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Timberlines Newsletter |
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Timberlines Newsletter District 7 Toastmasters Serving most of SW
Washington and Publisher District Governor Marsha Ware, DTM DG@d7toastmasters.org Ann
Snelling, DTM Lt Governor of Education
and Training 503-873-4198 LtG_Education@d7toastmasters.org Cindy
Calderwood, ACS, ALS Lt Governor of Marketing LtG_Marketing@d7toastmasters.org Lyn Troxell, CC Editor-Timberlines |
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This Issue: ·
Greetings
District 7 — Marsha Ware ·
Stay
the Course — Ann Snelling ·
Greetings
Fellow Toastmasters — Cindy Calderwood ·
2007
Fall Conference — Janice Hallmark ·
Coaching
Back to Life — Lee Coyne ·
What
Toastmasters Has Done For Me — Datta Groover ·
District
Performance - By Division "That which we elect to surround ourselves
with becomes the museum of our soul and the archive of our experiences" --Thomas
Jefferson |
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The
The mission of the
District is to enhance the performance and extend the network of Clubs,
thereby offering greater numbers of people the opportunity to benefit from
the Toastmasters educational program by: · Focusing on the
critical success factors as specified by the District educational and
membership goals. · Insuring that each Club effectively
fulfills its responsibilities to its members. Providing
effective training and leadership opportunities for Club and District
Officers. Marsha Ware, District Governor |
Greetings, District 7
Marsha Ware, DTM District Governor
We are off to a great start this year, with a full team of leaders. Last June I asked all of you to extend your hands to help with the future of District 7 and those hands have sure been busy. So many things are going on in D7.
We are updating our website, growing new clubs, helping those struggling clubs, expanding our membership and bring this wonderful family we call District 7 together creating a solid foundation on which to build on for many years to come. It is so gratifying to see the outpouring of support and the enthusiasm the members of this district have this year.
I want to challenge each member, club, area and division to be the best it can be. Reach out to your fellow club members who are struggling, to those low member clubs which are struggling by being a club coach, making every club, are and division distinguished. Not just for the ribbon but for the personal achievement, knowing WE DID IT!
To achieve a solid foundation, I need your help. Last June I said that I can't and won't do it without you. You are the eyes and ears of this district. The Top Trio can't be everywhere. That is where you come in. Please let us know if there are any questions, concerns, suggestions we can help with. If a club is in trouble, let us know as soon as possible so we can help. If you have a great suggestion for the district, let us know. It is OUR district.
Thank you all for your help this year. I know we will work as a team in order to achieve all our goals, personal, club, area, division and district and next July we will repeat as a Distinguished District.
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Ann Snelling Lt. Governor Education & Training |
Stay the Course! Ann Snelling Lt. Governor
Education & Marketing
Anytime a commitment is made to someone or to some organization or to some project, the challenge is ever-present to follow that commitment to its completion. What begins with excitement and enthusiasm often requires willpower to complete. The Toastmaster program is no exception to that rule. The entire Toastmaster program for the individual is carefully thought out and planned. When followed, it results in significant personal growth in multiple areas. What does this mean practically? Several things come to mind:
As you work the program and remain faithful in the execution of the above points, an amazing thing happens! Growth occurs. Your critical thinking skills begin to sharpen. Your ability to listen is honed. Speaking skills expand and improve. Confidence follows as you realize that the change you wanted at the outset of your Toastmaster journey is happening. Joy and excitement follow that discovery once you realize that the process works! Keep on keeping on. Be
faithful.
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Cindy Calderwood Lt. Governor Marketing |
Greetings
Fellow Toastmasters Cindy Calderwood, ACS, ALS Lt. Governor of Marketing
What a whirlwind life has been these past few
weeks. There were contest in Central, Downtown, Willamette, Northern, The weekend of October 27th and 28th the MAC team were in The weekend of November 3rd and 4th the MAC team is
heading to I encourage all of you to keep adding new members to your clubs and
keeping an eye out for companies or communities that want to start a new
club. Here are the clubs as of October 1st, that
have gotten Goal 7 completed. A few of them have completed Goal 8 and others
are almost there. Lunch Bunch, Rose City Toasters, Portland, Lake Oswego, Rising Star,
Toast of the Region, ODS Tower Talkers, Essayons,
The University Club, On First, MAC, Evergreen, Battleground, Progressive
Voices, West Beaverton, Wallmasters International,
Noontime Nomads. Other clubs are reaching with stretched fingers towards Goal 7, Challenge
yourself to ask a friend, colleague, or co-worker to attend a meeting with
you. Once someone is excited about Toastmasters they help spread the news.
ASK, ASK, ASK. Remember, the Fall conference is coming, November 16-17, |
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2007 Fall Conference |
2007 Fall Conference Janice Hallmark, DTM Conference Chair The leaves have all changed, it's getting colder and you
know what that means. It's time for the Fall Conference. This year it will be
held in This is your chance to shine as YOU ARE THE STAR! You are the one that people are coming to see. We have great education sessions in place; exciting and fun speech contests planned; all we need is you. The conference is also the time when we have our business meeting. This is very important -- we cannot run the district without our members giving us input and voting. Make sure that your President or Vice President of Education has filled out the proxy form. If you have a break from the conference, there are plenty
of activities close by. The Valley River Inn is right next to If the weather is decent, there are bike/hike paths and if you prefer, our new movie complex. Make your arrangements now. You can register online at www.d7toastmasters.org/2007Fall_Online.htm I can't wait to see you. Since you are the star, I will have my autograph book handy. |
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Coaching Back to Life |
Coaching Back to Life By B. Lee Coyne,
ATM-S, Club Rebuilding Chair
When your club goes ouch, you may be needing a Coach. That is your special tool to bring a dying club back to life and avoid the risk of extinction.
There are times when clubs lose members around renewal time. Still other members drop out due to expanded job responsibilities or second jobs to make ends meet. And of course, ill health and moving away can deplete your membership ranks.
Who will step up to the plate to help fill that gap? Club coaches are in demand for almost every division during the course of a year. You are that Personal Trainer to help that weak club revive itself and get back into shape. Often an outsider can come up with strategies.
Having an Open House can help a bit, but is rarely a cure-all. Attracting new prospects can be a mega-challenge. Among other approaches are having an unusual theme meeting in which a local service club or nonprofit group is saluted. That helps bring in new guests to gain exposure. Giving recognition to others can be the first step in bonding.
We'd love to have you "try your magic" and become a coach. If you've been in TI more than two years, let others benefit from the lessons you've learned. Turn that flab into muscle as a Club Coach. For more details, email: luckycoyne@yahoo.com; tel. 503-365-7533. |
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Success Stories
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District Performance By Division Educational Awards |
By Division Division I— Anne Malcom, ATMB Division Governor Educational Awards 7/19 CC Valerie
Lantz 7/19 CC Dina
McElwain 7/17 CC Peter Hughes Highnooners 8/17 CC Collen Bolton Primetime 10/02 CC Jeffrey Drulman Communicators Plus Division
H—Sunset James Taylor, ATMS Division Governor Educational Awards 8/10 CC Richard
Tran 8/01 CC Brenda Eichelberger Wallmasters International 9/18 CC Judith Snider Cedar Hills 9/22 CC Cleon Cox New Horizons 9/24 CC John
Cvetko 9/28 CC John
Wheeler 8/31 ACB Lee Engvall Wallmasters International 7/18 ACB Christine
Daley 7/26 ACB Trent Mueller Noontime Nomads 9/26 ACB Carol
Magnuson 7/24 ACB David
Angel 8/01 ACG Camilla
Camburn 10/01 ACG Jennifer Anderson Timber Talkers 9/19 ACG Megan Berg Wallmasters International 8/06 ACS Christine
Daley 10/11 ALB Vivek Dixit 7/27 ALB Richard Clements Daylighters 8/13 ALS Camilla Camburn Daylighters 8/13 ALS Megan Berg Wallmasters International 7/14 CC John Goalby Noontime Nomads 9/14 CC Janis
Whitman 7/05 CC 9/17 CC Alexis Mason D7 Leadership 8/20 CL Vivek Dixit 7/19 CL John Goalby Noontime Nomands 9/01 DTM Camilla
Camburn 7/30 DTM Richard Clements Daylighters 9/19 DTM Megan Berg Wallmasters International 7/01 LDREXC Richard Clements Daylighters 7/01 LDREXC Megan Berg Wallmasters International Division
G—Northern Division
Governor Educational Awards 7/19 ALS Joy Overstreet Progressive Voices 10/17 ACS Becky Develle PM-TM 7/01 ACG Robert Metke Early Words 8/21 ACB Sharon Kuroda Early Words 7/14 ACB Dean Slade Evergreen 7/18 CC Don LaMunyon Totem Pole 7/14 CC Sharon Smith Evergreen 7/14 CC Maria Lee Evergreen 9/13 CC Linda
Holdridge 9/27 CC Harry
Maurer 8/01 CC Kay Dunaway Speakers with Spirit 8/01 CC Ed Dawson Speakers with Spirit 9/24 CC Georgia Pinkel Progressive Voices 7/04 CC Bruce
Kroeze 7/07 CC Randy Somerville Language Technicians 9/18 CC Shane Hall Language Technicians 9/25 CC Kip
9/18 CC Adam Copeland T.G.I.F. 8/14 DTM Joy Overstreet Progressive Voices Division
F—Downtown Janet Plummer, ATM Division Governor Educational Awards 9/30 CC Pauline Sullivan Speakers by Design 7/25 CC Mirian Vareldzis Toast by Design 9/26 CL Sharon Simrin Portlandia 7/19 CC Rick Tetzloff Electric Toasters 10/05 CC John Hazlett Noontime 8/30 CC Geoffrey Judd Pearl District 7/25 CC David
Lamb Division E—Willamette Division Governor Educational Awards 10/10 CC Kristine Leek Mentors of Focus 8/25 CC Robert D. Smith Clackamas Stepping Stones 7/23 CC Linda Allen Canby 7/19 CC Joseph Koehn Tabor 10/17 CC Peter Joyes Pacemasters 8/02 ACB Harvey Schowe Blue Ox 8/08 ACB Mollie Gratreak Blue Ox 10/10 ACG 8/20 ALB 8/26 ALB Jessica Van Eeten Rising Stars 9/04 ALB Cathey Armillas Mentors of Focus 7/18 CC Lana
Rulien 8/01 CC Loretta
Schwarz 7/23 ALS Amy Wing Blue Ox 10/17 CL Daniel Hahn Mentors of Focus 9/12 CL Gary Schmidt Clackamas Stepping Stones 9/11 CL Tracy Brown Rising Stars 9/24 CL Nichole Enriguez Rising Stars 9/24 CL Nico Reyes Rising Stars 9/04 CC Ellen
Ino-Klaastad 9/06 CC Cheryl
Lohrmann 7/19 CC Maria Kauffman-Demolder Stark Raving Unitics 10/08 CC Kate Belt Stark Raving Unitics 9/04 CC Matt Hilton Tram Talkers 7/19 CC Jessica Van Eeten Rising Stars 8/12 CC Christine Goularte Rising Stars 8/08 DTM 7/27 DTM Amy Wing Blue Ox 7/23 DTM Janet
Liu Division D—Columbia Dick Moser, DTM Division Governor Educational Awards 9/18 CC Becky
Willis 7/03 CC Tom
Mock 9/27 CC David
Morse 7/02 ACB Gail
Shaloum 9/19 ACB Kathryn
McCullough The 10/10 ACB Regena Rafelson Division C—Capital Marsha Reynolds,
ATMS Division Governor Educational Awards 8/15 ACB Bethany Wright Mindopeners 9/17 ALS Julie Redden Transtoasters 8/28 ACS James Gerrard Transtoasters 7/19 CC Tom Swartz Tuesday Noon 7/24 ACS Debbie Olsen Tuesday Noon 9/03 CL Melissa Becker Statehouse 7/27 CC Rick Jorgensen Diamonds in the Rough 8/31 CL Lee Coyne Mindopeners 9/11 CL Bethany Wright Mindopeners 10/18 DTM Emmon Nile 9/11 DTM Julie Redden Transtoasters 9/01 LDREXC Julie Redden Transtoasters Division B—Central Janice Hallmark,
DTM Division Governor Educational Awards |
