Events in May 2023

  • Monthly Members Education Program

    Monthly Members Education Program


    3 May 2023

    Join 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!

    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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  • District 53 Tall Tales Contest

    District 53 Tall Tales Contest


    6 May 2023

    District Director John Hogan, Program Quality Director Patti Walter, and Club Growth Director Bettyann Peck invite you to attend the District 53 Tall Tales Contest at 10:45 am on May 6, 2023 at the District 53 Annual Conference.

    For additional information, contact

    • Contest Master: Patti Walter
    • Contest Toastmaster: TBA
    • Chief Judge: Andrew B. Watt
    • Tech facilitator: TBA
    • Conference Chair David Freedman with venue questions

    Online for paid ticket holders, and in-person at:

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    Briefings will take place during the afternoon breakout sessions at 1:45 pm, with a possible repeat session during the Hall of Fame at 4:00 pm

    1 Monarch Place
    Springfield, MA
    United States
    1-(413)-781-1010
    District 53 International Speech Contest

    District 53 International Speech Contest


    6 May 2023

    The District 53 Annual International Speech Contest will take place at 8:00 pm following the Installation of District Officers for the 2023-2024 program year, at

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    and online at [Zoom address to follow].

    Please contact

    1. Patti Walter, PQD as contest chair with general issues
    2. Andrew B. Watt as chief judge with judge and functionary questions
    3. Tech Facilitator [TBA] with teleconferencing questions
    4. Conference co-chairs David Freedman or Janice Dimock with venue questions.

    Briefings will take place during the afternoon breakout sessions at 1:45 pm, with a possible repeat session during the Hall of Fame at 4:00 pm

    1 Monarch Place
    Springfield, MA
    United States
    1-(413)-781-1010

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  • District Director's Coffee

    District Director's Coffee


    14 May 2023

    Monthly 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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  • Train the Trainers!

    Train the Trainers!


    30 May 2023

    District Program Quality Director Patti Walter DTM invites you to participate in Train the Trainers — a pair of events on May 25 and May 30 at 6:30 pm (online). These are programs to help members learn how to be facilitators and presenters at the Club Officer Training events in Summer 2023 (between June 1 and August 31). Some of these training events will be live and in-person.

    You can find more information here.

    You can also join through the Zoom videoconference link, here:

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