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Turner Overdrive’s, Taking Care of Business is going for the member experiencing it and can have a

through your head right now). If a member’s dues negative impact on the Club as well.
lapse, they can’t access the educational program A favorite quote of one of my high school
online. Educational awards can’t be submitted teachers was from Benjamin Franklin ~ “If you
on their behalf. And with contest season just fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” Most of

around the corner, don’t forget that to be eligible the 14 and 15-year-olds in the class would roll
to compete, a member and their Club needs to their eyes. Now that I’m somewhat grown up, I
be in good standing (i.e. dues paid). can appreciate the concept. The Distinguished
Submitting the Club officer list ensures that Club Program is a tool to help plan your Club’s

Club officers have the needed access to the success.
Toastmasters International website to process Merriam-Webster defines Distinguished
awards, dues, and Pathways Base Camp requests (adjective) as marked by eminence, distinction,
for the members. or excellence. An antonym of distinguished is

And there’s one more goal . . . on June 30th unimpressive. Would you rather be part of a
a Club needs to have at least 20 members (or an dynamic, distinguished Club or an unimpressive
increase of 5 from the July 1 membership base). Club? I know which I choose. And that’s not the
I belong to a lunchtime Club. Sometimes work Creative Responses And Perception class I took

happens and keeps someone from attending. in high school, either!
Vacations happen. Expected and unexpected
absences happen. It’s important to have enough
members to fill roles and not have the same

members serving the same (or multiple) roles
meeting after meeting. Burnout is not good

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