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Exploring the Joys of Contests! FROM THE DESK
Exploring the Joys of Contests Just Say Yes!!
by John Rodke, DTM—Program Quality Director
Just Say Yes!!
by John Rodke, DTM - Program Quality Director by Emilie Taylor, DTM - Club Growth Director
by Emilie Taylor, DTM—Club Growth Director
It has been a very busy four months as are truly changing lives by doing exactly what
Club Growth Director. Something about you are doing. All of you make me proud!
autumn’s crisp weather that is making me more
introspective as to how I arrived here. Reflecting Attracting New Members
upon my leadership journey in Toastmasters, Have you tried a “Bring-A-Friend Day” theme
I can’t help but think or say that it has been meeting? It truly works! Encourage your club
all about saying “Yes” to many things. Saying members to bring a friend or two. When they
Yes to opportunities for growth when voices leave, they will be laughing, happy, and inspired.
inside wanted me to say “No”, has made all the
difference. This is the easiest way to attract new members.
Now, it is Why? Your friends will finally experience what
• Saying YES to helping start a new club you have been telling them all along. You will
• Saying YES to mentoring a new club have the additional benefit of talking about
• Saying YES to coaching a struggling club Toastmasters to someone besides yourself.
• Saying YES, changes lives in many You want your friends to succeed in life, right?
positive ways Then bring them in! Advertise your meeting
• Saying YES to the world, opens the world on social media: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter,
to you, to new ideas, to new friends, places,
and destinations that you may never have or Instagram.
dreamed of Membership Growth Resources
As the leaves change colors and drift on the
winds, think about the ways you too can move • Membership Growth Manual. It’s a great
with the opportunity of changing your life in resource for your club. It outlines the steps
more colorful ways. you can take to convert “prospects to guests to
New Club Updates members”. The manual gives ideas to explore
We have chartered two new Downtown such as conducting a Speechcraft. There are
(Division F) clubs as of July 2017. Congratulations other ideas for business awareness programs,
to Yammertime and The Toast of Old Town publicity and advertising.
Toastmasters clubs! • How to Rebuild a Club is a valuable
Four new clubs are on the verge of chartering. resource if your club is struggling. This manual
Charter papers have been submitted by is available as a free PDF.
CareOregon Toastmasters Club, Make the World Congratulatons to the following clubs
Toast, and GetMarketing Toastmasters. Callisto for earning a $25 gift certificate towards the
Integration is gathering the final signatures for purchase of any supplies from the Toastmasters
charter submission.
There are also several clubs in our District International Store. These clubs paid their base
who are meeting and working diligently to membership dues by September 15th.
charter clubs. Thank you, fellow Toastmasters, • Cascade Micro-Toasters
for spreading the Toastmasters Program. You • Arlington Toastmasters Club
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