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Institute. Social media outreach is a great way to Have You Assigned
attract a younger age group. We will offer events Your Club Proxy for
aimed at millennial interests. Toastmasters the Annual Business
will have an increased presence at community
and career events. We have many new clubs Meeting Yet?
in the works. A club in Salem should charter
this month. Others are working to reach the Toastmasters clubs hold the most
20 members required to charter. Many leads important voting power in the orga-
are being cultivated. Contests and incentives nization. This month, club presidents,
will be in place this year to encourage and secretaries and liaisons will receive proxy
reward increased membership. The best way information via email for the August 2016
to attract new members is person to person. Annual Business Meeting. Make sure your
Invite someone you know who will benefit from club members review, discuss and decide
Toastmasters to visit your club. how their vote should be cast for the inter-
national officer and director candidates
We will continue with Voices!, our district and Proposals A and B: Amendments to
eMagazine, now in its third year. If you are the Bylaws of Toastmasters International.
reading this article you know what an outstanding
effort it is. I know of no other District with this A club can assign their proxy in one of
caliber of monthly outreach to its members. three ways:
As your new District Director I feel confident 1. If a member of the club is attending
about the new year. Your Trio has been meeting the Annual Business Meeting, they may
and holding conference calls. Donna, Cathy and carry the club’s vote.
I are proud to serve all of you this year. We have
an outstanding leadership team willing to work 2. If no one from the club is attending
hard on your behalf. the Annual Business Meeting, the club
may designate the 2016-2017 District
Work hard, have fun, Director as the club’s proxyholder.
The district director will ensure the
and Be Extraordinary! club’s vote is cast as instructed at the
meeting. If (and only if) the district
director is not in attendance, the next
senior district officer attending the
Annual Business Meeting will act as
your club proxy.
3. If no one from the club is attending the
Annual Business Meeting, the club may
choose as its proxyholder an active
Toastmaster from another club who
is planning to attend.
If your club has not yet assigned their
proxy, please log into the Toastmasters
International website to Club Central and
do so as soon as possible. https://www.
toastmasters.org/My-Toastmasters/profile/
club-central
The information for the above article was
gleaned from the July issue of The Leader
Letter and the Toastmasters International
Proxy FAQs webpage at https://www.toast-
masters.org/Footer/FAQ/Proxy
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