Thoolika Edition 2019-2020 Vol 4

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Vol 4

WHERE LEADERS ARE M ADE

TM Rohi nKumar

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Mal ayal am Toast mast ercl ubsi ncet hedayofchar t er i nghaspr oducedgr eat l eader sandspeaker soveraper i odoft i me.Wi t ht hepassi onat eanddynami c l eader shi pwehave,Mal ayal am Toast mast ercl ubhast heabi l i t yt obet he bestcl ubi nt heDi st r i ct105Mal ayal am Toast mast ercl ubhasanadded advant agewher ebyBi l i ngualLanguageoppor t uni t ygi vent ot hemember si n or dert oshar penhi sorherCommuni cat i onski l l sbot hi nMal ayal am andEngl i sh aswel l .Thi sbr i ngsi nagr eatamountofsyner gyanduni t edl ymakest hecl ub st r ongerandvi br anti nmaki ngwayf ornewemer gi ngl eader st ocomef or war d.

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Thej oyofl ear ni ng,shar i ngandcamar ader i ear et hecor ner st onesofa t oast mast er ’ sj our ney .Thet oast mast ereducat i onpr ogr am i ssodesi gnedt hat oppor t uni t i esar eavai l abl et oever yt oast mast ert ospeci f i cal l yexper i encet he j oysofl ear ni ng,shar i ngandcamar ader i e.Toast mast er sl etust akeever y oppor t uni t yt hatcomesourwayt ol ear nandshar eourl ear ni ngwi t hour f el l owt oast mast er s.Let ’ sal lbei nspi r edt oShar e.Ont hi soccasi on, Iwi sht ocongr at ul at eal lt hemember s,of f i cebear er soft hi sgr eatcl ubf or t hei rsuppor tt ot hi scl ub.Ial sowi sht ocongr at ul at et heedi t or i alt eam of Mal ayal am Toast mast er sCl ubf ort hei rval uabl econt r i but i ont ot hi snewsl et t er .

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Rohi nKumar

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