Page 20 - June-2021-Voices

FROM THE DESK

Welcome New Clubs!

Lorri Andersen, DTM
Club Growth Director

The 2020-2021 Toastmaster year will go down
in history! It started like a slow hike up a steep
hill. Once at the top we ran down the other side
and gained momentum, moving faster every

minute. In other words, we continue to run
toward the June 30th finish line.

New Clubs

Six clubs were chartered by June 19th. More
are on the way! In January I had the opportunity
to work with an amazing team at NWFSC
(Northwest Fisheries & Science Center). The team

included Christa Colway, Cynthia Mojica, and
Lauralee Norris Grammans from Division B. Clubs Chartered in June

Have you heard that it takes a long time to North Eugene, a Division B community club,
complete the charter process? We did it in three charted June 1st. Crystal Clark and Juliana Leech

weeks. We proved that theory wrong. Cleon Cox weathered the Covid storm, hung in there, and
led the dynamic demo team. John Rodke gave did not give up. They met in person, then they
an epic speech. The club chartered with 31 new met virtually, went back to in person meetings,
members! Kamili Talley is the club mentor. We then back to zoom, and now meet in a hybrid

had a great time. mode. They did it! Congratulations Crystal and
February 14th Friday Night Fun Masters Juliana.
chartered as our first Districted fully online club. PR Masters is an advanced online club. The
They refer to themselves as “The Club with a club idea was born at the 2020 Winter TLI. It is

Heart!” Michelle Aba Lim, Brian Dodd, Kevin designed to help VP Public Relations and other
Birdsill, and Tiger McAndie brought this club interested Toastmasters to learn how to market
together. They went headfirst into the Covid their clubs. This club was sponsored by Charissa
storm and came out laughing on the other side. Yang, Maren Zieba, Eric Winger, Jennifer

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