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COVER STORY

Leanna Lindquist, DTM

PAYING IT FORWARD

Phyllis Harmon, DTM, PDG

This month Leanna Lindquist, DTM shares her Toastmasters
journey. She is well-known to District leadership as a source

for Toastmasters protocols, preocesses, and advice. If there is
a role to fill, a task that needs to be done, or someone to round
out a team, Leanna's name springs readily to mind.

Why did you join Toastmasters?
My son Michael invited me to his club’s annual
picnic in 2009. He had joined Marylhurst Toastmasters
four years earlier. As the president of The Oregon

Medical Association Alliance, I was helping plan the
first statewide Drug Take Back Program. I anticipated
the need to speak to other volunteer organizations.
Michael thought Toastmasters could help. I found the

members to be as welcoming as he said. I pulled out my
checkbook and joined on the spot. Fourteen years later
I’m still active in the club. It’s where I continue to feel
welcomed, supported, and encouraged. We are destined

to be President’s Distinguished for the 17th year in a row.
It’s the kind of club that fosters long-term membership.

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