Events in February 2023
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Talk Up Toastmasters! Talk Up Toastmasters!
All day
1 February 2023Talk Up Toastmasters is a membership building event sponsored by Toastmasters International every year. If a club gets five new members between February 1 and March 31, they qualify for a special ribbon and discounts in the Toastmasters Store!
See the news from District Club Growth Director Bettyann Peck, DTM, or contact her for more details at cgd@d53tm.org.
This news will be repeated throughout the membership campaign.
Monthly Members Education Program Monthly Members Education Program
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1 February 2023Join Program Quality Director Patti Walter and a range of recurring guests from 7:00 pm to 8:00pm on the First Wednesday of each month from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm for a rotating range of topics chosen by you, the members!
- Recurring meeting, 1st Wed monthly at 7pm
- Tiny Zoom Link: https://tinyurl.com/D53-MMEP
- Full Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81488367780?pwd=V0Y1cWo3YWxNYkwwL2Vrci9FNW9rZz09
- Passcode: D53MMEP
- Participants can join 10 min early
- All meetings will auto record to zoom cloud
Take the Survey!
Do you have topics you'd like to see covered and discussed? Take our survey, and the Monthly Members Education Program staff will review your requests, and help find subject matter experts to present on these topics.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D53-MMEP-Ideas
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Reminder: Nominations Open! Reminder: Nominations Open!
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7 February 2023Reminder! Nominations are Open!
Nominations are open for elected District 53 officers:
You can read more about the nominations process on the District Leadership Committee (DLC)'s page.
The Deadline for nominations is 9:00 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday 28 February 2022.
Contact DLC Chair Akihiro Ishii for more information at nominations@d53tm.org
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Talk Up Toastmasters! Talk Up Toastmasters!
All day
8 February 2023Talk Up Toastmasters is a membership building event sponsored by Toastmasters International every year. If a club gets five new members between February 1 and March 31, they qualify for a special ribbon and discounts in the Toastmasters Store!
See the news from District Club Growth Director Bettyann Peck, DTM, or contact her for more details at cgd@d53tm.org.
This news will be repeated throughout the membership campaign.
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Club Coaches Roundtable Club Coaches Roundtable
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9 February 2023The District 53 Club Coaches Roundtable meet every month throughout the year. We bring on new coaches, update progress with existing coaches, and exchange ideas on how to best motivate and educate Clubs and their members to achieve Distinguished status. Serving as a Club Coach is an option for credit towards the Distinguished Toastmaster Award, and a terrific Leadership role. Become part of this highly motivated team of seasoned members, and ask to be assigned a Club that needs your help.
To learn more, visit your own Base Camp and search under “Tutorials & Resources" for “coach” to find the "Club Coach Module". Complete that training to get started, and contact the Club Growth Director, CGD@d53tm.org, or the Club Coach Chair, Steve Lanning: clubcoachingchair@d53tm.org
Via Zoom:
- Meeting ID: 832 3249 6227
- Passcode: 363109
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Areas 52 and 55 Contests (Combined) Areas 52 and 55 Contests (Combined)
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11 February 2023Division E Director Beth Van Kempen and Area 52 Director Mary Howard invite you to attend the Area 52 Tall Tales and International Contests on February 11, 2023, at 9:30 am
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87681957252?pwd=bHV0R2JSREVrMTJqVDFWZzRCeHlqZz09Meeting ID: 876 8195 7252
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District Director's Coffee District Director's Coffee
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12 February 2023Monthly Coffee Hour with the District Director, John Hogan DTM.
Bring your questions, comments, concerns and ideas to a round-table discussion together!
This will be every second Saturday, November, 2022 through June, 2023, from 8:30 am to 9:30 am.
https://tinyurl.com/DD-Coffee-Hour
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Reminder: Nominations Open! Reminder: Nominations Open!
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14 February 2023Reminder! Nominations are Open!
Nominations are open for elected District 53 officers:
You can read more about the nominations process on the District Leadership Committee (DLC)'s page.
The Deadline for nominations is 9:00 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday 28 February 2022.
Contact DLC Chair Akihiro Ishii for more information at nominations@d53tm.org
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Talk Up Toastmasters! Talk Up Toastmasters!
All day
15 February 2023Talk Up Toastmasters is a membership building event sponsored by Toastmasters International every year. If a club gets five new members between February 1 and March 31, they qualify for a special ribbon and discounts in the Toastmasters Store!
See the news from District Club Growth Director Bettyann Peck, DTM, or contact her for more details at cgd@d53tm.org.
This news will be repeated throughout the membership campaign.
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Talk It Up Toastmasters: Open House Talk It Up Toastmasters: Open House
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16 February 2023Talk It Up Toastmasters, club #8045, will host an Open House on Thursday, 16 February 2023, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm EST. The event will be online. You can find them here on Toastmastersclubs.org or on Find-a-Club at Toastmasters.org
Please contact Steve McGuinness, VPPR, for additional information: stevensnewemail@gmail.com
Areas 31, 32, and 35 Contests Areas 31, 32, and 35 Contests
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16 February 2023Division C Director Chad Babcock and Area Directors Selina Tourjee, Aimee Soucy and Sugan Kumar invite you to attend the Tall Tales and International Speech Contest for their Areas on Thursday 16 February 2023, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
- The Contest Chair and Contest Master is Sugan Kumar, DTM, Area 35 Director
- The Chief Judge is Aimee Soucy
Inquiries from contestants and their assistants should go to the Contest Chair; inquiries from judges and functionaries should go to the Chief Judge.
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Reminder: Nominations Open! Reminder: Nominations Open!
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21 February 2023Reminder! Nominations are Open!
Nominations are open for elected District 53 officers:
You can read more about the nominations process on the District Leadership Committee (DLC)'s page.
The Deadline for nominations is 9:00 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday 28 February 2022.
Contact DLC Chair Akihiro Ishii for more information at nominations@d53tm.org
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Talk Up Toastmasters! Talk Up Toastmasters!
All day
22 February 2023Talk Up Toastmasters is a membership building event sponsored by Toastmasters International every year. If a club gets five new members between February 1 and March 31, they qualify for a special ribbon and discounts in the Toastmasters Store!
See the news from District Club Growth Director Bettyann Peck, DTM, or contact her for more details at cgd@d53tm.org.
This news will be repeated throughout the membership campaign.
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Area 53 and Area 54 Contests (combined) Area 53 and Area 54 Contests (combined)
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25 February 2023Division E Director Beth Van Kempen, Area 53 Director Robert Zitowsky and Area 54 Director Adebola Elefontuyi invite you to attend the Combined Area 53 and Area 54 Contest on February 25, 2023, at 10:00 am. The contest will be online.
Elizabeth Keeling is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Area 53/54 Speech Contest
Time: Feb 25, 2023 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87377714094?pwd=YWdGVzRzUkwzUTd5NWtXQWhLSDFWdz09Meeting ID: 873 7771 4094
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Area 21 & Area 23 Contests (Combined) Area 21 & Area 23 Contests (Combined)
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28 February 2023Join Division B Director Paul Terman, Area 23 Director Ann McGuire, and others, for the Tall Tales and International Speech Contests for Areas 21 and 23!
Contact Contest Master Ann McGuire at ann mcguiremaher at gmail
Contact Contest Chief Judge Shaw Bates at shawbeeshaw at gmail