine clubs and were poised to get that number into the double digits. The District started sponsoring and promoting speech contests at local high schools within the District. Scholarships were even offered. The original Greensburg club set the gold standard for how clubs should treat their guests.

The man who helped form District 13 and who was a charter member of Original Greensburg was in his second year as International Director. If Dr. Carroll Freeman were still alive today, he’d be very pleased to see what our District has become today.

I’m really hoping that I can attend this event on November 9. This red carpet event is not to be missed. RSVP early, space is limited. I’ve been really wanting to attend a club meeting but it’s been hard to with my work schedule. Regardless of whether or not make this event, I plan to attend a regular meeting on November 23.

I had the opportunity to meet the faces behind this new Toastmasters chapter in Fayette County at the DTM Gala held at Westmoreland County Community College. They’re a budding club and i hope they have continued growth in this Toastmaster year.

Can Laurel Highlands Toastmasters accomplish this goal by September 30? This is a challenge to the Club and the Community. Help this new club achieve this goal and in the process, you will be part of history!!! The first five people to join as members and help the club achieve the Smedley Award will be part of the history making Laurel Highlands TM Club. Can they do it?

Laurel Highlands Toastmasters meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 6pm at the Connellsville Canteen (regular location).