District 4 members and clubs have been featured in the news on local television and in newspapers.
Do you have your own news to share? If so, e-mail pro@d4tm.org with the details!
And the winner is...
District 4 Wins the Toastmasters
International District Brand Showcase!
The announcement reads
"Materials from their November 2011 conference feature the branded
color palette, typography, and graphic elements while still maintaining a
personality all their own."
Congratulations to the District 4 Fall Conference team!
Read about it here Brand Showcase
First District 4 Toastmasters Speech Contest for Youth Leaders
(Sunnyvale, CA, USA, April 19, 2012)
 The Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program (YLP) helps young people build their communication and leadership skills so that they may become tomorrow’s leaders in business, industry and the community. As part of this initiative District 4 Toastmasters will conduct its first speech contest for Youth Leaders who previously participated in a YLP sponsored by District 4.
The YLP speech contest will be held on May 5, 2012 at Yahoo! Sunnyvale and is hosted by District 4 and Yahoo’s Toastmasters club, Yahoo! Yapsters. The speech contest will be conducted by Sharon Corgile, DTM, District 4 Youth Leadership Director, Hemang Shah, ACB, ALB, Division C Governor and Rita Barber, DTM, District 4 Lt. Governor Marketing. Several contestants are expected to compete at two different age levels.
In another first, Youth Leaders participated in a taping of the District 4 Toastmasters Bay to Bay cable access program and demonstrated skills they acquired. The show can be viewed online at www.d4tm.org/Newsroom/bay2bay.php
For more information on conducting a Youth Leadership Program, finding a club or starting a Toastmasters club in your company or community contact District 4 Lt. Governor Marketing, Rita Barber lgm@d4tm.org.
California State Assembly Proclaims November 12, 2011 as Toastmasters’ Day
(San Mateo, CA, USA, November 12, 2011)
The California State Assembly proclaimed November 12, 2011 as Toastmasters’ Day in the state of California. The proclamation was read on the floor of the State Assembly. Assemblymember Jerry Hill, representing the 19th Assembly District (includes the cities in San Mateo County), will present the proclamation to Toastmasters District 4 Governor Jennifer Stephenson at the 2011 District 4 Fall Conference on November 12, 2011. The Fall Conference will be held at the Embassy Suites, Burlingame CA. The proclamation will be displayed after the presentation for conference attendees to view.
The proclamation reads:
WHEREAS, the ability to communicate, persuade and lead in an effective manner is a powerful tool in overcoming many barriers to effective performance and advancement in virtually every endeavor and line of work; and
WHEREAS, being the largest non-profit educational organization dedicated to helping men and women in all walks of life to improve and develop their communication and leadership skills, Toastmasters International performs a valuable service to its members and others of opportunity, initiative, and good fellowship; and
WHEREAS, Toastmasters International was founded on October 22, 1924, boasting eighty-six years of outstanding achievement, and have grown to more than 13000 clubs and over 270,000 members in 116 countries worldwide; and
WHEREAS, Toastmasters International District 4 consists of over 220 clubs and over 4,200 members from Monterey to San Francisco including 32 clubs in the County of San Mateo located from the top of San Mateo County in Brisbane and Daly City to the coast side of Pacifica to the seat of San Mateo County in Redwood City. Both corporate and community clubs proudly list their home in San Mateo County. These clubs include All EArs Club, Breathe in Speak out, Brisbane Club: Speaking Under the Stars, Chamber Speakers Circle Club, City Talk Club, Daly City Toastmasters, Donald L Bogie Club, Fresh Voice, Foster City Toastmasters Club, GToast, Genentech Toastmasters Club, High Spirits of Toastmasters, Life Technologies Toastmasters Club, Millbrae'ers Club, Opa! Toastmasters, OracleDirect Toastmasters – RWS, Oracle Speakers Club, Pacifica PM Club, Peninsula Toastmasters, Point of Order, Promasters Toastmasters Club, ProToasties Club, Redwood City Orators Club, RELogicToastmasters Club, San Carlos-Belmont Club, Smart Meeters, Speak 4 Yourself Toastmasters Club, Stand & Deliver, The A-Team, Toastmasters DX, Visa Speakers' Circle Toastmasters Club, and Walmart.com Dot.com-municators; and
WHEREAS, the Toastmasters International District 4 Fall Conference is being held at the Embassy Suites, Burlingame on Saturday, November 12, 2011 including a semi-annual speech contest, business meeting and educational presentations from special guests about communication and leadership skills.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jerry Hill, Assembly member and on behalf of the State of California, do hereby proclaim Saturday, November 12, as
Toastmasters’ Day 2011 in the State of California, and encourage my fellow citizens to observe this day by recognizing the many accomplishments and opportunities in communication, public speaking and leadership skills that Toastmasters International has made possible to people everywhere.
PROCLAIMED this 12th day of November 2011.
Jerry Hill, Assembly member
Toastmasters Day in San Mateo
PROCLAMATION
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA PROCLAIMS NOVEMBER 12,2011 AS
TOASTMASTERS' DAY IN SAN MATEO COUNTY
PROCLAIMED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State
of California, that
WHEREAS, the ability to communicate, persuade and lead in an effective
PROCLAIMED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State
of California, that
WHEREAS, the ability to communicate, persuade and lead in an effective
manner is a powerful tool in overcoming many barriers to effective performance
and advancement in virtually every endeavor and line of work; and
WHEREAS, Toastmasters International is the largest non-projit educational
organization dedicated to helping men and women in all walks of life improve
and develop their communication and leadership skills; and
WHEREAS, thirty-two Toastamasters International clubs are located in San
Mateo County, representing businesses, non-profit organizations, and local
communities; and
WHEREAS, the Toastmasters International District 4 Fall Conference is being
held in Burlingame on Saturday, November 12,2011 to educate and inspire local
clubs about the benefits of improving individual communication skills through a
speech contest, business meeting, and educational presentations from special
guests.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the Board of Supervisors of
the County of San Mateo, State of California, hereby declares November 12,
2011, as Toastmasters' Day in San Mateo County.
District 4 on Comcast Newsmakers
Birgit Starmanns, District 4's 2009-2011 Public Relations Officer, was featured on Comcast Newsmakers. The episode played on the San Francisco and San Jose Headline News channel.
Morgan Hill Toastmasters Honor Local Business
Marty Cheek, President of the Morgan Hill Toastmasters club, presented a leadership recognition award to the owners of BookSmart.
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