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DIABLO TOASTMASTERS CLUB 598 NEWSLETTER
“WHAT’S GREAT IN 598”
The Diablo Toastmasters Club
is a community Toastmasters
Club that meets every Thurs-
day at 7 PM at Denny’s Res-
taurant, 1313 Willow Pass Rd.,
Concord, CA.
Volume 20, Number 7 July, 2017
The mission of a Toastmasters
Club is to provide a mutually sup-
portive and positive learning envi-
ronment in which every member
has the opportunity to develop
communication and leadership
skills, which in turn foster self-
confidence and personal growth.
Publisher: Irving Joe, Club President
Editor: John Peterson
Club’s Annual Barbeque Is Once Again a Great Success The Diablo 598 annual summer barbeque
proved to be a popular event once again, at
John and Jo Ellen Peterson’s house in Walnut
Creek on June 10th. The weather was glori-
ous, the food outstanding, and the company
delightful as always!
The event was attended by some 20 mem-
bers, their families and friends. The menu
featured barbecued chicken, spare ribs and
beef, accompanied by an assortment of sal-
ads, other side dishes, and some truly delec-
table desserts — all brought by members!
As the dining drew to a close, Cindy Johnson
rose to act as Master of Ceremonies for a joke
contest in which many participated. Pictured
at left is the contest
winner, Barbara
Hughes with Cindy.
Barbara is proudly dis-
playing her grand prize
— a bottle of Gloria
Ferrer champagne.
She won by telling a
fabulous joke, in which she revealed she is left
-handed!
Note: Our photographer took lots of photos,
with those deemed the most flattering being
presented on the following page. To get into
next year’s rogues’ gallery, be sure to attend
the 2018 annual barbeque or picnic!
Welcome to our new members:
Chuck Plummer, Kirk Newlin
Please support Chuck and Kirk in every way
you can on their Toastmasters journey!
The Spring Toastmaster Leadership Institute
will be held on July 8th at Diablo Valley Col-
lege, from 8:00 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. On-site reg-
istration begins at 7:00 A.M. Admission is free.
This outstanding event is a “must” for all newly-
elected club officers and highly-recommended
for ongoing ones as well! The outstanding pro-
gram will provide training in all officer roles as
well as a variety of group training topics and
electives. In addition, it is vital that at least four
officers be trained to count toward our eligibility
to win this year’s “President’s Distinguished
Club” award!
As an incentive for early registration, a $25 gift
certificate is being offered to all clubs signing
up from 4 to 6 officers, and a $70 certificate for
signing up all 7 club officers! However, at-
tendees must sign up in advance to be count-
ed for a prize! Advance registration can be
done directly on the District website:
www.d57tm.org. Click on Calendar, scroll to
July 8th, and then click on the blue box!
Jerry and His Friends.
Read My Shirt!
No Kidding — It Was THIS BIG!! And Furthermore...
All Smiles!!
Deep Conversation.
WHAT A KICK!
“What’s Great in 598” is the publication of
Diablo Toastmasters Club 598, Concord, CA.
Publisher: Irving Joe, President
Editor: John Peterson
I’m privileged and honored to be the next Presi-
dent of Diablo Toastmasters 598! I want to thank
everyone for entrusting me to lead this great or-
ganization, and I’m looking forward to a highly
successful year. I know It will take teamwork to
keep Toastmasters Club 598 as one of the distin-
guished Toastmasters clubs in the area. The in-
coming mix of new and returning officers I believe
will continue the positive environment we now
have, for everyone to grow at Toastmasters.
The reason I joined, and I believe that many of
you joined for the same reason, is to improve my
public speaking skills. Self-improvement is always
a key to our success in whatever we do in life,
and strong skills in public speaking definitely lead
to strong self-confidence and career success.
Since joining Diablo 598, I’ve noticed that our club
has made major improvements in several areas
thanks to our leadership team. We’ve added a
training session in “Toastmastering Fundamen-
tals” as part of our weekly meetings, and also im-
plemented a program to assign meeting roles in
advance. Now we need to make this program
work! So if you’re looking for opportunities to
speak or take on a meeting role, I urge you to sign
up in advance at www.diablotoastmasters.org.
The link to the meeting role sign-up page is at the
bottom of page 1. Please use it regularly!
Communications is the key to success for any
Toastmasters club. I believe our club members
are the best when it comes to communicating with
each other in advance if life gets in the way mak-
ing it impossible for us to attend a meeting we
have a role in. Please keep up the good work in
notifying the team when you can’t attend!
Keep your eyes on your goals on whatever you
want to accomplish at Toastmasters. Stand up,
rise up, and be proud at Diablo Toastmasters 598!
IRVING’S COLUMN
By Irving Joe
New Club Officers Installed
By D57 Rep. Dilek Alkaya Following their election by acclamation earlier in
the month, Diablo 598’s new officers were offi-
cially inducted at the meeting of June 29th by
District 57 Program Quality Manager (and former
Club Growth Director) — Diablo 598’s own Dilek
Alkaya, DTM. Several first-time officers were in-
ducted, which attests to the club’s vitality and the
commitment of its many new members!
Pictured at left, from left to
right, are incoming VP
Public Relations Rose
Falgout, returning VP
Membership Jerry Hurd,
Dilek Alkaya, incoming
Club President Irving Joe, and incoming Ser-
geant-at-Arms Destinee Cooper. Unfortunately
absent for the photo were continuing VP Educa-
tion Ashley Harkness, incoming Secretary Kyoko
Ii, and incoming Treasurer (and former Club
President) Cindy Johnson.
Serving in key leadership roles for the first time
are President Irving Joe and VP Public Relations
Rose Falgout. Congratulations to both of them
for “stepping up” in traditional 598 fashion to fill
these critically important roles! Let’s all give
them a big hand — not only in applause but in
helpfulness by pitching in to support them when-
ever called upon. Let’s also support them by
making a real effort to attend every club meeting
(unless we’re out of town or in bed with a broken
leg)! Strong attendance by current members
leads quickly to enhanced “meeting energy,” and
also is a key factor to strong club growth!!
Finally, let’s give a big round of applause and a
heartfelt “Thank You” to outgoing President Cin-
dy Johnson for her hard work in leading the club
to a successful 2016-2017 term. Her strong
leadership set a great example for all of us!!
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