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Would You Go to Prison for Toastmasters?
Jim Robison, DTM - Club Growth Director
years of COVID shutdown, the has less than 3 years remaining The clubs at facilities in
other prison clubs were not on their sentence. NONE of Salem, Wilsonville, Madras,
that fortunate. We lost two the Toastmasters who were and Woodburn need additional
prison clubs because of the participating when we last met volunteer support. Clubs
shutdown. are still there. However, we could be started or restarted
I volunteer with Rose City have 21 participants signed up! at facilities in Lakeview, North
Toasters which meets at the This is exciting for these two Bend, Tillamook, and Yacolt,
Columbia River Correctional clubs. We need more people Washington.
Institution (CRCI) in Portland. who are Toastmasters outside If you are willing to go
Last week we held our first of prison to help support the to prison for Toastmasters,
meeting at the facility in two prison clubs. Rose City Toasters contact me (cgd@
years. I was worried that is holding two meetings a week; d7toastmasters.org) and I will
it would take us a while to a regular Toastmasters club help you help Toastmasters in
get participation built back meeting on Tuesday evenings prison change their lives.
up. CRCI is a release facility, and a planning and preparation
meaning that everyone there meeting on Sunday afternoons.
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