Message from The Hon. Obadiah H. Wilchcombe MP, Minister of Tourism on the occasion of the Toastmasters’ 60th anniversary Conference held at Atlantis Resort, Bahamas.
Toastmasters have achieved a significant milestone in the Bahamas with its 60th anniversar y. Over these three decades it is easily verifiable fact that Toastmasters’ has sophisticated a fine cadre of Bahamians in the skill sets and discipline in communications and public speaking for which the organization is so highly respected.
Further; in the international arena, Toastmasters remains an appealing and dominant training and preparatory institution for citizens interested in attaining the highest goals of their profession and vocations.
The ability to relate in this new world age of Communications and the multimedia platforms available, the emerging new nuances and colloquialisms that are constantly in development; requires and needs organizations like Toastmasters to properly establish and mandate a universal approach and standards.
I am par ticularly pleased with the work Toastmasters continues to do in our Nation’s Junior and Senior High Schools in laying the early ground work for elocution in our boys and girls. This is very noble.
As you meet under your theme, “Back to the Future”; I hasten to humbly remind you of Shakespeare’s treatise ““Neither be the first to whom the new is tried nor be the last to lay the old aside.”
As Toastmasters is an international organization with affiliates in numerous tongues other than English, I wish to implore you to be vigilant in your endeavours to ensure that the basics of good grammar, punctuation, spelling, pronunciations, oratory and selected emphasis remain the nonnegotiable platform of your agenda. The abbreviations and slangs of the internet and the cell phone have become accepted and tolerated inclusions in the Queen’s English. As with all short cuts, the standard can be compromised.
I implore you to guard against this.
The Ministry of Tourism welcomes you to the Atlantis Resort for your conference.
In your 60 years you no doubt have much to talk about, much to share and so much more to do.
As you turn down your emblematic hour glass or as the future now provides a digital stop watch; to begin your deliberations, please be assured of the highest regards of my Ministry for a most successful Conference.
Sincerely,
The Honourable Obie Wilchcombe
Area 92 Director TM Tiffany Burrell-Roberts would like to congratulate all the clubs in Area 92 for having 100% officers trained, membership dues paid and for having at least two or more goals posted. Congratulations. Let’s end this year as President a Distinguish Area once again.
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District 47 History Highlights
60 years of amazing stories, friendships and skills developed – and more to come
first District
District 47 founder
Governor 1955-1956
Ira Callman, DTM, Miami and wife Iva
1973 – 1974 A landmark term for District 47
Bosfield, Nassau, Bahamas
Bahamian
Governor 1974 First Club in The Bahamas
Bahamas Branch, Club #1600 was chartered in January 1969 24 Past Presidents of Club 1600 gathered for a meeting in May 2013
Women join Toastmasters The Bahamas join District 47 The DTM award is introduced Toastmasters 50th anniversary Patrick
D47 first
Area
Frist
District Governor Year
District Governor Year
District 47 Governors
DTM = Distinguished Toastmaster
PID = Past International President
PID = Past International Director
PRA = Past Region Advisor
Ira Callman, DTM 1955-56 Owen Parrish 1956-57 Donald M. Larson 1957-58 Norman S. Pallot 1958-59 Donald F. Muller 1959-60 Charles S. Swan, DTM, PID 1960-61 Dean Risher 1961-62 Larry Allen Webb 1962-63 Warren E. Price 1963-64 Viggo C. Christiansen 1964-65 John F. Diaz, DTM, PIP 1965-66 Win Chesley, DTM, PID 1966-67 PDD Charles Avery 1967-68 DD Fred G. Thompson 1968-69 DD Hugh T. Burgay, DTM, PID 1969-70 PDD John Bowman, DTM 1970-71 DD Michael G. Shayne, DTM 1971-72 PDD Charles L. Jones Jr, DTM 1972-73 Karl E. Righter, DTM 1973-74 Carleton J. Smith, DTM 1974-75 Sherley R. Dunn, DTM 1975-76 PDD David B. Meeks, DTM, PID 1976-77 DD R. Floyd Sewell, DTM 1977-78 DD Robert Gelfand, DTM 1978-79 Val Croskey, DTM 1979-80 DD Virginia Heddinger, DTM 1980-81 DD Frank Tillman, DTM 1981-82 SDD Jim Stanley, DTM 1982-83 DD Ray Floyd, DTM, PID 1983-84 DD Dr. Ann Tillman, DTM 1984-85 DD
Clara Gelfand, DTM 1985-86 James E. Martin, DTM 1986-87 SDD Lou Funk, DTM 1987-88 PDD Fred Miller, DTM 1988-89 Rosella Bonham, DTM 1989-90 DD Sara Meeks, DTM 1990-91 DD Ed Waters, DTM 1991-92 DD Steven A. Bard, DTM, PID 1992-93 Louise Y. Boyd, DTM 1993-94 Rusty Best, DTM 1994-95 PDD Samuel P. Bain, DTM 1995-96 Rex P. Lehman, DTM 1996-97 Laura Reed, DTM 1997-98 Timothy Pesut, DTM 1998-99 DD Jack Jamba, DTM 1999-00 Paul Meunier, DTM, PID 2000-01 PDD Cathy Epler, DTM 2001-02 DD Eileen Sarris, DTM 2002-03 DD Margaret Wan, DTM, PID 2003-04 PDD Jim Ocque, DTM 2004-05 Dr. Godfrey Springer, DTM 2005-06 Loretta Sandy, DTM 2006-07 PDD Wanda Brown, DTM 2007-08 Antionette Fox, DTM, PRA 2008-09 PDD Kristina Kihlberg, DTM, PID 2009-10 PDD Richard Furbush, DTM, PRA 2010-11 PDD Pamela D. Rolle, DTM 2011-12 Matthew A. Kinsey, DTM 2012-13 Francis I. Molina, DTM 2013-14 Anthony J. Longley, DTM 2014-15 First
2015-16
District Director - Jeanine Kinsey, DTM
DTM badges used to be numbered
John Bowman, Miami
Karl Righter, Orlando
Mike Shane, Ft. Lauderdale
John Diaz, Cocoa Beach
First International President from D47
1974-75
Virginia Heddinger, Ft. Lauderdale
First female D47 Governor 1980-81
Charles Swan, Sarasota
First D47 International Director 1963-64
Val Croskey, Melbourne
First African-American
D47 Governor 1979-80
“Firsts”
Husband & wife District Governors
Dave Meeks, Tampa 1976-77 Sara Meeks, Tampa 1990-91 Bob Gelfand, FLL 1978-79 Clara Gelfand, FLL 1985-86 Frank Tillman, Gainesville 1981-82 Ann Tillman, Gainesville 1984-85 We are
2012-13
ALL family! Matt Kinsey, Coral Springs
2015-16
Jeanine Kinsey, Coral Springs
International
Jim Bussey
Speech finalist Phoenix 2007
President Genevieve Gibson alon g with the offi cers and members of B.
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CONGRATUALATE DISTRICT 47 Toastmasters on its 60th Anniversary
It’s your hard work, commitment and effort that have made 2015 memorable! Let’s get ready for a new year, new opportunities and new levels of success! Remember, “nothing can survive in a vacuum; no one can exist all alone” .
Area 20 Director: Michael Schoen
Area 21 Director: Victor Jimenez
Area 22 Director: Nick von Alven
Area 23 Director: Daniel Kofler
Area 24 Director: Andy Bern
T h a n k y o u D i v i s i o n B A r e a D i r e c t o r s ! ! !
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Division Director Elvis Collie Area 61 Nikenya Rolle Area 62 P. Anthony Dean Area 60 Owen Hanna Area 63 Marilyn Johnson
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The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism Congratulates District 47 Toastmasters on its Diamond Jubilee Anniversary
We are delighted that you have chosen our exceptional destination for your 2015 Fall Conference. We trust that you will enjoy our unique Bahamian hospitality, and we look forward to seeing you again in the near future.
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