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What Can You Do to Finish the Year Strong?

Jim Robison, DTM - Club Growth Director

publicize, and conduct a kick-off meeting, 14. Club officers can follow up with their new club
and get enough Charter members to Charter members to confirm they completed the new

the club (1 to 3 months). (That Toastmaster member survey and be entered for a prize
would win a $100 gift certificate to the drawing (3 to 5 minutes per new member).
Toastmasters store and the club would get 15. Club officers can send the guest survey to all
$200 in Toastmasters equipment and supplies guests who visit their club meetings and be
to get the club off to a good start.) entered for a prize drawing (1 minute at each

11. A Toastmaster can review their club’s website, meeting).
and the club listing at toastmasters.org Find- 16. A Toastmaster can write an article about their
A-Club to ensure that all information is Toastmasters experiences and submit it for

accurate so that prospective members find it publication in Voices! (2 hours to 2 weeks).
easy to contact the club and visit a meeting.
(20 to 30 minutes.) Much can be completed in the next 3 months.
12. A Toastmaster can fill out a volunteer form What if these items are repeated by multiple
at https://d7toastmasters.org/beyond-the- individuals? For example, if each club added one

club/ to let District leadership know what new member every other week, that would be 6
they are willing to help with beyond their new members per club and 840 new members
club (5 minutes). in the District. If one person in each area found

13. A Toastmaster can fill in a Bingo card one solid new club lead to work with to plan,
entry to indicate the various tasks they publicize, and conduct a club launch, that would
have accomplished this year (https:// be 35 new clubs!
d7toastmasters.org/incentives/) and win Consider what on this list you can accomplish.
prizes (2 minutes).

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