Category: News
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District Split Proposal
Proposal to Split the DistrictVersion 4.0 dated 4.7.15 Proposal The Founder’s District Split Committee, as appointed by Linda Ulrich, DTM, District Governor, proposes that Founder’s District be split using the 22 Freeway (or thereabouts) as the official split boundary. As of 3.21.15, the new boundaries would be as follows*: The New District boundaries would be…
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La Palma Toastmasters Celebrate 5th Anniversary
City Council Issues Proclamation On Wednesday, March 25th the La Palma Toastmasters club (#1412788) celebrated the 5th anniversary of their club’s chartering at a meeting attended by City Council members Steve Hwangbo and Michelle Steggell and Founders District Lt. Governor of Education and Training Pan Kao DTM and Area E4 Governor Thomas Nguyen CC ALB.…
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Retention Workshop 2015 Highlights
Photo by Harry Yan, DTM How do you retain your existing club members? When and why do so many Toastmasters lose interest? Member retention is one of the greatest issues plaguing our Toastmasters clubs. The Phoenix Club in Anaheim provided the venue and a delightful breakfast for participants in the second Founder’s District Retention Workshop.…
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Know the Unbreakable Rules of Marketing?
Photo by Richard Daugherty Ninety Toastmasters who attended Founder’s District Spring Marketing Workshop, came away with unbreakable rule #1: Consistency beats Ability! The remaining rules can be found in Cathey Armillas book: The Unbreakable Rules of Marketing: 9 ½ Ways To Get People To Love You.
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Meet C and L Recipient Samwise Didier
Founder’s District is proud to announce the 2015 Spring Conference Communication and Leadership award recipient, Samwise Didier. You’ll get a chance to know more about him at the District Conference on April 25 during an interview style conversation that will be conducted by past District International Speech Contest winner, Mun Ng.
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A History of Founder’s District
[The text below is reprinted verbatim from articles published in The Founder during 1985-1986 by Roy D. Graham] The most important matter coming out of the annual convention of Toastmasters International at San Diego in 1934, was the decision to provide better supervision of the forty clubs through the formation of Districts.All of the clubs…
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Spring 2015 Marketing Workshop
Founder’s District is excited to announce our Spring 2015 Marketing Workshop! Guest speakers and seasoned Toastmasters will share their knowledge and experience with you to help expand your skills and gain training for advancing toward your DTM: Discover the Unbreakable Rules of Marketing by Cathey Armillas, DTM, PDG Learn How to Speak Outside Toastmasters For…
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Ready To Have Some Fun With Your Camera?
Are you ready to have some fun with your camera (and yes, even the one in your cell phone) and share your Toastmasters experiences with others?” Picture this – your award-winning photo perched in front for everyone to see at the Founders District Spring Conference on April 25th! How about the chance to mingle with…
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Valentines Day Challenge
Toastmasters everywhere are learning to set lofty goals, meet them, and enjoy the spoils of success. And we find that there are those around us who are more than willing to help us succeed in our endeavors. In Toastmasters we honor them with plaques, certificates, and awards for going above and beyond the call of…
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How Toastmasters Helped Me
Overwhelmed. Anxious. Uneasy. I dreaded being in front of others public speaking. Feeling so uncomfortable with everyone staring at me, “umm” was a huge part of my vocabulary. How can I be a leader and inspire others if I cannot speaking eloquently? “Oh well, maybe I am just not that good at public speaking” I…