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delivered even more wonderful news for online clubs with online attendance. Policy 2.0
connections in his report regarding policy has been amended to state that “regular
changes/updates, thus: club meetings” are conducted “in person,

online, or as a combination of the two.” No
1. Districts are now permitted to charter longer will there be a distinction between
clubs that intend to meet entirely a “regular” (in-person) meeting and an
online. This policy change is extremely “online” meeting. Woohoo!
significant for would-be club sponsors.

Prior to this update, one hundred percent For questions about online connections,
online clubs could only be chartered as contact toastmaster.michelle@gmail.com
UNDISTRICTED clubs. That meant that

the new online club could not be aligned
with the sponsor’s district, nor be included
in district recognition or incentives.
2. Clubs may now designate that they will
meet entirely online without the need to

re-charter. Their district membership
will remain the same. (This policy
change deserves a big YE HEY from all

those clubs that have come to love online
meetings and are wondering what to do
after the Covid19 restrictions are lifted.)
3. The Board has changed the definition of

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