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Be There in Eugene!
Michelle Alba-Lim, DTM - District Director
By the time you read this, we will be barely two weeks there for him.Your journey
away from the Spring Conference. Are you feeling the will be well worth it. Balraj is
excitement building up? I certainly am! an inspiring speakerwho will
touch your hearts and encourage you to aspire to greater
The Spring Conference is the biggest event of each heights. Be there to hear him in Eugene!
Toastmasters year.
• During the annual District 7 Council meeting,
Like the Fall Conference, we will have an inspiring the District will choose the leaders who will guide us in
keynote speaker, excellent educational sessions, and the coming Toastmasters year. You will get to know the
awesome contestants. At the Fall Conference contests, incoming District trio and the division directors. You will
the winners’ journeys ended when they received their also hear important proposals affecting everyone, such
trophies. AttheSpringConference,receivingthetrophy as the District realignment proposal. Don’t hear District
for the International Speech contest will herald the developmentsafterthefact. Beanengagedparticipant.Be
beginning of another, more challenging, journey.We will there at the annual District Council meeting in Eugene!
be witnesses to the spectacular speeches of nine division
champions,asthey vieforthehonorofrepresentingour • You’ll make many new friends, reconnect with
district at the semifinals in Washington, DC. With the friends you’ve made from previous Toastmasters events,
caliber of our contestants, and armed with powerful tips and finally meet all those “friends”you “liked” on Facebook.
from our special educational speaker ,World Champion These friends will make your learning experiences so much
Craig Valentine, our district representative may very more fun and rewarding. Some of them will reach out and
well go on to compete for World Champion of Public offer encouragingwords when you’re down. Some of them
Speaking! Be in Eugene as history is written! will giveyou helpful feedbackthatwill helpyou grow.You,
in turn, may do the same for some of them. You’ll never
Contestsnotyourcupoftea?Noproblem! Youhavea know unless you make those connections.And face-to-face
plethora of other reasons to be at the Spring Conference interaction still trumps social media any day. Make those
in Eugene. Here are three compelling reasons: connections at the Spring Conference. Be there in Eugene!
• Toastmasters International First Vice-President If you haven’t registered yet, do it right now
BalrajArunasalam will be our keynote speaker. Balraj will by clicking on this link. Be there in Eugene! I’ll
journey fromhalfwayacrosstheworldtobeatourSpring definitely be there!
Conference. If Balraj can travel thousands of miles to be
in Eugene, surelywe can travel a few hundred miles to be
Leadership Opportunities
by Leanna Lindquist, DTM
Opportunities to practice and grow your leadership skills
are abundant in District 7. It’s not too early to consider
an appointed position for the new Toastmaster year
beginning July 1st. If you want to be considered for a
position as an Area Director, Administrative Manager,
Financial Manager Public Relations Manager please
submit your name for consideration. Please click here
to submit your name.
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