District 36 Toastmasters

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Division F Contest Report

Division F hosted its Fall Table Topics and Humorous Speech Contests on Sunday October 5 at the Montgomery County Executive Office Building Auditorium in Rockville, MD. Immediate Past District Governor Mary Ann Guerra served as Contest Master and Kim Brown, District Chief Judge was the Contest Chief Judge. Despite the beautiful weather outside and the Red Skins game on TV, the room was filled to capacity to with Table Topics contestants from Div F people watching the funniest and quickest speaking Toastmasters in Division F compete for the top prize - chance to challenge other division champions at the District Conference on Saturday November 8th.

The Table Topics contest was held first. Contests were Ann Christian, Tamar Clarke, Liz Porter, Clayton Dutton, and Carlene Drakes. Each answered the question (paraphrasing) "District 36 boasts a Toastmasters club dedicated to humor. How important is laughter and humor in your life." Answers were lively and personal. Clayton Dutton came in first place and Liz Porter came in second. Humorous Speech Contestants from Div F

The Humorous Speech contest was held second. The audience was driven to chuckles, giggles, squeals, tears, hot flashes, and yes, loads of just plain laughter when we heard about about deer fear, test tube babies and golf lessons, practical jokes that back fire (all pun intended), animal and police disasters after a wedding, and how a mom tries to keep one step ahead of her learning girl's language, swimming, and music lessons. Contestants were Vonnya Pettigrew, Bryan Rachlin, Karin Francis, Merlyn Kettering and Hannah Tang.

Division F is the first division to finish up its contest season, but there are five more hilarious fun filled contests coming up. Division B Friday October 10, Division E Sunday October 19, Division A Thursday October 23, Division D Friday October 25 and Division C Saturday October 25. Don't miss them!

The District 36 Newsletter is Electronic

Challenge Your Imagination Fall 2008

Challenge Your Imagination, the quarterly District 36 newsletter will be distributed electronically this year. Electronic newsletters are much less costly to produce. No printing and no postage fees are accrued. Electronic newsletters are also green! No trash is created by discarded newsletters, no gas is burned delivering the news, and no gas is burned hauling away the trash. Electronic newsletters can also be shared with others creating more interest in Toastmasters at no cost to you.

Here are some highlights:

Sandra Coles-Bell has an “ah-ha” moment at the Toastmasters International Convention that she shares with all of us. Find out what happened.

Linda Tompkins tell us all about how she is marketing Toastmasters for District 36.
Beth MacNeil Stinson finds out old Web pages never die, their information haunts the Internet. Find out how to keep the information about your club from circulating.
Find out what really happens at a District Council Meeting and why you should attend.
Learn how you can have a professional portrait photograph taken at the conference.

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This page updated 19-Sep-2008 08:47 PM

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