Get the Point?

By Wes Hoover, DTM, District Governor

My Fellow Toastmasters…

We are now halfway through the year, and we have achieved so much together.
Founder’s District has one principle - to be the BEST, nothing less. With each of us giving our best efforts, we are sure to succeed in our quest to be a Distinguished District or better.

Founder’s District is well on its way to accomplish most goals laid out for us by Toastmasters International.

One area of concern as we enter the second half of the year relates to effectively fulfilling the Mission of the District.

Simply put, 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.

While we have chartered many new clubs, we have lost some as well. As a result, we have not been as successful in extending our network of clubs as we had hoped. Overall, we are still not where we would like to be as a District.

We need your help. We need to work as a team to extend the network of clubs. To make this fun, we are introducing an exciting new incentive program…“Get the Point.”

This program will run from February 1, 2012 through April 30, 2012, and is open to all Founder’s District Toastmasters in good standing with Toastmasters International.

District Marketing Workshop 2

By Harry Yan, DTM,  Lt. Gov. Marketing

Do you want to supercharge your club and attract flocks of new members to your club?  Come join us at the second District Marketing Workshop on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the beautiful Southern California Edison complex in Rosemead.  Learn valuable tips and proven techniques for club growth, membership retention and building new clubs from some of the top leaders in Toastmasters. 

• FREE for members who pre-register by February 14, 2012
• FREE lunch and snacks
• Preregister by February 4, 2012 to be entered into a drawing for a lectern with the new Toastmasters logo
• Lots of “give-aways” for those who attend
• Q & A panel to answer your pressing questions

Don’t miss out on this exciting event—the first workshop was a big hit! 

Register now by going to http://tinyurl.com/fdmworkshop2

Walk-ins without pre-registering will be charged $5 at the door

Location:
Southern California Edison
Employee Lounge
2244 Walnut Grove Avenue
Rosemead, CA 91770
Valid California Identification required

Membership Growth and Retention Promotions
Harry Yan, DTM,  Lt. Gov. Marketing 

New Clubs: The Division and Area will receive a new club banner ribbon for each new club chartered by April 30, 2012 at the District Spring Conference Awards Night on May 4. 2012. Divisions with three or more new clubs will receive a lectern with the new Toastmasters International (TI) logo. Divisions with one new club per Area will receive $100 credit at the District store.

Open House Challenge: January-March 2012. Clubs that host an Open House from January 1, 2012 to March 31, 2012 will be entered into a drawing for a $20 District store gift certificate. Five winners will be announced at the Spring District Conference May 5, 2012. To enter into the drawing, send a copy of your club open house flyer to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

New Members Club Challenge: Clubs with eight or more new members between Jan 1 and March 31 will be entered in to a drawing for $100 credit toward educational materials from the District store.

New Members Division Challenge: The Division with the most new members from January 1, 2012 to March 31, 2012 will receive a $50.00 credit toward educational materials from the District store at the Spring District Conference Awards Night.

Club Coach: Members who rescue a club with less than 12 members, and successfully take it to charter strength by year end will receive a medallion with the new TI logo.

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