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Toastmasters, Friends, and Guests!

Congratulations and thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of our District 36 - 2013 Spring Conference and Council Meeting! This event was the result of the hard work of and special care taken by multiple teams of many, many people! Special congratulations are due to our International Speech and Evaluation contestants and next term's newly elected officers!

Toastmasters is a uniquely valuable education and leadership development organization!  As we come to the end of our Toastmasters educational term, congratulations on all of your efforts achievements this year!  Just as 1+1 doubles the fun -- it's time for the sprint to the finish as we BEAT THE CLOCK!

Here's to the SERVICE and SUPPORT that leads to SUCCESS!

See you at our Fall Conference, or a Toastmasters event near you soon!

Mike Rilee, DTM, District 36 Governor

 

District 36 celebrated in high style at the Spring Conference this weekend in Silver Spring, Maryland.  Celebrations began on Friday with concurrent educational sessions followed by crowning the Evaluation Contest Winners.

Congratulations to:

• Jim Dooley - Winner
• Clarence Featherson - 2nd Place
• Mel Bayo - 3rd Place

On Saturday, attendees were "wowed" with the highlights at the Opening Ceremonies, the District Governor's Address and three fantastic educational sessions: 

• Creating Community by Creating Toastmasters Clubs by Vivian Abalama
• So You Want to Be on TV / Online Video by Rosemary Reed
• Leadership Education 101 by Catherine Young

Keynote /Plenary

• Viki Kinsman, International Director, delivered the Keynote Address: Getting to Yes which provided attendees with tools and techniques for how to effectively ask people to volunteer.

Election Results - District Council Business Meeting. Congratulations to:

District Governor-Elect	Scott Meyer
Lt. Gov Education & Training-Elect	Yining Xie
Lt. Gov Marketing-Elect	John Kinsman
Division A Governor-Elect	Priyanka Komala
Division B Governor-Elect	Anita Hankerson
Division C Governor-Elect	Arthur Sidney
Division D Governor-Elect	Barbara Haskell
Division E Governor-Elect	Alice Holmes
Division F Governor-Elect	Gwen Miller
Division G Governor-Elect	Ada Ejiogu

 

International Speech Results

The conference culminated with crowning the winners of the International Speech Contest

• Clarence Featherson - Winner
• Sau Yang - 2nd Place
• Merlyn Kettering - 3rd Place

 

2013 Fall Conference Registration is now open for a super saver rate until May 31, 2013. Register now!

 

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1 + 1 Membership Campaign

Participate in the 1 + 1 membership campaign.  Flyers which can be customized with your club's information are available here.

New Forum

In celebration of the District’s 60^th anniversary, we are pleased to launch a new forums feature to the District website. Members will be able to post and share messages with others in District 36.  Please visit our forum - http://district36.org/district_36_forums - to share your thoughts and read what others have to say.  You may also find the page under the Member Resources tab.