Category: About
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Welcome To Toastmasters Founder’s District
Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. The Toastmasters Founder’s District serves 130+ Toastmasters Clubs and over 2000 members in Southern California USA, from Seal Beach to San Clemente. Toastmasters International Mission We empower individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders.…
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2012-2013 Distinguished Clubs
The Distinguished Club Program is an annual program, running from July 1 through June 30th. The program consists of 10 goals your club should strive to achieve during this time using the Club Success Plan. At year-end, World Headquarters calculates the number of goals the club achieved and recognizes it as a Distinguished Club, Select…
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Homer Awards
The Helen “Homer” Blanchard Award for Extraordinary Service Leadership is bestowed to those who emulate the enduring, ground-breaking, innovative, and legacy-building spirit of Toastmaster International’s first female member, Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) recipient, and International President. Initially awarded at the Founder’s District Conference – Spring 2010, “The Homer Award” is given annually or semi-annually by choice…
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Roy D. Graham Award
The Roy D. Graham Award is given in memory of Past International Director, Roy D. Graham DTM. Roy was an active member of Toastmasters for more than 50 years and is credited with creating and implementing the Toastmasters International Speechcraft Leadership Program. Originally designed to help promote attendance at the district conferences, since 1987 this…
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Gene Beckwith Memorial Award
Through the generosity of Dr. Tom Kuramata and the members of Westwinds Club #2436, the Gene Beckwith Memorial Trophy was established at the Founder’s District Fall Conference in 1981. Either annually or semi-annually Founder’s District Governor selects the Toastmaster who best exemplifies the humor, wisdom and leadership qualities of Gene Beckwith, DTM, PDG. The first…