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  • Lionnel Yamentou Newly Elected Division E Director

    Fellow Toastmasters, The agenda item to appoint Lionnel Yamentou as the Division E Director at the DEC (District Executive Council) meeting on August 26, 2015 was tabled because of lacking a quorum. Following the Toastmasters International guidelines, District Administrative Manager, Linda Denton, followed up with an email vote process. More than 2/3 of the DEC…

  • DEC Meeting August 26, 2015

    The DEC meeting was held on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at the tropical and beautiful Radisson Suites in Buena Park. Our District Director, Pan Kao, presided over the 2014-2015 year end awards/celebration. Deborah Reisdorph gave an educational presentation about “Pay it Forward with New Clubs.” She encouraged us to reach out to help other Toastmasters…

  • It’s now time to plan and act on upcoming Fall speech contests – Tall Tales and Evaluation Speech Contests! If you are unfamiliar with the Tall Tales format, check out these videos of our District Competitors from 2013! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxHZgS9tzxghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVMELSsqLIIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gocf_MMwmTU Everyone has fun will Tall Tales!Imagine how much you can refine your skills by competing in…

  • Benefiting from Toastmasters?

    Fellow Toastmasters, How do you benefit from Toastmasters’ programs? Do you have a story to share with fellow members in our district? Send an email to dd@foundersdistrict.org if you have a personal story to share. If your article is selected and published in our website or quarterly newsletters, you’ll receive a $25 Toastmasters gift certificate.…

  • The idea for this column began over dinner with District Governor, Linda Ulrich and Lt. Governor, Pan Kao who suggested a column for the District website. The concept is to provide a forum for the members to ask the International Director questions about the Toastmaster organization. Feeling emboldened by two cups of decaf I said…