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Dear members, We are off to an exciting start. We have enjoyed excellent training sessions and many of you have already earned a communication or leadership education award. What an incredible way to start the year. A powerful start will certainly propel us to a distinguished finish. In the coming weeks your area governor will be making arrangements to conduct an official visit. These visits are important because they establish a guiding conversation to ensure the success of your club’s membership year. To be effective it is essential that this is a two way conversation. There are several things that officers can to prepare in advance for your visit. If you have not done so recently, I recommend conducting the Distinguished Club module from the Successful Club Series. Club leaders can also talk to members about personal communication and leadership goals they wish to accomplish this membership year. And if there is something district leaders can assist with please let your area governor know. Our leadership team is here and at your service. Yours in Service, |
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2010 International Convention Highlights:
- Top three leaders from all districts across the world participated in the inaugural pre-convention district leader training.
- District 58 was spotlighted in the International Officer Visit presentation during the opening ceremonies. Several photographs of storm troopers and various members of the 501 wowed the nearly 1,600 attendees. Gary Schmidt personally informed me our district had the absolute best Star Wars execution.
- The board of directors revealed a new distinguished area, division and district program that will take effect July 1, 2012. The proposed modifications will align these programs with the distinguished club program.
- The board of directors also shared that new policies regarding district nominations, elections and a few other topics will be posted on the international website by August 20th.
- Patricia Hill, DTM, PDG powerfully delivered "Unexpected Journey" and finished 2nd place in Round 2 of the International Speech Contest Semi-finals.
- Carolyn Kepcher, former executive vice president of the Trump Organization and Apprentice series co-star received the prestigious Golden Gavel Award.
- International Officers and Directors were elected. Pat
Johnson is our new International President, George Yen was elected 2nd
Vice President
and the delegates selected Dave Hollingshead as Region VIII
International Director.
For a complete list of elected officers and directors visit http://www.toastmasters.org/Members/News/Announcements/10-11BOD.aspx
Our Champion
2010 Summer TLI!
Come one, come all! Bond with other pirates and enjoy workshops that will edify and educate every member, not just officers! The LAST CHANCE make-up sessions for Summer Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) is being held on August 28th in Columbia. Don't miss this last opportunity to meet one of the critical success factors for your club's Distinguished Club Program (DCP). See the Summer TLI page for more details!
Oct 15-17
2010 Fall District 58 Conference
Fall Conference will be held in Columbia, SC. Our special conference guest will be the 2005 World Champion of Public Speaking, Lance Miller . Read More...
Roll Up Your Sleeves
It is not too early to consider volunteering to assist with the Fall Conference. The District needs talented individuals to lead the following committees and sub-committees:
- Decorations
- First Timers Committee
- Raffle
- Welcoming Committee
Chairing committees or sub-committees are excellent opportunities to complete your High Performance Leadership Award project. If you are interested in one of these opportunities email d58lget@toastmasters-d58.org
2009 - 2010 Distinguished Clubs
Congratulations to the following clubs for finishing the year as a Distinguished Club. These clubs truly Achieved Greatness Together!
| President’s Distinguished Clubs | ||
| Bullmasters Club | C4IT Club 1 | Fort Mill Stage Coaches Club |
| Hartsville Toastmasters | Laughmasters Club | Fort Mill Toastmasters Club |
| MUSC Club | Power Toaster's Club | Millennium Toastmasters Club |
| Rise N Shine Club | Spawar Systems Center Club | Palmetto Health Toastmasters Club |
| Structurally Sound Club | Blue Streak Club | SCANA Power Rangers Toastmasters Club |
| Fast-Trackers Club | Monday Munchers | Leadership and Public Speaking Toastmasters |
| Saturday A.M. Club | Fluor Power Toastmasters | Palmetto Toastmasters Club |
| Speaking Out Club | Piedmont Executive Club | |
| Select Distinguished Clubs | ||
| C4IT Club 2 | Metro Toastmasters Club | Rapid Fire Club |
| Rock Hill Club | Daniel Island Toastmasters Club | Dolphin Club |
| Fluor Club | College Of Charleston Toastmasters Club | |
| Distinguished Clubs | ||
| Richland | TRC Toastmasters Club | Golden Strip Toastmasters Club |
| Allaboard Club | Greater Greenwood Club | Smooth Talkers Toastmasters Club |
| Liberty Club | Mid Tech Challengers Club | Colonial Toastmasters Club |
| Two Notch Toastmasters Club | ||
| Achieve five of 10
goals - Distinguished Club Achieve seven of 10 goals - Select Distinguished Club Achieve nine of 10 goals - President’s Distinguished Club |
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Will your club Achieve Greatness this year? Set your sights on the Distinguished Club Program and go for it!
Save the Date!
- August 10 - 15, 2010: International Conference
- October 15-17, 2010: Fall Conference (in Columbia)