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Division E- Willamette YearBook

Area 61 = Clackamas Stepping Stones Tm Club, Marylhurst Toastmasters, Noon Talkers, Oregon City Toastmasters
Area 63 = Mentors Of Focus Club, New Horizons Toastmasters Club, Toast Of Tualatin, Lam Research, Wallmasters
Area 64 = Audacious Orators, Buckaroo Toastmasters, Clack-Orators Toastmasters, Wagon Tongues

Area 65 = Coachmasters Toastmasters Club, Lake Oswego Toastmasters Club, Toast to US, WE Toasted Toastmasters

NOON TALKERS salutes a great mentor
by Club President Gretchen Peterson

BUCKAROO TOASTMASTERS of When Jacqueline Bakke joined Noon Talkers in 2008,

Molalla Oregon took their 2022/2023 I had been a member for two-and-a-half-years. The
contest to the next level joining most generous thing I can say about our 2008 club was
with another club to create their first that we were unfocused. We had no clear direction
hybird contest and only the fuzziest notion of what it took to be a
great Toastmasters Club. When Jacqueline joined, she
not only began to contribute to our club, but she also

ventured outside our club and made connections
with other Toastmasters. She began to bring official
Toastmasters protocols and processes to our club.

I give Jacqueline Bakke full credit for turning Noon
Talkers into a vibrant, exciting, enriching club!

NEW HORIZONS builds strong I recently celebrated 18 years with Noon Talkers.
relationships. After two members went Without Jacqueline, I never would have stayed so
on vacation together to Alaska, we had an long. She is always at the forefront of the latest in

Alaskan themed meeting. We found out Toastmasters news. She has been a valued mentor
about half our members have visited Alaska. to me and everyone in our club. Her enthusiasm and
Some great photgraphy was shared. One of energy are so appreciated, and I personally value the
our members even humorously related their great friendship she and I share.

story of getting married on a cruise to Alaska!

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