What's That Sound?
by Cyndra Melville, DTM
District 22 Governor
What's that sound? It's opportunity knocking!
Your first club meeting in May should be your Club Election Day. Toastmasters is one of the few places where you can take on a responsible position by just being willing to do the work. You don't need any experience. What you don't know how to do, we will help you with. Club officer training is included in our Toastmaster Leadership Institutes (TLIs) and you get a manual from Toastmasters International for every position. A successful term as a club officer will sure look good on your résumé!
Don't wait to be asked. Volunteer.
Check out what each officer does at this link: Club Officer Roles.
Keep in mind if you are looking at being an Area Governor in District Leadership in the future, serving as Club President or VP Education is a requirement.
Remember: A quorum (51 percent of active members) is needed to conduct business (including electing officers). Proxies or absentee ballots are not allowed at the club level. Members must be active and present to vote. Don't forget to fill out a club and officer information form online at the Club Business section immediately following your election so the correct officers will receive every important mailing. Or your club may submit the club and officer information form by mail or fax, instead.
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 Not Your Granddaddy's Toastmasters Leadership Institute
by Kim Myers, DTM
Lt. Governor Marketing
Many Toastmasters fail to attend the Toastmasters Leadership Institute when they are club officers because they feel that the training does not vary much. This year, District 22 will be presenting a new format for our Leadership Institute with the focus on leadership. Each incoming club officer should be attending one of the following sessions. In order to earn your distinguished club points, each club must send a minimum of 4 officers to our June and January sessions. Just because an officer has attended before does not mean that they should not come back again, and again, and again. It is part of your officer's promise to your club. Do not let your members down. Each members of the executive board should try to attend as a group - you will receive more from your training if you do!
Don't forget to encourage all of your members to attend the Toastmasters Leadership Institute. There will be sessions on Conducting a Speech Contest, Effective Evaluations, judges training, managing your club's website. Every member who wants to compete in a contest should attend this valuable training.
Dates:
Wichita - Saturday June 6
Springfield - Saturday June 13
Kansas City - Saturday June 20
Kansas City - Monday June 29
Topeka - Saturday July 11
Complete information will be available at the District 22 website - www.toastmasters22.org.
If you are interested in conducting an officer's session, or helping to support one or more of the institutes, please contact Kim Myers at kim.myersd22@yahoo.com. We would love to see you there!
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 Election Results
2009-2010 District Officers
by Annette Rude, DTM
Lt. Governor Education & Training
Incoming 2009-2010 District Governor
If you would like to Unleash Your Possibilities by serving as a District Officer next year, the following positions are still open. Contact LGET Annette Rude.
Area L32 Governor
Area K42 K43 K44 Governors
Area S73 S75 Governors
District Auditor
Sales Table Coordinator
TLI Coordinator -- Springfield
Elected
The following people were elected as District officers for 2009-2010 at the April District Council meeting. They will serve as voting members of the District Executive Committee and District Council.
District Governor, Annette Rude, DTM
Lt. Governor Education & Training, Kim Myers, DTM
Lt. Governor Marketing, Rob Christeson, DTM
Division T Governor, Gary Kuntz, ATMB
Division A Governor, Rhonda Green, ACG ALB
Division L Governor, Sheree Lowe, CTM
Division K Governor, David Jay, ACS CL
Division R Governor, David Whitner, ACB
Division S Governor, Margaret Hodge, ACS CL
Appointed
The following appointments for District officers for 2009-2010 were approved by the Council. These also have votes on the District Executive Committee and District Council.
Area T 11 Governor, Robert Williams
Area T 12 Governor, Tawny Shell-Navarro, CC ALB
Area T 13 Governor, John Wachholz, ACB
Area T 14 Governor, Victor Jackson
Area A 21 Governor, Pamaline King-Burns, ATM
Area A 22 Governor, Angie Smith, CTM CL
Area A 23 Governor, Dane Dillon, CC
Area L 31 Governor, Dan Oas, CL
Area L 33 Governor, Malyssa Brannon, CC
Area L 34 Governor, Lan Strickland, ATMB
Area R 61 Governor, Melanie Escott, CC CL
Area R 62 Governor, Gary Davis, ATMG CL
Area R 63 Governor, Gloria Hunt, ACB CL
Area R 64 Governor, Julie Simmons, ACB CL
Area R 65 Governor, Michael Hobbs, CC
Area S 71 Governor, Steve Hassler, ACB CL
Area S 74 Governor, Helen Gebre-Amlak, CTM CL
Assistant Area A 21 Governor, Patti McDonough, CL
Assistant Area A 22 Governor, Connie George, ATM CL
Assistant Area A 23 Governor, Liliana Mandigo, CC
Assistant Area R 62 Governor, Alan Nichols, ATM
Assistant Area R 64 Governor, Lainie Franklin
Assistant Area R 65 Governor, Redena Canady
Public Relations Officer, Marilyn Schwartz, ACS ALB
District Secretary, Cheri Standiford, ACG CL
Outgoing District Governor, Cyndra Melville, DTM, will automatically be a member of the DEC and DC as Immediate Past District Governor.
District Committee Chairs
The following will lead District 22 committees:
Gavel Bulletin Editor, Maureen Dwyer
Webmaster, Jason Schultz, ACG CL
Parliamentarian, Jason Schultz, ACG CL
TLI Coordinators, KC Metro, John Mulroy, ACG CL
TLI Coordinator, Topeka, Sandy Powell, ACG CL
TLI Coordinator, Wichita, Paula Kennedy
Judges Training Chair, Jeanette Allen, ACS CL
Fall Conference Chairs, Faron Barr, ACS ALS, and Sandy Powell
Fall Registration, Lucy Yother, ATMS CL
Spring Conference Chairs, Cheri Standiford and Marilyn Schwartz
Spring Registration, Dan Roberts, ACS CL
If you would like to assist with any of District committees, please contact the committee chair.
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 District Status Report
Your Success Contributes District Wide
by Annette Rude, DTM
Lt. Governor Education & Training
Incoming 2009-2010 District Governor
Have you and your club reviewed your Distinguished Club Plan recently? How are you doing?
Distinguished goals are SMART: specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound. Our time target is June 30.
The District can be Distinguished, too, but our success rests on your personal achievement and your club's achievement.
Per Club
We have translated our District-wide goals into per club achievements:
- 2.5 Competent Communicators per club
- 1 Advanced Communicator per club
- 1 Competent or Advanced Leader per club
- 8 New Members - Yes, we need all 8 and then some to make our goals.
Below shows our goals graphically. The white bars are for you to color in where your club is at this moment.
 Be More than More Be a More than More club! Submit achievements beyond the maximum goals needed on your DCP. It helps your Area Governor and our District to meet their goals. We will recognize the More than More clubs at our Hall of Fame at our conference next fall. Your success is our success. Join us in our Toastmasters celebration by submitting your educational achievement by June 30. |
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Distinguished Clubs!
by Kim Myers, DTM
Lt. Governor Marketing
On April 18 at our District 22 Spring Conference the members of District 22 had the honor and privilege of spending time with Toastmasters International President, Jana Barnhill, Distinguished Toastmaster and Accredited Speaker. What did we discuss? The success of our members, our clubs, and our district. Can you guess which is most important? The answer is our members. Our challenge to you is to be the best that you can be in Toastmasters. Be the best you can be in the best clubs in the district. How do you do that, by working on your educational and leadership goals. How does your club accomplish helping you to be the best? By having dynamic, interesting, and fun meetings.
Being a member of a low member club, Northern Nights, I have found that I am often challenged to attend meetings because our core members fill in the major roles. As a club we decided that in order for our club to achieve our past success, we would find club coaches who would help renew our energy. So far, so good. We may not make distinguished this year, but we know that as each member of our club is working on the same goal - DISTINGUISHED - that we will invigorate our spirits.
The pride of our district is club 3990, Boeing Achievers, who have achieved the honor of being the first club in District 22 to become Presidents Distinguished.
The following clubs are Select Distinguished:
4989 Wichita Downtowners
1009 Suburban Club
1928 Early Bird Toastmasters Club
3785 Building Speakers Club
625236 Don't Stop Talking at DST
518 AgMasters
5664 Que Masters Club
1079230 Speaking Eagles
7703 Marathon Masters
The following clubs are already Distinguished:
8616 Well Engineered Speakers
953433 I'MA Toastmaster
The following clubs would be Distinguished if they had 20 members or a net increase of 5 members:
1279 Beechmasters Need 5 members
990321 McConnell Tankers Talkers Need 8 members
9975 Colleagues of Wisdom Need 2members
1543 West Wichita Need 6 members
3710 Semi Pro Need 6 members
4842 Metcalf Toastmasters Need 5 members
2654 Lenexa Toastmasters Club Need 4 members
3066 Olathe Sunrise Speakers Need 7 members
1018 Avionics Toastmasters Club Need 5 members
740825 Fountainhead Toastmasters Need 4 members
1095699 MoKan Toastmasters Need 12 members
99 Downtown Club Need 6 members
793002 Cerner PowerSpeakIT Need 5 members
778802 Sparkling Waters TM Club Need 1 member
961002 Pro-MO Need 4 members
1042018 Cerner Innovative Toastmasters Need 1 member
8054 Capgemini Toastmasters Club Need 7 members
4664 Plaza Toastmasters Club Need 3 members
7812 Temple Club Need 8 members
637748 Exact Expressions TM Club Need 8 members
643915 Yes We Can Toast TM Club Need 5 members
1948 S'MartMasters TM Club Need 6 members
9953 Articulators Club Need 6 members
590978 Gorilla Toastmasters Club Need 2 members
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Challenge Your Club, Yourself, and Your Members (Beat the Clock)
by Kim Myers, DTM
Lt. Governor Marketing
Toastmasters International has three membership contests for clubs each year. The Smedley Award named after our founder Ralph Smedley is the first membership contest of the year. Clubs are recognized with a ribbon for their banner and a manual for their club library.
The following clubs gained 5 or more members between August 1 and September 30 of 2008 and earned SMEDLEY awards for 2008.
458 Farmers Insurance 7 members
518 Agmasters 5 members
1009 Suburban 5 members
4989 Wichita Downtown 5 members
793002 Cerner PowerSpeakIT 5 members
1234533 EYKC 21 members
The Beat the Clock membership drive is almost upon us. This membership drive runs from May 1 through June 30. Again, clubs can earn a ribbon for their banner and a manual for their club. Most importantly, this is the last chance to build your club memberships up in order to be a Distinguished Club. Many clubs in our district earn enough points to be Distinguished or better, but miss earning their Distinguished Club status because they do not have 20 members. Our Distinguished Clubs will be recognized at our Fall Conference in Topeka on November 20 and 21.
Challenge your club, yourself and your members to be distinguished.
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Jana Barnhill Honors New DTM's
At this month's District Conference, International President Jana Barnhill honored this year's DTM achievers, including Terry Duckworth (left), Wes Cline , Kim Myers, Tawanda Nicholson-Robinson and (not shown) Teresa Wallace.
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District 22 International Speech and Table Topics Winners
International Speech Contest: (left to right) Margaret Hodge (Chief Judge), Shaun Bennett, 1st Place, Jana Barnhill (TI President), Evie Curtis, 2nd Place, Cheri Standiford (Contest Master). Not shown: Arlen Busenitz, 3rd Place. Photo by Marilyn Schwartz
Table Topics Contest: (left to right) Pameline Kine-Burns, 2nd Place, Rhonda Green (Contest Master), Paul McDonald, 1st Place. Not shown: Heather Hawkins, 3rd Place. Photo by Marilyn Schwartz
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Division Contest Winners
Division T Contest Winners: (from left to right) Jerry Leech, 2nd Place, International Speech Contest, Shaun Bennett, 1st Place International Speech Contest, Fritz Thoele, 2nd Place, Table Topics, Dianne Lawson, 1st Place, Table Topics Contest
Division A International Speech Contest Winners: Arlen Busenitz, 1st Place, Julie Sanders, 2nd Place
Division A Table Topics Winners: Pamaline King-Burns, 1st Place, Rex Pawlak, 2nd Place
Division L Contest Winners: (from left to right) Susan Swanson, 1st Place, International Speech and Table Topics Contests, John Seimers, 2nd Place, Table Topics Contest, Diane Terry, 2nd Place, International Speech Contest
Division K Contest Winners: Evie Curtis, 1st Place, International Speech Contest, 2nd Place, Table Topics Contest, Nathan Watson, 1st Place, Table Topics Contest, 2nd Place, International Speech Contest
Division R Contest Winners: Sharon Shook, 2nd Place, International Speech Contest, Heather Hawkins, 1st Place, International Speech and Table Topics Contests, Neil Swanson-Chrisman, 2nd place, Table Topics Contest
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 Education Awards
Congratulations to the following people for advancing through the Toastmasters education program!
Date Member Club Name
Distinguished Toastmasters
4/9/2009 Duckworth, Terry J West Wichita Toastmasters
Leadership Excellence
4/1/2009 Duckworth, Terry J West Wichita Toastmasters
4/1/2009 DeMond, Martha J MarathonMasters Club
Advanced Leader Silver
4/9/2009 Duckworth, Terry J West Wichita Toastmasters
Advanced Leader Bronze
4/21/2009 Escott, Melanie S Eastern Jackson County
4/8/2009 Benton, Russell L Building Speakers Club
Competent Leader
4/23/2009 Pawar Narayana Sah, V Que Masters Club
4/23/2009 Vestweber, Mike Wichita Downtown Club
4/22/2009 Schreiner, Gene Cerner Innovative
4/13/2009 Sherman, Janet K Colleagues of Wisdom Club
3/31/2009 Dixson, Theresa M Temple Club
Advanced Communicator Gold
4/15/2009 McDonald, Paul D Olathe Sunrise Speakers
Advanced Communicator Silver
4/15/2009 McDonald, Paul D Olathe Sunrise Speakers
Competent Communicator
4/23/2009 Green, Rhonda F West Wichita Toastmasters
4/22/2009 Wang, Kai Talking Heads Toastmasters
4/22/2009 Vestweber, Mike Wichita Downtown Club
4/21/2009 Wild, Lynn Suburban Club
4/18/2009 McDonald, Paul D Olathe Sunrise Speakers
4/15/2009 Jackson, Kelly L Central Exchange Club
4/3/2009 Mason, Andrew D Gorilla Toastmasters
4/3/2009 DeMond, Martha J MarathonMasters Club
4/2/2009 Schmidt, Jessica R Kennedy and Coe LLC Club
3/31/2009 Depledge, Mary Via Christi Club
3/31/2009 Feguson, Pam Booktalkers
3/31/2009 Daugherty, Dianne MoKan Toasters
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Kim Mitchell, CC, ALB
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On The Calendar
May
May 1
Start Beat the Clock award challenge to add 5 new Club members
May 16
DEC Meeting and Area Recognition
10:30 am
Kansas City Mo Water Services Department
4800 E. 63rd St.
Kansas City, MO
Area Governor
District Governor
Training for
2009-2010
9:30am to 4:00pm
Kansas City Mo Water Services Department
4800 E. 63rd St.
Kansas City, MO
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Words For The Wise Toastmaster
As a Toastmaster, it behooves us to continually improve our language skills.
I will provide six words every month; two nouns, two verbs, and two adjectives. One or two words may be a completely new for you.
I challenge you to take the following words and create one or two lines using as many words as possible. I just may print the best next month.
boilerplate
BOY-ler-playt
noun
1: syndicated material supplied especially to weekly newspapers in matrix or plate form
2: a: standardized text b: formulaic or hackneyed language
3: tightly packed icy snow
hue and cry
HYOO-und-KRYE
noun
1: a: a loud outcry formerly used in the pursuit of one who is suspected of a crime b: the pursuit of a suspect or a written proclamation for the capture of a suspect
2: a clamor of protest
3: a hubbub
slake
SLAYK
verb
1: satisfy, quench
2: to cause (as lime) to heat and crumble by treatment with water : hydrate
besot
bih-SAHT
verb
1: infatuate
2: to make dull or stupid; especially : to muddle with drunkenness
piebald
PYE-bawld adjective
1: of different colors; especially : spotted or blotched with black and white
2: composed of incongruous parts
eidetic
eye-DET-ik
adjective
: marked by or involving extra-ordinarily accurate and vivid recall especially of visual images
If you would like to receive a daily word of your own to increase your vocabulary, one site I have found is Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day. Link to it here...
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A Look Ahead
Charter Challenge
Beat The Clock
Club Officer Elections
Officer Training
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The Gavel 
