Welcome to District 58!

A Resounding Success

The 2008 District 58 Spring Conference

Winners of the Table Topics Speech Contest:
First Place - Chakisse Newton
Second Place - Joe Thomas
Third Place - Geneva Anderson

Winners of the International Speech Contest:
First Place - Henry Flowers III
Second Place - Catherine Angus
Third Place - Richard Hanf

Winners of the Conference Challenge:

The club with the most members registered:
Saturday AM Club won a $50.00 gift certificate to the Toastmasters International store catalog.

The Area Governor with the most members registered:
George Tyner, Area 52, won Conference Registration and Saturday dinner paid!

Division Governor with the most members registered:
Carolyn Wilson, Division E, won Conference Registration and Saturday meals paid!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

District 58 Proudly Announces
2008-2009
District Officers

District Governor:
Patricia Gann, DTM

Lt. Governor Education & Training
Lamanda Gaskins , DTM

Lt. Governor Marketing
Vida Jennings , DTM

Division A Governor
Tarsha Moseley, ACS

Division B Governor
De'Nitra Reese , ACS, CL

Division C Governor
Randy Baxter, ACS, CL

Division D Governor
Herlane Edwards , ACS, CL

Division E Governor
Jennifer Dawson, ATMB, AL

Division F Governor
John Kauth , ACS, CL

May 15th Deadline Fast Approaching for IRS 990-N Filing

ALL US clubs must file IRS form 990-N no later than May 15, 2008. Failure to file by the due date will cause the club to lose their nonprofit tax exempt status as a subordinate under Toastmasters International.

For more information, please visit the Toastmasters International webpage. Tax Form Information

IMPORTANT - INTERNATIONAL PROXIES:

Toastmasters International is in the process of mailing proxies for the Regional Conference and the International Convention to all club Presidents at this time.

Presidents, please sign your proxies and send them to the District Governor IMMEDIATELY upon receipt.

Please attend the Regional Conference in June in Atlanta if at all possible. At the Regional or the International Convention, you can have the District Governor return your Proxy to you for voting (so that your trip becomes tax deductible).

Old Competent Leader (CL) Earns Credit for Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB)

Members that have earned the old Competent Leader(OCL) may completely bypass the Advanced Leader Bronze in the new system and begin work on the Advanced Leader Silver (ALS) award. The requirements for the Old Competent Leader and the New Advanced Leader Bronze are exactly the same. Toastmasters International does not issue multiple awards for the same work. If you complete the old CL before the June 30th deadline, simply begin work on the Advance Leader Silver (ALS) award. Below are the requirements for your ALS.

ADVANCED LEADER SILVER (ALS) Requirements:

Achieved Advanced Leader Bronze award (or old Competent Leader award)
Served a complete term as a District Officer (District Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Public Relations Officer, Secretary, Treasurer, Division Governor Area Governor)
Completed the High Performance Leadership program
Served successfully as a club sponsor, mentor or coach

See the Leadership/Distinguished Toastmaster Awards application (Catalog no. 1228) for details.

BUT HURRY!!! Time is running out! You can only earn a Competent Leader using the old formula until June 30th of this year.

Upcoming Events

Region VIII Conference - June 19- 21, 2008 - Atlanta, GA

District 58 Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) - July 2008

Toastmasters International Convention - August 13 - 16, 2008 - Calgary, Canada

(see the Calendar page for a full list of upcoming Toastmasters Events)

Toastmasters Resources

NEW Competent Leader Manual - Do you need help understanding this manual? Check out this new page.

Advanced Manuals List: What's beyond your Competent Communicators? What's next?

Do you need Posters to announce your next club meeting?

OLD CL FORM (must be faxed)

What's happening in District 58?

Palmetto Toastmaster: In this issue: Spring Conference information including the Conference Challenge and the registration form.

Check the Newsletters page for previous editions of the District 58 newsletters and other Division and Area Newsletters.

PROMOTIONS

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