Letter from TI about Dues Renewal

Club officers should have received this email from Toastmasters International about dues renewals. If you have any questions about this process, please contact TI as shown below, or Lt Governor Marketing Jodie Sanders at 682-233-2063 or jodiesanders@d25toastmasters.org.

February 26, 2015

Dear Club Officers,

Your club's membership renewal orders will be available February 27, 2015 on the Toastmasters International website.

To submit renewals online, go to www.toastmasters.org/clubcentral and log in using your personal username and password and follow the steps below:

• Click on the club name and number you want to pay renewals for to access the Conduct Club Business menu.
• Click on the option “Pay dues.”
• Select the option of "in the future" and hit submit. All orders with a future membership end date will appear.
• Select the members you wish to pay for and follow the prompts to submit payment. 

Consider these important details when processing membership payments:

• Renewals can be submitted online, by mail or fax. Financial information by email is not secure. 
• Orders can be paid online if using a credit card.  
• For checks, print the Pay dues screen indicating the renewing members and mail it, along with payment, to Toastmasters International. Make checks payable to Toastmasters International. 
• For a club to remain in good standing, it is a requirement that at least eight members must pay dues and three must be renewing. 
• The due date for paying April renewals is April 1, 2015. 

If you have any questions, please contact Member Services by email or call 949-858-8255.

Sincerely,


Toastmasters International
www.toastmasters.org

Planning to Compete in International Speech?

Give yourself an edge on the other contestants!

The Contest Masters are bringing together a lot of experience and expertise in International Speech at this special meeting. You'll get to talk to those who have competed in, judged, organized and attended many, many contests.

Don't miss it!

A Big Step on the Road to DTM: Sponsor, Mentor or Coach?

To be a DTM, you must first be an ALS.

Achieving your Advanced Leader Silver takes some advance planning. It requires: 1) Serving as a district officer, 2) doing a High Performance Leadership project and 3) successfully fulfilling a sponsor, mentor or coach opportunity.

How do you become a sponsor, mentor or coach? These are three very different positions.

The sponsor helps get a new club started. This process may include:

• Coming up with the idea for a new club yourself
• Finding a lead to a group or company that wants a club
• Determining who is the best person to contact or work with at the company
• Getting the information to the Lt Governor Marketing for follow up
• Participating in the demo meeting for the new group
• Assisting with pre-charter meetings
• Assisting the LGM with any other pre-charter tasks
• After chartering, staying in touch with the club and assisting when needed to get it off to a good start
• After chartering, turning in the signed sponsorship letter to get ALS credit.

The mentor is an advisor for a newly formed club. Responsibilities include:

• Showing the club how to conduct quality meetings
• Training the club officers, especially in how to use Club Central
• Helping the members understand and fulfill the mission of the club.
• More details are here: http://www.toastmasters.org/mentoraclub

The coach is an advisor for an existing club facing challenges. Responsibilities include:

• Assisting a low-member club in adopting and executing a plan for membership growth and achievement of Distinguished Club goals
• Guiding the club toward having strong meetings, which include manual speeches, lively Table Topics and strong, positive evaluations
• Attending club meetings whenever possible and remaining with the club until the club achieves Distinguished Club status.

Let me know what your interest is, and your day, time, and geographic availability. I will try to match you with an appropriate opportunity. New opportunities come up often. Here's what's available now.

Mentors needed immediately:

• 1st & 3rd Thursday, noon - Irving, near 114 and 161
• Monday, noon - far north Fort Worth, near 170 and Park Vista Blvd

Mentors likely to be needed in near future:

• Thursday or Friday, noon - downtown Fort Worth
• Day/time not set - downtown Fort Worth

Coaches needed immediately:

• Wednesdays, noon - Irving, northeast of DFW Airport
• 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 2:00 pm - Fort Worth, just south of DFW Airport

Get in touch with me, Jodie Sanders, Lt Governor Marketing at jodiesanders@d25toastmasters.org if you are interested or need more information.

Are you ready to be a club coach?

It's a special opportunity that not all Toastmasters ever get to do.

Club coaches are appointed by the District to assist a low-member club create a plan for quality meetings, membership growth, and achievement of Distinguished Club goals.

You also get the cool little gold pin. That pin cannot be bought. Only club coaches have the privilege of wearing it.

Working with a club while guiding it to success is among the most rewarding assignments in Toastmasters. Read more about it here.

Being a successful club coach meets a requirement for the Advanced Leader Silver, a major stepping stone on the road to being a Distinguished Toastmaster.

Are you ready to commit to giving back to others by serving in this role? Volunteer to become a club coach!

Here is a list of opportunities that are available right now. Others are expected soon.

• Wednesdays, noon - Irving, northeast of DFW Airport
• 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 2:00 pm - Fort Worth, just south of DFW Airport
• Day & time TBA - Irving, near 114 and Loop 12

If you are interested in being a coach, or if your club would like to ask for a coach, please contact Lt Governor Marketing Jodie Sanders at jodiesanders@d25toastmasters.org.

Hit the Road with D25's Newest Specialty Club

Vroom Vroom – Calling all two and three wheelers!

The MotorMouths are coming to town! Harleys, Hondas, Ducatis, Victories, Spyders, we are all in the MotorMouth family. Our club is looking for anyone who wants to ride and speak. No, not at the same time!!! We can cruise to our meeting location, have our meeting, then hit the open road to enjoy Mother Nature.

What are the particulars? Our meetings will be the fourth Saturday of the month beginning August 23, 2014. We will meet from 11 a.m. – 12 noon at the Benbrook Library, 1065 Mercedes, Fort Worth, TX 76126.

Come Ride! Come Speak! Come entertain and be entertained! One Saturday each month. Be a member of the  MotorMouths Toastmasters Club.

Please contact Karen Hagar if you are interested at 817-907-2610 or karenhagar@d25toastmasters.org.

Contest Masters Wants You!

Please join us on stage at Contest Masters, a new specialty club in District 25 about having fun and preparing for that next contest.

Whether you like (or think you would like) to compete, judge, or just attend contests, this club will have something for you. There are no requirements for membership. It will be the perfect environment for practicing, learning and observing what you need to know to become The Best!

Our first meeting will be at 7:00 pm, this Wednesday, June 18 at the Ol' South Pancake House at 1509 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76107. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/CZYTi

Be one of the first! Download this charter member application which you may fill out and return to Cindy now or bring with you to the meeting. Charter member dues are $36, payable by credit card or cash only.

For more information please contact Lt Governor Marketing Cindy Hinckley at cindyhinckley@d25toastmasters.org or 972-743-8402.

Master Your Contest Skills in an Exciting New Club

CONTESTS!!! They're our favorite Toastmasters pastime!

That's why you won't want to miss the kickoff meeting for Contest Masters — the fun new specialty club forming in District 25. Here's the when and where:

Wednesday, June 18th, 7:00 pm

Ol' South Pancake House

1509 S University Dr

Fort Worth, TX 76107

Whether your interest is Humorous Speech, Evaluation, Tall Tales, Table Topics or International Speech, the goal of our club is to improve your skills in competition at all levels.

The cost to join is only $36. Fill out your charter application now and be one of the first to take the next step in contest mastery. Email the application to Cindy Hinckley at cindyhinckley@d25toastmasters.org or bring it with you to the meeting.

The clock is ticking, as it always is when you are competing. Don’t be DQ'ed!