From the Desk of the District Governor:
Subbi Mathur, DTM
- Check out the Spring Conference video contest!
Wish you a Happy New Year,filled with God’s blessings!
| Fellow Leaders: The year 2012 is here! Six months have gone by so fast! YOU have been working hard together staying focused on our District Success Goals and it shows. Did you know that District 58 is number one in Region VIII and 20 in the world in the number of paid clubs and number two in the Region VIII (16 in the world) in membership payments? We are number 15 in the world and 3 in Region VIII for AC awards. Do you now believe me that District 58 can be Number One District in the World? Sounds ambitious? Let me once again remind you, we were No. One in the U.S. and No. 5 in the World in 2005 under our eminent leader Cat Angus, DTM, PDG and were distinguished for 3 years in a row! Can we do it again? Yes, we can! Let us work harder to submit more CC and leadership awards and increase our membership growth. Make sure to have all the members renew their membership and have new members join us by April 1! Wonderful incentives are in place for clubs that pay 100% of their dues by April 1! Never a dull moment. We have a great leadership team of caring Area and Division Governors at work! I am proud of their efforts and those of our LGET Phillip Woody, DTM and the LGM, David Fillion DTM. Welcome to District 58, Those Charming Soothsayers in Florence; Area 53, Division E! Heartiest congratulations Area 53 Governor George Stukes, Sponsor Gokul Kalur and Division E Governor Sheila Crawford. The Soothsayers join the 4 other New clubs for the year.
District Events in 2012 (refer to the District Calendar): Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI). Please register; January 28: the Citadel, Charleston; (Mini DEC meetings; A and B); February 4: Fluor, Greenville; (Mini DEC meetings; F and G); February 18: Palmetto GBA, Columbia (Mini DEC meetings; C, D and E) Division Table Topics and International Speech Contests Spring Conference: April 20-22, Embassy Suites Hotel, Columbia, SC General Election: You will elect our future District Officers during Spring Conference. The Officer Nomination form, officer release form and proxy form for Spring Conference are available on our website. The Chair of the Nominating Committee is Linda Wright, DTM, PDG. The deadline is February 15, 2012. You can nominate yourself! Develop good club practices throughout the District: Just like the thermometer reading tells you how high your fever is, the numbers tell us if the clubs are in good health or not. If the clubs hold good meetings (The VP Education plans and announces the meetings on time, has live persons participating in the meeting roles and all the officers are present and are enthusiastic about the meeting), guests are encouraged to join these clubs, work on their educational goals and get their CCs! Other members stay and complete their ACs and even venture out in the leadership track. That is the connection! Be professional, accountable, caring and truthful (PACT). Conduct Moment of Truth module to better understand your club mechanics. Call the members who have not attended the meetings in a while: Just pick up the phone and call members who have not come for a while. Show them you care. Simple! The Club Ambassador program is to promote speaker and evaluator exchange and enrichment of our clubs with our camaraderie. Please use it. Wish you a wonderful New year 2012, filled with God’s blessings. “The will to win … the will to achieve … goes dry without continuous reinforcement.” Vince Lombardi Spread your Wings! |
Important Contact Information:
- Upstate Club Ambassadors Committee Chair: Steven Marquis, ACG, ALB
upstateclubcommittee@toastmasters-d58.org - Midlands Club Ambassadors Committee Chair: Diana Berry, CC, ALB
midlandsclubcommittee@toastmasters-d58.org - Lowcountry Club Ambassadors Committee Chair: Patricia Buckley, ACS, ALB
lowcountryclubcommittee@toastmasters-d58.org - Speakers Bureau Chair: Patricia Henley, DTM
d58spkrbureau@toastmasters-d58.org
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