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UPDATE: Be Distinguished with District 7

Eldred Brown, DTM- District Director

April 1st, six fewer than expected. By June In some ways we’re in a better position than
30th, we need 56 Distinguished Clubs to be a I anticipated, yet in other ways we’re not in as
Distinguished District. The good a position as I anticipated. Our goal of
difference between where we Distinguished District is still within reach and

were on April 1st and where I intend to keep pursuing it. On July 1, even if
we need to be on June 30 we don’t achieve our goal, we can still hold our
is 49 Distinguished Clubs. heads high and say that District 7 finished in a
Let’s help another 49 better position than we would have if we hadn’t

pursued the goal at all. Service to the members
of our Clubs is our most important goal, but it’s
worth the effort to pursue a measurable goal
such as Distinguished District.

I’ll close this article with a word of
encouragement I received today from our
Region Advisor, Mark Lucas: “A couple strong
membership drives and a couple SpeechCraft

events, and a few new clubs, and you’re well
on your way to a Distinguished District that is
providing high value to the community. Keep
up the positive trends, get those Area Director

Reports in so you know where to focus your
energies, and continue rocking this year!”
clubs finish the year as Distinguished or better. Are you with me? We can do this!
Note: All of the above numbers were as of the time

I submitted this article on April 15. We will most likely
be closer to our goal on the day this issue of Voices!
is published

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