The May Newsletter is now available. This issue has a
greeting from International President Chris Ford,
information about the upcoming spring conference, and lists
of area and division contest winners. The Fall Hall of Fame
is reprinted, and the next issue will include the Spring
Hall of Fame.
The conference planning team has added a Friday Night Fun Night/Reception to the Spring Conference Schedule. The cost is $20 for a night of food, fun and entertainment. See the attached flyer for more details and registration information.
From Assistant Area 55 Governor Johnny Sipes comes this information:
For a bit of fun, check out HGTV’s sleep on it program, episode
Bargain Basement. HGTV is a favorite cable network of my wife, and she
spied a familiar Toastmaster face on the 11pm episode Sunday night.
Yes, the familiar face on TV belonged to none other than D27 Governor
Heath Suddleson! The episode features Heath and his family looking for
a house to buy in Silver Spring, MD and they decide to spend the night
to help decide whether to buy or not…
Rebroadcasts:
Monday 5/12 11:30pm
Tuesday 5/13 3:30AM
A new episode of Mastering Business Communications, featuring the Speak Up Manassas Toastmasters Club, has been posted. You can watch the episode at the MBC web site.
There are four division contests coming up in the next three days. Division A starts the show tonight at Aurora Hills Recreation Center, the Division D Contest is at Washington Technology Park tomorrow night, Division H follows Saturday morning at the Fairfax County Government Center, and the Division G Contest is at the McCoart Building in Prince William Saturday afternoon. Every one is worth a trip; you’ll hear some fine speaking, hear about the district conference, and maybe meet some of the candidates in the district election. Check the District web site for full details.
District Governor Heath Suddleson has released the names of Toastmasters reported by the Nominating Committee as candidates for elected office in 2008/9
For District Governor-Lillian Cooke
For Lieutenant Governor Education and Training-John Lesko
For Lieutenant Governor Marketing-Paul White
For Division A Governor-Cindy Robinson
For Division B Governor-Richard Shrout
For Division C Governor-Michelle St Pierre
For Division D Governor-Julie Brown
For Division E Governor-Yvonne Breece
For Division E Governor-Nancy Sipes
For Division F Governor-Nancy Malthouse
For Division G Governor-Dave Matthews
The election will be held at the District Council meeting on May 24.
Congratulations to the following Toastmasters who have achieved the Triple Crown Award.
The Triple Crown is awarded to those who achieve two leadership and one communication award…or two communication and one leadership award during a Toastmaster Year. For this accomplishment, you will be given a Purple Ribbon during the Hall of Fame at the District Conference and your name will be listed in the Conference booklet. Your name will also be entered into a drawing for a chance at one of ten $25 gift certificates from District 27.
If you have not achieved your Triple Crown yet, there are 65 days left in the Toastmaster Year for you to “Win, Place and Show.” Talk with your Vice President Education about more speaking opportunities within the club or your Area Governor about speaking at another club.
And, as always, I’m available if you need assistance.
Again, Congratulations to the following…
Sara C. Adair,
Olivia F. Adrian
Annette C.C. Bartholomew,
Shushan M. Bartholomew,
Walter P. Benesch
Helen L. Burkett,
Paul Theron Cassedy
Monica D. Cutchember
Michael O Dixon
James Reed Honeywell
David Hsieh
Elizabeth Keogan
William B. Malthouse
Alvin David Matthews
Jacqueline N. Rogers
Wes Rogers
Lynn Romano
Eric P. Roos
Andreas Scherer
Richard Shrout
Heath Suddleson
Yolanda Thomas
Hsu Terry Wang
Paul E. White
Lillian O. Cooke, DTM
District 27 Lt Gov Education & Training
703-681-1804 (w)
703-477-6710 (c)
Email: D27lget@d27tm.org
Website: www.d27tm.org
Lieutenant Governor Lillian Cooke writes:
Congratulations to each of you who have submitted educational and
leadership awards this Toastmasters year. You have helped your club
achieve goals toward the Distinguished Club Program (DCP). You can see
the list of clubs with 5 or more goals achieved already by reading the
latest District 27 (D27) Newsletter…Action Lines by going to
www.d27tm.org and clicking on the newsletter button on the right.
Some of D27’s clubs are at 3 or 4 goals met, and can probably get to 5
goals before the end of the month and qualify for one of District 27’s
incentives…Distinguished by April 30th. If your club is Distinguished
or better by April 30th, it will receive a $50 gift certificate from the
District. Be sure to come to the District Spring Conference and receive
a $50 gift certificate during the Hall of Fame segment.
If your club is one or two goals away from being Distinguished, the Vice
President Education should talk to the members again to determine who is
really close to completing the requirements for a Competent Communicator
(CC) Award, an Advanced Communicator (AC) Award or an Old Competent
Leader (OCL) Award and work with the member(s) to complete the
requirements. Let me know what I can do to help by sending me an email
at d27lget@d27tm.org or giving me a call at 703-386-6351.
Remember that June 30, 2008 is the last day to submit an OCL. The OCL
Award will never be offered after that date.
Got questions? Call me or email me.
Lillian O. Cooke, DTM
District 27 Lt Gov Education & Training
Toastmasters International
The April issue of Action Lines is now available. You’ll find columns and tips from Heath, Lillian, and John; information about the upcoming spring conference; Theresa Caldwell’s ideas about motivating herself with theme songs; and an informative piece about FreeToastHost web sites by Dave Aronson. Please circulate widely in your clubs and to your Toastmaster friends.
We’d like to know what you think about Action Lines and answer your questions in future issues. You can find out more on page one of this issue.
Lieutenant Governor Lillian Cooke writes:
The Spring Conference is fast approaching and we are seeking corporate sponsorship to help defray the cost of hosting such an event. The fact that the Toastmasters International President will be visiting and the fact that our conference is on a holiday weekend have led to some increased expenses. I seek your help in soliciting sponsorship from your corporation if you are an employee or from a corporation that you may be affiliated with in your personal endeavors. Thousands of major organizations sponsor Toastmasters groups around the world. Many have incorporated Toastmasters training into their onsite education and development programs to help employees improve their communication and leadership skills. Click on the link to view a list of them from the Toastmasters International web site.
You can find out more about sponsorship opportunities in District 27 at this link.
