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The Sunshiner
www.toastmastersd47.org February 2010
TLI Across Our DistrictTLI Across Our DistrictTLI Across Our DistrictTLI Across Our District
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Kristina’s Korner
What inspires you? We are inspired by our favorite actors, sports heroes, and musicians, etc., who
work hard on behalf of an organization or a cause.
We are inspired by political leaders, community or church leaders, our parents,
and even our children.
The stories and speeches we hear at our Club meetings, contests, District Confer-ences and at TLI’s often call us to action and inspire us to get on with our plans
and dreams.
Lately, I have been very inspired by many of you; our District 47 members. I’ve seen members emerge from behind the scenes to reach out and get involved; members who truly go beyond the roles they have taken on. I have received
emails from members telling me wonderful success stories. That inspires me.
A few months ago, I went to visit the Toastmaster N’ Transition Club in Braden-ton. The members of this Club are ladies whose freedom has temporarily been taken away. They shared with me the most inspiring stories! The lessons they learned the hard way and of their dreams to get back out into the world so they can share those lessons with others before it’s too late. In the meantime, they are getting ready by working hard to sharpen their skills as Toastmasters. That
inspires me.
Do you see potential in a Club member as a future Club leader? Or maybe as a competitor in the next contests? Do you think that you could inspire this mem-ber to take the next step? Most of the time, all we need is a little nudge in the
right direction; a mentor to lead us forward.
Use the skills and confidence you have developed to inspire a newer member to take the next step; get to the next speech and consider an Officer role. Inspire a seasoned member to start another CC manual, to serve as a Mentor, to lead a
contest, lead a workshop or help the Club with a membership drive.
When I see members inspire each other; that inspires me.
Kristina Kihlberg, DTM District Governor
Publisher Kristina Kihlberg, DTM
Editor Linda Deshauteurs, DTM
District 47 Executive Officers
for 2009-2010
DG Kristina Kihlberg
LGET Rick Furbush
LGM Pamela Rolle
PRO Pierre Taschereau
Secretary Patricia Martinez
Treasurer Laz Sanchez
IPDG Antionette Fox
District 47 Leaders District Advisor Loretta Sandy
SAA Jim Ellis
Webmaster Jeanine Kinsey
Division A Governor Scott Vail
Division B Governor Elizabeth Taschereau
Division C Governor Melody Tapley
Division D Governor Karen Novek
Division E Governor Jason Smith
Division F Governor Mack Payne
Division G Governor Beatriz Williams
Division I Governor Anthony Longley
The Mission of the District is to enhance
the performance and extend the network
of clubs, thereby offering greater num-
bers of people the opportunity to benefit
from the Toastmasters educational pro-
gram by:
♦Focusing on the critical success factors
as specified by the district educational
and membership goals
♦Ensuring that each club effectively ful-
fills its responsibilities to its members
♦Providing effective training and leader-
ship development opportunities for club
and district officers
The Sunshiner is a publication of District
47 Toastmasters. Reproduction of arti-
cles is strictly prohibited without the
express permission of the District 47
Governor. Toastmasters International
and Toastmasters International emblems
are trademarks of Toastmasters Interna-
tional registered in the United States,
Canada and many other countries.
Membership Paid Clubs CC’s AC’s
Four Critical Success Factors
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Rick’s Room
What a month!
I don’t know of any other District in the world that has put on 6 TLIs for their members or brought in such heavy hitter speakers to train their officers and club members. Such names as Past International President Jana Barnhill, World Champion Public speaking, (WCPS) Lance Miller, WCPS Darren LaCroix, Florida NSA President, Gary Roberts, and NSA Kathy Potts.
If you were at any one of these events I am sure you walked away with much more than you bargained for. If you didn’t … what you missed.
The point is that Toastmasters has so much to offer those who really want to take it to the next level. I want YOU to take your speaking and leadership skills to the next level. Get outside your club and take in the vastness of Toastmasters.
It is now Contest season. A great time to stretch your comfort zone, compete in your club contest and … who knows you might … GO ALL THE WAY!
Here are some great speaking tips from WCPS Lance Miller:
The one rule of public speaking … Did your speech COMMUNICATE?
1. Communication is not what you said: It is what the audience thinks you said. 2. If you want to be a speaker, you have to speak. 3. The only solution to stage fright is speaking. 4. Public speaking deals with attention:
• The speaker’s attention should be on the audience. • The audience’s attention should be on the speaker.
5. Public Speaking is not acting. You are talking to someone.
In Toastmasters the sky’s the limit. So set your sites high and … Just DO IT!
Remember, If it’s not fun … it’s not Toastmasters.
Rick Furbush, DTM Lieutenant Governor Education & Training
Division Contests Coming Your Way!
Division Date Time Venue D Saturday February 27 10:00 AM SFWMD, 3301 Gun Club Rd., West Palm Beach FL
I Wednesday March 3 6:45 PM Worker's House. Tonique William's- Darling Highway, Nassau
A Friday March 12 6:30 PM Pelican Preserve Country Club, 9802 Pelican Preserve Blvd, Ft. Myers, FL;
contact: 239-561-6350
G Saturday March 13 9:00 AM Bayfront Medical Center,701 6th Street South, St Petersburg, FL
F Saturday March 13 2:00 PM FCCI Insurance Group Building, 6300 University Parkway, Sarasota, FL
E Saturday March 13 tba Dade Community College North Campus?
C Saturday March 20 8:00 AM Hillsborough Community College, Brandon Student Services Building,
10414 East Columbus Drive, Tampa
B Saturday March 20 10:00 AM Embassy Suites, 17th Street, Fort Lauderdale
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Don’t keep it a secret
Having just been part of two TLI’s in the past two weekends, I’m more convinced than ever that we can’t keep Toastmasters a secret. We need to let the world know. OK, let’s start with letting non-Toastmasters in District 47 know. But how do we do that? Here are some tips that your Club may want to try. � Take advantage of a community organization or company seminar. If the sponsoring organization al-
lows, you may distribute promotional material or ask to give a short talk about Toastmasters. Asking the participants to join Toastmasters during or immediately after a motivating workshop is a great op-portunity to recruit new members.
� Conduct a Speechcraft. Speechcraft is an eight session program designed to teach non-Toastmasters public speaking skills. Clubs that conduct a Speechcraft program at least once a year have few member-ship challenges. The Toastmaster store has a handbook on how to present one.
� Print a bulletin or memo that can be distributed to local businesses, the members of your local Cham-ber of Commerce, or the employees of your company.
� Send press releases to the local newspaper announcing the meeting time and location. If your Club is a company sponsored, publicize your activities in the company’s newsletter.
� Place copies of The Toastmaster in strategic locations. The Toastmaster magazine can generate in-terest and publicize your Club’s meeting place and time. Donate copies of The Toastmaster to your doc-tor’s office or public library. Be sure to list your Club’s meeting time and place for potential members.
For more ideas on membership growth, log on to the Toastmasters website at www.Toastmasters.org and search for “Membership Building”. And even more importantly, let’s take good care of the members we already have. Are we keeping them motivated to stay? Are your Club members getting out of Toastmasters what they came for? Ask your members!
Serve your members!
Pamela D. Rolle, DTM
Lieutenant Governor Marketing
Pamela’s Place
Talk Up Toastmasters!
Toastmasters International is challenging all Clubs to participate in their membership contest: Talk Up Toastmasters! Just add five new, dual or reinstated members to your roster between February 1 and March 31 to receive a special “Talk up Toastmas-ters!” ribbon to display on your Club’s banner.
Whether you hold a Club Membership Drive, encour-age members to invite guests to a special meeting to discuss the benefits of Toastmasters, or some other means of stimulating Club growth, your Club will reap the reward of new members in so many
ways. In addition to the ribbon, qualifying Clubs also earn a special discount code for 10% off mer-chandise from the TI catalog on your Club’s next order.
Remember: Membership applications and payment for members who join during this time period must be re-ceived no later than March 31. Transfer and charter members do not count for credit.
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Toastmaster Couples
Matt joined the Office Depot club in early 2005 where he was working at the time. Jeanine’s first exposure to Toastmasters was that fall when Matt invited her to an Area contest where he was the test speaker for the evaluation contest. Matt com-peted in the International Contest in the Spring of 2006 and when he made it the Division D contest, Jeanine went to support him. In August of 2007, Jeanine joined Club Awesome.
Matt and Jeanine have attended all but one District Conference together since then and are now joint members of the Broward Advanced Club and the Bill Gove Golden Gavel Club. They support each other by helping with the various District roles they have held as well as working together on their speeches. They also enjoy competing against each other, and attend most Area and Division contests together to support each other and their fellow club members. They are known to be a bit tough when they evaluate each other, but after 20 years of mar-riage, they both appreciate the candor.
Marriage is all about sharing and Toastmasters be-came an integral part of that shared experience. It all started with Kathy: “I need to get out of the bedroom!” You see, Kathy founded a website and wanted to overcome her fear of public speaking so she could deliver seminars.
I, on the other hand, had been a Toastmaster in 1989 and suggested she join Toastmasters. Kathy joined Toast of the Bay in 2004, after I assured her the program works! Kathy flew solo for two years when I rejoined Toastmasters and became President of our club. This was when the fun began!
We learned so much about Toastmasters and our-selves, working together. Having a partner in Toastmasters allows one to bounce speeches off of each other, give and receive encouragement and this can make all the difference. Who better to give you feedback, than someone who loves you. Our enthusiasm is contagious and we love spreading the Toastmaster word.
Jeanine & Matt Kinsey
Jeanine finished up a year as District Treasurer and is now our Web Master. Matt served as a Division Governor now pursues a speaking career.
Finding an activity that both you and your spouse/partner can enjoy to-gether is always a treat. It gives you an opportunity to share good times and make memories together. Sharing the experience of Toastmasters to-
gether takes the relationship to a whole, new level!
Who better to practice your speeches with than the hubby or wife. Wouldn’t it help your relationship to learn to listen better? What a great way to enjoy con-
tests and conferences than with that special person in your life who also wants to grow their communication and leadership skills. And the networking opportuni-ties can easily lead to great social activities when you share it with a partner.
In this segment we’ll share with you the stories of several “Toastmaster couples” who enjoy their Toast-master experiences together. Do you have a “Couples” story to share? Let us know! Send your
story via email to [email protected]
Kathy & Rick Furbush
Kathy served the District as the Spring‘09 Conference Chair. Rick has made his way up through the leader-ship ranks to serve as the District 47 LGET.
Guerrilla Marketing Certified Coach Ed
Tate will teach you: • Over 100 no cost, low cost Marketing Weapons.
• To stop engaging in hit-or-miss marketing.
• Learn how to find Clients in any Economy.
Saturday March 13, 2010
Florida Speakers Association Register
http://www.florida-speakers.org/
Florida Speakers Association presents
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NEW CLUBS
Clubs chartered BEFORE June 30th will receive a CUSTOMIZED CUSTOMIZED BANNERBANNER and BANNER BAG!
Club Opportunities
D47 MORE MEMBER PROGRAMD47 MORE MEMBER PROGRAM
Recruit 6 NEW6 NEW members from January 15 – March 18 and win a
4 PACK CC MANUALS4 PACK CC MANUALS and a NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION KITNEW MEMBER ORIENTATION KIT!
The TOP 10TOP 10 Clubs with the most NEWNEW members be-tween January 15 – March 18 will be entered in a drawing to WINWIN one FULL SET of the
Leadership Excellence Series!Leadership Excellence Series!
TALK UP TOASTMASTERS
Clubs that recruit 5 NEW NEW
membersmembers between February 1 – March 31 will receive a ribbon for
your banner from Toastmasters International
Win
Awards
Your Club Name HERE
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Dues Collection!
Did you say dues collection again? Yep!
Club Presidents and Treasurers: Make certain your members know that semi-annual Toastmasters dues are payable now. Treasurers, start collecting dues and get ready to pay Toastmasters International (TI). Pay-ment is due to TI on or before March 31st. This is an easy way to receive ½ Distinguished Club Plan (DCP) point. Paying on-line by Debit or Credit Card is fast and easy.
Here’s how to do it:
• Go to http://www.toastmasters.org/Members.aspx • Click on the Club Officer tab. • Select Conduct Club Business. • Key in the Club Number and Password. • Select Pay Dues for my club’s members. • Now make payment for selected members.
If mailing a check, please send via UPS, Fedex or USPS with Return Receipt. You want confirmation that the envelope arrived at TI. Make sure to send the Toast-masters International Invoice (sent to all Club Presi-dents in February) or a copy of the Club Membership Roster and designate which members’ payments are enclosed. All checks must clear the bank before credit is given to the Club.
Once your dues are paid (for a minimum of 6 mem-bers) your Club DCP goals will be updated. Remember: Dues received after April 10th won’t count towards the ½ point DCP credit.
DON’T BE LATE!!!!
-Laz Sanchez District Treasurer
Visiting Toastmasters Clubs outside our home Club is an excellent opportunity to widen your experiences and bring home ideas of what other Clubs do differ-ently from ours.
On a recent business trip to Seoul, South Korea, I spent my one day off work visiting Sinchon Toast-masters. When I arrived, my co-worker and I were welcomed as long-distance visitors by the 45 mem-bers and guests.
I wasn’t sure what to expect and was positively sur-prised. The meeting was held in English and was 2 hours long. It took place in a building that rented out meeting space to businesses, etc. There were 4 speakers, 6 table topics speakers. I won best Table Topics!
You would likely not be able to distinguish the meet-ing from one in District 47, other than the fact that English was obviously a second language to most of
them. I have great respect for Toastmasters for whom English is not their first language!
I was surprised at the number of non-Koreans in the group. Some work as educators (primarily teaching English), others for local companies, etc.
At the end of the meeting, the Club President asked me to do a presentation at their next meeting on Parliamentary Procedure and/or meeting eti-quette. I was very disappointed that I had to leave Korea before their next meeting.
Sinchon Toastmasters is a President’s Distinguished Club already and I met some wonderful Toastmasters on the other side of the world.
Thanks to David Clarke, DTM for sharing his Toast-master experience in Korea. Have you visited Clubs far or near? Share your experience with us. Send an
email to [email protected]
Toastmasters Near and Far
Dues...Again?
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FIRST PLACE:
• Ribbon for Club Banner “District 47 Club of the Year” • Pins for members of the Club • Certificate of Recognition for the Club • Recognition at the Fall Conference • Advanced Manual Set • Darren LaCroix Package • Lance Miller Club Series
SECOND PLACE:
• Lance Miller Club Series • The Successful Club Series (11 manuals) • The Better Speaker Series (10 manuals)
THIRD PLACE:
• Lance Miller Club Series • The Successful Club Series (11 manuals)
#1 Club in the District
How to win? Earn points for each item.
For example, if your Club earns 20 CCs during the year (July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010), you would have 15,000 points!
For more details –
visit www.toastmastersd47.org
A District 47 contest for all Clubs!
Item Points
CCs 750
ACs 600
CL/AL/HPL 500
DTM 500
Success Leadership 150
Youth Leadership 150
Speechcraft 250
New Members 200
Club Growth (net 2 new) 300
District Officers 100
Officer Training - Winter 300
Officer Training - Summer 300
Member Retention - Fall 750+%
Member Retention - Spring 750+%
Newsletter Published 300
Oct Member Report 200
April Membership 200
Officer List - June 300
Officer List - December 300
Proxies 20
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So You Wanna Be a DTM
Just like worthwhile endeavor in life, becoming a Distin-guished Toastmaster - DTM - takes planning. There are many tasks to accomplish and so much to learn on the road to DTM. You’ll need to complete 40 manual speeches, serve in a number of leadership roles, take on a project, get training, give training and a number of spe-cial Toastmaster tasks Sound like a lot? Not really...if you plan it out.
Let’s take a look at what lies ahead for you:
After receiving your CC—Competent Communicator - award, you can work in the Advanced Communication Series manuals. There are 15 manuals, each containing five speech projects. Many of the manuals are career-oriented. You choose the manuals you want to complete and the skills you want to learn. We recommend choosing one fun manual like Storytelling (226K) or Special Occasion Speeches (226N) and coupling it with a more challenging manual like Facilitating Discussion (226D) or Technical Presentations (226H). Working in the ad-vanced manuals, you’ll refine and enhance your speaking skills and become eligible for several communication awards: Advanced Communicator Bronze—ACB To be eligible for this award, you must have: • Achieved Competent Communicator award (or achieved Com-petent Toastmaster award)
• Completed two Advanced Communication manuals Advanced Communicator Silver—ACS To be eligible for this award, you must have:
• Achieved Advanced Communicator Bronze award (or achieved Able Toastmaster award or Advanced Toastmaster Bronze award)
• Completed two additional advanced communication manuals (may not be those completed for any previous award)
• Conducted any two presentations from The Better Speaker Se-ries and/or The Successful Club Series
Advanced Communicator Gold—ACG To be eligible for this award, you must have: • Achieved Advanced Communicator Silver award (or achieved Able Toastmaster Bronze award or Advanced Toastmaster Silver award)
• Completed two additional advanced communication manuals (may not be those completed for any previous award)
• Conducted a Success/Leadership, Success/Communication or a Youth Leadership program
• Coached a new member with the first three speech projects Now on the leadership side you can further refine and develop your skills by working in the advanced leader program once you have earned your CL—Competent Leader. We recommend work-ing through the Leadership Track at the same time as the Com-munication Track whenever possible. In the Leadership Track you are eligible for these advanced awards towards your DTM: Advanced Leader Bronze—ALB To be eligible for this award, a member must have: • Achieved new Competent Leader award • Achieved Competent Communicator award (or Competent Toastmaster award)
• Served at least six months as a Club Officer (President, VPE, Secretary, Treasurer or SAA) and participated in the prepara-tion of a Club Success Plan while serving in this office
• While serving in the above office, participated in a district-sponsored club officer training program
• Conducted any two presentations from The Successful Club Series and/or The Leadership Excellence Series (may not be those completed for previous awards)
Advanced Leader Silver—ALS To be eligible for this award, a member must have: • Achieved Advanced Leader Bronze award (or "old" Competent Leader award)
• Served a complete a term as a district officer (District Gover-nor, LGET, LGM, PRO, Secretary, Treasurer, Division or Area Governor)
• Completed the High Performance Leadership program • Served successfully as a Club Sponsor, Mentor or Coach
Distinguished Toastmaster—DTM The Distinguished Toastmaster award is the highest our organiza-tion bestows and it recognizes both communication and leader-ship skills. To be eligible for the award a member must have: • Achieved Advanced Communicator Gold award (or achieved Advanced Toastmaster Gold award)
• Achieved Advanced Leader Silver award (or achieved Advanced Leader award)
Remember, a journey of a thousand miles begins
with the first step.
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Speechcraft in Brief
What is it? A short, seminar-style presentation that teaches basic Toastmasters skills: speaking and evaluating Why do it? Toastmasters members build their meeting management skills by leading the seminar. It’s a great way to attract members to an exist-ing club or begin forming a new club.
Participants:
• Get a chance to see what Toastmasters is all about
• Enjoy the camaraderie of a Toastmasters group
• Gain confidence and training in their commu-nication skills
How it works
You can choose how you want to do the presen-tation! Do sessions in four, six or eight weeks, 1-2 hours per session.
Speechcraft may be:
Presented as part of the Toastmasters meeting which makes it easer for participants to be-come members at the conclusion of the presen-tation.
• Invite 5-10 people • Devote 30 minutes of each meeting to pre-senting Speechcraft
Presented as a seminar-style presentation (outside of club meeting):
• You can invite more people • Can be tailored to any group or company • A great way to form a new club
Toastmasters at FSA
On January 16th in Ft. Lauderdale, Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE, brought her more than 30 years of experience as an award-winning speaker, sales presentation trainer and speech coach to 65 members of the Florida Speak-ers Association, Toastmasters and their guests. Throughout the full-day program, “Good to Great - Taking Your Presentation to the Next Level”, we were informed, educated and entertained.
Ms. Fripp’s earnest desire is that we take our presenta-tions not just from good to great, but to awesome! Our goal is to speak “to be remembered and re-peated”. She led us through ten techniques (and one
bonus!) that will help us create speeches that are “well-constructed, artfully crafted and charismatically delivered”.
From designing an opening that builds credibility and grabs audience attention, to saving your closing for after Q&A (“last words linger – you want them to be YOURS”), Patricia’s clear instruction and powerful ex-amples were illuminating and inspiring. In the after-noon, we watched, listened and participated as two attendees received individual coaching on their own material and the techniques were put into practice. This interactive session of rehearsing, suggesting and refining illustrated the value of group contribution and we were encouraged to “try this at home” by forming our own small practice groups apart from regularly scheduled meetings.
Thank you to Ms. Fripp and the Florida Speakers Asso-ciation for a most valuable day!
Mary Tanner Hackney, Naples [email protected]
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From Good to Great: 10 Little Known Techniques to
Transform Your Speech … and a bonus!
By Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE
• Do you want to learn advanced presentation skills?
• Can you benefit from learning the latest presentation tips?
• Do you dream of becoming a professional public speaker or professional motivational speaker?
• Can you benefit from listening to presentation coaching?
1. Start... don't waffle... get to the point
2. Stand still... don't distract with unnecessary movement
3. Structure... the skeleton under the flesh of your words
4. Stop... close on a high
5. Stories - situation, solution, success; character, dialogue, dramatic lesson learned
6. Sound bite statements
7. Silence... the pause for reflection
8. Shorter sentences... to be remembered and repeated
9. Stepping on your punch word is a "no-no"
10. Specificity... don't "Stuff"
11. Showbiz... what we learn from Hollywood movies
Speaking Strategies that will take your Speech from Simple to Scintillatingly Superb!
To learn more: You can buy this CD or download to MP3 from
www.fripp.com
Award-winning speaker and in-demand speech coach Patricia is in
fine form in this 90 minute action-packed session before 150 profes-
sional speakers. You will hear her best advice after 25 years of
studying how to have impact on the platform. You benefit from lis-
tening in on the mini-coaching sessions.
“Are you practicing to improve or practicing to enforce bad habits”
PRO Challenge Reminder
Don’t forget about the PRO Challenge to determine the
BEST Newsletter and/or BEST Website in District 47!!
Sign up to enter in these two contests and be rewarded
for your creative membership building work.
Go to the District 47 website for more information:
http://toastmastersd47.org/
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Introducing…
The Triple
Crown Award
The Triple Crown Award is recognition for District 47 Toastmasters who earn three or more Toastmaster awards
within one Toastmaster year, July 1 - June 30.
For example, if you earn a CC, CL and ACB before June 30, 2010, you will be awarded the Triple Crown Award. Your award recognition is given at the
Spring & Fall Conferences.
For more details or questions, please
visit www.toastmastersd47.org
Remember: paperwork for all awards must be sent in Remember: paperwork for all awards must be sent in Remember: paperwork for all awards must be sent in Remember: paperwork for all awards must be sent in
and approved by TI in order to qualifyand approved by TI in order to qualifyand approved by TI in order to qualifyand approved by TI in order to qualify
IRS Deadline Approaching
Urgent-Action Needed: Critical IRS 990-N Deadline Approaching! According to the IRS, any U.S. club that fails to file an e-Postcard (990-N) will lose its nonprofit status with the IRS.
The e-Postcard is due every year by May 15th. It’s easy to file the 990-N form, just go to the govern-ment website http://epostcard.form990.org and be prepared with the following information:
• Employer identification number (EIN) can be found on the Update Your Club’s Meeting Time/Location
page on the Club Business account.
• Tax year
• Legal name and mailing address
• Any other names the organization uses
• Name and address of a principal officer
• Web site address if the organization has one • Confirmation that the organization’s annual gross receipts are normally $25,000 or less
Visit the IRS 990-N FAQ page for complete details.
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Club Anniversaries
Compassionate Conversation
Congratulations to these clubs celebrating anniversaries in February!
Sharing is a powerful tool.
Motivational speaker, Les Brown said, “Know your gifts and share them." What are your gifts? Are you a leader, a mentor, or perhaps a planner?
How are you sharing your gifts?
As Toastmasters we have many pathways that we can take to contribute to others, to your Club, to your area, your division, and to District 47. Do you know of a Club that needs a Club Coach? Is there a new member in your home Club who could grow stronger with a mentor? When was the last time you held an office in your home Club? How about in your Area or Division?
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.” This rings true in Toastmas-ters. YOU are the greatest gift our District has!
If you know of the birth of a child, passing of a fellow Toastmaster, a “big” birthday or similar occasion, please send a note to our Compassionate Mailbox using this link on the District 47 website
http://toastmastersd47.org
Let us know the name, which Club and address where we can send the
card.
Cathy Koyanagi
Compassionate Communicator
In Division B, Area 24, Gelfand Good Morning Toastmasters Club, #2096, Chartered February 1, 1969
In Division C, Area 30, SERO Leaders, #1289921, Chartered February 16, 2009
In Division D, Area 42, Palm Beach Outstanding Toastmasters, #1098551, Chartered February 5, 2008
In Division D, Area 43, Delray Newsmakers Club, #2225, Chartered February 1, 1995
In Division D, Area 43, Talk Of The Town Club, #5390, Chartered February 1, 1984
In Division E, Area 50, Medical Ctr Speakers Club, #6837, Chartered February 1, 1988
In Division E, Area 53, Miami Advanced Toastmasters Club #2798, Chartered February 1, 2001
In Division F, Area 61, Bradenton Toastmasters Club, #2449, Chartered February 1, 1983
In Division G, Area 71, Bagel Talk Toastmasters Club, #3087, Chartered February 1, 1960
In Division G, Area 73, Vocal Point Toastmasters Club, #5985, Chartered February 1, 1995
In Division I, Area 81, First Caribbean Toastmasters Assoc. Club, #753494, Chartered February 1, 2005
In Division I, Area 83, Action For Achievement Club, #1095, Chartered February 13, 1954
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District 47 Calendar
We’re adding our District 47
Calendar to the Sunshiner. Each
month we’ll show you what’s
happening in your District 47 at
several levels:
You can see that our District Leaders keep very busy behind the scenes to ensure District 47 runs smoothly and stays on tar-
get to become #1 in the world!
The same is true at the Club level, it takes dedication to ensure your Club achieves Dis-tinguished or better before
June 30.
We invite you to check the Dis-trict Calendar on a regular ba-sis so you can plan ahead. Please contact your Area Gov-ernor with any questions you may have about events or re-
minders listed here.
Training opportunities are
indicated in green
Club level reminders and
events are indicated in blue.
District level activities are
indicated in white
February 2010 February 2nd Round Area Club visits continue
February Conduct Area International Speech and Table Topics Contests
February Continue 2nd Round TLI
February Continue to collect 2nd Round Club dues – Dues to be submitted before
April
1-Feb Start of Talk Up Toastmasters! Membership Award Program – add 5
new members
15-Feb Submit Treasurer’s Report for July-December to World Headquarters
28-Feb Recommendations for the realignment of Clubs due by Divisions to Dis-
trict
28-Feb Last Day for Divisions to conduct local TLI
Our District 47 Leadership Team has added to its effectiveness with these three newly appointed Chairs: Nomination Chair: Antionette Fox It’s that time of year again when we look for the future leaders of the District. IPDG Antionette Fox will Chair the Nomination Commit-tee to interview and assess all can-didates nominated for elected Dis-trict leadership offices.
District 47 District officer elections will take place on Saturday April
17, 2010 at the Spring Conference business meeting.
Strategic Expansion Chair: David Clarke In an effort to expand the family of Clubs in District 47, past Division Governor and Conference Chair, David Clarke has been appointed as the Strategic Expansion Chair. He will study demographics and geo-graphical “holes” in each Division and create Club opportunities within these vicinities.
Anyone with ideas or suggestions on which company or community
could benefit by offering a Toast-masters Club, please contact David at [email protected] Audit Committee Chair: Barbara Strasdas Protecting our financial integrity is one of the many duties of our sit-ting District Governor. Barbara Strasdas and her Audit team will complete a mid-year re-view, as well as a year-end audit, which will primarily ensure District funds were used in accordance with Toastmasters guidelines.
New District Leaders!
March 2010
March Conduct Division International Speech and Table Topics Contests
March Continue to collect 2nd Round Club dues – Dues to be submitted before April
March 2nd Round Area Club visits continue
6-Mar District Executive Committee Meeting & Training Program (DEC) in Ft. Myers
15-Mar Proxies for International Convention mailed from WHQ to Club Officers
15-Mar Submit Treasurer’s Report for July-January to World Headquarters
31-Mar End of the Talk Up Toastmasters! Membership Award Program – add 5
new members
31-Mar Submit Club Officer Training Report to World Headquarters
31-Mar Last day for Area Governors to visit Clubs for 2nd round
31-Mar Deadline to submit Club Dues to World Headquarters (0.5 DCP points)
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Taking Toastmasters in a New Direction
Long-time Toastmaster and contest competitor Shantelle Moxie takes her Toastmaster experiences into the community. She has developed a terrific
program to teach our young women the value of ba-sics like manners and other social skills. Read the whole story below.
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Educational Awards
Congratulations to these Toastmasters who started the New Year on the right
path by earning Educational Awards in the month of January.
Competent Communicator
Competent Communicator
Advanced Communicator Bronze
Advanced Communicator Silver
Advanced Communicator Gold
Holtzman, Ellen M. Club# 1310937
Alea, Lisa L. Club# 1216633
Etienne, Marjorie Club# 1216633
Foster, Charles Russell Club# 6818
Fletcher, Shela Club# 9086
Herrera, Consuelo Club# 5933
Finizio, Elizabeth Walker Club# 2004
Dukes, Derrick Club# 1314283
Parrish, Julie Michele Club# 9288
Faison, Ebony Katrell Club# 3937
Mitchell, Frank Club# 8956
Leifeld, Sharyl D. Club# 8956
Ford, Kim B. Club# 646888
Rutter, Paul Club# 5758
Shible, David Club# 9086
Padron, Alberto Club# 2283
Mayes, Pamela Renee Club# 1084115
Hunt, Charles Club# 6796
Ferguson, Craig F. Club# 6796
Munroe, Myles E Club# 7178
McInnis, Charles M. Club# 2463
Bunnell, Bethany Lee Club# 4145
Habbu, Jaideep Club# 3278
Jagessar, Gail U. Club# 3278
White, Charles Club# 8251
Knowles, Dion Club# 1600
Serrano, Brian Club# 760344
Kapadia, Iqbal H. Club# 602900
HUBBARD, LAWRENCE R Club# 6026
Schoenfelder, Marilyn Kay Club# 2166
Munroe, Charmaine Club# 2437
Gaines, Jim Club# 1034639
Bryan, Angela Club# 808677
Patel, Chirag Club# 2903
Somerville, York T. Club# 4272
Baker, Michelle L. Club# 1216633
Cass, Andrew Club# 1293723
Kemp, Elton Ellis Club# 3956
Brown, Andrew J. Club# 5173
Diaz, Waleska M Club# 2445
Urbizu, Kelly Club# 9491
Cooper, Marcus Club# 1095
Dziubek, Gary Lyn Club# 5985
Carney, Daniel James Club# 5985
Hinkle, Vickie Club# 5486
Noble, Joan R. Club# 1810
Mitchell, Sylvia Rebecca Club# 2437
Garcia, Ines Club# 5758
Reynoso, Abel Club# 5758
Goodman, Deidre Rochell Club# 965175
Ligonde, Natalie Club# 3937
Hamilton, Carla Monique Club# 1227605
Li, Yiwei Willie Club# 1978
Fuller, Maurice Michael Club# 7653
Behn, Betty J. Club# 4698
Ryan, John F. Club# 5758
Herrera, Jorge E. Club# 808677
Crabtree, Michelle C. Club# 777513
McCarthy, George Club# 1034639
Jones, Christopher Club# 1034639
Reckley, Glennette Club# 753494
Carey, Nolan W. Club# 626837
Packauskas, Susanna M. Club# 7943
Clarke, Troy Club# 1600
Brouwer, Elena Club# 3840
Julien, Nichole Club# 2437
Isaacson, Marshall Owen Club# 3299
Rice, Ronald Club# 1169566
Kendall, Cecelia Vauldine Club# 7653
McDonald, Sashane Sonya Club# 7178
Seehusen, Marty L. Club# 9352
Boothe, Cynthia Theresa Club# 2437
Ferguson, Rachel A. Club# 1358961
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Educational Awards
Congratulations to these Toastmasters who started the New Year on the right
path by earning Educational Awards in the month of January.
Competent Leader
Advanced Leader Bronze
Advanced Leader Silver
Leader Excellence
The Sunshiner monthly newslet-ter is one of the many tools we use to help the membership of District 47 learn, grow and
share. We strive to keep the in-formation and articles timely and relevant to your needs.
If you have any information, sug-gestions or opinions you’d like to share with your District please
contact us.
Address your email to:
Mutnik, Jeffrey M. Club# 1118683
Holtzman, Ellen M. Club# 1310937
Marks, Trevor C. Club# 2582
Martin, James E. Club# 4698
Crozier, Ray Club# 6026
Johnson, Nadia Hope Club# 933001
Hanna, Sandra D. Club# 1340647
Hussain, Amjid Club# 479
Bowman, Jonathan Heller Club# 4145
Roberts, Gary A. Club# 7923
Morrow, Karen L. Club# 3466
Wong, Nadia M. Club# 2437
Boothe, Cynthia Theresa Club# 2437
Schneyer, John J Club# 3299
Carey, Nolan W. Club# 626837
Herrera, Marcia A. Club# 6544
Smith, Racquel R. Club# 763878
Patten, Tracy D. Club# 612315
Bullard, Elaine Laverne Club# 965175
Castleman, Sybrian L Club# 5083
Saripalli, Subrahmanyam S Club# 9086
Sanchez, Richard Alan Club# 3668
Moeller, Mary M. Club# 1197988
Dames, Jenevy Patrice Club# 965175
Robinson, Richard F. Club# 6818
Thorn, Michael E. Club# 1216633
Moxie, Shantelle C. Club# 2582
Miller, Joseph Club# 2166
Moxie, Shantelle C. Club# 2582
Malette, Michael J. Club# 2266
Clark, Kim M. Club# 590751
Jones, Jacqueline Gay Club# 2096
Miller, Joseph Club# 2166
Congratulations Distinguished Toastmasters
Moxie, Shantelle C. Club# 2582
Rolle, Glenroy Club# 9477
Gibbs, Kalesa D. Club# 1314025
Ferguson, Rachel A. Club# 1095
