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Dear Toastmaster members and friends,

The year 2009-2010 is an exciting year in our District 61 history as our theme “Take Your Passion. Make it Happen!” makes us look inward to follow our dreams. Toastmasters is not just public Speaking and Leadership it is so much more – self confidence, time management, organization skills and planning, teamwork, learning to adapt, learning to be assertive effectively, learning facilitation skills, finding your funny bone, increasing your promotability quotient in your career and community, but most of all it is effecting positive change in each and everyone.

So why are we then the world’s best kept secret – because as human beings we are secretive by nature. If you are a visitor to our website now is your opportunity to check out a club in an area close to you and learn what makes us a breed of people that sets us apart. An anonymous author came up with what is one of my favorite slogans “You have to do what other won’t, to achieve what others don’t”. So welcome to our website and I invite you to test-drive, FREE, what our exciting program offers in an environment that is energized by passionate members and a dynamic program.

District 61 Toastmaster members to you I am at your service. If you have a question, want some ideas or want to share ideas on recharging our clubs with passion, or even if it is a question about the program, on running a contest, getting promotion material or posters please send an email to lgm@toastmastersdistrict61.org.

In keeping with our theme this year “Take Your Passion, Make it Happen! We have a year of exciting incentives; contests, promotions and club building seminars. Keep your fingers on the pulse through your Area and Division Governors, through our District Public Relations Officer, through our Club Coach Chair, through our District website and through our District yahoo groups.

Keywords for this year are Passion, Consistency, Fun, Excitement, Energy, and Quality which means consistent quality and fun meetings at your clubs will keep you engaged in an exciting learning program, leaving you energized after a meeting, looking for those precious opportunities in life that, with passion, will enable you to further your personal goals and realize your dreams.

Together, let’s make it happen!

I am in your service,

Beverley
Lieutenant Governor of Marketing, District 61