The F63 Crown Courant Oct 2014

F63 Area Newsletter

INSIDE THIS ISSUE
From the desk of the Area Governor
District Club Performance
Inspirational Vitamin
Upcoming Events
Interview with President of Room to Speak

Division F Governor
Hissie Johnson, ACG, ALB

F63 Area Governor
Rex Arul, ACS, ALB

F63 Assistant Area Governor
Briana Baynham

Upcoming Events












District 44 Fall Conference 2014
In honor of Toastmasters Internationals
90
th
Anniversary this month, celebrate our
pride at your clubs.
Fall Conference will be held at the

Marriott
Alpharetta from October 31
st
November
1
st
. This year the focus is The Power of
Change. Investment: $129.

For more information:
http://www.d44toastmasters.org and
http://d44conference.org/




October Jewels Spotlight: Room to Speak
This month we would like to recognize the newest Jewel to the Area F63 family --
Room to Speak Toastmasters -- for becoming the first club to be chartered this
year for District 44. With this latest entrant, our F63 area has become the largest
Area in the entire District 44. Room to Speak brings a cache of energy,
enthusiasm, and dedication that within a month, it has emerged as the largest club
within our Area with 40 members! Under the leadership of Yolonda Johnson
(Chartering President) and her team of committed officers, Room to Speak has
already completed 2 DCP goals and added 5 new members.

Announcements
Home Depot Gift Basket
It is traditional for each Area to contribute a themed gift basket to the Division
Governor for the raffle prize to be given at the District Conference. This is a great
way to promote our spirit and camaraderie. For the Fall Conference, Division
Governor Hissie Johnson has chosen the theme of Home Depot. We ask each
club in the area to contribute towards the gift basket by donating inexpensive
household Items such as:

Books, Cleaning Supplies, Duster, Paint Brushes, Candy, Gift Cards,
Popcorn, Coffee Mugs/Cups, Etc.
Please note we are not accepting used items.
Deadline: Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Who do you contact with questions: Hissie Johnson (Division Governor)
at hissievj@hotmail.com

Thank you for your participation and cooperation in assisting the division to provide
a positive gift basket experience for the Fall 2014 Conference,
The Power of Change.



Inspirational Vitamin
Study the unusually successful people you
know and you will find them imbued with
enthusiasm for their work which is
contagious. Not only are they themselves
excited about what they are doing but they
also get you excited.
- Paul W. Ivey






From the desk of your Area Governor

Greetings from your Area Governor (AG) Rex Arul. Did you checkout the
redesigned Toastmasters International (beta) website? It is awesome.

Since I wrote to you last month, we already have a new club added to our
F63 Area: Room to Speak Toastmasters. And when I write to you next
month, we would have added yet another new club to our F63 Area: South
Terraces Advocates.

Isnt that exciting for all of us?

We are growing steadily, but, rapidly. We at Area F63 are the largest area
in the entire District 44, in terms of membership base. Kudos to all of you
for adding and retaining members at your clubs. I request those clubs that
have a reduction in their ranks to continue working on a strategy to increase
membership as that is one of vital importance to our Area, Division, and
District.

This is an exciting month as Toastmasters International is celebrating its
90
th
year. Those of you, who will be earning their awards this month, will get
a special decal in addition to your award citation. Please use this
opportunity to celebrate this anniversary at your clubs and send us your
pictures for our newsletter.

We have achieved quite a lot within the past 3 months.
I have completed First Area Governor Visit to 100% of the clubs,
including the newest Room To Speak, which was chartered on
September 15
th
, 2014.
I have completed Second Area Governor Visit to 2 of the 6 clubs
(33.3%).
All the 6 clubs in our Area have progressed in their DCP goals, by
earning at least 1 DCP goal more last month.
My sincere thanks to Cox Toastmasters President Charlene
Sanders and Wildwood Toastmasters President Marline
Santiago-Cook for representing our Area at the Division F
Contests. Kudos to Charlene for emerging 2
nd
place at the
Evaluation Contests.
District 44 also awarded me, your servant-leader, the "Shining Star"
award for a second time at its DEC meeting last month. This was in
recognition of chartering one of the first two clubs for District 44.

On October 31
st
and November 1st, we will be at our District Fall
Conference in Alpharetta. Please sign-up for the banner parade to promote
your club at the Conference. Every Toastmaster, who has attended the
District Conference will tell you how it has been a life-changing experience.
I strongly recommend that you encourage your members and officers to
register for the conference and utilize the opportunities to learn, network,
and grow.

I hope to see you and your officers and members at the Fall Conference.

Go F63! Even Sky is NOT our limit!



Rex Arul, ACB, ALB
Area Governor (F63)
October 14, 2014

My Personal Kudos.
Room To Speak for having the
largest membership base in F63:
40 members! They achieved this
milestone in less than 25 days of
chartering.
Wildwood Toastmasters for
emerging as the top DCP Goal
winner in Area F63 with 6 DCP
goals: Distinguished Club. 1
more goal to reach Select
Distinguished Club status.
Cox Toastmasters Club for
emerging second with 4 DCP
goals. They need 1 more goal to
reach Distinguished Club status.
Cox Toastmasters Club and
Wildwood Toastmasters for
being the Co-Sponsors of Room
To Speak!
Speakers Extraordinaire for
celebrating its 1
st
year Anniversary
this month and besting its last year
record by achieving 3 DCP goals
already. Last year, they managed
to reach 2 DCP goals!
Wildwood Toastmasters for
sponsoring 2 new clubs in our
Area!
Room To Speak for adding 5 new
members towards earning their
Smedley Award!
League of Extraordinary
Speakers for adding 5 new
members towards earning their
Smedley Award!





An Interview with President Yolonda Johnson (Room to Speak Toastmasters)
Crown Courant: Tell us about your experience with Toastmasters. Why did you join and what keeps you here?
Yolonda: I joined Toastmasters in 2006 with The Carter Center. I originally joined because I wanted to develop my
presentation skills. I took on a leadership role and served as a club officer during my membership term.
Crown Courant: Tell us about the early stages of Room to Speak. What made you take the leap to charter this
club?
Yolonda: I have been with International Hotel Group since 2013. During this time period, I attempted to continue
attending meetings at The Carter Center, until eventually it became difficult to attend the meetings due to the distance
between both locations. I always wanted to start a club at IHG and there were many colleagues who were interested in
forming a club. Almost taking a year to settle, Former District Governor Cindy Cannon, DTM, inspired me to make that
vision a reality. During our demo meeting we had 51 guests, and 35 of these guests became the chartering members of
Room to Speak.
Crown Courant: Wow! Thats very inspiring. Please tell us about the inspiration behind your club name?
Yolonda: A colleague of mine, charter member #30, Sean Wood, was the individual who inspired our club name. IHG is
a key player in the hospitality industry through its management of multiple hotel brands. Throughout the corporate
office we use rooms as a reference to hotel rooms. Room to Speak fits right in with the culture here at IHG.
Crown Courant: What are your clubs immediate goals for 2014, and what steps are you taking to ensure that your
group will reach each of these goals?
Yolonda: One of our immediate goals is to get our new members deliver their Ice Breaker speeches. One of our biggest
challenges is in inspiring members to sign up for their first speech. With the direction of our current Area Governor, Rex
Arul, we can get our members excited about speaking. A long term goal of ours is to become a Presidents
Distinguished Club.
Crown Courant: That is very inspiring to hear and we wish you the very best in achieving that goal. What are some
of the immediate challenges you have noticed how are you planning to overcome them?
Yolonda: I would not say we are having any major challenges. One area of concern would be in continuing to develop
our own culture within the club. Many individuals have held memberships at other clubs and when they come to a new
club they want it to be exactly the same. My goal is to keep up the positive energy and make Room To Speak one of a
kind.
Crown Courant: What advice can you give someone who is otherwise interested in becoming a Toastmaster but
wouldnt just because they simply dont have the time?
Yolonda: I would advise them to assess if this is something they truly want. If the reply is yes, then I would encourage
them to simply create the time they need to focus on achieving their speaking goals along with a mentor. Anything
worth having, will take adequate effort and desire.
Crown Courant: As an experienced Toastmaster, what advice can you give to someone looking to pursue their
certifications?
Yolonda: I would suggest always look ahead. What I mean is, research the multiple certifications you can obtain
simultaneously, such as the Triple Crown. Think about your goals and how a certification can align with that goal.
There are many advance manuals available that will help hone your speaking and leadership skills.



Toastmasters Making History











Members of SunTrust Perimeter Club.

Thank you Marline Santiago-Cook
(Wildwood Toastmasters President) and
Charlene Sanders (Cox Toastmasters
President) for representing Area F63 at the
Division F contests.

Area Governor Rex Arul delivers the Founders
Award Ribbon to Marline Santiago-Cook of
Wildwood Toastmasters. Congratulations and
thank you for supporting the charter of Room
to Speak.
District 44 Governor Parren Shannon
recognizing our Area Governor Rex Arul
at the September 2014 DEC meeting at
Smyrna, Georgia.








F63 Area Governor Rex Arul, F63 Assistant Area Governor Briana
Baynham, Cox Toastmasters Treasurer Rachel Ramsey, President
Charlene Sanders, VP&E Tasha Tolbert and Immediate Past President
Darrel Allers.
Guests and members from Room to Speak

Newly chartered Room to Speak has its members in rapt
attention as the Area Governor Rex Arul, delivers a message
from the Successful Club Series.




Noteworthy Accomplishments
Kudos to the following members for successfully completing their
Icebreaker speeches:

Cox Toastmasters Club
Bianca Rochester, Christopher Perry, Fred Mbena, Patricia
Montgomery, and Paul Zorilla.

League of Extraordinary Speakers
Eric Bailey and Terry Lennard.

Room To Speak Toastmasters Club
Robert Stuckey and Kris Bravo.

Speakers Extraordinaire
Ulonda Flourney and ShaRay Byrd

Sun-Trust Perimeter
Dale Lockhart, Rosalie Mukendi, Zareah Thomas and Grace
Scott.

Wildwood Toastmasters
Rex Arul, Donna Gallaher, Pradeep Nagalla, Roger Maness.
Area Club Performance
SunTrust Perimeter
Successfully met 2 goals: Obtaining a Competent
Leader (CL) award, Advance Leadership Silver (ALS)
award.
Kudos to first-timer award winner: Robert Landau
obtained his Competent Communicator award.
Wildwood Toastmasters
Successfully met 6 goals: Enrollment of 4 new
members in the Distinguished Club Program (DCP),
achievement of Advanced Leadership Bronze (ALB),
Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB), Advanced
Communication Silver (ACS) and achievement of 2
Competent Leadership (CL) awards.
Kudos to first-timer award winner: Bala
Alagarsamy obtained his Competent Leader
award.
Congratulations to all the clubs who are following their goals
and staying on target.
Each club has access to reports for tracking performance and
obtaining reports by accessing the Toastmasters International
Dashboard. Please utilize these reports along with your club
success plan accessible at:
http://dashboards.toastmasters.org/Division.aspx?id=44

Managing Editor :Briana Baynham
Co-Editor & Reviewer:Rex Arul
Area F63 DCP Chart (as of Oct 12, 2014)
Did you know Wildwood Toastmasters successfully
met their Distinguished Club Status (6 Goals Met)
precisely 1 day earlier than the past year? They obtained
5 goals by September 12, 2013 and they reached this
milestone on September 11, 2014 this year.
Cox Toastmasters has so far met 4 DCP Goals.
Speakers Extraordinaire has so far met 3 DCP Goals.
League of Extraordinary Speakers has so far met 3
DCP Goals.
Room To Speak has so far met 2 DCP Goals.
Suntrust Perimeter has so far met 2 DCP Goals.






Cox Toastmasters Club
Successfully met 4 goals: Enrollment of 4 new
members for the Distinguished Club Program (DCP),
achievement of the Advance Leadership Bronze
(ALB) award, submission of club officer list and
membership-renewal dues on time.
League of Extraordinary Speakers
Successfully met 3 goals: Enrollment of 4 new
members for the Distinguished Club Program (DCP),
successful submission of officer list and membership-
renewal dues on time.
Room to Speak Toastmasters Club
Successfully met 2 goals: Enrollment of 4 new
members for the Distinguished Club Program (DCP),
successful submission of officer list and membership-
renewal dues on time.
Speakers Extraordinaire
Successfully met 3 goals: Enrollment of 4 new
members for the Distinguished Club Program (DCP),
successful submission of officer list and membership-
renewal dues on time.















President, Wildwood Toastmasters
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