Mastering Communication: Why Your Toastmasters Email Matters

Many of us joined Toastmasters in an effort to become comfortable with public speaking. Along our journeys, we learn that Toastmasters helps us become better communicators overall. Today, we are confronted with many modes of communication, and one of the tried and true methods over the past couple of decades is email. Email is the primary mode of communication between Toastmasters International and you, District 53 and you, and many clubs and their members. An email address also serves as half of your Toastmasters International account credentials. This is particularly crucial for accessing associated websites.

Losing access to an email address can quickly disrupt communication, making it challenging to be notified of opportunities and restricting your access to your Toastmasters education records. In this post, I would like to encourage you to consider changing to a personal email address for your Toastmasters email if you are using a work-assigned address. Additionally, I encourage you to check your spam/junk folders to ensure that communication from Toastmasters International, District 53, and your club are not getting trapped in those folders.

Now, let’s explore several benefits of using a personal email address for your Toastmasters correspondence.

1. This safeguards your ability to access education records, even if you no longer have a connection with the company providing your email account. Having a network of other Toastmasters may help you land another opportunity or at the very least help you continue to prepare for future interviews.

2. Using a personal email address ensures you have privacy over your professional development from an employer. A corporate account is company-owned and may be reviewed by management.

3. It can offer you personal branding by choosing a vanity domain address, or how your username and signature are displayed. This can set you apart and show others your involvement with Toastmasters and commitment to personal growth.

4. It ensures that you have control over accessing news from Toastmasters International and District 53. Both sources provide many opportunities to continue your growth such as news of upcoming training, or interesting articles with valuable insights.

We’ve noticed when sending out District 53 news that some company accounts are completely blocking our newsletters. It may be difficult to convince IT departments to adjust firewall settings to allow newsletters to flow in. Many personal address providers such as Gmail allow all subscribed information to flow in but may filter to promotion or spam folders. In these scenarios, a simple search will enable access to the email, and it can then be marked ‘safe’ for inbox delivery in the future.

Uninterrupted access to this information is helpful to you, and your club, which benefits each of the members, “you”.

As you continue your Toastmasters journey, consider the power of a personal email address — a gateway to uninterrupted education, a shield of privacy, personal branding, and a key to unlocking Toastmasters communications. Take control, update your Toastmasters profiles, and share the wisdom with your Toastmasters friends and peers.

Preparing for Changes to Pathways!

Pathways Changes – How to Prepare

Fellow Toastmasters,

Long requested and awaited changes to Pathways, the Toastmasters education program, are coming in 2024!  This is great news.  However, there will be a transition period where some patience will be needed.  

Per a recent advisory from the Toastmasters International Education team, Pathways BaseCamp managers (typically the club VPE) have been requested to ensure that all Pathways level completion requests and the associated award requests in Club Central be in sync and up to date by December 15, 2023.  If any level completions or awards are submitted after that or the 2 systems are not in sync, there may be impacts to the DCP credit for member level completion awards.

All members should prepare for these changes as follows.

  1. Submit completion approval requests for any Pathways levels already completed by Monday, December 11.
  2. For any paths completed after December 11, hold off on submitting the completion request until we are informed that it is OK to do so.
  3. Each member should check to make sure their Pathways completions and awards are in sync. Learn how in this short video prepared by Toastmasters International.  Inform your VPE of any discrepancies found immediately.
  4. You can continue to work on your path projects — just don’t submit any new approval requests during the transition period.

More news about the improvements to the Pathways education system will be announced as it becomes available.

Sincerely,
Norm Thibodeau, DTM
District Administrative Manager, 2023-2024

Want to learn more?  Here are a few references:

Workshop for Judges

Fellow Toastmasters,

To assist you in running contests, we’ll be hosting a new workshop, When You Are the Judge, on 13 November 2023 from 7 pm to 8:00 pm. Please read about and join us!

As a reminder,

  • Club Contests must end by December 10, 2023. They can be held online, in-person, or in a hybrid format, but they must follow the 2023-2024 Speech Contest Rulebook.
  • Area Contests will take place in-person between December 11, 2023 and February 10, 2024. Locations will be listed below. (results here)
  • Division Contests will take place in-person between February 11, 2024 and March 31, 2024. Locations will be listed below. (results here)
  • The District Contests will take place in-person at the District Conference, with a date still to be determined.

There are a number of existing resources to assist you in the process of running contests:

You can always reach me at DCJ@d53tm.org with any questions or concerns, and I’ll happily answer.

Yours in Toastmasters service,
Beth Van Kempen
District 53 Chief Judge, 2023-2024

Winter 2023-24 Training Dates Announced!

Link to Registration: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D53COT-Registration

Club Officer Training (Winter Season) has started and will conclude at the end of February. Several sessions have been scheduled throughout the period for your convenience. District 53 has recruited a great selection of officers from high-performance clubs to facilitate and guide your workshop sessions this year. In your sessions you’ll…

  • Attend a breakout session based on your officer role.
  • Experience quality time with other officers in the same role, sharing strategies that work.
  • Work with diverse officers in many roles across the district to get proven tactics for membership, club quality, contest programs, open houses, and other club operations.
  • Attend at least 80% (120 minutes) of any 2.5 hour session to receive training credit.

The schedule of available training dates is as follows:

  • Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 6-8:30pm
  • Thursday, December 7, 2023, 6-8:30pm
  • Saturday, December 9, 2023, 9-11:30am
  • Saturday, January 13, 2024, 9-11:30am
  • Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 6-8:30pm
  • Saturday, February 3, 2024, 9-11:30am
  • Monday, February 19, 2024, 6-8:30pm

To register for any District 53 Club Officer Training event, use the link below. All training sessions are online by Zoom. The Zoom link is provided at the end of the registration page and is also included in your registration confirmation email and the reminder email that will be sent two days before the event.

If you’d like to know which officers still need to attend officer training, you can view the current TI training report for District 53 at this link. The deadline to attend a Club Officer Training (COT) is the last day of February.

Register Here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D53COT-Registration

If you’d like to know which officers still need to attend officer training, you can view the current TI training report for District 53 at this link. The deadline to attend a Club Officer Training (COT) is the last day of February.

Q1 Education Awards for 2023-24

District 53 is pleased to reveal the Educational Achievements of members in the first quarter of 2023-24.

Award Name Club  
PWMENTORPGM Alpana Gupta, SR5 BI Toastmasters  
  Donna Reiss, IP2 BI Toastmasters  
  Kristev Hildenbrandt, TC1 Empire Toastmasters  
  Mark S. Filippo, IP5 Greenwich Toastmasters  
  Meng Tan, MS5 Capital Toastmasters of Albany  
  Raju Menon, IP2 BI Toastmasters  
  Samuel A. Auch, PI5 Greenwich Toastmasters  
  Stephen M. Burgess, EH5 Brass City Toastmasters  
  Yvette P. Ghannam, IP3 Greenwich Toastmasters  
DL5 Jennifer Brown, DL5 NYS Forum Toastmasters  
  Melanie Lee, DL5 Greater Stamford Toastmasters  
  Molly Hayward, DTM Stag Toastmasters Club  
EC5 Paul Horvath, EC5 Cedar Hill Toastmasters Club  
EH5 Stephen M. Burgess, EH5 Brass City Toastmasters  
IP5 Krishna Venkatesan, IP5 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
  Pamela Wilhelm, IP5 BI Toastmasters  
LD5 Alpana Gupta, SR5 BI Toastmasters  
  Dhanushkodi Mariappan, LD5 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
MS5 Lawrence M Zaccaro, MS5 Mystic Aquarium Toastmasters  
  Meng Tan, MS5 Capital Toastmasters of Albany  
  Richard Beauchemin, MS5 Taconic Toastmasters  
PI5 Pamela Wilhelm, IP5 BI Toastmasters  
  Samuel A. Auch, PI5 Greenwich Toastmasters  
PM5 Lisa Morahan, PM5 Saratoga Turf Talkers  
  Richard May, PM5 Henry Hudson Club  
  Zita Bodonyi, PM5 Air Line Trail Club  
SR5 Alpana Gupta, SR5 BI Toastmasters  
  Leslie Bryce, SR5 Kingston-Rhinebeck Toastmasters Club  
TC5 Tanya Bramble, MS2 Henry Hudson Club  
DL4 Melanie Lee, DL5 Greater Stamford Toastmasters  
EC4 Alissa Monteleone, VC3 Torrington Club  
  Debbie Froehlich, EC4 Bethel Toastmasters  
  John H. Robbins, EC4 PROSPEAKERS  
EH4 Stephen M. Burgess, EH5 Brass City Toastmasters  
IP4 Brian M. Rush, IP4 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
  Pamela Wilhelm, IP5 BI Toastmasters  
LD4 Dhanushkodi Mariappan, LD5 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
MS4 Amy Chiu, MS4 Greater Stamford Toastmasters  
PI4 Colette Driscoll Long, PI4 Mystic Aquarium Toastmasters  
  Samuel A. Auch, PI5 Greenwich Toastmasters  
PM4 Annemarie Senol, PM4 Bethel Toastmasters  
  Zachary N. Fisk, PM4 Housatonic Toastmasters  
SR4 Alpana Gupta, SR5 BI Toastmasters  
  Kat Calhoun, DTM Eagle Club  
VC4 Kat Calhoun, DTM Eagle Club  
DL3 Ahren Niles, DL3 One State Street Toastmasters  
  Beatriz Heredia, DL3
Hartford HealthCare Central Region Toastmasters Club
 
  Frank H. Frazar, DL3 One State Street Toastmasters  
  Maria Westbrook, DL3 KAPL Toastmasters Club  
  Melanie Lee, DL5 Greater Stamford Toastmasters  
  Thomas John Turon, DL3 West Hartford Toastmasters Club  
  Tim Guyton, DL3 UnitedHealth Group Club  
EC3 Lufeng Zou, EC3 Eagle Club  
IP3 Bridgette Mack, IP3 One State Street Toastmasters  
  Kristy Snyder, IP3 Inspira Marketing Toastmasters  
  Pamela Wilhelm, IP5 BI Toastmasters  
  Yvette P. Ghannam, IP3 Greenwich Toastmasters  
LD3 Giusy R Beaman, LD3 Norwich Toastmasters  
MS3 Michael Townshend, MS3 KAPL Toastmasters Club  
  Stephen A. Miller, DTM North Country Club  
PI3 Samuel A. Auch, PI5 Greenwich Toastmasters  
  Tzu Jen Kao, PI3 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
PM3 Aimee B. Soucy, PM3 Farmington Club  
  Angel Mary, PM3 Dutchess County Toastmasters  
  Cheryl Morgenstern, PM3 Bethel Toastmasters  
  Ray Schwartz, PM3 Housatonic Toastmasters  
  Sarita B. Patel, PM3 Speakeasy Toastmasters Club  
  Susan M Merlo, PM3 Bethel Toastmasters  
SR3 Alpana Gupta, SR5 BI Toastmasters  
TC3 James Ault, TC3 KAPL Toastmasters Club  
VC3 Alissa Monteleone, VC3 Torrington Club  
  Kat Calhoun, DTM Eagle Club  
  Lana Gossin, VC3 NYS Forum Toastmasters  
  Vijaya Karunakar, VC3 NYS Forum Toastmasters  
DL2 Adebola Elefontuyi, DL2 NYS Forum Toastmasters  
  Laura Prior, DL2
Hartford HealthCare Central Region Toastmasters Club
 
  Melanie Lee, DL5 Greater Stamford Toastmasters  
EC2 Jessica E. Munn, EC2
Liberty St. of Schenectady Toastmasters (L.O.S.T.)
 
  John Michaliszyn, EC2 PROSPEAKERS  
  Royd Vassiljev, EC2 Stag Toastmasters Club  
EH2 Donna Sobel, DTM Bethlehem Club  
  Mohammed Shams, EH2
Hartford HealthCare Central Region Toastmasters Club
 
  Steven Savino Pascarella, EH2
Liberty St. of Schenectady Toastmasters (L.O.S.T.)
 
IP2 Donna Reiss, IP2 BI Toastmasters  
  Kathleen M. VanValen, IP2 Fort Orange Toastmasters  
  Pamela Wilhelm, IP5 BI Toastmasters  
  Raju Menon, IP2 BI Toastmasters  
  Yvette P. Ghannam, IP3 Greenwich Toastmasters  
LD2 Andrew K. Winn, LD2 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
  Fana-Najuma A. Herimaat, LD2 Empire Toastmasters  
  Shaw Bates, DTM Niantic Toastmasters Club  
  Victor Salazar, LD2 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
MS2 Ahmed Elghandour, MS2 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
  Kate Kelly, DTM Eagle Club  
  Nancy Chacon, MS2 GE Schenectady Speakers Club  
  Tanya Bramble, MS2 Henry Hudson Club  
PI2 Asia Clark, PI2 BI Toastmasters  
  Samuel A. Auch, PI5 Greenwich Toastmasters  
  Tzu Jen Kao, PI3 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
PM2 Abdul Musa, PM2
Hartford HealthCare Central Region Toastmasters Club
 
  Craig Campbell, PM2 West Hartford Toastmasters Club  
  Gail Martino, PM3 Greater Stamford Toastmasters  
  Ngoc Danh, PM2 Stag Toastmasters Club  
  Robert Marshall Weiss, PM2
Hartford HealthCare Central Region Toastmasters Club
 
  Susan M Merlo, PM3 Bethel Toastmasters  
  Yvette P. Ghannam, IP3 Greenwich Toastmasters  
SR2 Alpana Gupta, SR5 BI Toastmasters  
  Andrea C. Currie, SR2
Liberty St. of Schenectady Toastmasters (L.O.S.T.)
 
  Roland Loranger, SR2 Torrington Club  
TC2 Jennifer Cimilluca, DTM Norwich Toastmasters  
VC2 Alissa Monteleone, VC3 Torrington Club  
  David A. Louden, VC2 West Hartford Toastmasters Club  
  Kat Calhoun, DTM Eagle Club  
  Nathan Murphy, VC2 NE Toastmasters  
DL1 Christopher Haynes, DL1 North Country Club  
  Daniel A. Legg, VC1 BI Toastmasters  
  Jennifer Stafford, DL1 Empire Toastmasters  
  Phyllis E. Kirouac, DL2 Wooster Heights Toastmasters Club  
  Scott Donnelly, DL1 NYS Forum Toastmasters  
EC1 Christopher J Lago, EC1 GE Schenectady Speakers Club  
  Stephanie A. Roy, EC1 Talk It Up Toastmasters  
EH1 Brian Bassano, EH1 Greenwich Toastmasters  
  Cameron Smith, EH1 iToast  
IP1 Cathleen Kittle, IP1 NYS Forum Toastmasters  
  Galina Barbascumpa, IP1 Saratoga Turf Talkers  
  Kathleen M. VanValen, IP2 Fort Orange Toastmasters  
  Pamela Wilhelm, IP5 BI Toastmasters  
  Yvette P. Ghannam, IP3 Greenwich Toastmasters  
LD1 Andrew K. Winn, LD2 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
  Julia Wilkins, LD1 Toastmasters of Downtown Springfield, MA  
  Victor Salazar, LD2 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
MS1 Chirag Patel, MS1 BI Toastmasters  
  Joseph Patrick Montrym, MS1 KAPL Toastmasters Club  
  Nancy Chacon, MS2 GE Schenectady Speakers Club  
  Nancy E. Van Kempen, MS1 KAPL Toastmasters Club  
  Tanya Bramble, MS2 Henry Hudson Club  
  Terry R. Goodemote, DTM North Country Club  
PI1 Holly Maw, PI1 BI Toastmasters  
  Laurie Kelsey, PI1 Kingston-Rhinebeck Toastmasters Club  
  Reginaldo B. Binalla, PI1 West Hartford Toastmasters Club  
  Tzu Jen Kao, PI3 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
PM1 Andrew Metter, PM1 Greenwich Toastmasters  
  Christine Cioppa, PM1 Greenwich Toastmasters  
  Christine Vale, PM1 BI Toastmasters  
  Christopher Haynes, DL1 North Country Club  
  Collin w Hitchcock, PM1 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
  Diane Diachishin, PM1 Kingston-Rhinebeck Toastmasters Club  
  Gail Martino, PM3 Greater Stamford Toastmasters  
  Jamie Nguyen, PM1 Energy Toastmasters Club  
  Jeff Sobel, DTM, PID Bethlehem Club  
  Laxmi Prasad Poudel, PM1 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
  Mary Howard, PM1 Taconic Toastmasters  
  Michael Knutson, PM1 Dutchess County Toastmasters  
  Nathan Almirall, PM1 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
  Raju Menon, IP2 BI Toastmasters  
  Shulong Yao, PM1 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
  Tracey Villaverde, PM1 West-Conn Toastmasters Club  
  Yvette P. Ghannam, IP3 Greenwich Toastmasters  
SR1 67534324 – Name unavailable NYS Forum Toastmasters  
  Alpana Gupta, SR5 BI Toastmasters  
  Michael D. Worku, SR1 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
VC1 67514216 – Name unavailable GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  
  Alissa Monteleone, VC3 Torrington Club  
  Daniel A. Legg, VC1 BI Toastmasters  
  Kat Calhoun, DTM Eagle Club  
  William Caynoski, VC1 GE Niskayuna Toastmasters Club  

Contest Season begins!

Greetings, fellow Toastmasters!

The first time I attended a speech contest, I was amazed at the courage and skills each contestant showed.  The best moved forward from our club to the Area contest.  I was even more amazed at the Area contest, and by the time I attended my first Division and District speech contest, I was in complete awe of the skills each person had gained through their time in Toastmasters.  I was inspired by the creative, engaging, and meaningful ideas shared by the contestants, oftentimes spiced with humor at just the right spots.   This year, I find myself in a new role as your District Chief Judge.

This Year’s Contest Sequence

As of October 15, 2023 we are now in club contest season. Between now and December 10, 2023, clubs should be hosting contests in the Evaluation and International contests using the 2023-2024 Toastmasters Speech Contest Rulebook. Speech contests are one of the ways that contestants and audience members alike can improve their speaking skills — and how all Toastmasters can grow as organizers, leaders, and team-members.

Once the club contest results are finalized, we’ll go through three additional levels of competition:

  • Area Contests will take place in-person between December 11, 2023 and February 10, 2024. Locations will be listed below. (results here)
  • Division Contests will take place in-person between February 11, 2024 and March 31, 2024. Locations will be listed below. (results here)
  • The District Contests will take place in-person at the District Conference, with a date still to be determined.

At this point the Evaluation contest will end, with the best evaluator in District 53 taking top honors at the District Conference.

The victor in the International Contest will proceed to the Region Quarterfinals, competing against the district winners in the northeastern US, Quebec, and Maritime Canada. If our champion succeeds there, they’ll advance to the semifinals round of the World Championship of Public Speaking® at the Toastmasters International Convention in August 2024.

Rules Adjustments

Each year, District 53 must decide on a few rules-changes. This year, Rule 3.B on Selection Sequence is in effect:

  • If an Area has four (4) assigned clubs or fewer in good standing, two (2) contestants from each club are allowed to compete in each Area contest (Evaluation and International). This rule currently applies to:
    • In Division A: Area 11 and Area 15
    • In Division B: Area 21, Area 23, Area 25
    • In Division C: Area 31, Area 33, Area 34, Area 35
    • In Division D: Area 41, Area 42, Area 44
    • In Division E: Area 54, Area 55
  • In Divisions with four or fewer assigned Areas, the two (2) highest-placed available contestants from each Area contest are eligible to compete.
    • This currently applies to Division D
    • Each Area contest in Division D will send its two highest-placed available contestants to the Division D contest
  • Only one contestant from each Division will advance to the District contests in any case.

Resources and Training

I want to inspire each one of you to consider taking one of the following actions to experience the benefits of speech contests:

  • Attend Speech Contests to experience meaningful and entertaining content, observe excellent evaluations, and witness the results of our fellow members’ hard work applying their skills gained in Toastmasters.
  • Assist Your Fellow Members by learning how to conduct excellent speech contests, and then conducting excellent speech contests so that the contestants can focus on their goals.
  • Accelerate Your Growth by competing in a speech contest.  You will be amazed at how fast you will develop your skills in a short time.

To aid your preparation for speech contests, resources are available at Speech Contests Resources of the District 53 website. We will also provide a speech contest seminar planned for October 30th at 7pm, [Zoom link here] where we will discuss questions you have about speech contests.

After accelerating your growth as a contestant or assisting your fellow members as a functionary, or attending at least one speech contest as an audience member, bring back those skills gained and those ideas you heard and enjoy the benefits in your own clubs and in your own lives!!!!!

I look forward to meeting you and being inspired by your speeches, your assistance, and your attendance.  It is an honor to be your District Chief Judge this year.

Please feel free to contact me at dcj@d53tm.org with any questions.

Sincerely,
Beth Van Kempen
District 53 Chief Judge, 2023-2024

First Call for Nominations

“The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things.”

Through The Looking-Glass, Lewis Carroll, 1871

Dear Toastmasters of District 53:

Lewis Carroll may have been poking fun at monarchy, religion, nonsense as reason, or myriad other subjects, but my intent is clear. It is time to begin the conversation for District 53 Leadership in the 2024-2025 program year!

“What’s that, Hogan? We’re barely through the first quarter of THIS program year!”

To maintain continuity of leadership and member services, developing our district’s leadership is an ongoing endeavor. District Director Walter has asked me to chair this year’s District Leadership Committee (DLC), and I have enthusiastically accepted her request. The DLC will seek qualified candidates for several offices:

  • Division Director – there are five vacancies; all five must be filled.
  • Club Growth Director – at least two candidates are required; more are welcome.
  • Program Quality Director – at least one candidate is required; more are welcome.
  • District Director – at least one candidate is required; more are welcome.

Perhaps you have been considering one or more of these roles for some time. NOW is the time to throw your hat into the ring and take decisive action. Perhaps you are saying to yourself, “I don’t know if I am qualified to run for one of these offices.” If this is you, I have a great opportunity for you! Join me for one of two Meeting for Future Leaders of District 53 events. These sessions will be on Zoom, and they will be 30 minutes in duration.

  • Saturday, October 21, 2023 – 9:00-9:30 am.
  • Thursday, October 26, 2023 – 7:00-7:30 pm.

Use this link for both: https://tinyurl.com/Future-Leaders-of-District-53

In the meantime, feel free to drop an email with any questions to IPDD@d53tm.org

Thanks for reading this message to its end, future District Leader!

John J. Hogan DTM
Immediate Past District Director 2023-2024

Conference Committee announced

District 53 Spring Conference Committee

District 53’s Spring Conference Committee for 2024 will be headed by David Freedman and Richard Peck. David has been leading conferences all through the pandemic years, and Richard brings years of high-level experience at the highest levels of Toastmasters International to this effort.

The District 53 Spring Conference Committee for 2024 is looking for eager members to serve on this year’s committee. It’s a great learning opportunity and will add great leadership skills. Serving on this committee can also be used as a High-Performance Leadership project or DTM Project in Pathways.  We have many possible positions within the committee. If you’d like to be part of the dynamic team that brings a quality event to the members of District 53, please email conference co-chairs David Freedman & Richard Peck at: confchair@d53tm.org

From the District Director

September 26th, 2023

Dear District 53 Members,

As you may or may not have heard there was a phishing attempt made against me that affected the senior team.

Patti Walter, District Director 2023-2024
Patti Walter, District Director

Someone posed as me from two outside email accounts and asked the leaders to respond when it was a good time to chat. If they responded to the email they were asked to go and purchase gift cards for a secret recognition program. Once I was notified of this senior team members were notified to not respond and delete the emails.  We thought that was the end of it.

A few days later some of our clubs’ executive committee members received the same email this time with the hackers posing as the club’s president.  The emails appeared to be coming from them through Free Toast Host.  We have notified them of this. To date we are not aware of any one purchasing any tickets. We took these attempts very seriously and made attempts to contact all club presidents so that they could share with their members.  

We are not stopping there. District 53 will be holding a Cyber Security Fraud Workshop on Wed. Oct 4th from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The link to the meeting can be found on the district 53 Website on the front page under Recognizing Cyber Fraud Workshop.

You can never be too safe. 

Let me also remind you that the International Dues deadline is fast approaching on September 30, 2023.

Thank you for all you do. 

Patti Walter, DTM
District 53 Director 2023-2024