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  • At the recent District Executive Council Meeting, Gwen Earle, ACB, ALS was presented with the illustrious 2012-2013 Area Governor of the Year award. Within the Founder’s District, Toastmasters truly know how deserving of this award Gwen is and congratulate her on this tremendous success. The effort, energy, and leadership that Gwen has demonstrated throughout the…

  • The Founder’s District Speakers Bureau celebrates Jack Nichol’s 70th birthday. Shana Carr sings the “Star Spangled Banner”.

  • Funny-man and sometimes serious-guy Michael Varma, DTM, was honored by Toastmasters at the recent Founder’s District Executive Council ceremony: “Best Male Actor in a Comedy” for his appearance in a video promoting the communication organization’s Humorous Speech Contest, and the more serious 2013 Toastmasters Distinguished Service Award, for his contributions to the international non-profit that…

  • Now that the International Convention is over, we sit down with our District finalist, Mun Ng, to talk about his experience as a semi-finalist, what it took to get there, and what’s next.

  • Students Seek Justice

    Professor Walter Clark and more than a dozen of his student from West Wood College descended upon the BergenMeisters Toastmasters club on Thursday, August 22, during their lunchtime meeting to take their first steps in making a positive impact and rewarding career in the field of criminal justice. In addition to giving a well-planned presentation,…

  • Division spotlight – Linda Brown, Ryan Matsunaga, Jack Schmidt, Norm and Frannie Stein. The Founder/Founders NL September 2013.pdf

  • Harry Yan opens the August 2013 DEC Meeting. Immediate Past District Governor, Victoria Dotson, presents the awards for 2012-2013 Toastmaster of the Year, Division Governor of the Year, and Area Governor of the Year.

  • Judges Bureau Complete Speech Contest Season

    The Founder’s District Judges’ Bureau has completed another successful speech contest season. During the 2012-2013 community speech contest season, 30 judges completed 421 hours of community service for 26 events. The Lions Clubs’ speech contests for high school students hosted nine of the 26 events, while the Rotary Clubs hosted four speech contests for high…

  • What Reward, Prize, or Gift, would your club like to receive from Founder’s District, honoring them for working together—as a team— to stand out and distinguish themselves as an example of group success in achieving the goals of the Distinguished Club Program? Below is a list of gift awards from which to choose. Have fun…