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March to May Madness Update

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Since the start of our March to May Madness membership drive, we have gained 244 new members

This is how the clubs stand at May 7th 2010:

5 Clubs with 6 new members

Ballina; Telstra Transit; Sunnybank; Indooroopilly; Business Focus

3 Clubs with 5 new members

Forest Lake; Goalsetters; 111

10 Clubs with 4 new members

Hervey Bay; Riverside; DC; Aurecon; Boyd Park; Townsville; Tambourine Mt; Uniting; Goondiwindi; Southern Cross

14 Clubs with 3 new members

Nambour; Caloundra; Upper Mt. Gravatt; Redlands; Morning Stars; Jimboomba; Western Suburbs; Maunsell NQ Raconteurs; Darwin; Innisfail; Gold Coast; Nerang; MullumMagic; Ipswich

39 Clubs with 2 new members

39 Clubs with 1 new member

Congratulations to the 102 clubs who have gained at least one new member and to Ballina; Telstra Transit; Sunnybank; Indooroopilly; Business Focus; Forest Lake; Goalsetters and 111 Toastmasters Clubs who have already achieved their target!

With 3 weeks to go, which of the 10 Clubs with 4 new members is going to join them?

Remember - a Success/ Leadership or Success/ Communication module of your choice is awarded to all clubs who gain 5 or more new members between Mar 1 and May 31 2010.

Charlie Starrett
PRO

District 69 Contest Results

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Your Thoughts?

Were you at the Convention and saw the contests? We’d love to hear your feedback on the quality of the contests, and most controversially, do you agree with the judges decisions? Who stood out to you? What tips did you pick up from the speakers?

International Speech Contest

1st: Pushpa Vida

2nd: Alison Cleaver

3rd: Jock Elliot

Evaluation Speech Contest

1st: Lorraine Lehmann

2nd: Kate George

3rd: Donna Kildea

Humourous Speech Contest

1st: Terry Hicks

2nd: Kayt Duncan

3rd: Robyn Maciejewski

Table Topics Contest

1st: Kayt Duncan

2nd: Pushpa Vida

3rd: Philip Clynes

International President Kills World Champion

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

International President of Toastmasters International has killed World Champion of Public Speaking, Mark Hunter in what appears to be an angry rage with a light saber.

Gary Schmidt, International President of Toastmasters International was a guest Convention delegate at the District 69 Convention over the May Day long weekend. In the final address to the Convention, Breakfast for Champions, presented by District 69′s own Mark Hunter, Gary Schmidt randomly appeared on stage with a blue light saber to the Star Wars intro theme.

Gary viciously and deliberately fought with our knight, who pulled out his own red light saber only under provocation.

District 69 Governor Coral McVean admitted it was a mistake to invite Gary Schmidt to Convention, and is concerned the District will never recover from this mournful loss. Coral has ensured Gary was promptly driven to the airport on Tuesday and subsequently deported back to Clackamas, Oregon.

We invite any Toastmaster who witnessed this heinous crime to comment below and express their feelings about the event.

Pushpa Vida Wins International

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Pushpa Vida has won the International Speech contest and will be representing our District at the next level of competition at Palm Springs USA. More details to come…

Follow us on Twitter!

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Guess what?! We’re now on Twitter! Our team, which includes District Governor will be relaying events to members from this site.  Look for weets by DG. For up to the minute information on District 69, follow us at http://www.twitter.com/toastmastersd69.

Documents for Council Meeting

Monday, April 19th, 2010

If you love the parliamentary procedural fun on District Council meetings, pour a glass of red and read them in detail. We’ve bundled the reports into convenient zips files for download:

March – May Madness Update

Monday, April 19th, 2010

New memberships are coming in!

Since the start of our March to May Madness membership drive, we have gained 177 new members

This is how the clubs stand as at April 16th 2010:

  • 2 Clubs with 6 new members
    Ballina; Telstra Transit
  • 2 Clubs with 5 new members
    Sunnybank; Goalsetters
  • 5 Clubs with 4 new members
    Indooroopilly; DC; Aurecon; Townsville; Goondiwindi
  • 9 Clubs with 3 new members
    Hervey Bay; Nambour; Caloundra; Upper Mt. Gravatt; Riverside; Morning Stars; Maunsell NQ Raconteurs; Tambourine Mt; MullumMagic
  • 34 Clubs with 2 new members
  • 40 Clubs with 1 new member

Congratulations to all 92 clubs who have gained at least one new member and to Ballina; Telstra Transit; Sunnybank and Goalsetters Toastmasters Clubs who have already achieved their target! Who else is going to join them?

Remember - a Success/ Leadership or Success/ Communication module of your choice is awarded to all clubs who gain 5 or more new members between Mar 1 and May 31 2010.

Charlie Starrett
District 69 Public Relations Officer 2009-10

Timing Lights For Sale

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Does your club need new timing lights? Check out these amazing lights produced by long-term Toastmaster John Hill for just $65. Click any of the photos below to see a larger pic.

This photograph shows three units at the various stages of lighting. The green light (on the left of the pic) is pictured with Speech Contest Guard installed.

This photograph shows the location of Yellow or Amber light and Speech Contest guard removed for club meetings. This guard is shown with location pins which match holes in base of light.

This picture shows the position of the red light and the switch positions i.e. 4positions:

  • White position – OFF
  • Green position – Green Light
  • Yellow position – Yellow Light
  • Red position-  Red Light.
  • Knob on right of 4 position switch is used for Brightness and turns to right for maximum brightness and to left for minimum, this reduces battery drain.

The unit uses 4 x  AA batteries in base.

The Cost is $65.00 for unit Plus $12.00 for packing and posting.

For orders please forward  your money by cheque or postal order.

To John Hill

5 Northview St.

Birkdale, Qld. 4159.

March – May Madness Update

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

The District 69 membership drive runs from Mar 1 to May 31 each year, to find our more check out the rules for March to May Madness.

Leaderboard

3 Clubs with 3 new members Mar 1 - 26:

  • Nambour
  • DC
  • Townsville

11 Clubs with 2 new members.

26 Clubs with 1 new member.

Sign up new members for your club’s chance for education materials from the District.

D69 Now on Facebook

Monday, March 29th, 2010

In an effort to raise awareness of activities around the District and promote more inter-club communication a Facebook page has been established.

If you’re already a member of Facebook, come on in and become a fan of our organisation through our Facebook page.

We would love our members to try out Facebook for the following:

  • Sharing photos of events
  • Introducing yourself and home club
  • Talking about things working well in your club
  • Interact with other members
  • Advertising upcoming events in your clubs
  • … and anything else you can think of.

We look forward to catching up with you in our new social media space.