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    Reminder:Watch the District 33 calendar at http://d33.toastmastersdistricts.org/calendar.htmlfor

    details about these and other upcoming events.

    Is your club planning a special event? Please let us know so that we can help you advertise the

    event.

    Send your event information to: [email protected]

    2013 2014 District 33 Awards

    Communi ty Super Star Award Recipients

    Sponsored at least 3new members

    +

    Achieved at least 3educationals

    Calendar of Events

    Day Date Time Event Details Link

    March

    Saturday 1522

    29

    9AM

    12PM

    Division BDivision FDivision GDivision EDivision J

    International&

    Tall TalesContests

    Division Registrati

    DistrictWebsite

    Apri l

    Saturday Apri l 5

    Apri l 12

    Division C

    Division DDivision ADivision H

    International

    &Tall TalesContests

    May

    Friday,

    Saturday

    2 3 District 33Spring

    Conference

    International&

    Tall TalesContests

    DistrictWebsite

    June

    Toastmasters

    Leadership

    Institute

    (TLI) Dates

    to be

    announced

    TLIDistrictWebsite

    Mission Statements

    The mission statements

    uccinctly express the function

    of each organizational unit.

    Toastmasters International

    We empower individuals tobecome more effective

    ommunicators and leaders.

    District

    We build new clubs and

    upport all clubs in achieving

    xcellence.

    Club

    We provide a supportive and

    positive learning experience in

    which members are

    mpowered to develop

    ommunication and leadership

    kills, resulting in greater self-

    onfidence and personal

    growth.

    Toastmasters International

    Values

    Integrity

    Respect

    Service

    Excellence

    Toastmasters International

    Envisioned Future

    To be the first-choice provider

    of dynamic, high-value,

    xperiential communicationnd leadership skills

    development. Patrick Hardy, ACG, ALB, AS

    Torkil Hammer, DTM

    Eleanor Smith, ACB, ALB

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    of the Month section. Each mentor and their club win a $25 TI gift certificate as a thank you!

    http://d33.toastmastersclubs.org/Mentor_of_the_Month.html

    *** Whats Ahead ***

    Coming Soon! Spring Conference Oxnard, CA (Division B) May 2 & 3

    Clubs, Areas and Divisions are all dancing and speaking up a storm, as members participate in the International

    Tall Tale Contests. Details are on the District Website. Conferences help to keep us connected across the miles

    allowing us to make new friends and keep us energized. Whether you are a member for a week or a half a centu

    there is something for everyone. Bring your own ruby slippers for dancing on Friday night!

    Lorrie Linnert-Dunford, DTMLt. Governor Marketing 2013 2014

    The District 33 Marketing Team is on fire in February and March! Please welcome the two

    clubs to District 33! The Water Spouts, Club #3653176 in Area G-2 charted on February 5,

    and Pro Talk Toastmasters, Club #3640220 in Area J-3 chartered on February 10, 2014. Pap

    is in process for Renaissance Speakers Las Vegas in Area H-1; Little Brave Toastmast

    Carrington College in Area C-3 and Seal The Deal and Winton Ireland in Area F-4. The Marketing Team

    Kathy Choate, Katy Porter, Debby Baker, and me is following up on club leads from the Area and D

    Governors, planning kick off meetings and building teams to help these new charterlings on their path to success. We expec

    to be chartered in all of the nine divisions in District 33! Talk to other members of your club, especially your new membe

    they have any suggestions for new clubs? Is there a day/time when the community would support a club? Are there corpo(even your own) who would benefit from a Toastmasters club? District 33 is Embracing Excellence and meeting our

    Mission to build new clubs and assist all clubs in achieving excellence.

    We are currently midway through our second membership contest sponsored by Toastmasters International, Ta

    Toastmasters . Clubs who add 5 or more new, dual or reinstated members between February 1 and March 31 will r

    recognition by the District and Toastmasters International, a ribbon for the club banner and 10% off the clubs next order

    Toastmasters International Store. Plan a club membership contest with a prize to the winner who brings the most guests

    meeting and who also join the club. Have an open house or other special event to attract new members to your club.

    Would you like to infuse your club with 10-12 new members? Conduct a Speechcraft! Your Division Govern

    received information on using Speechcraft to grow membership in your club. Basically, a Speechcraft is a 4-8 week wo

    conducted by Toastmasters in your club for non-Toastmasters. A fee can be charged to cover the cost of materials. The cl

    offer a money-back guarantee If the participant attends 7 of 8 meetings and does not feel they have received the full va

    the workshop, they can ask for his/her money back. At the end of the Speechcraft, the participants are invited to join th

    Their dues are paid for the first 6 months (this was included in the fee) and they get credit for the first 3 speeches in the Com

    Communicator manual. There is additional information on this fabulous Toastmasters program on the District 33 w

    http://d33.toastmastersdistricts.org.

    Seven new club coaches have been appointed since the Fall Conference and Maria Azevedo, the District 33 Club

    Coordinator is doing a wonderful job training our coaches. This brings our total to 15 club coaches appointed this year for t

    clubs. Our goal is to have club coaches trained and appointed to all clubs with 12 or fewer members who request a coach.

    club wishes to have a coach, please contact me.

    Membership renewals are due by March 31. Remember that each club must now have a minimum of 8 renewals sub

    to be in good standing. Thank you for all your efforts!

    We are Embracing Excellence in all that we do!

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    District Club Website Of the Month!

    Clubs have requested my support to provide the best possible, most inviting,

    elcoming homepage that a club website could, attracting visitors to the club. I offered suggestions. I am

    he most creative, artistic person to determine what would attract a guest to visit your club.

    suggested video, information about your club, why join toastmasters, free food, a party, open house, speuest speaker, invite the mayor to speak and invite the press to provide video coverage.

    ominations are open to select the most artistic, guest friendly homepage to venerate by our membership

    istrict 33 Club Website of the Month. I ask you to search club websites in District 33 (but you can steaeas from other districts).

    ubmit the club website address (URL) by email. I will form a review committee and our selection of the

    inner of the month is final. Please feel free to submit your clubs website for consideration.

    [email protected]

    ebruary Club Website of the Month: slomotion.toastmastersclubs.org

    lease review this website and send me your vote for Marchs Club Website of the Month.

    Gene Dunford

    District 33 Club Website Consultant

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    Division AHarvey Corbett, ACG, ALB

    Division B GovernorDan Murray, DTM

    The Contest and a Growing Division

    As Spring springs we thirst for water, but not for Distinguished Clubs. Many Clubs in the Division

    are slugging it out in the quest for Distinguished status, as are our Areas. By last count, eight clubs

    have reached Distinguished or better status, with four clubs needing one more goal to be there.

    The credit for this has to go to our very diligent Area Governors. They are Fern Vacca B1, Patty Sanchez B2, Paul

    rossgold B3, and Cherie Aldridge B4. Fern is serving her second term as an Area Governor. Patty, Paul, and Cherie their

    st.

    Were also in the middle of Contest season, with Areas B2-B3 completing their Contest this past weekend. The Area B

    ontest is just a few days away, and the Area B1 Contest coming up in just over a week.

    These three Contests will be followed by the Division B Contest - the West Ventura County Championships - just arou

    e corner on March 15th. In all, we will have had four Saturdays of Contests in a row when all is said and done.

    Which brings up the subject of a very dedicated volunteer: Camarillo Evenings Ken Smith. How dedicated? Consider t

    the Area B2-B3 Contest Ken was Chief Sergeant at Arms, for the B4 Contest. He is serving as Chief Judge, at the B1 Conte

    nd also as Contest Chair. As for the Division B Contest, he repeats as Chief Judge. Whats also nice is that he is dedicated to

    oing things right not cutting any corners. Next time you see Ken thank him. We couldnt do it without him.

    Pray for rain!

    Follow us on

    Moving In the Right DirectionFirst, Happy New Year! Although the Toastmaster Year has yet to end; however, it seems to be the

    appropriate time to reflect back on past performance, look forward to events of the future, and give

    appreciation to those who assisted in reaching our goals.

    ooking back, Division A made both significant improvements and outstanding achievements as enumerated below

    1. In our first TLI in July, officer participation increased from 67 to 70%.2. Dave Sauer advanced from the Division Speech contest to become the 1stplace winner of District 33 Humor

    Speech contest.

    3. Division A hosted the 40thDistrict Conference this past November. Ann Hill and those assisting did a fantas

    job in staging this gala event. Also, Shonna Shearson and Olaf Landsgaard were stellar in their roles as

    Toastmasters for each of the speech contests.

    4. Malou Guerrero-Lee, Janice Wallace, Judi Olson, and Flora Turner all earned DTM awards and Leona Byrn

    was the recipient of the Community Superstar Award.

    5. Because of member attendance at the Fall Conference, the Division received the Milo Graham award.

    ooking forward, the following goals are of great importance.1. We must grow our membership in terms of club expansion and club growth. Currently, the Division has 24

    active clubs; nine of these Clubs are at risk of becoming inactive with 9 members or less.

    2. We must prepare for change. In April, active membership increases from 6 to 8 members. Later, a revitaliz

    education is expected to be scheduled to unfold.

    nally, I would like to express appreciation for the work being done by our Area Governors, Club Officers and

    embers. Your participation remains pivotal for our Clubs, Areas, Division and District to continue moving in the rig

    rection and in the pursuit of embracing excellence.

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    Division C GovernorMonica Aiken, DTMCourageous Communicators of Division C! Champions of Truth, Education, and FUN!!

    The Area Governors are hard at work putting their contests together. Our contest season is upon us and

    Division Cs kickoff for our Area Contests begins on March 1st. Contest information can be found on our

    District 33 Toastmasters website (http://d33.toastmastersdistricts.org), once on our page, choose your

    Division and you will see the contest flyers, you will need to scroll down a bit, and you will also be able to

    print them out from the site. Please go out and support your favorite speaker or all the speakers.

    ttending an Area, Division, or District contest helps you make many more connections than you would in your own club, it als

    llows you the chance to grow when participating in such events whether you are a speaker or just helping out with a role for thontest. I highly encourage it!! I remember stepping outside of my club was a little scary, but hey, I have been in Leadership no

    or 4 years and I STILL LOVE IT!! If I had never taken that first step I might not have realized how much more Toastmasters

    as to offer!!

    ducation is key! Our Division C team is dedicated to Truth, Education and FUN, we will ensure everyone is aware of the ru

    nd educate clubs that may not know all the rules. We are a learning organization, so it takes time to learn all the various rules

    nd regulations, but my team is patient and is willing to help educate wherever we are needed.

    Our Division C team is looking forward to an exciting and FUN filled year!! See you at the contests!!

    Division D GovernorGuy Dawson, ACS, ALB

    The Dynamics of Distinguishing Division D

    Now that are more than halfway through the Toastmaster year, Division D is bustling with

    excitement and anticipation as we head into the contest season. The International and Tall Tales

    contests will bring us together and be a showcase of the skills that our members have developed b

    ollowing the Toastmasters educational system. Which splendid Division D speakers will represent us

    t the District Conference in May? Only time will tell and we will definitely have a lot of fun on the journey.

    The dynamics of Distinguishing Division D are always changing in 2013/2014. Several of our clubs are

    eorganizing under different names and expanding opportunities for more people to become a part of Toastmasters

    Our kick-off meetings have been very successful in sharing the virtues of Toastmasters and helping the new clubs

    uild strong foundations. Ultimately, we feel that the adjustments we have made will produce positive results for the

    members of our division.

    How important is it to have a thorough understanding of the Distinguished Club Program? The Division D Ar

    Governors are earning PHDs in the workings of the DCP and all of their hard work is paying off. Nearly half of the

    lubs in Division D are within a few goals of becoming Distinguished. I cant express how proud I am of Area D1

    Governor Fresia Aguedelo CC, Area D2 Governor Verda Varner ATM-G, Gene Puffer ACB and Bob Scoble ACB, A

    or their commitment to empowering through education.

    We still have a lot of work to do before June 30 and our sails are set on the course of high achievement. Th

    ervant leaders of Division D will continue to share the knowledge and experience that has been so freely given to

    hem with others. Every Toastmaster member deserves to receive the best that our organization has to offer.

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    Division F GovernorTom Fanelli, ACG, ALB

    Division E GovernorSandra Eacret, ACB, CL

    Engaging Excellence In Everything We Do

    Engaging Excellence throughout Division E continues to work for us, and brings less experienced

    Toastmasters into new leadership roles. Their success is ensured by providing a mentor with

    experience in their new role.

    Division E Area Governors Julie Boyce, Joe Purdy, Patrick Hardy, Christine Campos, Cynthia Holm, and Nathan Ohren have

    shown excellence in their roles, seeking out mentors as needed. In turn, they challenge area club members to assist them invarious roles that are new to themespecially in coordinating area speech contests. Likewise, help from mentors is provided

    when requested. Result: more up- and- coming Toastmaster leadersone of whom (Maria Millsaps) is planning to serve as

    Gov. next term!

    We invite you to join us for a triple area contest! Areas 3, 4, and 6 will hold their contests all at one event on Saturday, March

    at Citrix, 7414 Hollister Ave. in Goleta (near Santa Barbara) at 8:15am. Come to see how it can be done, and enjoy the best T

    Tale and International speeches in these areas! Its fun!

    Our list of possible new clubs has been changing; closest to chartering is a noontime club in the business sector of Carpinter

    They just need a few more people to sign up. Montecito Expressionists is still working to build membership within the scope o

    bank, family members, and invited guests. A couple of twinkles include the LGBT club, and one at a local church which has

    large membership.

    We is still key in Division F! We are working together to Embrace Excellence. Quite a bit has happened sin

    my last WestWord article. Heres the latest updates:

    TOASTMASTERS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

    I am pleased to report that we had GREATturnout at our Division F Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI). Only two clubs

    remain that havent met the minimum training requirement of 4 officers. We are actively working with them to schedule time f

    make-up sessions.

    DUES RENEWALS

    Just a friendly reminder - club member dues renewals are coming up in March!

    NEW CLUB PROSPECTS

    We are very excited for are new club prospects:

    Winning with Words in Modesto Area F-2 Governor Ron Martorana continues to work with this club. Paperwo

    has been filled out and sponsors/mentors selected. They just need a few more members!

    Seal the Deal in Turlock Debby Baker has been working with this club and they are nearly ready to charter!

    New Merced Club new potential being pursued by Area F-1 Governor Dirk Mous!

    NEXT DIVISION LEADERS

    Looking to expand your horizons beyond your club? Or network with other Toastmaster professionals? Perhaps youd like tomake new friends? Or attain inexpensive leadership

    Here's to a successful ear in Division F where We is KEY!!

    WE is KEY! Division F

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    Division J GovernorJamuna Ramnath, DTM

    Strive To Excel!

    Division J Area 3 is starting a new club, Pro-Talk Toastmasters in West Lake Village in 2014. Ve

    spiring! There is a potential to start another club in Division J in the coming months. Division J hmp-started the New Year with a grand success of Officers Training on Jan 4th. All 23 clubs have a minimum of fo

    icers trained. We have currently achieved overall 84% officers trained with nine clubs that have all 7 office

    ined, and the remaining 14 clubs have 4 to 6 officers trained. Exceptional performance by all clubs in achieving ve

    gh percentage club officers trained from our scheduled trainings alone. We are positive to achieve 100% office

    ined by end of February.

    Where we stand on our Membership? We have 93% retention as of now, and we are optimistically hopeful

    ost that number. We have seven clubs that are strong with a charter membership of 20 or higher. There are f

    bs that are closer to 20 memberships. The remaining 13 clubs are cautiously eager to have a net growth ofembers. Our Division Public Relations Officers are currently strategizing to work with club public relation officers

    lp the clubs in increasing their membership. There are five clubs that are astounding with distinguished sta

    clusive of three clubs as Select Distinguished. Five to seven clubs can potentially become Presidents Distinguishe

    ere is a very high chance for another nine clubs to become distinguished.

    All our Area Governors are giving their best efforts to make their clubs successful to finish strong w

    tinguished status or higher. All the clubs are conducting their club contests this month. Our area contests will

    ld in the first half of the month March. Preparations for our Division Contest are underway; join us for a spectacu

    play of Tall Tales and International speeches from our area winners on March 29th

    at the Theatre on the Hill at tlcrest Center for the Arts, Thousand Oaks. Online registration is open for early bird discounted charge on t

    vision J website:

    p://www.divisionjd33.org/contests/division-j-contest

    Looking forward to seeing you all at the contest!

    muna Ramnath, DTM

    Follow us onFacebo

    Hitting the ground running in 2014!

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    New Club Date Time Location More Informati

    Debate Club Monday, March

    10, 20147PM BJ's Lounge

    Meeting Room8075 S Decatur

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    CSAA Wednesday, March

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    2PM ATTN:Tiffany Butler

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    District 33

    Looking for something a little different? Several new clubs are in the process of forming. Interested in learningmore? Want to get involved? Please contact the new club sponsor for the club that you are interested in.Starting a new club is one way to earn leadership credit towards your Advanced Leader Silver (ALS) award.Do you have an idea for a new club? Contact the Lt. Governor Marketing, Lorrie Linnert-Dunnert [email protected] to learn what steps are required to build a new club.

    New Club KICK OFF Meetings!!! !

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    Nine Pointson why Dan Murray

    should be the next Lt. Governor Marketing

    Well-run, content-rich meetingsYou have to have both elements

    The Distinguished Program

    Its underutilized. Use to grow your Club

    Mentoring

    Keeps a Club alive and vibrant. Give it attention

    Seeing and selling the benefitsKnow the migration effect of involvement.

    Leadership

    Base it on the six elements of leadership, Work to

    understand persuasion.

    Officer Training

    Learn your job, and understand the jobs of others. Help.

    Teamwork and Collaboration

    Cannot be emphasized too much. Be a collaborator.

    Leaving a legacy

    Whether starting a Club, serving as a District Officer, or

    anything else. Start with a vision.

    Enhanced social skills

    Take your Toastmasters skills to social arenas

    consistently. Take it to the streets.

    Recharge & Revitalize

    I want you to know why I am qualified to lead the district Lieutenant Governor Marketing!

    I have a DEALfor you. Here they are:

    Dedicated to portray the vision of the districtEnthusiastic to take up the challenges to the next the lev

    Aspiring Leader will lead YOU to success

    Nine years ago I joined a toastmasters club tha30 members. It was an amazing first few years gthrough my speeches on my CC and AC manuals. Etime I gave my speech I was challenged to give my performance, because I had 20 members in the audiencan average in every meeting. There is something ma

    that happens to you when you are on a stage with a baudience in front of you; you no longer Practice, you Performing! Best performance leads to success! Weall achieve our success and dreams of Public Speaking already have a larger audience at a club level with 2more members. Is it difficult to have a membership of 2more in a club? Maybe sometimes. Dont we have upsdowns in our life, whether it is in our career, financrelationship? When we are down, are we down alwWhen we start asking these questions to ourselves, wefind an answer. Think about it; every time we are dowencounter a failure, what do we do, we start rechargingregaining control of ourselves, and take a stride forward

    a new thinking, new idea and a new plan of action. Itchange, which is a constant entity of our life to becbetter and better and better.

    The principle is the same with a toastmasters When a club starts facing challenges to retain amembers, infuse your energy and enthusiasm to revitthe club. Engage members to unleash their potentialhave a fun & entertaining meeting. Experienced memgive back to clubs by guiding, directing and promptingnewer members to step forward. Design, develop implement new strategies for better outcome. Nmembers and newer leaders can invigorate the club creativity to nurture their own aspirations and professdevelopment. I do not deny saying it is easier said done! If we all can work together, collectively as a teamwill share the joy of achievement! We achieve our purof building successful clubs, in turn, to fulfill our aspiration of becoming a better speaker and an effecommunicator.

    Lets achieve our success by building Fail-P

    successful clubs by Recharging and Revitalizing the C

    I am a Dedicated, Enthusiastic and an Aspiring Le

    DEALPackage is waiting to fuel your flame of inspiratio

    Candidate for Lt. Gover

    Market

    Jamuna Ramnath, D

    Candidate for Lt. Governor

    Marketing

    Dan Murray, DTM

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    Candidate for Division A Governor, Bradford Welsh, ACB, ALB

    I remember my first experience with Toastmastersa Speechcraft in the summer of 2011. I

    stumbled, used filler words, depended on notes, and minimally engaged the audience. When I

    received my first evaluation, I knew I needed Toastmasters. I was hooked and joined Y Talkers

    Toastmasters in Lancaster, CA. Through manual speeches and honest feedback, I grew as a

    communicator.

    I then stepped into a leadership role and my focus changedmy efforts were concentrated on

    serving the organization while developing the communication and leadership skills of my

    fellow members.

    My first club officers position was Vice President-Membership. Membership went from 18 to 28 by June 30,

    013. Next, I stepped into the role of President and the club is on track to be Presidents Distinguished with 10 of 10 DCP poi

    While still serving in Y Talkers this year, I accepted the position of Area A-2 Governor, which is outside my own clubs

    gion. The clubs in Area A-2 have embraced excellence in membership growth and retention, educational awards, and club o

    aining.

    s Division A Governor, I will focus on strengthening the communication and leadership skills of our officers and members,

    mbracing the Toastmasters brand, growing membership, and recognizing achievement. Division A needs someone experience

    rganizational change as we transition to the Revitalized Educational Program. My goal is to empower each area governor toupport their clubs and their members during this changeover.

    Only together will we succeed!

    Martha Navarrete joined Toastmasters International almost five years ago. Soon

    becoming a member, she realized how Toastmasters was a valuable investmen

    her personal development while offering an opportunity to meet outstanding peop

    her community. She enjoys the benefits that Toastmasters has provided he

    leadership and communication while engaging her in her passion to serve oth

    Martha is currently a member of three clubs: Ventura Sunrise where she attends as a Toastmaster, Real

    where she assists as a coach and Ventura PowerPoint where she is the PowerPoint Instructor. Martha

    ssumed several leadership roles for her clubs and was honored as the Area B2 Spark Plug of the Ye

    012 and in 2013 for directly impacting clubs that were in danger of clo

    Due to her commitment to Toastmasters, and her professional background, Martha was appointed by

    ohnson, Toastmasters Past International President, to serve as one of the Region 2 Learning Mast

    Region 2 represents more than 1000 clubs in the states of Oregon, Hawaii and California. During her ear commitment, Martha is focused on the redevelopment of Toastmasters Educational Program worldw

    Additionally, her contributions to the program have earned her Top Contributor level among the gr

    Martha is a proud mother of two college students and lives in Ventura County with her husband of 23 ye

    zequiel. I am humbly seeking your support to achieve the DTM Level in Communication and Leadersh

    m excited about the future of Toastmasters International and am confident that as Division B Gove

    014-2015, I will contribute to the organization by reaching new levels of member engagement.

    Candidate for Division B Governor, Martha Navarette, DTM

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    QUICK DISTRICT 33 REMINDERSThe Following message is a reminder:

    ues renewals announcement:The "speed bump" just got bigger. Starting April 1 2014, the minimum number of

    embership dues renewals will be moved up to 8 members(instead of 6 members are renewed by the deadline.).

    his is mentioned in the 2012-2013 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes. For more info, check out page 10, Part 4,

    ction D of this link below. http://www.toastmasters.org/August2013Minutes

    easurers can send in renewals as the members pay. Retention is very important to us! We want all our membe

    hieve their personal and professional goals in Toastmasters. All of our members are valued!

    ou may still give your club dues to the club Treasurer, but there are two other methods to submit the Toastmas

    ternational dues.

    Club Dues due NOW!!!!

    egular mail:Toastmasters International

    PO Box 9052

    Mission Viejo, CA 92690-9052

    ONLINE - AVAILABLE: http://www.toastmasters

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    Electronic registration is back athttp://d33.toastmastersdistricts.org/Conference.html

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    Electronic registration is back athttp://d33.toastmastersdistricts.org/Conference.html

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