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• Only 3 Clubs with less than four They are listed on the D7 events calendar. While
officers trained at either session made you are there, also take a look at the new list of
Distinguished status. incentives under the “About D7” menu.
For the previous year, 2017-2018, the numbers Hopefully, I have convinced you that it is
are: important to send your officers to training. With
• A total of 55 out of 185 Clubs (30%) achieved that in mind, mark your calendars for our next
Distinguished status or higher. TLI for incoming officers for the 2020-2021 year.
• 54 of those 55 Clubs (98%) had at least four It will be held at Camp Withycombe on Saturday,
officers trained at one or both training June 13, 2020.
sessions. I think that is enough of a nerdfest for this
• 98 Clubs had at least four officers trained month. I look forward to seeing many of you at
at both sessions. 48 of those clubs (49%) your Area and Division speech contests.
achieved Distinguished status or higher,
a significantly higher percentage than the
30% for all Clubs in general. “Numbers never lie,
• At either session, only 1 Club with less than
four officers trained made Distinguished after all: they simply
status.
You can argue that two years is hardly enough tell different stories
data to show a trend, but my counterparts in
the Region report similar results. I think these depending on the math
numbers show a clear benefit for sending your
Club officers to training. We still have until of the tellers.”
February 29th to complete make up sessions for
this round. I encourage you to find the nearest Luis Alberto Urrea
one if you still need to get your officers trained.
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