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Toastmasters Now He wants to be able to tell as many people about
Today Ray has become the club coach for his experience as possible, and help other people

the Rose City Toasters at the Columbia River gain the experience he did with the Toastmasters
Correctional Institution (CRCI) in Portland Prison Program.
Oregon. “The guys are super excited to see me Fox says,“I hope to show if you want it bad
again and are really proud of everything I have enough, you can do whatever you want. As long as

done since getting out of prison,” Ray said. you put your mind to it, you will make it happen.”
In order to be their club coach, Ray had to
be cleared to enter the prison as a guest. When If you would like to support Ray’s goal of going to
he became a coach, there were four or five this year’s Toastmasters Convention you can find his

people coming to the Toastmasters meeting. GoFundMe at the link below:
Now around 20 members regularly attend Send Ray Fox to the Toastmasters Convention
the meetings. When asked why he believes in
Toastmasters so much, Ray responded “Do you

know the recidivism rate of the Toastmasters
prison clubs for those who stay in Toastmasters?
0 percent”

Toastmasters Goals

Ray received his Advanced Communicator
Silver and Advanced Leadership Bronze Awards.
He is working towards the Distinguished

Toastmaster Award. This year Ray’s goal is to
attend the Toastmasters Convention for the first
time at the urging of his mentor Randy Harvey,
the 2004 World Champion of Public Speaking.

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