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Campaigns & Incentves!
by Emilie Taylor, DTM - Club Growth Director
Yes, we are halfway through our Toastmasters
2017-2018 year. I am happy to report that our
District chartered 6 clubs since July, 2017, and date as listed on the application must be for
many more clubs are meeting and in the process February or March. The addition or transfer
of chartering. Thank you all for your efforts. We and charter members will not count for credit
started with a base of 178 clubs, as of today, we towards “Talk Up Toastmasters”. For addi-
have 170 clubs. Hmmm. . . Spring is on its way tional details, see http://www.toastmasters.
and it’s time, like the Tulips, to start popping org/membershipcontests
up and growing new members and clubs. Here’s • Conduct an Open House or other member-
what’s happening now:
ship recruiting event that results in signing up
Marketing Campaigns 2 or more new members, and receive a $25
• Radio Ads are airing right now in the Portland expense reimbursement…Cookie Coverage!
Metropolitan Area. Send us a note if you have Club Lead Incentive
heard the ad and let us know what you think. A club lead that results in a chartered club
Starting in March, Radio Ads will air in Bend/ between now and April 30, 2018 will receive a
Klamath Falls, Ashland/Medford/Roseburg, $25 Toastmasters Gift Certificate.
and Eugene/Springfield.
• Breakfast with Toastmasters. An idea that was Charter New Clubs
co-opted from another District: We will invite A club member who starts one or more new
5 to 6 corporate representatives to breakfast clubs between now and April 30, 2018 will receive
and present why having a Toastmasters club a 30 percent discount off Spring Conference
in their companies will prove beneficial to Registration.
their employees’ personal and career devel-
opment and the company’s bottom line. If New Club(s)
you work for a company that could benefit January is off to a good start! Congratulations
from a Toastmasters program, please send to Wagon Tongues, our brand new club that
us a note. chartered as of January 1, 2018! This is a new
Club Growth Incentives club in Oregon City that meets every 2nd and
• Talk Up Toastmasters – Add five new, dual or 4th Thursday of the month at the City Hall in
reinstated members to your roster between Oregon City, 625 Center St., Oregon City 97045,
February 1 and March 31 to receive a special from 12:00 to 12:55 pm. A BIG thank you goes
“Talk up Toastmasters” ribbon to display on to Jamie Reed and Pam Mills for sponsoring the
your club’s banner. In addition to the ribbon, club, and to all charter members who signed up
qualifying clubs earn a special discount code to make this happen!
for 10-percent off their next club order. Interested in chartering a new club? Please
• Applications and payments for members who contact Emilie Taylor, cgd@d7toastmasters.org
join between February 1 and March 31 must
be received at World Headquarters or online
no later than March 31. Each member’s join
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