D47 Sunshiner - February, 2011

The Sunshiner February 2011

www.toastmastersd47.org

Inside this Issue Rick Furbush, District Governor Update

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Pamela Rolle, LGET Update

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January 2011 TLI & Officer Training

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2011 Spring Conference

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Realignment Update

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Communicator Wanted

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Roxanne Birney

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Communication and Love

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I Love Contests

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Club Contest

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December/January Achievements

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Let the World Know

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Bonus Page

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Update from Rick Furbush, District Governor Carpe Diem “One

of the opening scenes in the movie “The Dead Poet’s Society” has the young prep school teacher huddling his starry eyed students in the school reception. He has them looking at pictures of groups of students on the wall from years gone by.

He says “Peruse some of the faces from the past. You’ve walked by them many times, but I don’t know if you’ve really seen them. They’re not that much different from you.

“Full of hormones … just like you “Invincible … just like you feel.

“The world is their oyster.

“They believe they’re destined for great things … just like many of you.

“Their eyes are full of hope … just like you.

“Did they wait till it was too late to make their lives even one iota of what they were capable of? “If you’re real quiet you can hear them speak … Carpe Diem … Carpe Diem . ..

Seize the moment.”

Have you seized your moment?

As your District Governor I am working with your District leaders to help you achieve your goals. Last July, when the Toastmaster year began, what were your dreams and goals? Are you reaching them? Are you on target?

If not … can we help?

Our old friend, the late Distinguished Toastmaster, Joseph Miller, was one who really “sucked the marrow out of life”. He not only found his voice, but he made a tremendous difference in so many lives. He never missed a chance to “Seize the Moment”.

Take this opportunity to reexamine your goals and dreams, pour some coals on your passion and make a difference in the world.

Rick Furbush, DTM District 47 Governor rickfurbush@mac.com

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Update from Pamela Rolle, Lt. Governor Education & Training BRING OUT THE BEST Recently, I was asked to speak with a group of Managers and Supervisors about the importance of Coaching and Mentoring in the workplace. During the presentation, many comments surfaced about the ongoing challenges they faced in their respective organizations. Some doubted whether they would see a change in the near future. The group appeared convinced that nothing they said or did would change their circumstances.

Have you ever stopped to think about the people that made a difference in your life? Think about the school teacher who believed in your potential or the boss who gave you a chance to show you were the best employee to get the job done. In every instance, there was someone who believed in you. Now is our opportunity to create a pivotal moment in someone’s life. Make a special effort to Coach or Mentor a member and believe in their abilities. This will ultimately bring out the best skills, the best speeches, the best talents.

Many members will be participating in the Table Topics and International Speech Contests within their respective Clubs, Areas and Divisions. The winners of each Club contest will advance to the Area contest and Area contest winners will advance to the Division contest. Division contest winners will advance to the District contest to compete for the top prize.

On April 29 – May 1, our District Spring Conference will be held in Tampa, Florida at the Airport Marriott. The District 47 International Speech Contest winner will represent the District at the semi finals at Toastmasters International Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. Please log on to our District website www.toastmastersd47.org for more details.

Let’s bring out the best in our members!

If you are a Club Officer and have not yet attended the midyear training, please contact your Area and Division Governors for makeup training opportunities. Take advantage of sessions that will help to bring out the best in your leadership. The most important thing to us is you, so let’s bring out the best in each other!

All the best to you in the upcoming months and I wish you great success for the remaining half of the year.

Kindest regards, Pamela D. Rolle

Pamela D. Rolle, DTM Lt. Governor Education & Training prolle@toastmastersd47.org Page 3 Page 3

The Key to a Distinguished Club— Leadership Toastmasters Leadership Institute and Club Officer Training Program– January 2011

Orly Amor, Chairperson

Dawnna St. Louis and Guest Speaker Ed Tate

There may be 1,000s of ways to cross a room, but there is only one way to get great Toastmasters’ officer training—TLI! Page Page4 4

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REFORMATION UPDATE At the District Council meeting held on November 6th, 2010 at the Miami Hilton Downtown, the Council unanimously voted to reform the District as presented by the Reformation Committee.

A Reformation Proposal was sent to Toastmasters and the International Board approved the proposal during their meeting in February, 2011.

The Council voted to accept the reformation with an East/West divide with current Divisions A, F, C, G & H creating the new West District and Divisions E, B, D & I make up the East. It was also voted unanimously that the number 47 will stay with the East side, while we have a verbal agreement from WHQ to get number 48 for the new West District.

We will now move forward and elect 5 District Officers at the Spring Conference in April in Tampa. We will elect one District Governor, two Lt. Governor Education & Training (one for East and one for West) and two Lt. Governor Marketing (one for East and one for West). As a team of 5, they will lead our joint District 47 for the term 2011-2012. At the Spring Conference in 2012, we will vote for two sets of separate District Officers and we will be officially reformed on July 1, 2012.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE It’s that time of the year again! Anyone interested in serving the District as a Division Governor, LGM, LGET or District Governor – LISTEN UP! On March 12, 2011, the Nominating Committee will interview everyone interested in running for office.

For further details, please visit the District 47 website at www.toastmastersd47.org . You can nominate yourself or someone you believe will be a good servant leader for our members.

The deadline to submit application forms will be February 25th.

Let’s make sure that we get the best available team out there to serve our District. Put your thinking cap on – WHO would you nominate to serve as your Division Governor or as one of our top District Officer?

REALIGNMENT Every year the Realignment Committee reviews the borders of all Areas and Divisions. Where there is a need to shift, create new, modify any Area/Divisions, it will be presented and voted on at the Council meeting at the Spring Conference. ***** For questions on any of the above, contact IPDG Kristina Kihlberg at kkihlberg@toastmastersd47.org

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COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATOR WANTED District 47 is looking for a “Compassionate Communicator� to help us reach out to our members who experience a life changing event.

Whether it is a celebration of a birth or milestone birthday, a job promotion or award, from Competent Communicator to Distinguished Toastmaster, we would like to have a dedicated Toastmaster to reach out and send congratulations or expressions of condolence.

If you or a Toastmaster you know are interested in serving the district as Compassionate Communicator, please contact District Governor Rick Furbush at rfurbush@toastmastersd47.org

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DAUGHTER’S AMBLYOPIA PROMPTS CANCER SURVIVOR TO WRITE BOOK ARTICLE FROM THE PALM BEACH DAILY NEWS

By Carolyn Susman How many people do you meet who are two-time cancer survivors the first bout 25 years ago. And remember when the “Big C” was a stigma you carried like a scarlet A? Roxanne Birney, a bubbly and gregarious 54-year-old, has those memories burned into her brain.

She can flash back to when people were afraid to come near her or talk about her diagnosis — Hodgkins disease — and when, as a young girl of 24, she felt like a leper or an AIDS patient of a few years back.

Discrimination. Fear. She was shunned. Even her parents couldn’t deal with the diagnosis, despite her aunt having suffered the same condition.

I, too, remember when cancer was a dirty word, when the fear was so overwhelming and the uncertainty so strong that people didn’t know how to react in the presence of someone with that diagnosis.

Yet, Birney survived a horrendous year of chemotherapy and radiation in her youth with the same positive outlook she displays today. “I knew my cancer was curable,” she says between bites of a gourmet salad at the Palm Beach Yacht Club where her husband, Kevin, is dining room captain and assistant maitre d’.

At one point during her first cancer battle, she lived in a “House of Hope” with 79 other cancer patients. She is, to the best of her knowledge, the only survivor of the group. When she was hit with her second cancer diagnosis 10 years ago — a tumor on a vocal chord that felt like a knife when she spoke — she just knew she wasn’t going to die.

“I knew in my heart there must be a purpose, why I was the only survivor of 80 people. It gives you a purpose-driven life. I couldn’t talk about it until five years ago without crying.”

Part of that purpose is to tell her story, to excel at public speaking as an active member of several Toastmasters clubs, and to help children have the confidence to speak publicly. “A lot of children aren’t speaking anymore. I tell them to stop texting and start speaking. Literacy is what I’m into.”

It is this passion that led her to self-publish a book. But it’s not about her battles with cancer. It’s about her daughter, Johannah, and her challenges with a “lazy eye” — amblyopia — when the 20-year-old was about six.

“When she was two, her eyes started crossing,” Birney remembers. “I recognized it right away, since my younger sister had it. Johannah went through surgery and wore special glasses.”

The child was OK with the glasses, but like many youngsters, being different didn’t go unnoticed. Classmates, maybe curious about her or maybe just vicious, would pull her glasses off her face, sometimes breaking them and hurting Johannah in the process.

This prompted Birney to write a child’s book about being different and how other children should cultivate compassion for those who are. Johannah’s Lazy Eye (which is available at amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com) is filled with colorful drawings of young children learning this lesson. Birney’s writing and baking — her carrot cake is now available at the West Palm Beach GreenMarket — helped her during the period after her tumor surgery when she couldn’t talk comfortably. “I had to reinvent myself,” she says simply.

And she is doing that with the energy that a person who has gotten reprieves from cancer is fueled by. There is another upside: Johannah can now see that, like her mother, suffering through illness or disability can make you stronger. “It helped me develop a strong personality and confidence because I had to let rude and hurtful remarks and actions roll off me,” she says.

And being positive in the face of cancer and strong in the face of bullying are strengths worth sharing.

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Communication and Love

By Alex Dennis Communication is an important part of love. How so? Well, when you meet the love of your life for the first time you had better know how to at least tell them your name. After that, communication skills are critical in presenting your best side so as to win the heart of your beloved.

Let’s say you are successful in doing this and you both make it official that you want to spend the rest of your lives together. Does the communication end? Hopefully not!

February 14th was Valentine’s Day! It’s a day that is designed to make it easy to tell that special someone how you really feel about them.

What about the other 364 days of the year?

For those days you will have no extra help and will have to rely on your communication skills. That’s where Toastmasters comes to the rescue. At Toastmasters we learn the art of speaking with sincerity, confidence and “vocal-variety”.

Love is no easy topic to speak about, but none the less it is an essential part of the fabric of society. Imagine what the world would be like if everyone could communicate love clearly and did so regularly. Toastmasters empowers us to be better lovers by being better communicators of love.

As better communicators of love we not only improve our relationships but we help to make the world a better place.

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I Love Contests! – Diann Hitzel I love contests! I love watching them. I love participating in them and I love seeing others grow through them. I’m not so much into the competition of the event as I am into the forum for stretching skills. Contests cause us to reach into new internal realms which in turn cause us to grow. They cause us to try harder, reach farther.

I'll never forget Morgan McArthur, the World Champion of Public Speaking in the mid-1990s. His speech, “Stuck on a Bucket,” still reverberates in my mind. The first time he entered the International Speech contest, he came in second. When he won the next year, an interviewer asked him how he felt about his second place finish the year before. His answer was as memorable as his speech. He said, “He was grateful for coming in second because the year that followed had offered him the learning opportunities he otherwise wouldn't have had.”

So, how can we reap the benefits of the contest season now upon us? Here are the Top 10 Ways: 10. Be an audience member. Attend every contest you can at every level. You’ll learn what to do and what not to do.

9. Be a Sergeant at Arms. You'll have the absolute best perspective on what speakers go through to produce their contest winning (and not winning) results.

8. Be a timer. You’ll learn what 5 – 7 minutes really feels like and just how concise these contest speeches need to be.

7. Be a ballot counter. My favorite supporting team role is ballot counter. Not only do you hear who the winners are before everyone else, you witness the dynamics of judging, always a fascinating study.

6. Be a judge. Judging is not evaluating. It is discerning the best speakers. The role requires a specific way of watching and listening. Attend judges training to get the very best perspective on this important role.

5. Be the Chief Judge. In this role, you get the best feel for the rules and requirements of each contest. You oversee the judging and ballot counting processes. It is heavy responsibility, but one that provides the most intense learning, short of competing.

4. Be the Contest Toastmaster. The TM is the ring leader of the show. He or she sets the stage for the event, ensuring the program's success. Once you've been the TM, you'll understand what contests are really all about.

3. Be the Contest Chairman. If you're into planning and orchestrating, this role is for you. Perfect your leadership skills as you execute the event in cooperation with the Club Educational VP or the Area or Division Governor.

2.Attend Judges Training. Whether you want to know how to judge, how to fill one of the roles above, or what the judges are looking for if you're competing, go and learn from others who've done it all!

And the Number 1 way to reap the benefits of the contest season: Compete. By all means, sign up to be a contest speaker or a judge. Even if you're the test speaker for the evaluation contest, you'll learn by doing.

Don’t let another contest season go by without stepping out and being a contestant. Let the journey begin. As Morgan McArthur would advise, don’t get stuck on a bucket, but change!

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#1 Club in the District A District 47 contest FIRST PLACE: •Ribbon for Club Banner “District 47 Club of the Year” •Pins for members of the Club •Certificate of Recognition for the Club •Recognition at the Fall Conference •Advanced Manual Set •Darren LaCroix Package •Lance Miller Club Series

SECOND PLACE: •Lance Miller Club Series

ITEM POINTS CCs 750 ACS 600 CL/AL/HPL 500 DTM 500 Deliver a Success Leadership 150 Deliver a Youth Leadership 150 Deliver a Speechcraft 250 New Members 200 District Officers Member of Club 100 Officer Training - Fall 300 Officer Training - Spring 300 Total Members (100 per member) 100 Octobert Renewal 200 April Renewal 200 Officer List Submitted on time 300 Proxies 50

•The Successful Club Series (11 manuals) •The Better Speaker Series (10 manuals)

THIRD PLACE: •Lance Miller Club Series •The Successful Club Series (11 manuals)

How to win?

Earn points for each item.

For example, if your Club earns 20 CCs during the year (July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011), you would have

For more details visit

15,000 points!

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www.toastmastersd47.org

Have you earned‌.

The Triple Crown Award The Triple Crown Award is recognition for District 47 Toastmasters who earn three or more Toastmaster awards within one TM year (Jul 1 - Jun 30).

For example, if you earn a CC, CL and ACB (paperwork sent in and approved by TI) before June 30, 2011, you will be awarded the Tri-

ple Crown Award.

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Educational Awards Congratulations to these Toastmasters who received Educational awards during the months of December and January!

Competent Communicator Ainsworth, Debbie Allen, Emile Anthony Allen, Leonardo A. Arthur, Beatrice L Bassett, Craig Berros, Tony J. Buckley, William H Caballer, Poonam Canarick, Susan Cartwright, Samantha Cevallos, Ernie A. Chuck Shing, Yvonne Clemetson, Shakira K Dunlap, Robin L Enfield, Rene Ferguson, Anne M. Finizio, Mark J. Forbes, Chandalear Francis, Donaliquea Gade, Atul R Gallina, Mike E. Gilliland, Heather Goldfarb, Ellen J. Grant, Lanett S. Greenberg, Rena Sara Griggs, Linda E. Gu, Shitao Guyer, Frank J. Hagan, Ann E Haynes, Joseph Hill, Darius Jay Hood, Robert Michael Hu, Marilyn Meifang Huhta, Mark D. Jani, Dawn Johnson, Coral Johnson, Javon Johnson, Lakeisha S. Kanclerowicz, Chris Kelliher, Karen Lambert, Chris C Lashua, Gary Victor Lavergne, Terrel J. Lloyd, Annie Katerene Longley, Anthony J. Martin, Wence M Mason, Kenneth McCarthy, Jeremiah McClamma, Joseph A. McDonald, Sashane

Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club #

9288 3299 1095 1050379 3299 2903 1347294 2284 4207 933001 1457364 7653 7653 5701 603123 1050379 2004 1227605 7178 6745 1361268 7362 1216688 1297618 7923

Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club #

5899 4698 3003 1206922 5899 7306 7943 639107 2225 479 1425 7178 9477 587295 587295 1958 5933 6775 1340647 7178 1513325 3087 3278 4392

Club #

3596

McDonald, Sashane McIntyre, Constance McKenzie, Shevette L. McNeill, S. Danelle Mentor, Darlene Miller, Jamese D Milnes, Arnie B. Minns, Marsha L. Morrison, Patrick J. Munroe, Myles E Nicotra, Julie Oliva, Edith Palacious, Cleveland Passino, Jennifer J Ramirez, Michael G. Reingold, Lisa S. Rios, David T Rizzo, Robert F. Robinson, Betsy D. Rodriguez, Sasha R. Roggero, Frederique Rolle, Pamela D. Rolle, Tara Sadhasivam, Ravichandran Sahlin, Sarris, Eileen A. Schraff, Gillian Maria Scordato, Michele M Seabrook, Anthony Sears, Michelle Setaro, James D. Shenique, Rahming Shwayri, Becky N Smith, Olga Spannuth, John Stephan, Peter Stewart, Deborah L. Stuart, Toaschena C. Summers, Nita Mary Sumner, D'Andrea Tambucho, Miguel A. Terrero, Ivan Eduardo Toote, Carletha W. Ulanowicz, Peter R. van Nieukerk, Darla Waite, Janet M. Walker, Michaela Watts, Cindy A. West, Kotone L Williams, Shelley Zachmann, Kathy M.

Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club #

1510789 2445 1050379 7653 5899 1159751 587295 2437 1216633 7178 1249370 2445 1600 1469413 1361268 1978 6261 2835 1216633 1412303 1216633 7178 7178 8664

Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club #

5486 6026 2445 603123 831439 1330179 8248 1330179 7362 9400 6818 1293723 1400985 2437 1216688 1305066 6587 9628 1340647 1978 8248 1347227 603123 1469413 5083 6261 1354558

Advanced Communicator Bronze Almand, Gerri Anderson, Carlisle W. Balaun, Michelle A Bard, Steven A. Beck, Ruth Field Bloch, Charles Z Castle, Karen M Cooper, Marcus Denton, Aurea R Donovan, William C. Ferguson, Andrew Godfrey, Albert J Hart, Evelyn K. Harvester, Bruce R. Hobbs, John R Joffe, Judy Johnson, Marilyn V. Jones, Mario Franklin Lindsay, Charles W Longley, Anthony J. Macmunn, Kathleen E. Martin, Wence McDonald, Sashane Mitchell, Sylvia R. Rhodes, Rick K. Rolle, Pamela D. Rowsey, J. James Somerville, York T. Thorn, Jerry Tomlin, Dwayne Young, Lisa J.

Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club #

1667 2096 1978 2266 1216633 2096 5899 1095 479 5173 1600 2508 612315 2166 587295 1216633 1050379 3956 1187415 7178 612315 7178 1510789 2437 2284 7178 1958 2284 3518 5931 9288

Advanced Communicator Silver Bryan, Angela Cartwright, Michaelangelo Flood, Henry Glace, Lynne Hart, Evelyn K. Isaacson, Marshall Jin, Tao Lehr, Pamela A. Mackey, Michael R. Miller, Ingeria Helena Newbold, Charles Phelps, John D. Reyes, Juan Jose Srikant, Satchidanand Strasdas, Barbara Taylor, Avrio Wayne, Alan B. Williams, Vicki

Club # Club #

808677 933001

Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club #

3840 5486 612315 3299 5985 5173 7178 2437 1600 5899 2582 7082 2727 1187415 6818 5701

Advanced Communicator Gold Bryan, Curtis Green, Kimberley J. Rice, Ronald Sidersky, Phyllis S.

Club # Club # Club # Club #

1406533 8370 2652 5222

Competent Leader Deluca, Kristin Marie Alea, Lisa L. Allen-Hendricks, Sophia Aragon, Jairo Bean, BeckyJo Maile Bryan, Angela Cartwright, Michaelangelo Cartwright, Samantha Cook, Kirsten M Denton, Aurea R Dorway-Heyliger, Rosemarie Rodella Dye, David M. Ferguson, Giovanni Leonardo Kareem Fort, Joanne Gaslowitz, Norman Johnson, Lakeisha Johnson, Rhodnia Kroner, Jonathan Lightbourne, Akia S. Lloyd, Annie Katerene Lynch, Jack Mazak, Jeremy A Miller, Leona E. Norstrem, Valerie Passino, Jennifer J Phelps, Howard F. Rolle, Crystal Rowsey, J. James Saltzman, Tammy Sarris, Eileen A. Schneyer, John J. Seon, Juanita R. Siegel, Kelly M. Simmons, Judy L. Smith, Rebecca R. Stewart, Jason R. Tarman, Sharon J. Taylor-Fawkes, Rose White, Devine Dorian Zeris, Stamatis P.

Club # Club # Club #

4207 1216633 1415772

Club # Club # Club # Club #

2004 3659 808677 933001

Club # Club # Club # Club #

933001 3518 479 1095

Club # Club #

1695 1513325

Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club #

1427169 2096 9477 1305066 2798 1513325 1340647 8248 8248 612315 680990 1469413 1521593 1510789 1958 4207 6026 3299 1249370 1400985 1050379 2449 2463 1197988 1406533 1510789 595823

Advanced Leader Bronze Allen-Hendricks, Sophia Bryan, Angela Drescher, Martha C. Frazier-Grant, Loma Gardiner, Sandradee Gongora, Ernesto Hart, Evelyn K. Johnson, Lakeisha Johnson, Nadia Hope Karumanchi, Bhaskar Kroner, Jonathan Logan, David A. Lucassen, Maria H. Lynch, Jack Macmunn, Kathleen Major, Rory L. McPhee, Oscar E. Miskanic, Vic Mitchell, Sylvia R. Perry, Lynn A Sarris, Eileen A. Sawyer, Allison B. Wicinski, Greg R Williams Gordon, Patrice E.

Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club # Club #

1415772 808677 2225 2096 1340647 1600 612315 9477 933001 6003 1293723 1347284 2096 8248 612315 1600 3956 3466 2437 1310937 6026 1227605 6745 1095

Advanced Leader Silver Lynch, Jack

Club #

BEAT the Dues Renewal Deadline!

Membership renewals are due by APRIL 1st.

Here are a few tips that will help ease the dues blues when processing membership payments: 

Renewals can be submitted ONLINE, by mail or by fax.

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Pay online by credit card.

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We recommend that you do not submit renewals by e-mail because it is not secure.

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At least SIX MEMBERS must pay dues; three must be renewing.

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If paying by check, you can print the list with the renewing members checked, and mail, along with payment to World Headquarters.

Check must be payable to Toastmasters International.

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Payment for dues renewals will be accepted online staring March 9, 2011.

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Visit the Club Business login at:

8248

www.toastmasters.org/login.aspx Leadership Excellence

Lynch, Jack Phelps, Howard F.

Club # Club #

8248 7923

Congratulations to our Distinguished Toastmasters Lynch, Jack Rice, Ronald

Club # Club #

8248 2652

Enter your user name and personal password (a club password is no longer required).  Once logged in, click on Members site (top left of the page)  Click on the Club Central Link (middle left of page)  Click on the Club name and number that you are paying dues for (middle page)  Under Conduct Club Business click on Pay dues for my Club members (center of page)

Become a DISTINGUISHED Club! Renew Dues Online TODAY!

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The Sunshiner—January/February 2011 Share your Stories and Pictures!

Publisher Rick Furbush, DTM Editor Brooke Samples

District 47 Executive Officers for 2010-2011

This page doesn’t have to be blank. If you have a Toastmasters’ story you want to share, please send it Myrna Brooks at mbrooks@toastmastersd47.org or to Brooke Samples at bsamples@toastmastersd47.org . Brooke Samples, Editor

DG LGET LGM PRO Secretary Treasurer IPDG

Rick Furbush Pamela Rolle Matt Kinsey Myrna Brooks Lori Stephens Jim Ellis Kristina Kihlberg

District 47 Leaders District Org Officer Parliamentarian SAA Webmaster Division A Governor Division B Governor Division C Governor Division D Governor Division E Governor Division F Governor Division G Governor Division H Governor Division I Governor

Kathy Furbush Ron Rice Jeanine Kinsey Robert Rizzo Francis Molina Tatanisha Bennett Hieu Huynh Mitch McGinnis Steve Zeris Vicki Wayne Jenelle Taylor Demekas Foster

The Mission of the District is to enhance the performance and extend the network of clubs, thereby offering greater numbers of people the opportunity to benefit from the Toastmasters educational program by: Focusing

on the critical success factors as specified by the district educational and membership goals

Ensuring

that each club effectively fulfills its responsibilities to its members

Providing

Let your happy stories be your umbrella.

Share what makes your club special by submitting an article for the Sunshiner.

effective training and leader-

ship development opportunities for club and district officers The Sunshiner is a publication of District 47 Toastmasters. Reproduction of articles is strictly prohibited without the express permission of the District 47 Governor. Toastmasters International and Toastmasters International emblems are trademarks of Toastmasters International registered in the United States, Canada and many other countries.

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