The View from 32
Your Source for District 32 News
The View from 32
Your Source for District 32 News
Mary Morrison Leading with Heart and Hunger
Meet and hear new new Region 1 International Director Mary Morrison! The Sound Advice Advanced Leadership Club is hosting a meet and greet on December 21, 2017 at 6pm in Tacoma. Come and congratulate District 32’s own Mary Morrison for her election at the recent TI...
read moreIncrease the Likelihood of Our Club’s Success with Officer Training
Toastmasters International has performed studies of successful clubs. Do you know one of the major factors that contributes to the likeliness that a club will be successful? The answer…well trained officers. Most of our Primary Toastmaster Leadership Institutes...
read morePathways is Coming March 2018
TI has started us on the Pathways Rollout, targeting us for March 2018 implementation. We must have our Pathways Ambassadors and Guides in place by December 5th. Once we have our Ambassadors and Guides in place, they’ll receive training. They then start going out in...
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2017 Smedley Award Winners
Congratulations to Capital Club and Closers! They have each won a Smedley Award and a ribbon for their banner. Capital Club added 5 new members and Closers added 6 new members. Well done! What is a Smedley Award you ask? And why didn’t my club win an award? Excellent...
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Increase the Likelihood of Our Club’s Success with Officer Training
Toastmasters International has performed studies of successful clubs. Do you know one of the major factors that contributes to the likeliness that a club will be successful? The answer…well trained officers. Most of our Primary Toastmaster Leadership Institutes...
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The 2018 Spring Conference: Another Opportunity to Gather, Learn and Laugh
We have scheduled our 2018 Spring Conference. It will be held on Friday evening, April 13th through Sunday morning, April 15th at the beautiful Kitsap Conference Center in Bremerton, WA. Please reserve these dates on your calendar. We’re currently working on special...
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Supplemental Training…Webinars
D32 is adding webinars to our training arsenal, in order to bring much needed training to our members. Our very first webinar will occur next week. There are two free website tools available to Toastmaster clubs, FreeToastHost and EasySpeak. Approximately 50% of our...
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Pathways is Coming March 2018
TI has started us on the Pathways Rollout, targeting us for March 2018 implementation. We must have our Pathways Ambassadors and Guides in place by December 5th. Once we have our Ambassadors and Guides in place, they’ll receive training. They then start going out in...
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Toastmasters Week – February 4-10, 2018
Plan a club membership building event during this week to take advantage of district and statewide public relation activities! Governor Jay Inslee has graciously declared February 4-10, 2018 as Toastmasters Week in Washington state. District Leadership asks every D32...
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2018-2019 District Officers: Forms Due December 15, 2017
It can’t be that time already… But it is! The District Leadership Committee has been formed and is waiting for your input If you intend to run for any elected office or apply for appointed position, you must submit the required forms (see below) to Judy Young, DLC...
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Area Director Visits and Reports Due November 30, 2017
The deadline is fast approaching for submission of Area Director Club Visit Reports: November 30. I know many clubs have already been visited. If your AD has asked for help from your club officers to complete the AD Visit Report, please step up ASAP. These reports are...
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Congratulations to Newly-Chartered Closers Toastmasters Club
On October 26th, I enjoyed the privilege of delivering their new club banner to Closers Toastmasters Club at McChord Field on Joint Base Lewis McChord. As a former Airman, it was my honor to address the members of this new club. It’s been many decades since I was in...
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Tag Line Contest
Have an idea for our District 32 tagline? The winning entry will earn $100 for their club! District 32 is having a contest to replace the current District "tag line" of "The Evergreen Wonderland". Here are the particulars... Each Club may submit one tag line to their...
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Pathways is coming March 2018
It’s Official! Pathways implementation for District 32 will be in March 2018. We need to establish people to fill these roles… Pathways Guides – These members will be charged with training 8-10 clubs each (except in Juneau and Fairbanks). Not only are club visits...
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Congratulations to 2017 Fall Contest Champions
Congratulations! Here are the Winners of the 2017 Fall Conference Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contests for District 32. Both contests were fun, energetic and there was a lot of laughter. All competitors represented their clubs with honor and skill....
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Palmer Toastmasters Celebrate 7 years
Palmer Toastmasters Club #1166187 in Palmer, Alaska recently celebrated its 7th anniversary of the club charter (September 29, 2010) with an appreciation night for their meeting room host. Matanuska Telephone Association (MTA) has provided the club with a meeting...
read moreSound Advice Location Change
Please note that beginning Thursday, Sept. 21, Sound Advice will be meeting at a new venue: Tacoma Municipal Building 747 Market Street, Room 248 Tacoma, WA 98402 Parking is available off-street. The club meeting schedule remains the same: the third Thursday of each...
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Password Security
Passwords are an important part of our modern lives and practicing password security is essential. It is becoming more difficult to function without using a computer of some sort--whether we're online banking from home, shopping on a tablet at work, or...
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Creating Letterhead with Google Docs
Here at the Squeaky Wheel, we like to "Pay it Forward" when it comes to recognizing technology resources that have helped us learn new "tricks." Recently I read a Profound Cloud blog post on creating beautiful letterhead using Google Docs. Here are some things to...
read moreWelcome to Lynn Canal Toastmasters!
Welcome to our newest club, Lynn Canal Toastmasters, in Haines, Alaska! Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to charter this club. Thanks to Club PresidentDiane Lacourse, and Club Sponsor Brian Bezenek. Our thanks also go out to Debra Schnabel,...
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Dear Gabby
Dear Gabby, My club has lost a few members because they lost their jobs. Our entire state is facing job losses. I have to think there is something that our Toastmasters clubs can do to help this situation. Do you have any advice? Anxious in Anchorage ...
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The #3 Secret to Growing our Clubs – Part 2
We've learned Secret #1, #2 and part 1 of Secret #3 to of growing our clubs. (see Views for April 11th, 25th and May 9th.) In part 1 of Secret #3, we learned a bit about Marketing Campaigns and how we need to change our approach to growing our club. Now let's looks...
read moreDirector Notes
Looking back on our growth and accomplishments ... District 32 is on track to finish the year as Distinguished District! In the home stretch, this fine accomplishment is ours to lose. We are clearly on track to finish with enough membership payments and new clubs....
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Candidates for 2018-19
On behalf of the District, District Leadership Committee Chair Judy Young thanks the following committee members for diligent and effective work: Lisette West, Adrienne Cappa, Veda Moline, Tinie Elizabeth Lewis, Martin Miller and Brian Bezenek. For elected positions...
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Mary Morrison Leading with Heart and Hunger
Meet and hear new new Region 1 International Director Mary Morrison! The Sound Advice Advanced Leadership Club is hosting a meet and greet on December 21, 2017 at 6pm in Tacoma. Come and congratulate District 32’s own Mary Morrison for her election at the recent TI...
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District 32 is Growing!
Hooray for District 32. We are growing. New clubs are forming in both Alaska and Washington. The Fairbanks area is forming Safe Harbor Club. Anchorage is forming Citizens of the World and a second club on JBER. In Washington, we are forming clubs in Port Orchard...
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