Events in February 2023

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30 January 2023
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1 February 2023
2 February 2023
3 February 2023
4 February 2023(2 events)

9:00 AM: Club Officer Training


4 February 2023

Club Officer Training event

Clubs can get credit for Goal 9b of the Distinguished Club Program, by having four or more officers attend training during the winter season of club officer training.

This training runs three hours, from 9:00 am to noon on Saturday, February 4, 2023!

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12:00 PM: FebFest 2023


4 February 2023

FebFest Online is a fun and free event for all Toastmasters District 53 members.

This year's event will feature the following activities at the approximate times shown below.
12:30pm - Gathering & networking
01:00pm - Pecha-Kucha
02:00pm - Speech-a-thon
03:00pm - Table Topics Marathon

Pecha-Kucha is a speech-a-thon where each speaker presents 20 PowerPoint slides and each slide is shown for exactly 20 seconds, for a total time of 6 minutes 40 seconds.  The slides advance automatically, and when they’re done, YOU’re done!  The challenge is to deliver an effective speech based on your automatically advancing slides.  If you want to present a Pecha-Kucha, click the Pecha-Kucha box below.  If not – just come and watch!

The Speech-a-Thon is an opportunity to present your next Pathways speech to a broader audience and have it evaluated by someone outside your club.  If you want to be a presenter, just click the Speech-a-Thon box in your registration!

If you sign up to present a Pecha-Kucha or a Speech-a-Thon speech, we will contact you with additional information.

The Table-Topics Marathon is an opportunity to practice your impromptu speaking skills with a broader audience.  No need to sign up as this opportunity will be available to all participants.

For more details about FebFest Online 2023, please go to our FF2023 webpage.

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5 February 2023
6 February 2023
7 February 2023
8 February 2023
9 February 2023
10 February 2023
11 February 2023(1 event)
12 February 2023
13 February 2023
14 February 2023
15 February 2023(1 event)

7:00 PM: Call for Presenters Deadline


15 February 2023

The District 53 Toastmasters Conference Committee is looking for presenters for the May 6, 2023 Conference in Springfield, MA!

The Deadline for proposals is February 15, 2023!

More information is on the Call for Presenters page.

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16 February 2023(1 event)

6:00 PM: Areas 31, 32, and 35 Contests


16 February 2023

Division 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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17 February 2023
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23 February 2023
24 February 2023
25 February 2023(1 event)

9:00 AM: Area 53 and Area 54 Contests (combined)


25 February 2023

Division 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=YWdGVzRzUkwzUTd5NWtXQWhLSDFWdz09

Meeting ID: 873 7771 4094
Passcode: 739509

26 February 2023
27 February 2023
28 February 2023(1 event)

6:00 PM: Area 21 & Area 23 Contests (Combined)


28 February 2023

Join 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

1 March 2023
2 March 2023
3 March 2023
4 March 2023(2 events)

9:00 AM: Area 11, 12, 15 Contest (Combined)


4 March 2023

Division A Director Jackie Kessler and Area Directors Melanie Lee, Devaki Krishnan, and Brenda Palumbo invite you to attend the Tall Tales and International Speech Contests for Area 11, Area 12, and Area 15 online on March 4, 2023

  • If you are in Area 11, Contact Melanie Lee
  • If you are n Area 12, contact Devaki Krishnan
  • If you are in Area 15, contact Brenda Palumbo

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The contest will be ONLINE, and a Zoom link will be forthcoming. No Link is available at this time.

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5 March 2023