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SUCCESSFUL CLUB
Feather Communicators
Rising from the Ashes Like a Phoenix,
and Soaring Like an Eagle. . .
Michelle Alba-Lim, DTM
On March 31, 2018, Toastmasters International wondered if I should give up. However, I deeply
suspended Feather Tongues, the club named after believed that there were people at work and in
the iconic bronze eagle at Seven Feathers Casino my community who wanted a place where they
Resort. With only one member (Kevin Birdsell) could become better speakers and leaders. So I
remaining after organizational upheavals soldiered on.”
at the casino, Club 0827361 seemed beyond Kevin’s military training and experience
resuscitation. Kevin felt extremely frustrated. “I in Iraq kicked in. Instead of surrendering, he
was puzzled why former club members did not reached out to former members for help. I was
seem interested in recreating the Toastmaster in the Philippines when he finally managed to
experience and making a difference in their reach me. We started meeting on Zoom. Kevin
lives and the lives of others. I felt all alone and in Canyonville; me in Manila.
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