Area 33 Director, 2024-25

  Area 33 Club Members, I enjoyed seeing many of you at a very well organized District 106 conference in Thunder Bay, Ontario.  Our district speech champions were Peter Tartaro (International) and Jim Emery (Tall Tales).  Congratulations to Carmen Barnes (Mills Early Risers) and Julianna Hoffman (CrossTown Talkers) for representing Division D well.  Daniel DeJoode (PowerTalk) was also among the featured speakers.  Anna Gaichas was elected Club Growth Director. It was announced that this would be the final D106 trio election and that there is a TI masterplan to make districts larger.  Likely, D106 combines with D6 which will expand our district back to roughly the 200 clubs from Minnesota and Thunder Bay.  I hope you, like me, were inspired by the conference. Are you are seeing huge benefits from participating in your clubs?  There are always leadership opportunities!  Can you get your club to the membership level that is required to be distin...

  Division D Leaders, Wow, spring is almost here! There is still time to get those last DCP points to be a Distinguished club.  Remember that club dues are due by the end of March . Encourage your members to pay now so they can get it out of the way. Some of you are already doing this! Shout out to our Division D clubs:  13 clubs completed at least 4 officer training for round 2. Thank you! 8 clubs have increased membership so far this year - Good Job! 2 clubs have achieved Distinguished : Whole Wheat, Tri-Dynamics 1 club has achieved Select Distinguished : Allilanz Toasters 7 clubs are on track for Distinguished : Mills Early Risers, Tri-Dynamics, Crosstown Talkers, TicTalkers, Pillsbury, Golden, Park Place 3 clubs are in the District Top 10 for education awards:  Tri-Dynamics, Speakeasy, and Park Place Your Area Director is scheduling club visits to be completed by May. This is a great opportunity for you to talk about challenges and plan...

 Division D Leaders, I hope your holidays were relaxing, and that you had a chance to connect with friends and family.  Can you believe it's already February?! There are only 4 months remaining for this Toastmasters year. Below are some things to keep in mind as you look ahead to year-end. Shout out to our Division D clubs: Building New Hope - 30 members! Pillsbury, Whole Wheat & Aliianz - over 20 members! On track for Distinguished - Tri-Dynamics, Tic Talkers, PowerTalk, Whole Wheat, Mills Early Risers, and Allianz Toasters PowerTalk is 7 for 7 for Officer Training! Your Area Director is scheduling club visits. This is a great opportunity for you to talk about challenges and plans for the next year. Below is a summary of key dates and information for your clubs. Please contact me or your Area Director if you have any questions. Key Dates: Club Officer Training  - now through the end of February. Gather ideas for ways to get/keep you...

Area 33-34 Tall Tales and International Speech Contest Please participate as a contestant or contest official. Briefings :   Ridgedale Library, 5:30 pm, immediately before the contest.   The Zoom pre-meeting is canceled.  Contestants and contest officials, please email  tm.david.rasmussen.com to register in advance, ASAP. Monday, March 10 8pm  ZOOM Beth Plamondon is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.  Join Zoom Meeting   https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81467365766   Meeting ID: 814 6736 5766 Passcode: 035753 Contest : Wednesday March 12 Ridgedale Library, Room 172  IN PERSON Doors: 5:30 pm Briefings for Contestants and Contest Officials: 5:30 Event: 6 pm SHARP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/area-33-34-tall-tales-and-international-speech-contest-tickets-1122151558519?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl Reference materials about ...

  We have a great opportunity on Saturday, it's our TLI.  I need everybody to email their area directors and encourage them to email their clubs.  We want as many people registered as possible.  I shared the agenda and poster we can use.  Please spread the word.   THIS COUNTS AS OFFICER TRAINING.  it's 4 hours, but action-packed.  The more we get signed up the better.  Any questions please let me know.   Matt     Event Agenda: Growing and Learning – Our Path to Distinguished Date:  January 4, 2025 Time:  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location:  Zoom 8:00 - 8:05 AM Welcome and Introduction Matt Overview of the event 8:05 - 8:40 AM Keynote Speaker Speaker: Roger Caesar [Speaker Bio and Topic Overview] https://rogercaesar.com/ 8:40 - 9:00 AM Mentorship: Building Strong Relationships Speaker: Ed Aylward The power of mentorship in Toastmasters 9:00 - 9:10 AM Break Refreshments and networking...

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