D47 Sunshiner - April, 2011

The Sunshiner April 2011

www.toastmastersd47.org

Inside this Issue Rick Furbush, District Governor

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Pamela Rolle, LGET

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Matt Kinsey, LG Marketing

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Governor Rick Scott’s Letter

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2011 Spring Conference

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Conference Schedule

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Proxy Form

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Nomination Committee Report

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Area Governor Opportunities

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District 47 Calendar

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Compassionate Communicator

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Toastmaster in the News—Rich Otten

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Toastmaster in the News—John Schneyer

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My Life as a Toastmaster—Sirisha Modukuru

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Popcorn Helps Grow Club—Anthony Longley

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150 People at Area Contest–Cynthia Beckles

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Advanced Toastmasters’ Club—Joan Dalie

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Bilingual Club—Steven Harwood

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Belle Glades Toastmasters Club–L.J. Margolis

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District Contests

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February & March Education Achievements

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Bonus Page

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Update from Rick Furbush, District Governor District Conference … “Here We Come” I have had the best experience this month attending the Division Contests. I have attended 5 of the 6 contests so far with 3 more to go. The quality of the speeches and Table Topics is some of the best I have ever heard. If this is any indication of how we are doing …

“We’re Number One”.

The Spring District Conference will be held in Tampa on April 29 – May 1st. It is our premier event held over 3 days. If you have never attended one, it is a MUST, for your Toastmaster experience.

David Henderson, the Reigning 2010 World Champion of Public Speaking will be attending, giving not only a Keynote Speech Friday night, but two workshops over the weekend. We have 12 Educational Workshops slated for Saturday morning as well as our Two District Contests. If you joined Toastmasters to be the best speaker you can be, or at least gain confidence and certainty in life, the District conference is made for YOU! Have you heard about the DTM Walk? A very poignant ceremony capping off years of hard work for the very few that make it all the way in Toastmasters. Those who have achieved our highest Designation will be honored Saturday night with the induction of the class of 2010.

Who’s Running? A district is only as good as its leaders. It is a very important responsibility of all District Council Members (District Officers and all Club Presidents and VPEs) to pick the future leaders of our District. We will hold our District Council Meeting on Saturday afternoon to vote on not only what officers will lead us into the future, but the split of our District.

Communication and Leadership Award Luncheon will be honoring our very popular outgoing Tampa Mayor, Pam Iorio. It is an award given to a non-toastmaster in our community who exemplifies those qualities.

Highlight your Toastmaster year by coming to our District 47 Spring Conference. See you there!

Rick Furbush District 47 Governor

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Update from Pamela Rolle, Lt. Governor Education & Training Spring is in the air! It’s the season of rebirth, renewal and re-growth. It’s also time for this most glamorous event in the world; our District 47 “Viva Las Vegas” 2011 Spring Conference at the Tampa Airport Marriott. You won’t want to miss out on the most exciting event in town!

Our members participated in the Table Topics and International Speech Contests within their respective Clubs, Areas and Divisions. Division contest winners will advance to the District contest to compete for the top prize and the District 47 International Speech Contest winner will represent the District at the semi finals in Las Vegas, Nevada. Come and give them your full support!

We welcome our First Timers to the Conference! There are already over 100 First Timers registered and we have something very special planned for you! Come prepared to enjoy an experience of a lifetime.

This year, we are pleased to present the 2011 Communication & Leadership Award to Tampa Mayor, Pam Iorio. We are thrilled she accepted this honor and invite those who have not registered to come and be a part of this historic event. Workshop presenters will share a wealth of knowledge during the education sessions and we encourage you to take advantage of the ultimate networking experience during this weekend of learning and fun.

All members who earned their Distinguished Toastmaster Award (DTM) designation will be recognized at the DTM walk on Saturday evening after the International Speech Contest. Come celebrate their achievements with us. Our keynote speaker and special guest for the weekend is David Henderson, the 2010 World Champion of Public Speaking. He is very excited to present in three separate sessions; Friday evening at the opening ceremony, Saturday afternoon in a general session and on Sunday morning in a live coaching session.

Please plan to attend all three sessions.

On Friday night, we will recognize all members who earned education awards since the last conference.

On Saturday at the luncheon, all members who achieved three or more education awards will be recognized and will receive the “Triple Crown Award”; a beautifully designed pin you can proudly display.

If you have not had the opportunity to do so, I encourage you to take advantage of purchasing an ad in our keepsake conference book using the link: http://toastmastersd47.org/district-47/conferences/advertise-in-the-conference-program By purchasing an ad, you can advertise your Club, business, or send good wishes to someone special like a Toastmaster who mentored you and helped in your development. The keepsake program will be distributed to each conference attendee.

Our Division Governors and their teams are working behind the scenes to make this conference a special event for you. Special thanks to our Spring Conference Chair, Jane Strong, DTM and Co-Chair, Glennette Reckley, DTM who worked diligently during the past few months to plan, implement and execute this weekend of learning and fun. Thank you all for your support and commitment to making this Conference a grand affair.

Special thanks to you the members of District 47 for making our Conference a success.

We look forward for seeing you and sharing with you during this very special and glamorous occasion.

Best Regards, Pamela Pamela D. Rolle, DTM Lt. Governor Education & Training prolle@toastmastersd47.org

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Matt Kinsey, Lt. Governor Marketing Marketing Toastmasters to the “Connected Generations” According to current data, the median age for Toastmasters in the United States is over 50. However, as of last year, there are now more Generation Y (those born between 1975 and 2000) employees in the workforce than any other generation. Becoming attractive to younger members is essential to many of our Toastmasters clubs. So, what drives Generation Y? Generation Y represents the youngest age group of talent in the work force. Generation Yers are said to desire attention in the forms of feedback and guidance and wish to be kept in the broader communication loop. More so than any other age group, Generation Y has grown up being plugged-in 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and is the most technologically savvy of these age groups.

Lisa Johnson in her book Mind Your X's and Y's: Satisfying the 10 Cravings of a New Generation of Consumers, categorizes the combined Generation X and Generation Y as the "Connected Generation." She examines the buying behaviors of 18- to 40-year-olds and depicts these "multitasking, constantly upgrading customers who grew up in the Internet era" to base their decisions upon ten "consumer cravings."

Those ten cravings are identified by terms such as: 1.

"Extreme personalization" 2.

"Adventure" 3.

"Loose connections" by way of social networks 4.

“Intuitive design" 5.

Helping to "sift through the clutter" by way of interpersonal editors and filters 6.

"The rejection of push advertising and the rising influence of peer-to-peer networks" 7.

“Connected citizens explore their creative power and influence change” 8.

Delivering "a dramatic sense of theater" 9.

Finding common ground through "Spiritual hunger and modern media" 10. And finally, by giving back through "volunteerism and the meaning of contribution" Your action step in your club is to identify how your club’s marketing messages are adapted to these 10 cravings. Toastmasters communication skills seem to apply very easily to points 1, 7, 8 and 10. As Toastmasters, we have an understanding of the importance and power of the spoken word. Leadership skills apply across nearly all of these market forces. Are you conveying this value to potential Generation Y members in language that makes sense to them? Are you conveying the existing Toastmasters messages of communication and leadership via media that is more engaging to both Generation X and particularly Y: The Internet, and more specifically, by way of channels that facilitate user engagement, such as blogs, Facebook, YouTube, and many other types of Social Media.

Does your club embrace these technologies or do you try to ignore Matt Kinsey, DTM them?

Lt. Governor Marketing Content contributed by Roberta Perry

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mkinsey@toastmastersd47.org

District 47 Toastmasters’ Spring Conference

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DISTRICT 47 TOASTMASTERS CLUB PROXY SPRING DISTRICT 47 COUNCIL MEETING

(April 30, 2011)

Make sure that your Club is aware of what is going on in the District. The District Council Meeting is for all members to attend and for Club Officers to cast the Club’s 2 votes.

At the Spring Council meeting, we will vote on the incoming District leaders. Since we will be splitting into 2 Districts, we will be electing 1 District Governor, 2 Lt. Governor Education & Training, 2 Lt. Governor Marketing and the Division Governors. Realignment for all Areas and Divisions will also be voted on. New motions will be made that we all discuss and vote on. Information will be shared so we are all in tune with updates that pertain to all members of District 47.

This form must be presented to the Credentials Committee if the Club President or Vice President Education designates another Club member as a voting delegate for the District Council Meeting.

Club Name: __________________________________________ Club Number: ____________________ I hereby appoint: ___________________________________________, as an active member in good standing of the Club, to vote as Club Proxy at the Conference stated above.

Signed: _______________________________________________________ Date: _________________ Club President or Vice President Education A. DELEGATES:

1. REQUIREMENTS: A voting member (delegate) MUST be an active member of the Club. No member can carry more than two votes, unless otherwise entitled to a third vote as a District Officer (see references below).

2. VOTING DELEGATES: Club Presidents and Vice Presidents Education or their proxies: Either Officer or their proxy can cast both Club votes. The voting member must be an active member of the Club. One-third of these votes is the minimum required for a Quorum.

District Officers: Each District Officer is entitled to one vote. District Officer votes do not count towards a quorum. If otherwise entitled, District Officers may also cast the votes for one Club.

B. VOTING AT DISTRICT COUNCIL MEETINGS:

1. QUORUM: One-third of the Club votes of the District. Without a quorum, business is conducted exactly the same as if there was a quorum. Each Club casts two votes.

C. REFERENCES:

1. PROXIES: Per Club Standard Constitution (Cat. No. 210-C) Article VII Sec. 9 and District Administrative Bylaws (Cat. No. 210-D) Article X (d): 2. QUORUM: Per District Administrative Bylaws (Cat. No. 210-D) Article X, Par. (c).

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Nomination Committee Report Please find below the Nomination Committee Report based on a meeting held March 12, 2011 in Fort Lauderdale, FL and by telephone interview held March 16.

The committee interviewed 15 candidates interested in serving District 47 during the 2011-2012 Toastmasters year. Below you will find the names that will appear on the ballots for each position for the upcoming elections.

District Governor Lt. Governor Education & Training EAST Lt. Governor Education & Training WEST Lt. Governor Marketing EAST Lt. Governor Marketing WEST Division A Division B Division C Division D Division E Division F Division G Division H Division I

Pamela D. Rolle Matt Kinsey Kathy Furbush Myrna S. Brooks Ron Rice OPEN Jeanine Kinsey Bett Correa Kristin DeLuca Mitch McInnis Lori Stephens Cathy Naabe Sparkie Lovejoy Rachel A. Ferguson

Any member in good standing can run for any of the above roles from the floor. Come prepared with a campaign speech and any campaign material and when asked “are there any more candidates for xxx�, announce the name of additional candidates and the role will be decided by vote of the Council.

Respectfully submitted, Kristina Kihlberg, DTM Nomination Committee Chairman 2010-2011

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LEADERSHIP ROLES AVAILABLE—NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! Toastmasters offers us many opportunities to hone our leadership abilities.

Starting in our Club, we take on roles that put us in a position to lead different segments of the meeting. Tasks like General Evaluator, Topics Master and Toastmaster help us build confidence and management skills one step at a time as we check off the tasks in our CL manual.

Then we stretch a little more by signing on as a Club Officer. Each of the Club Officer roles provides us with the invaluable leadership experience. The seven Club Officers team up and work to lead the membership to success for themselves and the Club.

What comes next? Once you’ve mastered the Club leadership opportunities it’s time to take the next step, and it’s a big one: District Officer.

The District is always looking for dedicated, enthusiastic Toastmasters to become Area Governors. The role requires a 1-year commitment to assist 4-7 Clubs achieve the Club Mission.

For a list of TI’s qualifications go to this weblink: http://www.toastmasters.org/NonNavigableDocs/AreaGovernor.aspx or ask your current Area or Division Governor for more information.

Is it hard work? You bet! But isn’t anything that’s worthwhile?

Here in District 47 we work hard and play hard! Become a part of the fun and fellowship. Become a District 47 Leader!

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We are adding our District 47 Calendar to the Sunshiner.

Each month we will show you what’s happening in your District 47 at several levels:

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Toastmasters Who Will Be Missed Joseph Miller, DTM, 66,

Amy Gordon passed away on

passed on to heaven on Feb 2, 2011. He was an active member of the community and served as District 47 New Club Chair. Joseph loved the idea of touching lives and encouraging others to be their best and to do their best with what they had. He did this with his wife Kathleen, and with his children, son Jonas and daughters Sands and Nikki.

Joseph’s email signature was a quote from Aristotle, a quote that he lived by: “We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence then is not an act, but a habit”. His habits have made lasting marks on his family, friends and the people he tried to serve. These are the things we should remember him by. His love for his family, his friends, his belief in the power of one person to make a difference, his devotion to being his best self, and helping others to do so.

Though we are sad that he has returned to the Lord, let us celebrate his life, his lessons, triumphs and even his failures through our actions. Most importantly, let’s keep smiling, for it makes our hearts happy.

December 22, 2010. Amy was a tenacious soul and hung onto this life as long as she could in spite of the pain and suffering brought on by cancer. She leaves behind two sons, Jason and Conner. Amy, a member of Renaissance Speakers, Clearwater, was the Vice President Education, Treasurer, and President at various times. She researched the Toastmasters Website and learned all kinds of interesting things that helped her club members to excel. She made hat packs for the officers and kept track of each member’s progress through the Speakers manuals and the Leadership manuals.

Amy loved contests and when she entered our speech contests, she always won at the club level and usually got 2nd place at the area level. Amy has left a void in our lives, but we remember her with fondness for the lessons she taught and the talents she shared with us. She will be greatly missed. Rest in peace, dear Amy.

Janice Cleare, ACB, ALB was an extraordinary individual who touched the lives of many. The mother of four biological children; she extended her arms of love and nurtured and molded the lives of many others. A teacher by profession who taught for more than three decades and lived what she taught. TM Cleare; the essence of a strong Bahamian woman used her talents and abilities to enrich the lives of those around her and as a result she was able to smell her roses while she sojourned on this earth. She was The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd. (BTC) “Mother of the Year” for 2009; Calvary Deliverance Church “Mother of the Year for 2010; and in the same year the Primary Principals Association honored her for long and dedicated service to the teaching profession. TM Cleare excelled in Toastmasters winning the 2010 Table Topics Contest for Area 81 and capturing first and second place in the Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contest respectively of Area 87 in 2010. We remember her for the warmth, positive energy, encouragement and sense of humor; this wonderful mentor, master motivator whose sincerity, excellent and humble spirit drew people to her. May she rest in peace and rise in glory!

Americo (Rick) Finizio, 84 of Fort Lauderdale Beach, FL passed away on November 14, 2010. He was the son of a poor Italian immigrant family from Philadelphia, PA. He moved his family to Fort Lauderdale, FL where he served the Broward Sheriff's Office. He touched the lives of hundreds of children and adults through his Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) motivation and encouragement. He dedicated himself to community work with Dale Carnegie courses, Toastmasters, (encouraging his 4 children to become Toastmasters); the juvenile justice program and various other not for profit organizations. His light will continue to shine forever for all of those whom he knew. His motto will live on "What good have I done today to make someone else's life better? If I have not, then I have wasted a day." A teacher to the end, Rick never wasted a day on this Earth accepting every day as a blessing and knowing that each could be his last. He is the reason for so many others' successes.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Toastmaster Jianhong (Jane) Gu of Freddy’s Forum, Club 5173, in West Palm Beach, FL. Jane is survived by her husband Quinlong (Gary) Wu, and their two children, Beverley and George.

Jane joined Freddy’s Forum on March 1, 2008, and immediately volunteered to be club Secretary. She was serving as the VP of Membership and had recruited 12 new members since July 1, 2010.

Jane’s love of family and math, and zest for life were apparent to all who knew her.

Jane inspired by example and encouraged others to step outside their comfort zone. The text of one of her inspirational speeches is on the Freddy’s Forum web site at http://freddysforum.freetoasthost.net/ page5.html Jane’s presence in our lives will be greatly missed.

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Rich Otten, Area 40 Governor, had the opportunity to promote Toastmasters and the work he does with three Prison Gavel Clubs in a recent interview with Joe Crankshaw of the Stuart News.

Rich was also recently nominated by the Boy Scouts of America, Sail Fish District for the Distinguished Citizen Award. There were seven nominees for the first annual Judge David Harper Distinguished Citizen Award. Each nominee represents the high ideals and community dedication of Judge Harper and have been year ‘round residents of Martin County for at least five years.

Rich certainly deserves the recognition.

Rich is a member of Hobe Sound Toasters and Gold Coast Toastmasters.

7 Nominees (arrow pointing to Rich)

In the past few years, Rich has started 3 Gavel Clubs in the area prisons. If you have extra Toastmasters’ magazines, consider donating them to your local Gavel Clubs.

Rich will be providing the music at the April Conference, so if you have no gavel clubs in your area and you have extra magazines, send them Rich’s way.

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Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce’s Person of the Year John Schneyer was honored as Person of the Year by the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce.

John was honored for outstanding service to the chamber, its members, and the community at large. John’s Chamber work includes 2010 Boca Festival Days Chair, Ambassador, Leads Group Chair, Leadership Boca graduate, and chair of several chamber sub-committees. One of John’s favorite activities was being the Clues Master for Mission Possible, an indoor scavenger hunt at the Boca Raton Town Center Mall, benefiting local not-for-profits.

John was on 5 fund raising committees at West Boca Raton Community High School while his children were students there and worked on the Project Graduation Experience for graduating seniors.

John is an Advanced Communicator Gold, Advanced Leader Bronze and Area 44 Governor.

While helping District 47 break the Guinness World Record for longest speech marathon, John gave 25 speeches during the event which lasted for 80 hours, 1 minute and 3 seconds.

John is a member of the Boca Raton Toastmasters club , was a founding member of the Palm Beach Advanced Toastmasters and is launching the new Boca Raton Advanced Toastmasters’ Club.

John is President of Boca Consultants, a management consulting firm providing focused performance improvement to companies ranging in size from single practitioner to Fortune 100 firms. A certified Problem Solving & Decision Making consultant and trainer, John has worked with companies in Germany, England and the United States making them more effective and efficient. Industries John has worked with include chemicals, pharmaceuticals, insurance, education, banking and healthcare.

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My Life as a Toastmaster

By Sirisha Modukuru A new branch shot forth in my life when I joined Toastmasters on the recommendation of my boss.

Caught in the web of diverse cultures as well as being faced with an amalgam of interaction dilemmas, often I found myself tongue-tied in many. Hailing from a very traditional and conservative culture in India, coming to America was like being able to see ultra-violet colors from the seven colors of the rainbow. Even if it is as confusing as it is fascinating, one does need some time to catalogue and organize new information.

I joined my company’s Toastmasters club as a development milestone with the goal to speak more assertively and frequently. But the idea of Toastmasters wasn’t just for mere conversational skills, rather speaking to an audience of any size. I felt I planned to learn how to fly before I learned how to walk.

I longed for days back in India when I knew the rights and wrongs in speaking. Here, I was faced with a new set of dilemmas—too strange to describe in clear words or in coherent sentences. My new branch began as a huge thorn!

The Ice-Breaker speech was spine-chilling and I couldn’t wait to run away from the stage. I tried to add zest and feel my speech; somehow I was able to sprint through. It was no ordinary feat because my heart made home in my throat! No amount of gulping helped! I received encouraging reviews from everyone, except from my evaluator. I couldn’t help but reminisce about those school-hood days when I would jubilantly await my results only to receive my teacher’s admonishment of making a silly mistake. I just thanked God that it was over with. I didn’t present another speech until a year later.

I did my next speech on a topic close to my heart then my heart will stop pounding in my brain. My Topic was 30 Million Gods of India. Halfway through working my topic, I realized that without visuals, it would be very difficult for people to grasp my meaning. So, I created a PowerPoint presentation. On the morning of the speech, I nearly cancelled it because some friends, who read my topic, had a huge objection to it. For them it seemed a bit inappropriate to talk about one’s religious culture to a vast and diverse audience. But, when I showed my speech to my club president, she dismissed all those objections and recommended that I present it as Speech Project # 8, not Speech Project #2. And so I did.

This time, I got rave reviews from my fellow Toastmasters as well as my evaluator, who happened to be my club president. That speech was very special to me because I was about five weeks pregnant then. I tried to calm myself since over-excitement was not an option at that stage in my pregnancy. Like I listened to myself?

As the pregnancy progressed, I was too tired and couldn’t attend meetings and thus, I discontinued my membership…temporarily. Becoming a mom strengthened my core; by the time I rejoined my club, I really aimed to get over my fear of giving speeches. My club developed a mentor/mentee program and I was able to get a very capable mentor. On my mentor’s suggestion, I practiced my next speech with a test audience (just my mentor) two days before our meeting to see how my speech actually worked and if it stayed within the timing parameters. That was a huge help. I stood on the stage with a purpose and spoke with the goal of reaching my audience. It worked! I got reviews and evaluations that both touched and exhilarated me. I am now inspired to do more speeches.

After my time in Toastmasters a new thought had formed in me—why fear? Do my best and leave the rest! There will always be people who won’t like what I say, but many more who will treasure the words I speak. All I have to do is speak with a purpose, where every word is uttered with the goal of making it meaningful for each individual in the audience who graciously took a moment out of their lives to simply listen to ME! After all, the speech is for them—the audience.

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Popcorn Anyone?

By Anthony Longley, DTM A unique partnership spanning almost three decades, trades popcorn for new members. The club behind this innovative idea is The First Bahamas Branch of Toastmasters Club 1600. Every year in March, the Bahamas Red Cross holds its annual fair, a major fund raising event for the organization.

Here is how it works; The Bahamas Red Cross provides the machinery and supplies. Club 1600 members provide the staffing for the popcorn booth. A few members scout the perimeter to greet parents walking with children and direct them toward the popcorn booth.

The sales team sells them popcorn while seizing the opportunity to sell Toastmasters and present brochures.

Customers are invited to attend either a Club 1600 meeting or another Toastmasters club meeting.

The popcorn for members concept has worked well, not only for Club 1600, but also A Toddler Enjoying Her Popcorn for other clubs whose meeting times may prove more convenient for the prospective member. Is your club thinking out of the box? Think of creative ways to promote your club and see your membership base multiply like popcorn.

President of Club 1600 TM Ernesto Gongora serves up a bag of delicious, 'gourmet' popcorn

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Curt Fonger and Dawnna St. Louis Headline Area 42 Speech Contests

By Cynthia Beckles, Area 42 Governor Area 42 Toastmasters proudly presented their Table Topics and International Speech Contests on Friday, February 25th, 7:00PM at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center, 151 Civic Center Way - Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411. Over 150 people attended the event featuring: Curt Fonger, Channel 12 Anchorman and Dawnna St. Louis, District 47 Humorous Speech Champion. Area 42 Governor, Cindy Beckles, and her clubs were proud to bring this event to the community.

Curt Fonger’s speech highlighted his 36 years in broadcasting with a special message about the importance of audience knowledge and awareness. Fonger discussed how a colleague would always tell him that he had “fooled them again” at the end of his broadcast. “Fooled Them Again” meaning that he had again exceeded the audience’s expectations, and he encouraged the Toastmasters, family and friends to also do the same.

Dawnna St. Louis, District 47 Humorous Speech Champion presented her 2010 award winning speech. She made the audience laugh and ponder their Toastmasters experience. Area 42 was honored to have Dawnna St. Louis as one of their special guest speakers. The honorable Mayor Matty Mattioli and Vice Mayor Martha Webster of Royal Palm Beach were also in attendance.

The event showcased wonderful speakers, food and door prizes. The sponsors included: Applebee’s Restaurant – Royal Palm Beach, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Boston Market –Corporate, Celebration Cruise Line, Costco’s, Domino's Pizza - Wellington & Royal Palm Beach, Chick-Fil-A, Inc., DanceNSound, Duffy's Sports Grill, Everything Bagels - Royal Palm Beach, Florida Marlins, Florida Panthers, Golden Corral Restaurant Royal Palm Beach, Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando, Hilton Downtown Miami Hotel, John Di Lemmewww.lifestylefreedomclub.com, Johnson's Custom Cakes, Jungle Queen Riverboat, Kravis Center, Miami Dolphins, Miami Heat, Office Depot, Okeechobee Steakhouse, Publix Supermarkets, Tree's Wings Restaurant, Walgreen’s, Whole Foods and Women's Prosperity Network- womensproperitynetwork.com.

Group Photo courtesy of Denise Fleischman, The Town Crier Newspaper

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Why You Should Visit an Advanced Toastmasters’ Club

By Joan Dalie, ACS/CL Palm Beach Advanced Toastmasters (PBAT) is my favorite place to be on Thursday nights! Two hours of show-stopping entertainment, combined with conquering personal challenges, and stepping outside my comfort zone in front of a comfortable and welcoming audience.

Palm Beach Advanced Toastmasters is the perfect compliment to my home club experience. In my home club, I give shorter speeches because we have a shorter meeting. We have the traditional roles and I love to serve in them. Twice a month, I get to further challenge myself by giving longer speeches, often from advanced manuals, at PBAT. There is also an opportunity for more roles, such as being the Educator during the Educational Interlude. My favorite part, though, is that we focus on evaluations. At PBAT every prepared speaker has a 2-3 minute evaluation like in my home club. Then as many other members as wish to can give 1 minute of feedback to the speaker. So by giving one speech, you can receive three, five, even seven separate evaluations. We are practiced in only sharing insights that the prior evaluators have not shared yet, so the speaker benefits from lots of fresh, constructive feedback. Despite being heavy on the evaluation, the feedback is also always generous with positive reinforcement and inspiration for the next speech.

Sometimes it is easy to satisfy our minds' need for new challenges by making one simple change. I suggest driving to Palm Beach Gardens any 1st or 3rd Thursday of the month, and checking out PBAT. You will enjoy the format, the members, and the energy. You may even wish to join! All you need is a home club, and your CC designation.

Joan has been a Project Coordinator for Rendina Companies for the past 14 years and has been involved with Toastmasters for 12 years. She has served as Past Area 41 Governor, Past Pres., Past VP Education, VP Membership Talk of the Town and current VP of Membership of Palm Beach Advanced Toastmasters (PBAT meets at Strayer University on RCA off of PGA Blvd., just east of I-95 on the 1st and 3rd Thursday. The meetings start at 7pm and finish at 9pm) Page 21 Page 21

The Broward Bilingual Toastmaster Club A Truly Bilingual Club

By Steven Harwood, President BBTC In July 1998 I moved to Deerfield Beach from New York City where I had been a member of the Zhong-Ying Chinese-English Bilingual Toastmasters Club, a Club modeled after NYC´s Nichibei, a JapaneseEnglish Club.

Having just started a new regional job responsible for Latin America, I was interested in locating a local bilingual Spanish-English Club. However despite now residing in one of the most Spanish-speaking counties in the US, much to my surprise, I found none. Fast forward 11 years later. After joining the Good Morning Gelfand Toastmasters Club in Hollywood, I met then Division B Governor, David Jess, who mentioned straightaway that a Spanish-speaking member of the Ft. Lauderdale 2004 Club, Jairo Aragon, also shared this vision for creation of a Bilingual Club.

Under David Jess’ direction, Jairo and I initiated the planning for the Broward Bilingual Club (BBTC) and though it took some time to get things moving, beginning last year with the support of both Carmen Bauman and Walter Bernuy also Gelfand members, the Broward Bilingual Toastmasters Club began to take shape.

Unlike the Miami-based Spanish Language Toastmasters Club, BBTC is truly a “bilingual” initiative; speeches and Table Topics are done both in Spanish and English. As all Toastmasters are acutely aware, a large part of public speaking is about self-confidence. It’s a daunting challenge for everyone at first, and beginning to speak publicly in a foreign language is many times over more difficult.

As such, one of the BBTC’s key aims is to provide members the opportunity to give a speech first in their native language (e.g. Spanish) and then do the same speech in English (or vice-versa). What is abundantly clear is that once you get used to speaking publicly in general it becomes far easier in a foreign language as well.

The Broward Bilingual Toastmaster Club has three fundamental objectives: 

To provide native Spanish-Speakers with minimal public-speaking experience the opportunity to begin speaking publicly in Spanish with the ultimate aim of making the transition to public-speaking in English

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To give native Spanish-Speakers who are existing Toastmasters (from English-speaking clubs) and/or experienced public-speakers, the opportunity to hone their public-speaking skills in Spanish; and

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To provide non-native Spanish-Speakers (both foreigners and individuals who have spoken Spanish primarily at home) the opportunity to hone their public-speaking skills in Spanish while at the same time taking their formal Spanish-speaking skills to the next level.

BBTC was chartered as a new Club in June 2010 with Toastmasters International. BBTC recommends that prospective members possess a working knowledge -- or at least some degree of familiarity -of both Spanish and English however all are welcome to visit the club and experience its truly “bilingual atmosphere”. The club meets the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7pm at Denny’s at 3151 Powerline Road in Oakland Park, Florida 33309.

For more information about this club, contact club President Steven Harwood at 954-695-7418, or email him at sharwood@latinnexus.com or contact VP of Membership Walter Bernuy at 954-469-0540 or email him at wbernuy@tupropositoenlavida.com .

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Belle Glade Toastmasters—Making a Difference

By Cynthia Beckles, Area 42 Governor and L.J. Margolis, President, Belle Glade Toastmasters On a stormy night six months ago, the dream of Toastmaster Brian Stanton became a reality when the first meeting of the Glades Toastmasters Club was held. The inaugural meeting was the culmination of two years of hard work on the part of Stanton. The local Toastmasters’ Leadership Team supported the effort and was in attendance at that first meeting. Since then the group has grown and needs only two more members to become chartered. Once they reach this pinnacle they will be able to make more of an impact on their community. Despite being in its infancy, the club is already making a difference in the lives of its members and the community at large.

Belle Glade City Commissioner William Grear, Jr. credits Toastmasters with giving him more confidence and awareness of how best to present his ideas and platforms to the community, and to the state legislature. He says he is grateful that the communication and presentation skills honed through Toastmasters have helped him make persuasive and effective presentations to the U.S. House of Representatives and the Belle Glade City Commission.

Belle Glade attorney Donia Roberts says, “Toastmasters participation helps me present my court cases more effectively.” She has committed this personal time to develop her public speaking skills. Roberts believes that Toastmasters will make her a more effective advocate for the community. She wants to inspire young people and hopes to do a Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program in the near future.

This year’s Glades Toastmasters president is L.J. Margolis, a columnist for The Palm Beach Post. Several columns have been published in The Palm Beach Post to promote the club.

The Glades Toastmasters Club has come a long way since the September 28, 2010 Kick-Off meeting. This is an “open” community club where everyone is welcome. The group meets every Tuesday at Lakeside Medical Center, 39200 Hooker Highway in Belle Glade, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. If you are looking for a fun club to develop your public speaking skills, please feel free to visit any Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. To confirm meetings, call L.J. Margolis at 561-261-9532 or email her at ljsouthbay@aol.com. You may also contact Cindy Beckles, Area 42 Governor, at cindyebeckles@yahoo.com, if you have any questions.

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HIT THE JACK POT!

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#1 Club in the District A District 47 contest FIRST PLACE: •Ribbon for Club Banner “District 47 Club of the Year” •Pins for members of the Club •Certificate of Recognition for the Club •Recognition at the Fall Conference •Advanced Manual Set •Darren LaCroix Package •Lance Miller Club Series

SECOND PLACE: •Lance Miller Club Series

ITEM POINTS CCs 750 ACS 600 CL/AL/HPL 500 DTM 500 Deliver a Success Leadership 150 Deliver a Youth Leadership 150 Deliver a Speechcraft 250 New Members 200 District Officers Member of Club 100 Officer Training - Fall 300 Officer Training - Spring 300 Total Members (100 per member) 100 Octobert Renewal 200 April Renewal 200 Officer List Submitted on time 300 Proxies 50

•The Successful Club Series (11 manuals) •The Better Speaker Series (10 manuals)

THIRD PLACE: •Lance Miller Club Series •The Successful Club Series (11 manuals)

How to win?

Earn points for each item.

For example, if your Club earns 20 CCs during the year (July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011), you would have

For more details visit

15,000 points!

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www.toastmastersd47.org

Have you earned‌.

The Triple Crown Award The Triple Crown Award is recognition for District 47 Toastmasters who earn three or more Toastmaster awards within one TM year (Jul 1 - Jun 30).

For example, if you earn a CC, CL and ACB (paperwork sent in and approved by TI) before June 30, 2011, you will be awarded the Tri-

ple Crown Award.

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Congratulations to these Toastmasters who received Education awards during the months of February and March!

Competent Communicator Ortiz, Victor Omar

Club #

22

Peng, Margaret J

Club #

8370

Turnquest, Geneo

Club #

Sweeting, Joseph C. Parra, Jennifer Olding

Club # Club #

1600

Gopalakrishnan, Leelakrishnan

Club #

8664

1600 1667

Desmangles, McDonald Miles, Donna C.

Club # Club #

8720 8956

Bland, Rose Kinsey, Dionndra R Lattuga, Debbie

Club #

1667

Sehgal, Suri

Club #

8956

Club # Club #

1958 1958

Francis, Shari S. Lappin, Sharon A.

Club # Club #

9086 9352

Jacobs, Paul Shervington

Club #

2004

Hobbs, John R

Club #

587295

Castro, Mariposa Witecki, Mark

Club # Club #

2096 2284

Harris, Lydia Burney, Nicole J.

Club # Club #

590751 603123

Ambrose, Allene Allesha

Club #

2437

Gourley, Marie Kaye

Club #

603123

Carr, David F. Manning, Troy Y.

Club # Club #

2445 2449

Gourley, Marie Kaye Siewert, Maciej Matthew R.

Club # Club #

603123 680990

Pello, James E.

Club #

2652

Price, Dustin L.

Club #

763878

Fretz, Alicia A

Club #

2652

Summers, Elizabeth

Club #

868600

Mohan, Carmen Colmenares, Abraham

Club # Club #

2903 3087

Johnson, Carol McPhee, Oscar E.

Club # Club #

965175 965175

Schneyer, John J.

Club #

3299

Magruder, Julie

Club #

965328

Schneyer, John J. Cook, Kirsten M

Club # Club #

3299 3518

Tuller, Robert Ferrara, Michelle

Club # Club #

965328 965328

Bowie, Kwame

Club #

3518

Goddard, Mary E.

Club #

969012

Mercedes, Eloy Andres Hollis, George J.

Club # Club #

3937 3937

Knowles, Davina A Russell, Kristie Anessa

Club # Club #

969479 969479

Swartz, Allen

Club #

4207

Montgomery, Scott R

Club #

1118683

Suarez-Murias, Adiel Marcolongo, Ellen M.

Club # Club #

4207 4272

Rice, Ronald Somerset, Alethia Veronica

Club # Club #

1169566 1187415

Pritchard, Christopher David

Club #

4392

Polanski, Kelli A

Club #

1197988

Ellis, James R. Abrams, Herschel G.

Club # Club #

4698 4698

Babst, Mike W Foose, Lisa

Club # Club #

1249370 1293723

Childs, Grace N

Club #

5390

Nelson, Matthew Aaron

Club #

1297618

Weiss, Gregg K.

Club #

5390

Meyer, Kathleen M

Club #

1310937

Miller, Melissa A. Akers, Vor V

Club # Club #

5701 5758

Kiziah, Matthew Ryan Cooper, Marguerite M.

Club # Club #

1314283 1342880

Hall, Carrie

Club #

5758

Godinez, Leticia Armadillo

Club #

1346588

Marri, Suresh Johnson, Jay W.

Club # Club #

5758 5899

Club # Club #

1347294 1373645

Marks, Oneka A.

Club #

6261

Lang, Earl J Veasley, Khijhanna ShontayeAlan Farmer,

Club #

1376226

Ludes, Jeremy Alan Muraki, Suresh Kumar

Club # Club #

6273 6745

Rivera, Jonathan Li, Chunfang Daisy

Club # Club #

1383942 1412303

Venkatappa, Murali B

Club #

6745

Martinez, Angeline Marie

Club #

1412303

Houck, Robert James Fernandez, Meg B.

Club # Club #

7082 7362

Rymal, Ruth Fondiler, Laurie Ann

Club # Club #

1427169 1484612

Mahajan, Pragya

Club #

7362

Aragon, Jairo

Club #

1498739

Robey, Karen A.

Club #

7719

Mackey, Karvol Karlos

Club #

1504246

O'Dell Warren, Gina LoGalbo, Heather Diane

Club # Club #

7719 8181

Driscoll, Renda A. Lightbourne, Akia S.

Club # Club #

1505394 1513325

Mc Elrath, Natalie

Club #

8181

Dresen, Shane R.

Club #

1538985

Ciasca, Alexander D Bayere, Michael Omolayo

Club # Club #

8181 8251

Burke, Denis J.

Club #

1538985

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Congratulations to these Toastmasters who received Education awards during the months of February and March!

Advanced Communicator Bronze

Advanced Communicator Gold

Rivera, Patricia

Club #

861

Williams, Collette Wendy

Club #

1425

Willis-Gilmore, Tiffany

Club #

1295

Huynh, Hieu H.

Club #

5390

Romano, Rena F. Sluss, Mollie A.

Club # Club #

1702 2449

Robinson, Brenda K.

Club #

6818

Santarsieri, Anthony C.

Club #

8248

Ying, Joel O.

Club #

2835

Knowles, Glen R.

Club #

8720

Young, David Andrew

Club #

2903

Schlossberg, Eric

Club #

590751

Huynh, Hieu H.

Club #

5173

Siegel, Kelly M.

Club #

1051432

Barto, Paula K.

Club #

5390

Phelps, Howard F.

Club #

1307407

Wicinski, Greg R Goldick, Myra

Club # Club #

6745 6818

Susskind, Willasue

Club #

7619

Kevala, Russ J.

Club #

619417

Doyle, Jeanette M.

Club #

619417

Burrows, Leonardo Paul, Earl E.

Club # Club #

658738 831439

Ferrara, Michelle

Club #

965328

Magruder, Julie

Club #

965328

Tuller, Robert

Club #

965328

Moss, Tamar V. Kumar, Amit

Club # Club #

969479 1187415

Clark, Karon E.

Club #

1216688

Harac, Michael

Club #

1261950

Perry, Lynn A

Club #

1310937

Maher, Pat T. Drenberg, Emily

Club # Club #

1376226 1529878

Competent Leader

Advanced Communicator Silver

Willis-Gilmore, Tiffany

Club #

1295

Knowles, Dion

Club #

1600

Longley, Anthony J.

Club #

1600

Schoenfelder, Marilyn Kay

Club #

2166

Kaplan, Russell L

Club #

2266

Stuart, Toaschena C.

Club #

2437

Miller, Ingeria Helena

Club #

2437

Ritchie, Cindy

Club #

2449

Prindiville, Richard Logan

Club #

2508

Schneyer, John J.

Club #

3299

Kerr, Keisha M

Club #

3596

Illsen, Ana

Club #

3659

Wayne, Vicki

Club #

4272

West, Kotone L

Club #

5083

Stortz, Linda A

Club #

5899

Tomlin, Dwayne

Club #

5931

Naabe, Cathy

Club #

6273

Jallad, Tashahara

Club #

6544

Sundararajan, Venkatesh

Club #

6568

Pritchard, Lori D.

Club #

4698

Robey, Karen A.

Club #

7719

Branagan, Brian Joseph

Club #

7362

Bayere, Michael Omolayo

Club #

8251

Karam, Cheryl A

Club #

8248

Monchek, Lana T.

Club #

8370

Macmunn, Kathleen E.

Club #

612315

Wilson, Peggy

Club #

8720

Watson, Lavell Joel

Club #

626837

Francis, Shari S.

Club #

9086

Fisher, Harry Burns, George A.

Club # Club #

969012 1457364

Stiles, Patricia J.

Club #

9288

Hobbs, John R

Club #

587295

Walker, Michaela L.

Club #

603123

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Congratulations to these Toastmasters who received Education awards during the months of February and March!

Competent Leader

Advanced Leader Bronze

Gourley, Marie Kaye

Club #

603123

Carey, Adrian R.

Club #

1600

Frain, Laura A.

Club #

612315

Saunders, Barry Shane

Club #

2437

Hodges, William N.

Club #

619417

Yanatsis, Anthony A.

Club #

4272

Patel, Anand

Club #

831439

Singh, Brajesh

Club #

5758

Ferrara, Michelle

Club #

965328

Naabe, Cathy

Club #

6273

Magruder, Julie

Club #

965328

Watson, Lavell Joel

Club #

626837

Tuller, Robert

Club #

965328

Hirschlein, Daniel J.

Club #

831439

Wayne, Vicki

Club #

1006065

Drenberg, Emily

Club #

965328

Dominguez, Natalia I

Club #

1118683

Newbold, Ria Christina

Club #

1050379

Eichenberger, Tonya A.

Club #

1126118

Pfeffer, Valerie Anne

Club #

1314283

Wolanin, Olga

Club #

1197988

Fort, Joanne

Club #

1427169

Kearney, Kevin L

Club #

1216633

Clark, Karon E.

Club #

1216688

Hamilton, Kristy N.

Club #

1227605

Baetzel, Karen Lee

Club #

1249370

Udall, Linda L.

Club #

1269043

McIntosh, Desmond

Club #

1305066

Cornish, Kenisha Dee

Club #

1314025

Bonaby, Charmaine

Club #

1314025

Campbell, Kahlil

Club #

1314283

Schneyer, John J.

Club #

Garcia, Greg

Club #

1314283

Moore, David E.

Club #

8664

Wayne, Vicki

Club #

1324943

Deleveaux, Carolyn

Club #

1342880

Knowles, Torri L.

Club #

1342880

Dorsett, Daryl Willard Oliver

Club #

1342880

Cooper, Marguerite M.

Club #

1342880

Davis, Kertorra

Club #

1342880

Advanced Leader Silver Moore, David E.

Club #

8664

Wayne, Vicki

Club #

1006065

Leadership Excellence 3299

Congratulations to our Distinguished Toastmasters

Bunner, Todd D.

Club #

1373645

Rodriguez, Sasha R.

Club #

1412303

Schneider, Paulo

Club #

1450351

Williams, Collette Wendy

Club #

1425

Cevallos, Ernie A.

Club #

1457364

Longley, Anthony J.

Club #

1600

Stubbs, Anthony Samuel

Club #

1504246

Wayne, Vicki

Club #

4272

Bode, Peggy L.

Club #

1521593

Santarsieri, Anthony C.

Club #

8248

Mathias, Jessica Korizno

Club #

1521593

Moore, David E.

Club #

8664

Schlossberg, Eric Siegel, Kelly M.

Club # Club #

590751 1400985

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The Sunshiner— April 2011 Share your Stories and Pictures!

Publisher Rick Furbush, DTM Editor Brooke Samples

District 47 Executive Officers for 2010-2011

This page doesn’t have to be blank. If you have a Toastmasters’ story you want to share, please send it to Brooke Samples at bsamples@toastmastersd47.org . Brooke Samples, Editor

DG LGET LGM PRO Secretary Treasurer IPDG

Rick Furbush Pamela Rolle Matt Kinsey Myrna Brooks Lori Stephens Jim Ellis Kristina Kihlberg

District 47 Leaders District Org Officer Parliamentarian SAA Webmaster Division A Governor Division B Governor Division C Governor Division D Governor Division E Governor Division F Governor Division G Governor Division H Governor Division I Governor

Kathy Furbush Ron Rice Jeanine Kinsey Robert Rizzo Francis Molina Tatanisha Bennett Hieu Huynh Mitch McInnis Steve Zeris Vicki Wayne Jenelle Taylor Demekas Foster

The Mission of the District is to enhance the performance and extend the network of clubs, thereby offering greater numbers of people the opportunity to benefit from the Toastmasters educational program by: Focusing

on the critical success factors as specified by the district educational and membership goals

Ensuring

that each club effectively fulfills its responsibilities to its members

Providing

For a Great Time, put your money on District 47’s Spring Conference!

effective training and leader-

ship development opportunities for club and district officers The Sunshiner is a publication of District 47 Toastmasters. Reproduction of articles is strictly prohibited without the express permission of the District 47 Governor. Toastmasters International and Toastmasters International emblems are trademarks of Toastmasters International registered in the United States, Canada and many other countries.

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