May 2015 Edition [email protected] (306) 949-4849
Catherine Secundiak ACB, ALB Division B Governor (2014/2015)
Catherine Secundiak ACB, ALS Division B Governor (2014/2015)
Catherine’s Thoughts….
“We learn best in moments of
enjoyment” – Ralph C. Smedley,
founder of Toastmasters.
As we begin planning for our year-end
celebrations and transitioning to the
new Toastmasters year, take a moment
and reflect on all the wonderful people
you have met through Toastmasters this
year and how much enjoyment you
have experienced while learning along-
side your fellow Toastmasters.
The enthusiasm of Division B is
recognized throughout the District and
it is contagious! Take in all the
opportunities you can and have fun!
What goals will you and your club be
celebrating at the end of June?
As a Division, we are so close to
Distinguished, I can taste it – there are
currently 6 Distinguished clubs and we
are sure to get at least 4 more! Many of
our clubs just need 1 to 3 more
members or 1 to 3 more Educational
Achievements to become Distinguished.
Don’t give up, keep inviting guests out
to your club, complete those last few
speeches, celebrate every achievement,
keep up your enthusiasm and guests
will be sure to join!
THE BEELINE
NEWSLETTER
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Division B – Toastmasters Southern Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Toastmasters
celebrate Toastmasters
International’s 90th
Anniversary Year!
Dates to Remember:
Club Officer Elections -Complete by May 31, 2015 New Club Officer Lists Filed Filed with Toastmasters Int’l and with your Area Governor -Due May 31, 2015
COT & TLI Club Officer Training Leader: Lorna Arnold June 13/15
-Mosaic Training Centre “Of the Year” Award Submissions
-Due June 15/15
“Member Making a Difference”
-Submissions Due to District 42 June 15/15
Education Completion Submissions -Due June 30/15
Division B Goal
– 500 Members
by June 30!
Just 2 new
members a
month for each
club will get us
to our goal!
All Clubs at 20
members! We
are at the same
point we ended
last year!
Members Making a Difference
This is an individual award given to
a member in a club who has made a
difference in their club by promoting
the club in the community,
befriending guests to encourage
them to become members, mentoring
new members, planning the open
house/demo meeting in the club,
member retention, etc. There is one
pin per club available. A Club
Officer submits the club nomination
to District 42 http://d42tm.org/about-
us/district-incentives/other/
Nominations due by June
30, 2015
Fall District Conference
The Fall 2015 District 42 Conference
will be held at the Saskatoon Inn in
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on
November 20-22, 2015. Their theme
will be “Explore the World of
Possibilities!”
Realignment of District 42
At the Spring District 42 Convention,
the District Council voted in favour of
realigning the District into 12
Divisions (currently there are 9
Divisions). This also includes the
realignment of a couple of clubs in
Division B. As of July 1, 2015,
Estevan Toastmasters club will move
from Area 4 to Area 42. The new
Queen City Toasters Toastmasters
club will move from Area 24 to Area
4. Please make your new clubs feel
welcomed to your Area when you see
them at Area Council Meetings and
Area Speech contests in the Fall!
Speechcraft Courses!
Industrial Toastmasters Club: New
course being held at 550 Henderson
Drive, in Meeting Room D, at Noon
starting Wednesday Apr 15 and
running through to May 11th .
Meyers Norris Penny: Division B is
working with MNP to set up 2
Speechcraft programs this summer –
starting in May and July. Speechcraft
classes start May 7th. Email
[email protected] for more information.
Thanks to Club 13 for hosting this
Speechcraft course!
Of the Year Awards
Everyone is reminded to make their
submissions to the Area Governor, by
June 30, 2015, for their:
*Club Toastmaster of the Year
*Club Rookie of the Year
*Club PR person of the Year
Michelle Ryerson awarded
DTM!
Congratulations to Michelle
Ryerson of Plains Toastmasters
upon achieving her DTM! Well
Done and Well Deserved!
Division B’s Guest Invite
Contest – April 11 to June 11
The Division “B Excellence” Team
challenges all clubs and members to
share the Toastmasters leadership
and communication development
opportunity with others and invite
friends, family members or
coworkers to your next Toastmasters
meeting. Area Governors have been
distributing custom made cards to
each club.
At the end of the contest period, one
of the Club Officers will email
[email protected] with the number of
Guest Invites returned by each
member.
Besides the benefits of more guests
which you can convert into
members… you have a chance to
win stuff too!
Club in Division B with the
most Guest Invites
returned gets a YEAR-
END PIZZA PARTY
(compliments of your
Division B Team)!!
Club Member in Division B
with the most Guest
Invites returned gets a
TOASTMASTERS
SWAG BAG (cool stuff
from Toastmasters
International)
Let your Area Governor know if you
have any questions!
Toastmasters Leadership
Institute
“Spring Training Camp” -
Prepare you and your club for
a fantastic new year! Included
is a special presentation on the
Revitalized Education
Program. Workshops include
marketing, website
enhancements, leadership skill
enhancements as well as club
officer training…..see your
there! June 13/15 12:30pm to
4:30pm at Mosaic Training
Centre, 2nd Floor Training
Room
Area 4 News
Congrats to Civil Speakers Club which
will host Division B Day for Fall 2015
and for achieving Distinguished club!
Area 18 News
Congrats to Big Country and Speedy
Creek for achieving Distinguished club
status.
Area 24 News
Congrats to Suzanne Vindevoghel of
Speakers Corner for representing
Division B at the District 42 Evaluation
Contest on Sunday April 26 in
Lethbridge. We are very proud of your
performance!
The newest club for Area 24 is Queen
City Toasters will be hosting their
Charter party on Tuesday June 2.
Congratulations and welcome to our
Toastmaster family!
As the Toastmaster year winds down
please plan for your Club Executive
election and submit your ‘of the year’
awards to me by June 15.
Area 33 News
Congrats to Area 33 for being the
first Distinguished Area in Division
B! Congrats to Wild Oats,
Taxmasters and FCC Stubble
Jumpers for being Distinguished
clubs!
Area 42 News
Congrats to Indian Head Toastmasters
who will be celebrating their 25th
Anniversary on June 6th! Well Done!
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Revitalize a
Program
The new Revitalized Education
Program continues its development
process and now in Beta testing mode.
Over the next six months,
Ambassadors will be going out to
clubs to talk about the new program.
The
Areas!
NEWS IN DIVISION B Division B, District 42 (Southern Saskatchewan)
Division B Governor (to June 30, 2015)
Catherine Secundiak, ACB, ALS [email protected] Phone: 306-526-7312
Incoming Division B Governor (July 1, 2015)
Jeannette Caldwell [email protected] Circle of Gold Coordinator Mary Jane McGrath
Youth Leadership Liaison Laurel Korbo
New Club Support Brad Korbo
Area 4 Governor Victor Lam [email protected] (Asst AG-Marg Ustupski)
Area 18 Governor Patricia Hooper [email protected]
Area 24 Governor Jeannette Caldwell [email protected] (Asst AG-Anita Schmidt)
Area 33 Governor Mathew Ratch [email protected] (Asst AG—Daniel Schmidt)
Area 42 Governor Lloyd Gwilliam [email protected] (Asst AG-Marc Bieri) Beeline Editor Randall Edge
District 42 d42tm.org Toastmasters International www.toastmasters.org
Division B Speech Contest
Winners!
Congratulations to Suzanne
Vindevoghel of Speaker’s Corner
Toastmasters as Division B’s
2014-2015 contest winner in the
Evaluation Speech Contest.
Congratulations to Randall Edge
of Club 13 as Division B’s 2014-
2015 contest winner is the
International Speech Contest.
Both ably represented Division B
at the District 42 speech contest in
Lethbridge! Many thanks to all the
volunteers who worked with Mary
McGrath in the Circle of Gold.
Officer Elections
May is elections month. All clubs
should be organizing the election of
their club officers for the 2015-2016
program year. Many clubs call upon
their Past Presidents to take on the
role of leading the nomination
committee. Deadline for the filing
of new club officer lists is May 31,
2015.
Announcement!
New Division B Director
Elected for 2015-2016!
Congratulations to
Jeannette Caldwell upon her
election at District 42 council to the
position of Division B Director for
the 2015-2016 Program Year!