Events in March 2024

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26 February 2024(1 event)


26 February 2024

The District Executive Committee is composed of the District Director, the Program Quality Director, the Club Growth Director, the District Public Relations Manager, the District Administrative Manager, and the District Financial Manager; and the Division Directors and Area Directors of District 53. The Region Advisor and International Director for District 53’s Region are ex officio members.
Update: The February 19, 2024 meeting has been rescheduled to February 26 at 7:00 pm
Attendance of other persons at this meeting is by invitation of the District Director. To place an item on the agenda for a specific meeting, please contact the District Administrative Manager or the District Director at least three business days in advance.  To receive a link to the meeting, please contact the District Director or the District Administrative Manager.
27 February 2024
28 February 2024(1 event)

28 February 2024

Club Officers should plan to attend training between November 1 and February 28 (February 29 in leap years) each year, as part of their work toward the Distinguished Club Program (DCP).Four officers must be trained in each of the two periods to complete Goal 9 of the DCP.

You can learn more at the District's Club Officer Training Schedule page.

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29 February 2024(1 event)

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29 February 2024

The DLC reports its findings to the District Director today, in anticipation of the District Business Meeting on April 11, 2024.

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2 March 2024(1 event)


2 March 2024

Division Director Elizabeth Keeling invites you to join the Division E Contests on 2 March 2024 at the William K. Sanford Library in Colonie, NY, for a 1pm start to the Evaluation and International Speech Contests!

Please attend in person as Division E competes for the title of best International speaker in the Division this year, and best Evaluator. Our competitors go on to the District Finals at the District 53 Annual Conference.

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Contact:

  • Contest Master (contestants):
  • Chief Judge (functionaries and judges):

Agenda:

  • 12:30 pm - Briefings for Contestants and Functionaries
  • 1:00 pm - Start of Evaluation Contest
  • 2:30 pm - approximate start of International Speech Contest
William K. Sanford Library
629 Albany Shaker Rd
Loudonville, NY 12211
United States

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9 March 2024(1 event)


9 March 2024

The Division Directors of Divisions B and C invite you to join them for the Division level speech contests on 9 March 2024.

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Agenda

  • Briefings for contestants and functionaries will begin at 8:40 am
  • The contests will begin at 9:00 am

Contact

  • General questions from Division B Clubs - Ebru Unal - divbdir@d53tm.org
  • General questions from Division C Clubs - Selina Tourjee - divcdir@d53tm.org
  • Contest Master - Paul Randolph, DTM
  • Contest Chief Judge - Katie Vrabel, c32dir@d53tm.org

Save the Date! Volunteer! Be in the Audience!

595 Tolland Turnpike
Manchester, CT 06042
Unted States

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16 March 2024(1 event)


16 March 2024

Division D Director Mark Wing and the Area Directors invite you to attend the Division D Speech Contests.  The Division D contest in Evaluation, and the International Speech Contest, will be on Saturday, March 16th at 10:00 am at the Westfield Athenaeum in Westfield, MA.

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The Athenaeum is the same venue as the Area 43 and 44 contests.  It opens at 9:00.  Briefings for the contestants and judges begin at 9:30.

Because we only have 4 areas, both the first and second place winners are invited to participate in the Division D contest.  Only one person per category will be advancing to the district contest.

More information will be forthcoming shortly.

6 Elm Street
Westfield, 01085
United States

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30 March 2024(1 event)


30 March 2024

Growing Your Club: Membership Math Vs Membership Mindset
Date: March 30th, 2024
Zoom Room Opens: 9:45am for Networking & Division A Director Coffee Chat
Main Program: 10:00am-11:30pm
Description:
March 30th will be our third Saturday Success Series event. The topic is one that is high on everyone's mind: Growing Your Club!
Our guest presenter will be the amazing and fabulous Accredited Speaker Freddi Dogterom, DTM.
Freddi is a life-long, passionate Toastmaster. She is one of 12 Canadians and one of 17 women in the world to earn the Accredited Speaker distinction. She will share strategies on how she grew her home club during the pandemic from 21 to over 50 members.
The presentation will be followed by a Q&A with an opportunity for everyone to ask questions and to contribute any success strategies you've used in your own clubs.

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31 March 2024(1 event)

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31 March 2024

Clubs and members must complete the process of paying their six-month dues for April through September by March 31. You can pay your dues at Toastmasters.org, or to your club treasurer.

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