D47 Sunshiner - May, 2010

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And the Winners are...

The Sunshiner

www.toastmastersd47.org May 2010

Table Topics

International Speech

Pictured l-r:

Lorenzo Hubbard - 2nd Place Jim Bussey - 1st Place

District Governor Kristina Kihlberg Paul Rutter - 3rd Place

Pictured l-r:

Gina Carroll - 2nd Place Damien Miller - 1st Place

District Governor Kristina Kihlberg Tracy Baker - 3rd Place

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Kristina’s Korner

Think Green!

Everywhere we turn these days, we are reminded of the importance of “thinking green” – to think about nature and how we treat it. We are en-couraged to use compact fluorescent light bulbs, save energy, water, re-

cycle etc.

The color green can also be related to money – as for me, I’m usually

wanting more of it...

Green is the color of spring. We are lucky here in the tropics to be sur-rounded by greenery year round, but it’s a little different green in the

spring; it’s new green. It’s a brighter shade; full of life.

To me, green is the color on my report indicating Clubs that have reached Distinguished status. We have to date a total of 75 Clubs that have

reached Distinguished or higher. CONGRATULATIONS!

You can see the list of all our Clubs which have achieved Distinguished

and higher to date when you turn the pages.

Our goal as a District is to reach 200 Distinguished Clubs. We have some ways to go, but looking at the reports, we are very much on our way and on the right track! Another 67 Clubs have already achieved the goals and now just need to catch up with the membership to receive the ribbon and

bragging rights.

The Distinguished Club Program is the goal for all Clubs to strive towards; it’s the same goal for every Club around the world. The goals are set to make sure that our members are winning; that they are achieving what they came for when they joined. We want to make sure to stimulate all members and there are certainly many different ways to do that. Toast-masters offer many programs, projects and manuals to keep us busy for a

long time.

Are you achieving your goals? Is your Club green?

Kristina Kihlberg, DTM

District Governor

[email protected]

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

Wow … what a fantastic weekend of competition!

As I sat next to Vikas Jhingran, 2007 World Champion of Public Speaking, he told me that these were among the

best speakers he’d ever heard at a District Conference. Congratulations to all of our Contestants for not only

making it to the District Conference, but performing so admirably.

On Friday night we had 8 very talented speakers for our Table Topics Contest. In keeping with the theme of the

Conference, “Celebrating Our Nationalities” the Table Topic was: “It’s a Small World”. How would you have

answered?

The Contestants representing their divisions for Table Topics were:

Division A: Christine Cargnoni

Division B: Damien Miller

Division C: Tracy Baker - 3rd place

Division D: Gina Carroll - 2nd place

Division E: Rex Lehman

Division F: Jo Davidsmeyer

Division G: Jane Strong

Division I: Shakera Winters

And the winner is …….. Damien Miller

Saturday night brought us 8 gifted presenters for the International Speech Contest:

Division A: Byron Donalds

Division B: Paul Rutter - 3rd Place

Division C: H. David Braswell

Division D: Nina Potter

Division E: Jim Bussey

Division F: Lorenzo Hubbard - 2nd Place

Division G: Shawn Purvis

Division I: Katina Seymour

And the winner is ……. Jim Bussey

Jim will be going to the Toastmasters International Convention August 10 - 14 in Palm Desert, CA., were he will

be competing in the first of its kind semi-final competition. There will be 81 District winners competing in 9

contests. There will be three contests running simultaneously for three time slots on Thursday. The 9 winners

will compete on the world stage two days later with a brand new speech to see who will be crowned the 2010

World Champion of Public Speaking.

Good Luck Jim!

Rick Furbush, DTM

Lieutenant Governor Education & Training

[email protected]

Celebrating Toastmasters Month

The celebration of Toastmasters Awareness Month continued in District 47 with three additional proclamations in

Florida. The week of April 18th through April 24th 2010 was declared as "Toastmasters Awareness Week".

• The City of Palmetto in Manatee County

• The City of Pompano Beach in Broward County

• The City of Hollywood in Broward County

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CALLING ALL FIRST TIMERS

The much anticipated Spring Conference has come and gone and it was good to see all of you there. For those who could not attend, you missed a grand time. The hallways were bursting with excitement as

Toastmasters and guests dressed in their native costumes and came together to celebrate our nationalities.

The weekend of activities and festivities was a great opportunity to meet new friends, catch up with old pals, exchange stories and share experiences that will last a lifetime. The thing that was particularly im-pressive from my perspective was the number of ‘First Timers’ who attended the Conference. I saw first-hand just how excited they were about attending the Conference and most of all how excited they were

about being a Toastmaster.

The First Timers meeting was dynamic! Even though the session was held early on Saturday morning, the room was filled with bright eyes, all eager to participate and showcase their theatrical skills. The meeting was invigorating and the room was highly charged. We were all like babies with candies. We could not get enough of the fun, laughter and togetherness this session provided. Believe it or not, for just for a brief

moment…a few minutes, I actually thought I was a First Timer.

What an awesome feeling! This is the effect I hope all First Timers had in response to a creative meeting designed specifically with them in mind. First Timers from our new District 47 Clubs were all smiles as they walked out of the session refreshed and renewed. If you missed this Conference, I encourage you to

begin making plans to attend the Fall Conference. It will be an experience you will never forget!

I hope to see you there.

Pamela D. Rolle, DTM

Lieutenant Governor Marketing

[email protected]

Pamela’s Place

Election Results

At the District Council Meeting held on Saturday April 17th the District leadership for the term 2010-2011 was elected as following: District Governor Rick Furbush Lt. Gov. Education & Training Pamela Rolle Lt. Gov. Marketing Matt Kinsey Division A Governor Robert Rizzo Division B Governor Francis Molina Division C Governor Tatanisha Bennett Division D Governor Hieu Huynh Division E Governor Tony Vivaldi Division F Governor Steve Zeris Division G Governor Vicki Wayne Division H Governor Jenelle Taylor Division I Governor Demekas Foster Area Governors and the rest of the District Leadership team will be appointed by incoming District Governor, Rick Furbush.

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Already Distinguished

These Clubs have already Distinguished themselves with Toastmasters International.

Congratulations to:

President’s Distinguished with 10 points

President’s Distinguished with 9 points

Select Distinguished with 8 points

Select Distinguished with 7 points

Distinguished with 6 points

Distinguished with 5 points

Club# 2903 Achievers Club

Club# 2582 Plantation Club

Club# 2096 Gelfand Good Morning TM Club

Club# 5390 Talk Of The Town Club

Club# 6818 Bill Gove Golden Gavel Club

Club# 3299 Boca Raton Club

Club# 2284 St Petersburg Toastmasters Club

Club# 6796 Cable Beach West Club

Club# 1600 The First Bahamas Branch

Club# 3956 Destined For Success Toastmasters

Club# 7178 Healing Communicators Club

Club# 1095 Action For Achievement Club

Club# 965175 21st Century Communicators Club

Club# 2437 THE NAVIGATORS

Club# 1227605 The Soaring Orators of Johnson Park

Club# 5701 Electric Toasters Club

Club# 2835 Naples Toastmasters Club

Club# 2004 Great Fort Lauderdale

Club# 590751 Sawgrass TM Club

Club# 5758 Weston Area TM Club

Club# 6003 Pembroke Pines Club

Club# 1810 Tampa Club

Club# 1187415 Wellcare Toastmasters

Club# 3466 Treasure Coast TM Club

Club# 5173 Freddy's Forum TM Club

Club# 1978 West Boca Club

Club# 3518 Sensor Toast Club

Club# 1216633 NCCI Toastmasters

Club# 7653 Universal Toastmasters Club

Club# 8370 West Kendall Toastmasters Club

Club# 7923 Sarasota Herald-Tribune Club

Club# 5899 Seminole-SPC Toastmasters Club

Club# 1034639 VALPAK Toastmasters

Club# 2652 Raymond James Toastmasters Club

Club# 1310937 JABIL TOASTMASTERS

Club# 8248 Palm Harbor Toastmasters

Club# 6273 Honeywell Toastmasters Club

Club# 3659 Early Bird Club

Club# 9745 Motorola Communicators Club

Club# 7362 Highrisers Toastmasters Club

Club# 1667 Suncoast Toastmasters Club

Club# 2727 Goldcoast TM Club

Club# 2225 Delray Newsmakers Club

Club# 2463 South Dade Toastmasters Club

Club# 6026 Sarasota Evening Club

Club# 6587 Clearwater Talk Of The Town Club

Club# 2166 Donoghue-Dunedin Club

Club# 1340647 Legalites Toastmasters Club

Club# 1702 Ft Myers Club

Club# 4392 Collier Communique Club

Club# 2508 Davie Toastmasters

Club# 1146909 SBC Toastmasters Club

Club# 7082 Voice Of Champions Club

Club# 7943 Easy Talkers Club

Club# 1305066 RBC Legends

Club# 1314025 Abaco Lighthouse Beamers

Club# 1342880 BOB Eagles

Club# 969012 Englewood Toastmasters

Club# 1118683 BDPB Talking Heads

Club# 9491 The Big Wheels Club

Club# 831439 Valrico Toastmasters Club

Club# 965328 Toast 'N Progress

Club# 1376226 High Voltage Voices

Club# 1216688 WCR Palm Beaches Noon

Club# 911 City Power Toastmasters Club

Club# 5985 Vocal Point Toastmasters Club

Club# 1126118 The Point Toastmasters

Club# 1347294 Port Charlotte Toastmasters

Club# 771864 Metlife Motivators Club

Club# 748133 PwC Tampa Talks Club

Club# 8437 Port St. Lucie Speakers

Club# 22 Palm Beach Noon TM Club

Club# 1293723 Miami Beach Toastmasters

Club# 587295 Oldsmar Top of the Morning Club

Club# 839960 Club Destiny

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In the past, in preparation for the Annual Business Meeting, all Club Presidents would receive a blue envelope with their proxy form to be submitted at credentials during

the International Convention.

Beginning this year, in an effort to simplify the process, reduce costs and minimize the environmental impact, hard-copy proxy forms will no

longer be mailed to each Club President.

Toastmasters International will send the official proxy notification for the Toastmasters International Annual Business Meeting to Club Presidents via e-mail. Using the Toastmasters Web site, Clubs can determine elec-

tronically who will carry their votes:

• The Club can send a delegate to the meeting.

• The Club may assign the proxy to the 2010 -2011

District Governor.

• They may also assign another active Toastmaster

member.

If a Club assigns the District Governor as its delegate, the District Governor in office at the time of the Inter-national Convention will be able to cast the Club’s votes at the Annual Business Meeting. From the Web site, District Governor will be able to see not only which Clubs have assigned their proxies to them, but they can also find out which Clubs have or have not assigned their proxies. For those Clubs who have not submitted their proxies, District Governors will be provided with the Club President’s name and contact information to allow the District Governor to

follow up.

Club Proxies Go Green

Finish the Year with a BANG!! “Beat the Clock” Membership Drive“Beat the Clock” Membership Drive“Beat the Clock” Membership Drive“Beat the Clock” Membership Drive

From May 1 to June 30, add FIVE NEW, dual or reinstated members to your membership roster and re-ceive a special Beat the Clock ribbon from Toastmasters International to display on your Club’s banner.

District 47 is adding an additional reward to Clubs that achieve the goal, by giving a choice of one module from The Better Speaker Series or The Successful Club Series.

Beat the Clock!

Save These Dates

There are four exciting Officer Training opportunities coming up soon. Plan to attend these TLI - Toastmasters Leadership Institute — in June. More information to come on the District 47 website,

www.toastmastersd47.org.

June 12th - TLI East Coast - Ft Lauderdale at the Embassy Suites hotel

June 19th - TLI West Coast - Tampa / St. Petersburg

June 19th - TLI - Nassau, Bahamas

June 26th - TLI - Sarasota

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Scenes from the Spring Conference

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Scenes from the Spring Conference

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Division E

New Old Club # Club Name

50 50 3840 North Miami Beach

50 50 5754 Daybreak

50 50 7619 Brickell Club

50 50 1293723 Miami Beach


30 30 3668 Jose Gaspar Club

30 30 6261 Serho Sundowners

30 31 771864 Metlife Motivators Club

30 33 1146909 SBC

30 30 1289921 SERO Leaders

31 30 9491 The Big Wheels Club

31 31 9822 Financial Connection

31 31 695546 Engineers

31 31 1071652 CITE Florida

32 32 1639 Speaker's Circle

32 32 2733 Tampa Downtowners

32 32 3909 Tampa Noonshiners

32 32 646888 County Center

Division C

Division A


10 10 1702 Ft Myers Club

10 10 5701 Electric Toasters Club

10 10 8956 Fort Myers Noontide

10 10 9051 Cape Coral

10 10 1354558 Sun Splash Speakers

10 10 1389368 Chico's Toastmasters

11 11 5486 Venice Area

11 11 969012 Englewood

11 11 1347294 Port Charlotte

11 11 1395623 North Port

12 12 2835 Naples Toastmasters

12 12 4392 Collier Communique

12 12 6544 Toast of The Coast

12 12 8838 Naples Speakeasy

12 12 9628 Naples Sunrise Bay


20 20 2445 Club Awesome Club

20 20 2903 Achievers Club

20 23 590751 Sawgrass TM Club

20 Pending The Outspoken TMs

20 Pending Comedy Shack II

21 21 3003 Pompano Beach TM

21 20 3383 Broward Advanced TM

21 21 646066 Yeah, We're Toast Club

21 21 1383942 CITRIX Toastmasters

22 22 9400 Toast of Las Olas

22 22 639107 First Edition Club

22 22 1118683 BDPB Talking Heads

22 Pending Inspired TMs

23 23 2582 Plantation Club

23 23 5931 Crossroads Club

23 23 9745 Motorola

23 23 1415772 TOASTAMEX

23 Pending Comedy Shack I

Division B

Division B cont. New Old Club # Club Name

25 24 2508 Davie Toastmasters

25 25 5758 Weston Area TM Club

25 25 808677 Beacon Point

25 25 896304 Everest Advanced

25 24 1326225 NSU Toastmasters

25 24 1348034 Seminole Casino Hollywood

26 21 2004 Great Fort Lauderdale

26 20 3278 Club V.O.I.C.E.

26 21 3659 Early Bird Club

26 Pending Broward Bilingual

27 21 2266 Proud Speakers Club

27 22 3001 Friendly Club

27 22 4267 Toast Of The Gold Coast

27 22 589263 Power Speakers Club

24 24 2096 Gelfand Good Morning TM

24 25 6003 Pembroke Pines Club

24 25 1007807 DeVry University

24 24 1261950 Hollywood Toastmasters

24 25 1390883 FCC Toastmasters

2010 Realignment Plan

33 33 619417 South Shore

33 33 831439 Valrico

33 33 965328 Toast 'N Progress

33 33 1071660 Lazydays Toastmasters

34 34 7362 Highrisers

34 34 1297618 Kforce Kommunicators

34 35 1810 Tampa Club

34 32 1362314 U.T. Spartan

35 31 968 New Life

35 30 6745 Telecom Park

35 31 680990 JPMC Highlanders Club

35 30 1399893 Breckenridge

Division C cont.


36 36 1667 Suncoast

36 36 5083 Carrollwood

36 36 1084115 Woodland

36 36 1187415 Wellcare

Division D


40 40 3466 Treasure Coast

40 40 8181 Palm City Orators

40 40 8437 Port St. Lucie Speakers

40 40 1206922 Hobe Sound Toasters

40 40 1417483 Fort Pierce Utilities

41 41 2727 Goldcoast

41 41 4872 Supersonics

41 41 5222 Sunset Speakers

41 41 1376226 High Voltage Voices

42 42 5173 Freddy's Forum

42 42 6775 Wellington

42 42 8664 RiverWalk

42 42 1098551 PB Outstanding

42 42 1314283 Harvard Circle

43 43 22 Palm Beach Noon

43 43 2225 Delray Newsmakers

43 43 5390 Talk Of The Town

43 43 6818 Bill Gove Golden Gavel

43 43 9086 Office Depot

44 44 3299 Boca Raton

44 44 3518 Sensor Toast Club

44 44 4207 Boca Raton Noon

44 44 1216688 WCR Palm Beaches

45 44 1978 West Boca Club

45 44 1216633 NCCI Toastmasters

45 New Boca Portuguese

45 New ACTS

Each year we Realign the Clubs in District 47 to group them into Areas and Divisions that allow us to better serve the needs of our members. The newly developed Realignment Plan is discussed and approved at the

Spring Business meeting by the District Council. Here are the results for the 2010-2011 Toastmaster year.

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Division E cont.


51 51 1295 Eddie Rickenbacker

51 51 6568 Miami Lakes

51 51 7653 Universal

51 51 1088128 State Farm

51 51 1183468 Cordis Miami Lakes

52 52 861 Doral

52 52 971 en Español

52 52 7082 Voice Of Champions

52 Pending FPL Miami

52 Pending Oceania Cruises

53 53 1695 Coral Gables Club

53 53 2283 Miracle Mile

53 53 2463 South Dade

53 52 760344 Yellow Rose Club

54 54 6298 Key West

54 54 704393 Middle Keys

54 54 1249370 Homestead

54 54 1298657 Ocean Reef

54 Pending Florida City Speedway

55 54 2588 Beckman Coulter

55 53 2798 Miami Advanced

55 54 8370 West Kendall

55 52 1070541 ADP Toastmasters

56 50 6837 Medical Ctr

56 50 8251 Miami Dade

56 50 946127 Miami VA

56 53 1246196 BKC TM Club


60 60 479 Toast Of The County

60 60 1958 Sarasota

60 60 7327 Sarasota WCR

60 60 777513 Sarasota Speakers

60 60 1307407 HTM Advanced

61 61 2449 Bradenton

61 61 9288 Tropicana

61 61 595823 Manatee WCR

61 61 1197988 Power Speakers

Division F

Division F cont.


62 62 6026 Sarasota Evening

62 62 7719 FCCI

62 62 7923 Herald-Tribune

62 62 9352 Positively Speaking

62 62 612315 TM N Transition

62 62 646899 Z-Speakeasy

63 61 868600 Lake Placid

63 61 1024904 Hardee County

63 61 1269043 Heartland Talk

63 61 1426402 Desoto TM


70 70 911 City Power

70 70 4145 Toast Of The Bay

70 73 4698 Speakeasy

70 70 603123 Ceridian St. Pete

71 70 2284 St Petersburg

71 70 4272 Tampa Bay

71 72 602900 Bay Pines Club

71 71 1324943 A Toast to Your Health

72 72 5899 Seminole-SPC

72 72 5933 Star Toastmasters

72 72 7943 Easy Talkers Club

72 72 1034639 VALPAK

Division G

73 73 1006065 Money Talks

73 73 1310937 JABIL

73 73 1361268 Bankers

73 75 1373645 FIS Toastmasters

73 Pending Pinellas Advanced

74 73 2652 Raymond James

74 75 4561 Templeton

74 75 5985 Vocal Point

74 76 7306 Real Talkers Club

75 76 2923 Tech Data Club

75 76 6273 Honeywell

75 76 1051432 EpiCenter

75 75 1169566 Pro's Like Us

Division I


80 80 3596 New Providence

80 80 626837 Knights of the T Table

80 80 933001 Masters of Excellence

80 80 969479 C.H.M.I.

80 80 1330179 Club Ferdinandina

81 81 1600 First Bahamas Branch

81 81 8123 First Exuma

81 81 753494 FirstCaribbean

81 81 829842 Scotia Dynasty Club

81 81 1360933 B.P.S.U. Majestic

82 82 3956 Destined for Success

82 82 7178 Healing Comm.

82 82 7343 Cousteau Club

82 82 971904 Chickcharney

82 82 1340647 Legalites

83 83 1095 Action For Achievement

83 83 9477 Action Communicators

83 83 1009227 Club Landfall

83 83 1050379 E.T. Communicators

83 83 1358961 B.U.T. Nation Builders

84 84 1425 Freeport Eagles

84 84 602485 GB Hotel Union

84 84 839960 Club Destiny

84 84 1128197 Word of Life

84 84 1314025 Abaco Lighthouse

85 85 7108 Advanced TM Club

85 85 8720 Atlantis Club

85 85 658738 Law Enforcement

85 85 965175 21st Century

85 85 1342880 BOB Eagles

86 86 2437 THE NAVIGATORS

86 86 5725 1st Bahamas Hotel Union

86 86 782534 Bahamas Correctional

86 86 1227605 The Soaring Orators

86 86 1360579 P.T.A.B. Toastmasters

86 86 1406533 Sojourner-Douglass

87 80 6796 Cable Beach West

87 81 1199193 Calvary Deliverance

87 85 1200778 Dynamic Persuaders

87 82 1305066 RBC Legends

2010 Realignment Plan continued

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2010 Realignment cont.


90 71 3087 Bagel Talk

90 71 6587 Clearwater Talk

90 71 1039583 Renaissance Speakers

90 74 2166 Donoghue-Dunedin

90 76 1365425 Clearwater SPC

91 74 8248 Palm Harbor

91 74 587295 Oldsmar

91 74 965840 Tarpon Talkers

91 75 1126118 The Point

91 75 1346588 Shriners

Division H

92 34 3937 Eckman Center

92 34 9950 TOC Toastmasters

92 34 1159751 HDR Tampa

92 34 1403477 Electric Supply Inc.

93 35 585644 ACS Possibility

93 35 748133 PwC Tampa Talks

93 35 763878 T. Rowe Toasters

93 35 1347227 NY Life Communicators

93 35 1392714 Company That Speaks

Due to continued growth in our District, effective July 1, 2010

we are adding a ninth Division.

Give a big welcome to Division H!

Critical IRS Deadline Approaches

The Internal Revenue Service

(IRS) requires that any United

States-based group failing to file

an e-Postcard will lose its status

as an official Toastmasters club.

If you’re located in the USA, pro-

tect your club! Be sure to read

and follow the information below, which has been

quoted directly from the IRS Web site:

“Late Filing or Failure to File the e-Postcard

If you do not file your e-Postcard on time, the IRS will

send you a reminder notice but you will not be as-

sessed a penalty for late filing the e-Postcard. How-

ever, an organization that fails to file required e-

Postcards (or information returns – Forms 990 or 990-

EZ) for three consecutive years will automatically

lose its tax-exempt status. The revocation of the or-

ganization’s tax-exempt status will not take place

until the filing due date of the third year.

Need additional information?

For more answers, visit the IRS 990-N FAQ page.

Please keep in mind: As of May 15, 2010, it will be

three years. If any club has not filed the 990-N by

that time, they will lose their tax-exempt status.

Toastmasters provides the information and links you

need to file the e-Postcard, such as your club’s EIN

number, on these pages: IRS 990-N Filing Require-

ment for all US Clubs (PDF). Follow the simple steps

and your fellow club members will thank you!

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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

For more details visit www.toastmastersd47.org

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!

A District 47 contest

for all Clubs!

ITEM POINTS

CCs 750

ACS 600

CL/AL/HPL 500

DTM 500

Deliver a Success Leadership 150

Deliver a Youth Leadership 150

Deliver a Speechcraft 250

New Members 200

District Officers Member of Club 100

Officer Training - Fall 300

Officer Training - Spring 300

Total Members (100 per member) 100

Octobert Renewal 200

April Renewal 200

Officer List Submitted on time 300

Proxies 50

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Compassionate Conversation

Our Values

In life there are basic values that we learn and build on as we grow up. These values help to define us and our behavior in our daily lives. Many organiza-tions for young children and teens use these as a foundation. The Josephson Institute calls these val-ues the Six Pillars of Character: Trustworthiness, Respect, Fairness, Caring, Citizenship and Responsi-

bility.

As Toastmasters, it is essential for each of us to em-body these values and display them on a daily basis. We should expect these characteristics from our fel-low Toastmasters, family members, and friends. In our journey as Toastmasters we are role modeling these values that define character. I believe that Eleanor Roosevelt was correct when she said, “Character building begins in our infancy, and con-

tinues until death.”

Let’s get more involved in the Youth Program for Toastmasters and make a difference at this level. We can make an impact by example to a room full of

youths who are involved in our program. In the words of Theodore Roosevelt, “I care not what oth-ers think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do. That is character!” Take a

hand and be a guide.

If you know of the birth of a child, pass-ing 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

Breakthrough Miami Speech Contest

Wow! Amazing! Fantastic! Inspiring! Educational!

These are just a few words to describe the speeches given by the 7 contestants in the very first Break-through Miami/Youth Leadership Program Speech

Contest on Saturday, April 24, 2010.

Breakthrough Miami is a summer and school year academic program for talented middle and high school students. Everyone at Breakthrough Miami comes to learn, challenge themselves, and have fun. Students take classes in math, science, history and English and experience engaging activities like thea-tre, music, art and athletics. Breakthrough students agree to be a part of the program for eight years, coming every day for six weeks during the summer, 2 Super Saturdays during the school year and to join College Bound once they have completed the middle

school portion of Breakthrough.

The mission of Breakthrough Miami is to assure that all children, regardless of background and means, will have equal access to excellent educational op-portunities and enthusiastic teachers committed to their educational success. The nationally recognized “students teaching students” model will also remain the centerpiece of the program and the Break-through name will continue to stand for excellence

and equity in educational opportunities for under-

served youth.

Last year, Lillian Koziol, DTM, collaborated with the Executive Director, Alicia Rodriguez-Bower, and pro-gram directors, Jamael Stewart and Lauren Kellner at Breakthrough Miami and we offered the first two Youth Leadership Programs in the spring of 2009. Since then there have been 10 Youth Leadership Pro-grams offered and over 150 students have benefited

from the experience.

The Breakthrough Miami/Youth Leadership Program Speech Contest was organized to give those students who have gone through the program an opportunity to gain experience in participating in a contest and showcasing their skills. Each and every one of the students came prepared to do their best. Their par-ents, friends and Toastmasters were all so very

proud of them.

The contestants were Joshua Bonnery, Kiana Reeves, Renee Russo, Jamie Sanchez, Michael Sanchez, Khalil

Wilson and Mya Wright.

First place was won by Mya Wright and second place

by Jamie Sanchez.

In our eyes they are all winners!

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Club Anniversaries

Congratulations to these clubs celebrating anniversaries in May!

Florida Speakers Association

Florida Speakers Association presents

Lou Heckler Making Meetings Magic Workshop

Saturday May 8th Go to the FSA website to register www.florida-speakers.org

In Division E, Area 53 South Dade Toastmasters Club# 2463 Chartered May 1, 1957

In Division G, Area 70 City Power Toastmasters Club# 911 Chartered May 1, 1970

In Division E, Area 51 Miami Lakes Club# 6568 Chartered May 1, 1987

In Division D, Area 40 Palm City Orators Club# 8181 Chartered May 1, 1991

In Division F, Area 62 Positively Speaking Toastmasters Club# 9352 Chartered May 1, 1993

In Division B, Area 22 Toast of Las Olas Club# 9400 Chartered May 1, 1993

In Division D, Area 44 Boca Raton Noon Toastmasters Club# 4207 Chartered May 1, 1994

In Division G, Area 72 VALPAK Toastmasters Club# 1034639 Chartered May 2, 2007

In Division G, Area 71 Renaissance Speakers Clearwater Club# 1039583 Chartered May 17, 2007

In Division E, Area 51 Cordis Miami Lakes Club# 1183468 Chartered May 27, 2008

In Division I, Area 80 Club Ferdinandina Club# 1330179 Chartered May 12, 2009

In Division E, Area 54 Chartered 4/30/2010 Club# 1412303 Florida City Speedway Speakers, Florida City

In Division B, Area 23 Chartered 4/29/2010 Club# 1484612 The Comedy Shack, Plantation

In Division D, Area 44 Chartered 4/28/2010 Club# 1450351 1st US Portuguese Toastmasters, Boca Raton

In Division G, Area 74 Chartered 4/26/2010 Club# 1427169 Tampa Bay Women Speakers Club, Clearwater

In Division C, Area 33 Chartered 4/2/2010 Club# 1071660 The Lazydays Toastmasters Club, Seffner

Please extend a warm WELCOME to these new clubs in District 47!

New Clubs

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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 target to become #1 in the world!

The same is true at the Club level, it takes dedication to ensure your Club achieves

Distinguished or better before June 30.

We invite you to check the District Calendar on a regular basis so you can plan ahead. Please contact your Area Governor with any questions you may have about

events or reminders listed here.

Training opportunities are

indicated in green

Club level reminders and

events are indicated in

District level activities are

indicated in white

May 2010

1-May Start of the Beat the Clock Membership Award Program – add 5 new members

1-May Club Officer Elections and Submit Club and Officer Information Report to TI

1-May Proxies collection for Toastmasters International Convention

15-May Submit Treasurer’s Report for July-March to World Headquarters

15-May Audit Committee Report (midyear audit)

Jun-10 Jun 1 - 30 Elect Club Officers (if not already elected).

5-Jun District 47 Area and Division Governor Training

12-Jun TLI - East coast

19-Jun TLI - West Coast

19-Jun TLI - New Providence

30-Jun Prepare for year-end audit

30-Jun End of the Beat the Clock Membership Award Program – add 5 new members

30-Jun 2009-2010 Submission Deadline for the Distinguished Club Program

30-Jun Last day for Clubs to submit Club Officer List Report to World Headquarters

26-Jun TLI - Sarasota

Broward County Kudos

Two Broward County em-ployees, Marilyn Hu, sen-ior information technology specialist with Enterprise Technology Services, and David Jess, reference li-brarian at the Pompano Beach Branch, joined Toastmasters International several years ago. They wanted to improve their public speaking skills, but both enjoyed the experience so much that they recently teamed up and taught an eight-hour public speaking class, How to Write and De-

liver Great Speeches.

Hu and Jess became good friends when they joined First Edition one of the 28 Toastmasters Clubs through-out Broward County. They joined First Edition and de-

veloped their leadership skills to eventually serve in elected leadership roles with Toastmasters Interna-tional. “We both believe it is our duty as Toastmasters to help others improve their public speaking skills. When the opportunity was presented to us to facilitate a speech class [for Broward County employees], it was hard to refuse”, Hu said. Plus, Toastmasters offers lots of great resources to improve ones public speaking

skills.

Nine individuals completed their first class, which re-quired each student giving a speech. The attendees worked in small groups and were able to practice dif-ferent aspects of their speech, Jess explained. By the time they gave their presentation before the entire

class, they had practiced it several times.

Next up for the dynamic pair is teaching round 2 to

their peers in July.

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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 April.

Competent Communicator

Competent Communicator

Advanced Communicator Bronze

Dwyer, Annette Marie Club# 6775

Lamont, Edwin Lodge Club# 22

Churchill, Gloria D. Club# 1347227

Stubbs, Wentworth Club# 6796

Burns, George A. Club# 7082

Dorsett, Daryl Willard Oliver Club# 1342880

Deleveaux, Carolyn Club# 1342880

Mutnik, Jeffrey M. Club# 1118683

Stoddard, Katie E. Club# 1159751

Urka, Meggen J. Club# 1310937

Berish, Colleen S. Club# 7719

Andrew, Carol Club# 3466

Kihlberg, Kristina Club# 2004

Lewis, Lecia Club# 1146909

Albury, Keith Club# 8123

Sullivan, Elaine Bernice Club# 969012

Whitney, Mary-Helen T. Club# 3659

Bischof, Neils Club# 2445

Vaessen, Janet L. Club# 7719

Moss, Phillipa Olivia Club# 3596

Thomas, Tessa M. Club# 3518

Colebrook, Roderick Club# 7108

Tockman, Jeffrey Matthew Club# 3299

Novek, Karen Elyssa Club# 3299

Brown, Ambrose Valentino Club# 1340647

Phillips, Donald G. Club# 763878

Colebrooke, Sheresa C Club# 1009227

Taylor, Joyann Deborah Club# 1305066

Tassinari, David Club# 1289921

Bernuy, Walter Club# 2096

Parker, Brenda Club# 2449

Freedman, Peter Club# 3518

Lashua, Roberta R. Club# 5933

Dianic, Beth Anne Club# 1310937

Hamilton, Gary Anthony Club# 1360579

McIntosh, Javardo Club# 969479

Krumlauf, Jennifer L. Club# 5173

Barkley, Kip Club# 3659

Grant, Andre Alexander Club# 1342880

Menaldino, Shannon M. Club# 646899

Dandro, Roger F. Club# 2284

Snyder, Mike K Club# 2284

Scott, Heidi Campbell Club# 6587

Solya, Bea Club# 3299

Duerr, Joseph D. Club# 3466

Perry, Lynn A Club# 1310937

Fluker, Michael D Club# 9352

Riccio, Rebecca Club# 9352

Stephens, Lori J. Club# 9352

Kefauver, Dorothy J. Club# 1206922

Foster, Angelique Club# 839960

Carvajal, Milton A. Club# 8370

Ying, Joel O. Club# 2835

Donalds, Byron Lowell Club# 9628

Ajvalia, Jagruti Club# 1187415

Tarman, Sharon J. Club# 1197988

Johnson, Katanga A. Club# 3596

Stuart, Donna Lee Club# 8123

Darville, Nikita Danielle Club# 8123

Cronan, Roselle Club# 1126118

Caloia, Domenic Club# 2727

Lovejoy, Sparkie Club# 1169566

Edwards, Camille Club# 1050379

Winters, Shakera P. Club# 1406533

Huynh, Hieu H. Club# 5222

Somerville, York T. Club# 2284

Tharp, Carol A. Club# 1187415

Bryan, Angela Club# 808677

Korkowski, Edward M Club# 1376226

Major, Rory L. Club# 1600

Bentley, James A. Club# 1197988

Dubin, Rory A. Club# 1395623

Foster, Clement Club# 7108

Pineda, Michael Club# 861

Albury, Andrew C A Club# 1314025

Owen, David Donald Club# 619417

Millican, Jesse C. Club# 9352

Drury, Karin Club# 969012

Liang, Ling Golant Club# 9745

Sherman, Brooke Maria Club# 969479

Wilkinson, Clyde Club# 1199193

Dorway-Heyliger, Rosemarie Club# 1095

Kerr, Keshelle Abigail Club# 3956

Kerr, Keshelle Abigail Club# 3956

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Educational Awards



Advanced Communicator Silver

Advanced Communicator Gold

Competent Leader

Competent Leader

Advanced Leader Bronze

Rice, Ronald Club# 2652

Mora, Paul G. Club# 9745

Campbell, Garnett A. Club# 971904


Amaral, Evaldo B. Club# 2096

Santarsieri, Anthony C. Club# 8248

Fox, Antionette Maria Club# 7178

Hague, Samuel Edward Club# 1347294

Bennett, Tatanisha L. Club# 3668

Thompson, Elbert C. Club# 1095

Johnson, Nadia Hope Club# 6796

Black, Chavette Club# 6796

Patterson, Ron J. Club# 6796

Kinsey, Jeanine Carol Club# 3383

Lovejoy, Sparkie Club# 1169566

Kinsey, Matthew A. Club# 3383

Brown, Erica Club# 7082

Liebowitz, Sandy Club# 2463

Young, David Andrew Club# 2903

Watson, Lavell Joel Club# 1340647

Martin, Wence Club# 7178

Stubbs, Wentworth Club# 6796

Lashua, Roberta R. Club# 602900

Taschereau, Pierre Club# 2096

Mann, Carolyn J. Club# 4207

Flanagan, Marcus Club# 3518


Styles, Charlene L. Club# 6796

Esposito, David S. Club# 590751

Gibson, Vanessa Club# 6796

Scott, Heidi Campbell Club# 6587

Rockell, Lloyd John Club# 7082

Fox, Antionette Maria Club# 9477

Moeller, Mary M. Club# 1197988

Grein, Rachelle Leah Club# 5173

Ekgren, Jacqueline Pattison Club# 1958

Howard, Justin C. Club# 1314283

Supple, Peter A. Club# 1314283

Failes, Jeffrey Club# 965328

Lewman, Nick J Club# 965328

Roberts, Christine A Club# 5985

Tassinari, David Club# 1289921

Liang, Ling Golant Club# 9745

Francis, Eva Mae Club# 2096

Goliger, Karen Club# 1216633

Shope, Lisa A. Club# 646899

Thompson, Elbert C. Club# 1095

Taylor, Joyann Deborah Club# 3956

Kemp, Elton Ellis Club# 3956

Perry, Lynn A Club# 1310937

Dandro, Roger F. Club# 2284


Mitchell, Pamela S. Club# 2835

Ajvalia, Jagruti Club# 1187415

Stockdale, Martin Club# 2903

Grene, Les G. Club# 2225

Knowles, Glen R. Club# 8720

Harder, JoJo Club# 4207

Cresswell, Rebecca L. Club# 1197988

Wallace, Dwain Andrew Club# 1406533

Goodman-Davis, Sharmaine Club# 1360579

Vail, Scott Club# 9628

Winters, Shakera P. Club# 1406533

Sherman, Brooke Maria Club# 969479

Bryan, Curtis Club# 1406533

Somerville, York T. Club# 2284

Campbell, Garnett A. Club# 971904


Talati, Amit H. Club# 2903

Munroe, Heidi Indira Club# 1305066

Szubka, Thomas G. Club# 1126118

Miller, Sopnovia Rosaclair Club# 3956

Romeus, Laniel Club# 639107

Gagliardi, James A. Club# 4272

Knowles, Glen R. Club# 8720

Huynh, Hieu H. Club# 5390

Goodman-Davis, Sharmaine Club# 9477

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Educational Awards



Advanced Leader Silver

Leader Excellence

Congratulations Distinguished Toastmasters

Observations from a First Timer



Min, Jun Club# 3518

Setaro, James D. Club# 8248


Hague, Samuel Edward Club# 1347294

Taschereau, Pierre Club# 2096

Mann, Carolyn J. Club# 4207



Forty flags paraded proudly before us symbolized the unique welcome and leadership aspirations of the Toastmasters Dis-trict 47 Spring Conference on April 16, 2010 in Fort Lauder-dale, Florida. This was my “first timer” extravaganza at a District Conference and it was extraordinary how much infor-mation was presented. Something like trying to drink out of a fully open fire hydrant, simultaneously filling and drench-

ing with new ideas, without drowning.

The District 47 Spring Conference started with Dinner on Fri-day night with all of us dressed in the “Native garb” of our homelands. Some as French men in striped shirts, some as cowboys, some in colorful Bahamian magnificence. It was a

time to laugh and sing.

VIKAS JHINGRAN, the 2007 World Champion of Public Speak-ing, inspired us with his talk “The Missing Masala.” He wove a story of personal success as he described his secrets of speech crafting. His pearl of great price, the spice (Masala) is actually YOU, and your experiences. “Tell a story, make a point” was emphasized repeatedly. It was worth the entire conference just to hear this talk. And the next day was even

better.

A “First Timers” meeting was held on Saturday AM, where we were divided up into five groups, each designated to a coun-try and assigned the task of preparing a two minute presen-tation on the mythical travels of “Kristina” a fellow Toast-master. It was a hoot, but a tease for what the rest of the

day would share.

Twelve one-hour talks filled three hours on Saturday morn-ing. The spectrum of presentations was remarkable and broached the spectrum from basic speech preparation to

Internet sophistication.

Lunch provided an opportunity to celebrate the Communica-tion and Leadership Award of SUSIE LEVAN, a distinguished community leader in Fort Lauderdale. Then VIKAS JHINA-GRAN served us the most delectable dessert with another Toastmaster winning speech on “The Charismatic Speaker,” in which he emphasized the need to 1) Connect with the au-

dience; 2) Surprise the audience with the ending; 3) Do not get stuck on the words, but have your whole spirit present

the talk.

The business meeting was to share budgets, goals, and elec-tions. District 47 is growing so rapidly that several areas/divisions needed a balancing act to serve all of the new member applicants. Once again KRISTINA KIHLBERG ran an

excellent meeting, with voila! Parliamentary Procedure.

The business meeting was followed on Saturday night with another delicious dinner. It was fun to see all the DISTIN-GUISHED TOASTMASTERS Walk (those completing a DTM since the Fall Conference), first accepting with their blue ribbons and gold medallions around their necks and then being con-gratulated by existing DTM’s at this formal dinner. I was re-minded of the amount of work that each had put in to ac-

complish this meeting, and the dinner.

As a first timer it was truly impressive to see the gifts of these speakers. I took notes on each talk, and the gifts dem-onstrated taught me how to change my own presentations. In our Clubs we often have good talks, but these left you gasp-ing for breath at their grace, and intensity. I would recom-

mend going to a District contest for your own education.

My greatest insight was to see RICK FURBUSH, take off his own DTM medallion and ribbon and pass it down to the last Distinguished Toastmaster recipient, as they had run out of ribbons for the new DTM’s, for the DTM awards ceremony. With a new District Gov-ernor like RICK, with a heart to give what it takes to make the Clubs successful, we are going to have a fun year coming. The Future is

Bright for District 47.

Thanks to First Timer JAMES ROWSEY, M.D. for sharing his

experiences at the District 47 Spring Conference last month.

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