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  • 2015 Fall District Speech Contests Winners and Awards Recipients

    Congratulations! Founder’s District Tall Tales Speech Winners1st place-Nancy Huynh, CC2nd place-Jeimar Spell3rd place-Marie Hulett, DTM (From left to right, Mike Storkey, DTM, Toastmasters International President-Elect, Nancy Huynh, CC, Marie Hulett, DTM, Jeimar Spell, Pan Kao, DTM, District Director) Evaluation Speech Contest Winners1st Place – David Flores, ATMG, CL2nd Place – Ted Triplett3rd Place – Michael Contreras…

  • Toastmaster Magazine Cover Girl Sara Safari

    Past Irvine Lunchtime Toastmasters Club 219 President, Sara Safari was recently featured on the cover of the October 2015 issue of Toastmaster Magazine as a DTM who climbed Mt. Everest and survived the earthquake that struck Nepal and shook the world’s highest mountain on April 25, 2015.

  • Roberta Perry

      Region 10 International Director 2010-2012 Roberta Perry Our Past International Director believes in the power of what Toastmasters can do….so has been motivated to work with amazing teams to build over 50 clubs from Seattle to Los Angeles; from Florida to Australia. She won the District One International Speech Contest in 1990 and District…

  • In order for us to utilize our time more effectively at the Business Meeting on Saturday, November 7, we have put together some of the routine items discussed into a Consent Agenda. These routine items are packaged and accepted as a group. In this package are items that do not need any discussion or a…

  • At the Founder’s District Fall Conference Business meeting, each club president and vice president education is entitled to one vote each. However, if either or both officers cannot attend, they may designate, in writing only, any other active member of their club to act as  proxy or proxies for their club. fall_2015_proxy_11-2015.pdf

  • During the District Executive Council (DEC) meeting on October 22, delegates requested more information about the 2015-2016 Budget and District Store. Here is more information about the budget item on Travel. It covers expenses from the District Director, Program Quality Director, Club Growth Director, and keynote speakers for 2 Conferences and 2 LACE events. Download…

  • Spirit of Excellence – John Angiolillo

    At the District Executive meeting, on October 22, a special recognition was given to a member who works in the background to help all the “leaders” in Founder’s District. He remains incognito and stays hidden until needed and shows up online when necessary. For many years he has produced and published the directory that includes…

  • Proposed 10 division alignment     Northern clubs only – proposed district 100 (4 Divisions) after possible split Southern clubs only – proposed Founders (6 Divisions) after possible split

  • Why do I still go to Toastmasters every week?

    My Icebreaker was on October 3, 1956 to Toastmasters Club 121 in Santa Monica where I had a job managing a few engineers working on heat transfer to missiles. When I would go to my simple staff meeting with a few other managers, my heart would pound every time before I had to make a…

  • Do you feel more inspired than three months ago?

    Back in July, I shared with all of you that my vision for this year is to inspire more leaders, mentors, and coaches to step up to serve our members. Time flies. The first quarter of this year has pasted. The second quarter is under way. Do you feel more inspired than three months ago?…