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Appreciation & Gratitude
Just Say Yes!! by Emilie Taylor, DTM - Club Growth Director
by Emilie Taylor, DTM—Club Growth Director
As the days club’s banner. In addition to the ribbon, they
shorten and it earned a special discount for 10 percent off their
becomes colder and next club order.
wetter (and lately much wetter), we come upon • Essayons Club: 8
the holiday season of Thanksgiving—the harvest • Spirit Trackers: 12
and appreciation and gratitude. Thanksgiving for • Capital Toastmasters Club: 10
me is a reminder to reflect upon events in my life • Hopemasters: 7
for which to be grateful. I would like to express • Sporty Speakers: 5
my heartfelt thanks for all the support you’ve New Club Updates
given me, along with the work everyone has
done this year. Thank you! Since we are giving Congratulations to the following newly
thanks, why not have a club meeting theme of chartered clubs:
Appreciation. If you are working on one of the • Make the World Toast, a brand new club
Advanced Manuals, why not open it up and in Beaverton. Thank you to Kristi Corno
hone your skills on Special Occasion Speeches for all her hard work getting this club
chartered.
where you can praise members for their efforts • CareOregon Toastmasters Club, a brand
in creating an excellent club climate. Toast new downtown club. Thank you to Paul
your Club! Give awards to members. You don’t Carson and Cathy Merge who worked
need a season to dust off your manuals. Study tirelessly to get this club chartered in
shows the receiver and those witnessing the record breaking time.
exchange literally boost their immune system. • G5 Marketing Toastmasters Club, a
Thus, sharing the gift and the giving both have brand new club
health benefits.
in Bend. Many
Deadline: Club Visits thanks to Will
November 30 is the Deadline for Area Harlan for all
Directors to submit Club Visit Reports. A BIG his work and
thanks to the following Area Directors who dedication to
turned in all their club visit reports: Lisa Schuff, charter this club.
Area 32; Abraham Alfaro, Area 35; Debra Ann We wish our newest clubs all the success!
Burger, Area 43; Kaushik Balsubramaniam, Area Interested in chartering a new club? Please
94; Teresa Hovland, Area 52, completed all her contact Emilie Taylor, cgd@d7toastmasters.org.
reports before leaving us for the Seattle Area; We have incentives for those new club leads that
and Garrett Broughton, Area 92, completed all result in a kickoff meeting.
his reports until handed a new chartered club.
Congratulations Smedley Award Winners Appreciation is a wonderful
In honor of Ralph Smedley, who founded
Toastmasters 93 years ago, the Smedley Award thing: It makes what is excellent
was created to recognize clubs who add five new, in others belong to us as
dual or reinstated members between August 1
and September 30. Five of our clubs have earned well.—Voltaire
a “Smedley Award” ribbon to display on their
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