| Lisa Foster elected District 49 Governor for 2008-2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In elections held at the District 49 Spring Conference, Lt. Governor of Education and Training, Lisa Foster was elected District Givernor for the upcoming Toastmaster year. Other officers elected were:
The District also honored noted Hawaii designer, Clarence Lee with its Communication and Leadership Award | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Beat the Clock membership drive is underway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Our Beat the Clock membership drive gets underway May 1st with a special ribbon for every club who enrolls 5 or more new members. But that's not all, the top 3 clubs who earn ribbons, will get pizza delivered by the District Key 4 at a club meeting. Click here to download a flyer with the details. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club Presidents: It's time for proxies; Please sign and return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Toastmasters International has sent out the required proxies necessary to conduct business at the Regional Conference June 6-7 and the International Convention in August 2008. The proxies allow the District Govornor or other District officers in attendance to cast votes on the clubs behalf. Please check your mail (club presidents) for a blue envelope and sign and mail both proxies to District Governor Kevin Doyle. Several proxies are already in, and getting them in will save a lot of effort to track them down. The District thanks you for your prompt attention to this effort to effectively represent the Districts interests at the Regional and International level. You can heck to see if your club's Region 2 and International Convention proxies have been received by clicking here. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Make Plans to attend the Region II Conference in Anaheim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Region II Conference will be held in Anaheim California (I know you are wondering, and yes, the hotel is just 2 miles from Disneyland!) on June 6 and 7th. It will be a great event with great presentations, the International Speech Contest and a great chance to meet Toastmasters from the other Districts in our Region. You can download the schedule of events and a COnference Registration form by clicking these links: |
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| Twelve clubs meet the 2008 District Governor's Challenge! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Twelve clubs in District 49 met the District Governor's CHallenge by achieving Distinguished status or better by March 31. They had to earn at least 5 Distinguished Club Program (DCP) points and have dues paid for at least 20 members (or if their official membership base was less than 15, show a net increase in membership of at least 5 members) by close of business March 31.
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| Ala Moana, Polyglot at HPU and Ward Transformers win 'Talk Up Toastmasters' ribbon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Three District 49 clubs will be adding the "Talk-up Toastmasters" ribbon to their club banners this year for recruiting five or more new members during the Talk Up Toastmasters Campaign. Ala Moana added 8 new members, Polyglot added 6 and Ward Transformers added 5. Congratulations to these three clubs. Remember that new members help keep a club revitalized and sustained. |
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| Take the LGET's Club Spring Challenge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Achieve 2 CCs OR 1 AC and Receive an Advanced speech manual of club's choice (in stock at the District 49 Spring Conference bookstore) and Believe! Just do it! Click here for the flyer on the Lt. Governor for Education and Training's Spring Club Challenge. |
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| Earned your CC or CTM? Looking for a greater challenge? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District 49 hosts two advanced Toastmasters clubs, Laulima #5190 and Na Hoku Kai #1055548, where Toastmasters can hone their speaking skills. Na Hoku Kai meets the first and Third Mondays at 5:30 pm At Abe Lee Realty, 1585 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1533 (Ala Moana Pacific Center - just Diamond Head of the new Nordstrom's). Laulima meets at various locations on the last Friday of the month. Contact information for both clubs can be found on Our Clubs page. We would like to have an advanced club in each of our Divisions (right now we have three divisions and two advanced clubs) so if you've earned your CC or CTM and have a few like-minded friends and would like to form a new advanced club, please contact our Lieutenant Governor of Marketing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Does your club need help with membership or educationals? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Flash! District 49 has added two new pages to help clubs with membership-building and the Toastmasters Educational program. You can find the Educational page by clicking here and the Membership page by clicking here. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governance Update for Toastmasters International™ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On February 16, the Board of Directors of Toastmasters International voted to defer a vote by the full membership until the 2009 International Convention. TI is currently considering a significant reshaping of the governance of Toastmasters at the International, Regional and District levels. The changes include a more balanced representation of the world membership, a new region structure, and improvements to the district structure to ensure the Toastmasters program is efficiently delivered to the members. You can find out more about the latest version of the proposal by clicking here. You can find the minutes of the Feb 16 TI Board meeting, including what next steps will be taken by clicking here. |
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Aloha! Welcome to the home of Toastmasters International in Hawaii USA… |
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Distinguished Toastmasters District 49 serves the entire state of Hawaii. We currently have 60 clubs serving the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai. Toastmasters™ offers a proven way to improve your communication and leadership skills. By participating in a fun and supportive Toastmasters group, you'll become a better speaker and leader and gain confidence to succeed in whatever path you've chosen in life. Not yet a Toastmaster or looking for a new club? Use the Find a Club link above or the Our Clubs link at left to find club meeting information for a club near you! |
Distinguished District Progress: May 11, 2008 (50 days remaining)
| Membership Payments (March 31) | Club March Dues In |
Competent Communicator Awards | Advanced Communicator Awards | Leadership Awards | |
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| Actual | 2278 |
59 |
85 |
23 |
45 |
| Goal | 2417 |
60 |
82 |
23 |
30 |
| Remaining to reach goal | 139 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
+14 |
| Percent complete | 94.3% |
98.3% |
103.7% |
100% |
147% |
TI Proxies returned: |
43 |
TI Proxies outstanding: |
17 |
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Check to see if your club's Region 2 and International Convention proxies have been received by clicking here. |
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Note: The March 2008 dues renewal was the last time TI provided a ten-day grace period (until April 10) for clubs to submit their dues and still receive Distinguished Club Program credit. In keeping with the Toastmasters practice of starting and ending things on time, TI has eliminated the grace period for renewals effective June 30, 2008. September 2008 dues must be submitted by September 30, 2008 and March 2009 dues will need to be submitted by March 31, 2009 in order to receive DCP credit.
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