District 6 News & Special Events
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Marsh Winds Toastmasters & Feed My Starving Children
In January, 2010, Marsh Winds Toastmasters and other volunteers packed 54 boxes of food, containing 11,644 meals - enough to feed 32 children every day for a year! Thank you, Feed My Starving Children and volunteers, for all that you do!
Pictures from the event here.
Disctrict 6 Toastmasters & The Minnesota Twins - Win-Win!
Members of Marsh Winds and H20 Masters held a group outing at a recent Minnesota Twins game. The event was not only a great opportunity for Toastmasters to get together and have fun outside of regular meetings, but also a promotional opportunity, in that the clubs were welcomed on the big screen. Better yet, members of the clubs led the crowd in "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the 7th Inning Stretch!
The idea, when assuming the role of "Stretch Leader" is not to be a proficient singer (Have you ever watched a Chicago Cubs game, with the likes of Harry Carey, Bill Murray, Mike Ditka, and, recently, football legend Gale Sayers singing the baseball anthem?), but rather to be comfortable getting up in front of a crowd and letting go of your fear. And who better to do that than a group of Toastmasters?
A fantastic time was had by all! And the Twins beat the Texas Rangers 3-2!
Special thanks to Marsh Winds VP-PR Lisa Jenks for arranging a wonderful event!
Kristine Campbell Awarded Volunteer of the Quarter Award
Has your company done something special to recognize Toastmasters? If so, please submit your story to Jackie Doehling, Public Relations Officer via the Contact form. We would love to post your story on the website. It is support like this that helps promote Toastmasters and the personal and professional growth of our members. When you see Kristine, be sure to congratulate her! If you work for Allianz Life, be sure to thank them for their support! Read the entire story here.
Local Boy Scouts Earn Their Communication Merit Badges Participating in Youth Leadership Program
One of the more difficult badges for young scouts to earn is their Communication Merit Badge. Greg Pariana, who is currently serving as the Area 11 Governor, offered his help and a Youth Leadership Program was started for Boy Scout Troop 245 at Highland Catholic Elementary School. This also helped Greg meet some of the qualifications for earning his Advanced Communicator Gold award. He was able to get his home club (King Boreas #208) interested in helping as his son Justin had been a guest at some of their club meetings. Members of the club served as sponsors of the Scout group’s Youth Leadership Program, meeting twice a month from September through December.
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Getting the Word Out... With Style!
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Our 2008-2009 Prairie Division Governor Mark Ziegler introduced everyone at the Spring Convention (2008) to the Toastmasters Rap. To listen, click on the player below. Mark joined Toastmasters a second time about two years ago, to develop better leadership skills. Mark works for the City of St. Cloud, and in his free time enjoys both songwriting and Toastmasters, so the song was just a natural outcome! |
Mark's Toastmasters Rap:
Download this episode (right click on this link and select Save Target As)