Attention Convention registrants, Club Presidents, Club VPs Education, Area Governors, and Division Governors:

Greetings one and all…

Are you ready to weave your way to Edmonton May 2^nd for the 2008 Spring Convention? 

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Attention Club Presidents, Area Governors, and Division Governors:

By now Club Presidents will have received official proxy forms from Toastmasters International.  They are in a blue envelope marked “IMPORTANT PROXY INFORMATION”.

Proxy forms are an important piece of having your Club's voice heard in Toastmasters International decisions in the upcoming year.

Club Presidents:  Please either:

• Send a delegate to the Regional Conference (June 26-28, 2008, Rapid City, South Dakota) and  the International Convention (August 13-16, 2008, Calgary), or 
• Forward your proxies to the  District Governor or another District Officer.

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Would you like the opportunity to receive a prize for reaching your communication goals?  District 42 is now offering two incentives to urge you on.
 
For our Members:
Each Member who attains their Competent Communicator (CC) designation with Toastmasters Internatinal (TI) by June 15th will be entered in a draw.  One lucky member who has achieved their CC will win - courtesy of me - a Toastmasters International backpack.  I absolutely love mine.  I use it all the time for carrying materials to meetings and for traveling.  Plus, it is a great way to advertise Toastmasters. 
 
For our Clubs:
Each Club which attains four CC and two Advanced Communicators (AC) designations for your Distinguished Club Program goals by June 1st will be entered in a draw.  Ten Clubs will each win a High Performance Leadership program. 

Please be sure to register all designations as soon as they are completed at TI's Club business site.

We want to recognize the hard work and dedication of our Members and Clubs by offering these incentives. 

Good luck and happy speech writing!
 


 
Joan McAulay, DTM
Lt. Governor Education & Training

Attention District 42 Toastmasters: 

If you want to hear some of the best speakers and evaluators in Toastmasters, ensure you attend your Division's International Speech and Evaluation Contests.

Please make note of the date and location for your Division.  Cheer on the Contestants from your Area, and learn from the most proficient speakers and evaluators in your Division who have benefited from their Toastmasters training.

Division A:  Edmonton & Greater Area

Saturday, April 19, 12:30 p.m., CLAC Building, 14920 - 118 Avenue, Edmonton

Enter on the Saskatchewan Street side of building, at the east. Follow the Toastmaster signage.

At 9:00 a.m., BLT Club - Division B's Advanced Club - will meet in the Macoun Lounge.  This meeting will feature the education session "How to Sell a Toastmaster Club".

At 10:45 a.m., Division B's Council Meeting will take place.  All Club Presidents and Vice Presidents Education are to attend, or they are to send a proxy from their Club.  All Toastmasters welcome.  Learn what Division B is planning; help decide Division B's plans.

At 12:00 noon, the Helgi Goodman Awards Luncheon takes place.  Learn who earned the Division B President of the Year Award and the Helgi Goodman Award.  The Helgi Goodman Award recognizes a South Saskatchewan non-Toastmaster who demonstrates, by example, the most essential quality of leadership, effective communication skills.

Carol's Catering will provide the Luncheon meal:  A smorg of roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, veggies, salads, meatballs, cabbage rolls, perogies, and dessert. Cost: $15.00.  Please RVSP by April 14 to Division B Governor Amanda Littman:   divisionb AT d42tm DOT org

Divisions C and J:  Calgary & Greater Area
Saturday, April 19, Cardel Theatre, 6010 - 12 Street East, Calgary

All individuals, please bring nonperishable food items to support local charities.

For more information, please see the 2008 Spring Contests Calgary & Area webpage.

Division C:  9:45 am to 12:45 p.m.  Judges and Contestants briefing at 9:15 a.m. Doors open at 9:15 am. 
For more info, contact Division C Governor Joan Miller:  divisionc AT d42tm DOT org, or, Division C Contest Coordinator Larry Mewhort:  mewhort AT telusplanet DOT net

Division J:  1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Judges and Contestants briefing at 12:45 p.m. 
For more info, contact Division Governor John Snelson:  divisionj AT d42tm DOT org

Divisions D and F:  Edmonton & Greater Area
Saturday, April 12, Edmonton Catholic Pastoral Centre, 8421-101 Avenue (Near McNally High School), Edmonton

Division D:  9:00 a.m.  Judges and Contestants briefing at 8:30 a.m.

Division F:  1:30 p.m. Judges and Contestants briefing at 1:00 p.m.

Attention Contest Chairs, Chief Judges, and Contestants:
Everything you need to run a successful Contest - at the Club, Area, or Division level - is now available on the District 42 website.  Select Resource Info/Forms under the Public Menu to view the up-to-date Contest Forms & Info section.

The Contest Forms & Info section has the 2007-2008 Official Contest Rulebook as well as the new, updated Speech Contest Planning Guide by Linda Hawk, DTM.

You can find all the forms you need to run a successful International Speech Contest and a successful Evaluation Contest there, too.

Reminder:
To compete at the Area, Division, and District levels, each Contestant must be a member in good standing (paid dues on time) in a Club in good standing (Club submitted its dues on time, by March 31).

Attention Division Contest Chairs:
The deadline to submit Notification of Contest Winner, Eligibility Forms, and Biographical Info Forms to the District is April 20.  Please ensure the Notification of Contest Winner form contains the day and evening phone numbers and the email address of both the winning Contestant and the Alternate.  By April 20, also please provide the names and Club #s of two Division members to be Judges at the District Contests.

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 Toastcaster - If you prefer listening over reading, then check out D42 Public Relations Officer Greg Gazin's podcast site.  Two new podcasts are now up, just in time to prepare for the upcoming Conventions.

Why Attend a Conference or Convention Anyway?  Listen here. (Volume 9)  (11:41)

D42 Spring Convention - Edmonton - featuring D42 2008 Spring Convention PR Chair Kerrianne Koehler-Munro.  Listen here. (Volume 8)  (12:43)

Greg Gazin, DTM
Public Relations Officer