DISTRICT 47
THE SUNSHINER Newsletter Title Organization Name
News from Southeast Florida and The Bahamas Volume 1, Issue 1
Newsletter Date
To a s t m a s t e r s s t re t c h a s a u t h o r s
2014-2015 District 47
September 2014 INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Club anniversaries Lt. Gov. Marketing District Highlights
Fall conference time District Governor Anthony (Tony) Longley is already excited about the upcoming conference in West Palm Beach. He wants us to get excited, too! Page 3.
MEETING THE AUTHOR: Marlene Bryan, DTM, signs copies of her book, Live a Diamond Life! Live a Life of Purpose, at a Toastmasters event this summer. She and other District 47 Toastmasters are teaching others how to write, publish and promote their books.
Ready to assist Lieutenant Governor of Marketing Jeanine Kinsey says Area Governors and district leaders are ready to help clubs that are off to a shaky start. Pages 6, 7, 8.
Help wanted Public Relations Officer Marlene Bryan wants photographers, videographers to help take pictures at the Fall conference. Page 9.
Around District 47 Check out the achievements and activities, as submitted by our members. Page 10.
FORT LAUDERDALE — “Conceive, connect and create” is the theme for a workshop recently hosted by Toastmasters International and more than a dozen local authors who cover a spectrum of genres and tastes. The Day with the Authors workshop was held on a Saturday morning at the AfricanAmerican Research Library and Cultural Center in Fort Lauderdale. The event, billed by as a must see, provided would-be authors with information about self-publishing, book launch strategies, targeting their readers and speaking to sell books. Attendees will hear presentations from up to 30 self-published authors including Toastmasters Antoinette Smith, Lydia Harris, Kingsley Grant, Larry Benovitz, Marlene M. Bryan and other authors across the South Florida communities. In addition, Miramar Commissioner Wayne Messam will make a presentation on the importance of the written word. Messam belongs to a Toastmasters club at the Fountain of New Life Church in Miami Gardens. "We want to help would-be authors learn about writing, publishing and marketing their books. We also want to emphasize the value of the written word in uplifting our communities," said Bryan, the District 47 public relations officer with Toastmasters International. Continued on Page 2