Category: News
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Happy New 2015-2016 Toastmasters Year!
It’s my honor and pleasure to serve as the first ever District Director of Founder’s District. My vision for this year is to help you achieve your goals and to keep Founder’s District focused on its mission, which is to build new clubs and to assist all clubs in achieving excellence. Together, we can bring…
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Start the Year STRONG
Start the year off right with a membership building program for your club. The Smedley Award begins August 1 and ends September 30. It’s simple. Add five new, dual, or reinstated members to your club between August 1 and September 30 and receive a “Smedley Award” ribbon, named in honor of the founder of Toastmasters, which…
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Founder’s District Program Quality Message
We are at the beginning of the new Toastmasters year and I hope you are all enjoying your experience as members. I invite you to GET INVOLVED in Toastmasters’ activities within as well as outside your club to support all Founder’s District members in achieving excellence. I challenge you to continue to grow by achieving…
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Gene Beckwith Award Presented to Linda and Richard Daugherty
It is my honor and privilege to present the Gene Beckwith award for 2014-2015 to Linda and Richard Daugherty. They have served as the official district photographers for the past three years, but served in that role for several years before that. They have literally taken thousands of pictures of our members at LACE, Area/Division…
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2015 Spring Conference Consent Agenda
In order for us to utilize our time more effectively at the Business Meeting on Saturday, April 25, we have put together some of the routine items discussed into a Consent Agenda. These routine items are packaged and accepted as a group. In this package are items that do not need any discussion or a…
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District Split Proposal
Proposal to Split the DistrictVersion 4.0 dated 4.7.15 Proposal The Founder’s District Split Committee, as appointed by Linda Ulrich, DTM, District Governor, proposes that Founder’s District be split using the 22 Freeway (or thereabouts) as the official split boundary. As of 3.21.15, the new boundaries would be as follows*: The New District boundaries would be…
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La Palma Toastmasters Celebrate 5th Anniversary
City Council Issues Proclamation On Wednesday, March 25th the La Palma Toastmasters club (#1412788) celebrated the 5th anniversary of their club’s chartering at a meeting attended by City Council members Steve Hwangbo and Michelle Steggell and Founders District Lt. Governor of Education and Training Pan Kao DTM and Area E4 Governor Thomas Nguyen CC ALB.…
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Retention Workshop 2015 Highlights
Photo by Harry Yan, DTM How do you retain your existing club members? When and why do so many Toastmasters lose interest? Member retention is one of the greatest issues plaguing our Toastmasters clubs. The Phoenix Club in Anaheim provided the venue and a delightful breakfast for participants in the second Founder’s District Retention Workshop.…
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Know the Unbreakable Rules of Marketing?
Photo by Richard Daugherty Ninety Toastmasters who attended Founder’s District Spring Marketing Workshop, came away with unbreakable rule #1: Consistency beats Ability! The remaining rules can be found in Cathey Armillas book: The Unbreakable Rules of Marketing: 9 ½ Ways To Get People To Love You.
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Meet C and L Recipient Samwise Didier
Founder’s District is proud to announce the 2015 Spring Conference Communication and Leadership award recipient, Samwise Didier. You’ll get a chance to know more about him at the District Conference on April 25 during an interview style conversation that will be conducted by past District International Speech Contest winner, Mun Ng.