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The Official Newsletter for District 33 Toastmasters
OUTGOING MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 33 GOVERNOR
JESSE OAKLEY III, DTM
When I walked through the doors of my first Speechcraft course in 1995, I found my passion. When I walked through the doors of my home club Starmasters in 2002, I rekindled that passion. As the outgoing District 33 Governor in 2013, I continue to enjoy the passion. Jesse Oakley III, DTM 2012-2013 District 33 Governor
People of District 33 Toastmasters, As I write this final message to you as District Governor, I am filled with lots of emotion and heartfelt gratitude. This year has brought challenges, opportunities, and success. Some were good, others were not. Either way, I would not trade this experience for anything because it is beyond priceless. From Las Vegas to Modesto, from Bakersfield to Santa Maria, from Ventura to Fresno, I met amazing Toastmasters during my travels across this District. Whether it is for a District Conference, a DEC meeting, a Division Contest, or a TLI, I can count on meeting friendly faces at any of these events. It is always good to meet fellow Toastmasters in this District, because I am thankful to have a chance to serve them. While it may not be June 30th yet, I do have one final piece of wisdom to share with you Always Keep Growing. Whether it is for you, your club, or your respective community, always find a way to keep growing. When you grow, you go. When you grow, you learn. When you grow, you win Growth is a key factor in any goal you want to succeed. Without it, you can only decay. As Kathy Choate steps into the role or District Governor on July 1st, lets continue to grow not just as club leaders, district leaders, past leaders, or distinguished communicators. Let us all grow as Toastmasters. It will bring us great success as we Embrace Excellence. That is all I have for now. Take care and thank you for your time and attention. INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF THE WESTWORD Lt. Governor Reports Spring Conference Highlights District 33 Spotlight Division Governor Reports 2013-2014 Officers Guest Commentary 2012-13 District Images Spring Conference Pics Kudos
Kathy Choate, DTM District 33 Lt. Governor Education & Training 2012-2013
Congratulations to the gold medal winners of the Spring Reach Relay Race. It was an exciting event and we had 33 clubs cross the finish line as distinguished or better by April 19. We presented more than $900 in incentive awards to those who worked the program and achieved success.
In addition, we already have 48 distinguished clubs! Now is the time to schedule speaking opportunities for your members who are close to achieving new educational goals for the year.
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The COMMUNITY SUPER STAR AWARD raised the bar for sponsorship and membership achievements this year. Here are the recipients: Sandy Aubin, ACS, ALS Gene Dunford, ACB, ALB Mark Hunter ACG, ALB Elisia Meffan ACG, ALB Robert Scoble ACB, ALB We are also proud to have 14 new DTMs added to our Toastmasters elite family. Carol Campbell, DTM Steve Goldstein, DTM Vivian Komori, DTM Brenda OBrien, DTM, PDG Kay Collis, DTM, PDG, PRA George Cormier, DTM
Patrick Hardy, ACG, ALB, AS Ann Hill, DTM Ying-Ming Lee, DTM Michon Loyd, DTM Aurora Salavante, ACG, ALB Cristina Scoble, DTM
Leona O. Byrne
Vivian E. Komori Michon Loyd Gregory F. Seymour
Katy Porter, DTM District 33 Lt. Governor Education & Training 2012-2013
Unity in the Community starts with U!
We had an amazing March, with 5 new clubs in one month! In April, we had our second renewal period of the year, and are now over 5,000 membership renewals this year. Encourage alumni members who are on the fence. Maybe they just need an invitation from you to continue with your club. June is a busy Toastmaster month as clubs hold their final Open Houses and Speechcrafts of the year. Remember to ask members and guests about their experience our members are our best advertisement! Post on Facebook, Twitter and Websites. District Updates: Added 1,250 new members so far this year! Just 600 people away from our distinguished goal of 7,022 memberships. Each new club, new member and renewal member contributes, as we grow together. New clubs are up to lucky 7! We are currently at 182 clubs heading for our goal of 195. Each club that renews or charters adds to our supportive community of clubs. Potential club coaches: If you would like to grab an oar and help a smaller club, Jamuna Ramnath can get you trained and coaching in a flash! This will help us meet our distinguished clubs goal. Awards for highest monthly membership growth: Division F February- Chocolates (delivered in April) Division F March Chocolates (coming soon!) Who is next? Thank you to the whole Marketing Team! District 33 Club Members, Club Officers, Area Governors and Division Governors each took an oar and promoted the Toastmasters Program in every corner of our District. This year, in support, we had a strong team of Division Club Coach Chairs, served by our District Chair, Jamuna Ramnath. Jamuna brought her expertise in webinars, and offered training that was timely and complete to this years volunteer coaches. Thank you to the Division Club Coach Chairs: Roxie Patterson, Marianne Bastecki, Diane Ellis, Lorrie Linnert Dunford, Dick Temple, John Rogers, Sara Pomare and Sherrie Parker. Our new team of Division C.R.A.F.T. Chairs, served by Emma Santa, focused on serving our medium sized clubs, as well as helping to find Twinkles of ideas, and start new clubs. Emma populated our District C.R.A.F.T. support page with fun ideas for clubs to use to be successful. She was a resource to the team, to help us all stay grounded and effective. She was also instrumental in preparing the leadership group to hold our first web-based DEC! Thank you to the Division C.R.A.F.T. Chairs: Ann Hill, Cheryl Wronski, Dan Murray, Kay Collis, Curtis Helt, Jenny Brantlee, Debby Baker, Tom Sims and Adella Logan.
A-T.E.A.M.
Albert Nelson ACS, ALB 2012 - 2013 Division A Governor
Servant Leadership
What a privilege it has been to be an integral part of this communication and leadership organizationwhere leaders are made. In serving in my leadership position, I have become more convinced than ever that to lead is to serve. This truth is born out by our own HPL literature which identifies the following six dimensions of Service Leadership: Vision & Values Direction Persuasion Support Development Appreciation My previous Westword article focused on appreciation. Psychologist William James once said, The deepest craving in human beings is the need to be appreciated. Respect and recognition are keys in the celebration of successes. I appreciate the opportunity to serve the same people I have been grateful to lead. Service leaders are willing to place empowerment above personal power; contribution above their own ego satisfaction; and the needs of the team above their own needs for credit and acclaimHPL Manual In Service, Albert L. Nelson Division A Governor
Achieving Personal Success! Gloria Davidson, DTM 2012 - 2013 Division B Governor
Special thank you to our eight Area Governors: B1-Raul Gamino, B2-Paul Leveille, B3-Phil Cleaver, B4-Edith Pham, B5-Liz Brenner, B6-Kathy Weiner, B7-Raquel Svennebjer, and B8-Dean Menes. They were effective and lead by example! Congratulations to new DTMs: Greg Seymour, DTM, Jeff Landau, DTM, Carl Lepper, DTM and Mark Lager, DTM! Educational count reported is as follows: 70 CC - 17 ACB - 6 ACS - 3 ACG 27 CL - 12 ALB - 5 ALS & 4 DTMs. High Performance Leadership awards were earned by Elsje Chun, Mark Lager, Carl Lepper, Elisia Meffan, Greg Seymour, Fern Vacca, and Kathy Weiner. Thank you: Kathy Weiner and Jamuna Ramnath, Contest Chairs, and Elsje Chun and Carl Lepper, TLI Chairs. Contest Winners: Spring, 2013: Rachel Velez, International, and Wendee Smith, Tall Tales. Fall, 2012: Scott Taylor, Evaluation, and Fern Vacca, Humorous. The BIG DIVIDE! Effective July 1, 2013, Ventura County will have Division B, West Ventura County, with Dan Murray, DTM as Division B Governor-elect, and Division J, East Ventura County, lead by Jamuna Ramnath, DTM as Division J Governor-elect. Congratulations to all who achieved personal success! It has been a privilege to serve you, Gloria
Unleash Your Finest Moments! Michon Loyd ACS, ALB 2012 - 2013 Division H Governor
As the sun sets in Division H for this Toastmaster year, Ralph Smedley said it best: The destination determines the direction. The Division H team set off on an adventure to bring Unity to the Division H Community by nurturing and supporting all twenty-one Division H clubs with a positive spirit and great energy. We hosted ten encouraging contests bringing club pride and fun filled camaraderie to all. We are so proud to have successfully administered TPR (Toastmasters Pulmonary Resuscitation) to clubs who needed an extra breath to make it through the year - we all need a little help sometimes. This synergy and dedication multiplied creating an upbeat force which led to the birth of a new Division H club, Cheers Toastmasters. Division H is proud of the twenty-four communication and twenty leadership educational awards that boost our clubs DCP status and help our Toastmasters continue their educational journey. Throughout this year, new friendships were formed, old friendships were renewed, and so many Division H Toastmasters accomplished much more than they thought they ever could. It has been an outstanding voyage with an exceptional team. Thank you, Janice, Ania, Stany, and Aurora for being a strong, unified, passionate group of Area Governors. Thank you, fellow district officers and mentors for your wisdom and encouragement. I could not think of a better way to spend the year than to serve with you. After all, a successful journey is measured by friends not miles.
District 33 Tall Tales Speech Contest Results 1st place Jean Williams (Division H) 2nd place Scott Hopkins (Division E) 3rd place Sandra Griffin (Division F)
2012-2013 District 33 Spark Plug of the Year Sara Pomare, DTM Milo Graham Award winner Division F Janet Riley ACB, ALB (left) Special Thanks goes to Conference Chair Debbie Baker ACB, ALB (right)
2012-2013 District 33 Difference Maker of the Year Philip Dahlheimer ACG, ALB
IMAGES FROM THE DISTRICT 33 TOASTMASTERS SPRING CONFERENCE THE SPRING CLASSIC
At the DoubleTree Hilton Modesto, California (Photos courtesy of Philip Dahlheimer ACG, ALB)
District 33 Toastmasters thanks District 33 WestWord newsletter editor Linda Martins-Mann for her amazing work with the newsletter for the 2012-2013 Toastmaster year. Her tireless dedication in bringing the message to the District 33 Community is beyond amazing. Thank you for the amazing work, Linda!!!
DISTRICT 33 KUDOS
Congratulations again to all Toastmasters who met the One Educational per Year challenge! Special recognition to these 45 members who earned THREE or more educational awards AND, we encourage EVERYONE to make it happen!!
Byrne, Leona O. 6 CC, CC, CC, ALS, DTM, CL Campbell, Carol Lynne 5 DTM, ALS, ACG, CC, CL Hammer, Torkil I. 5 CL, ACS, CL, ACB, CC Hardy, Patrick William 5 LDREXC, CL, ACB, AS, CC Loyd, Michon 5 DTM, ALS, ACG, CL, LDREXC O'Brien, Brenda 5 CC, CL, CC, CL, ACB Salavante, Aurora R. 5 CL, CC, CC, ALB, CL Byrne, David E. 4 CL, CC, CL, CC Collis, Kay 4 ACG, CL, ALB, ACG Cormier, George Andrew 4 CL, LDREXC, ALS, DTM Goldstein, Steven 4 CL, CC, CL, ACB Komori, Vivian E. 4 ALS, DTM, LDREXC, CC Lager, Mark A. 4 ACG, DTM, ALS, LDREXC Lewison, Karen D. 4 ALB, CL, LDREXC, CL Meffan, Elisia 4 LDREXC, ACG, CL, CC Miller, Shannon 4 LDREXC, ALS, DTM, CC Sanchez, Patricia Elizabeth 4 ACS, ALB, ACB, LDREXC Scoble, Cristina P. 4 ACG, LDREXC, ALS, DTM Vacca, Fern 4 CL, ACG, CC, LDREXC Welsh, Bradford A 4 CC, CL, ALB, ACB Aubin, Sandy 3 CC, ACS, ALS Chun, Elsje 3 ALB, LDREXC, ACB Dahlheimer, Philip J. 3 ACG, CC, CC Dunford, Gene R 3 ALB, ACB, CL Dunning, Phillip 3 ACB, ALB, CL Harper, Valerie Ann 3 CC, CL, ACS Helt, Curtis R 3 CL, ACB, CC Herman, Glen A. 3 DTM, ALS, LDREXC Hill, Ann 3 CC, CC, CC Landau, Jeff 3 ALS, DTM, CC Lee, Ying-Ming 3 ACB, CL, CC Lepper, Carl Andrew 3 LDREXC, ALS, DTM Linnert-Dunford, Lorraine 3 ALB, CC, CL Mazza, Lisa K. 3 ALS, DTM, LDREXC McBay, Kenneth 3 ACB, CL, ALB Perone, Anthony A 3 ACB, CL, ALB Porter, Katy D. 3 CL, ACS, CC Priddy, Margaret Louise 3 CL, ACB, CC Riddle, Eric M 3 CL, CC, CL Scoble, Robert J. 3 ALB, CL, ACB Seymour, Gregory F. 3 LDREXC, ALS, DTM Shank, Rebecca Green 3 ACB, CL, ALB Soucy, Brian R. 3 ALB, ACB, ACS Turner, Flora R. 3 LDREXC, ACG, CC Watts, Gary L. 3 LDREXC, ALS, DTM Weinapple, Michael P. 3 ACS, ALS, LDREXC Zakowska, Anna Justyna 3 ACG, ACB, ACS
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DISTRICT 33 GUEST COMMENTARY GOAL SETTING AFTER 50 By George Cormier, DTM It is said the older we get the wiser we become. Some say its because of the amount of long term memory we have stored. Whether this statement is true or not, we surely have developed our modus operandi toward life. For many our journey through life has included many twist and turns. When we are younger, time seems to drag by and we were always in a hurry to conquer all of lifes challenges. As we have reached our prime, time now flies by and we approach these same challenges at a much slower pace, sometimes not at all. Could it be because of the lessons we learned? Who knows? Today I will share some advice with you on how to keep it real. Goal setting is still important! Especially, now as we face lifes little surprises. When you look in the mirror are you happy with the image you see? Have you evolved into the person you visualized when you were a child? If not, there is still time. The secret to this transition is up to YOU! It starts with a vision and setting both long and short term Goals. (Keep in mind you had to crawl before you walked). Another important step in this process is to set milestones, check points along the way to keep you on track. Celebrations are equally as important, I guess that why birthdays are a major part of life. Remember change is good, but it aint easy! To better oneself often requires us to reprogram our though processes. Thinking positive, even changing our vocabulary. Terms like Tenacity should replace words like Compliancy. Are you getting the idea? In the last three years I have set several goals. One was to improve my health. Another was to improve my confidence. Today I am happy to report my health has improved. I have lost 65 pound and maintained the loss for over 2 years. This has helped me to keep my diabetes under control. In the area of confidence I recently attained my Distinguish Toastmaster status (DTM). I have been looking forward to this accomplishment since 1985. I am celebrating my recent success not by gloating but providing you with a formula that I believe can help you as well.
It has been an amazing journey. Thank you for allowing me to serve an awesome community as your District Governor for the 2012-2013 Toastmaster year. Thank you for bringing Unity in the Community to life. Thank you for your time and attention.