Thanks for Helping District 36 Celebrate Brilliantly their Diamond Jubilee Anniversary
at the Spring Conference on
Friday, May 17 – Saturday, May 18, 2013
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Silver Spring
8727 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910
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!