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Okefenokee Toastmasters Club #8269, District 14, Area 12B

Volume 3 Issue 3, September 2011

Chartered in 1991, Original Sponsor: John Penland

Mission: The mission of a Toastmasters club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every individual member has the opportunity to develop oral communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth. Meetings: We meet every Wednesday morning at 7:00am at Quality Inn, 1725 Memorial Drive, Waycross. Click here for map. Membership: Open to anyone 18 years old and over.
Club Success Goals
Four (4) officers were trained on Saturday, August 20: President, VP of Education, VP of Public Relations, and Sergeant of Arms. Well have one more training session in Spring then well complete goal number 9. The clubs success also depends on the number of awards issued to members and on increased membership. Awards: Competent Communicator (CC), Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB), Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS), and Advanced Communicator Gold (ACG), Competent Leader (CL), Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB), Advanced Leader Silver (ALS) and Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). Membership: We need at least 4 new members!

Officers for Okefenokee Toastmasters 2011-2012

President: Barbara Rolls VP Education: Bud Montero VP Membership: John Conger VP Public Relations: Janice Williams Treasurer: Addie Crews Secretary: Preston Hardee Sergeant of Arms: Larry Kearson

Upcoming Events September 23 24: Division 14 Fall Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. Register now! Start planning for next years International Convention. It will be in Orlando, Florida August 1518, 2012.

Georgia Toastmasters, District 14, Division B, had a fun time at the Humorous speech and Speech Evaluation contests held at the First Christian Church fellowship hall on August 20th in Waycross. Our Contest Chair was Marie Simpson and our Chief Judge was Linda Means. Our target Speaker for the Evaluation portion was Hasani X.
Photo: Bud and Barbara standing before a wall of crosses in the fellowship hall.

GRAMMARIANS CORNER Be careful using the past tense. The helping verbs has, have, had may need the past participle. It is incorrect to use the past tense in this sentence: He must have went outside. Use the past participle: We havent seen him. He must have gone outside. Do you think he has eaten already?

10 Ways to Recruit New Members

1. Send newsletters to guests. 2. Club business cards. 3. Have an Open house 4. Visitor Day each member invites 10. 5. Ask guests to join. 6. Advertise in church bulletins. 7. Reach out to a wide age spectrum. 8. Have friendly meetings. 9. Never cancel a meeting. 10. Have public meetings. From Toastmasters handout 161 Ways to Recruit New Members.

Humorous Speech Competitors Back row: Winner, Jason Richardson, Bill Edwards, Dennis Hall. Front Row: Deborah Kinlaw, Swarna Krishnamurti.

Quality Meetings = Quality Clubs

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Congrats to our Dynamic Duo!

Both Deborah and Barbara placed third in the Humorous Speech and Speech Evaluation Contests respectively. The contests were held on Saturday, August 20th in Waycross. Jason Richardson from the Valdosta club placed first in the Humorous Speech contest and Mary Harper from Savannah won the Speech Evaluation Contest. The winners will compete in Atlanta at the Georgia Toastmasters Fall conference scheduled for September 23 and 24.

Speech Evaluation Competitors L. to R.: Blenda Mattox, Barbara Rolls, Sementha Matthews, and the Winner, Mary Harper.

CHARTER MEMBERS: John Penland (Sponsor), Andrew Slocum, Joe Gant, Harry D. Dixon, Jr., Carolyn Morton (Akins), Phil Wysong, C.J. Broome, Paul OCain, James C. Bunch, W.F. Stephens, Jeanette Stipe, Tom Strickland, Fred Barber, John Karew, Reuben Flanders, E. Nash Williams, Jerri Davis, Doris Germano, Andy Spivey, Audrey West, and Margaret Park. Edited by Janice Williams