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Here is some feedback we received
from DONNAMARIA DECAIRES, a guest who became our newest member on
March 23.
As a guest,
I was here for 3 reasons,
- to develop new skills and enhance my speaking abilities
in a place where I would receive relevant evaluations,
- As a Human Resources Practitioner, I was touched and
encouraged at the warm welcome of everyone,
- and I especially liked and had not been in
an atmosphere that was so supportive and encouraging for a
long time.
I am proud to be a new member, in fact I immediately
affixed my pin to my lapel after induction. I look forward to
participating and learning over the next months and volunteered
to attempt the task of presenting Humour at next week's
meeting. Additionally, if there is anything I can
offer as a volunteer to the club I would be happy to do
so.
Thanks very much, Donnamaria! Your words inspire us all.
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| Message from
the
President |
Believers and
Achievers!!!
That is what we are! As long as we believe, we
will achieve!
My message this month is focusing on reaching
goals, moving up, getting out of the comfort zone!!!
I am so
happy to see so many new members. Not only is our club is growing in
numbers, but also in enthusiasm and energy. I want to encourage all
of you to get involved quickly and take roles in the meetings, as
well as working on your speeches. TOASTMASTERS LIKE TO
TALK! TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK! YOU ARE A
TOASTMASTER!
We all have our reasons for joining Toastmasters
and personal goals to fulfill. Toastmasters offers many
opportunities to increase leadership skills. Soon, we will be
starting a new year of Toastmasters (July 1/04) and a new Executive
must be found. Being on the Executive gives you an opportunity
to take part in the running of the club, work on your leadership
skills, and accomplish things you never knew you could
do. Consider taking on an executive role! Remember, as
long as you BELIEVE YOU CAN ACHIEVE!
MISSISSAUGA
VALLEY TOASTMASTERS CLUB is the best! WE ARE BEST BECAUSE YOU
ARE THE BEST!!!
CAROL CROUSE
2003-04 President, Mississauga Valley
Toastmasters
Mississauga Valley Toastmasters
held its 2004 Evaluation and International Speech contests on
February 24. Competing in the Evaluation Contest were BRIAN DAVIES,
EVELIN DEMELLO, LINDA KANE and MEG MOCHIZUKI. The International
Speech Contest saw speeches from MIRKO MANOJLOVIC, BRIAN DAVIES and
PETER MACKLE. We had several visitors from other Mississauga
clubs in attendance, including our special guest SAFAR ALI from Port
Credit Toastmasters who was the target speaker for our Evaluation
contest.
The results were as
follows:
 Club International Speech
ContestFirsts Place: BRIAN DAVIES
(right)
Second Place: PETER MACKLE
(left)
Club Evaluation
Contest
First Place: MEG MOCHIZUKI
(right)
Second Place: BRIAN DAVIES
(left)
The first and second place
winners in each contest were eligible to move on to the Area 22
contest, which was held on the night of March 5. BRIAN DAVIES and
MEG MOCHIZUKI represented Mississauga Valley at this next level
of competition, and while they didn't place among the top finishers
they should be congratulated for participating and stepping outside
their comfort levels as speakers.
All members are encouraged to
participate in speech contests as a way to jumpstart their
development as speakers. The next round of club contests will be in
the fall when we have our Humourous Speech and Table Topics
contests.
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| Walking
with
Toastmasters |
Here's an invitation from JOE
VANDERKOOI:
 I really enjoy a good walk, particularly in a nice
peaceful natural environment. A few summers ago, I started a regular
walk on Sunday mornings, but since it is more fun to share this walk
with friends, I asked Carol to join me, as she also enjoys a good
walk. The walk starts at my place, and eventually takes us through
the Credit Valley, and ends back at my place.There are also places
to take alternate routes, so the walk can be anywhere from 1 to 3
hours. Over the months, numerous other Toastmasters have also joined
in the walk, such as Evelin, Tam and Meg. This summer, we plan to
walk again, and all walkers are welcome. Anyone who would like to
join in from time to time, let me know anytime at ulbe@sympatico.ca.
Division P Evaluation and
International Speech contests - 7:00pm April 2,
2004 - HJA Brown Education Centre, 5650 Hurontario (at
Matheson), Mississauga
District 60 Spring Conference -
April 23-25, 2003 - Doubletree International Plaza
Hotel Toronto Airport
Club Officer Elections for 2004-05
year - (tentatively) first meeting in
May
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| Club Progress
in Distinguished Club
Program |
- PTwo
CTMs (Chen,
Matto)
- Two More CTMs
- POne ATM Bronze,
Silver or Gold
(Crouse)
- One More ATM Bronze, Silver or Gold
- POne CL, AL or
DTM
(Matto)
- One More CL, AL or DTM
- PFour New
Members (Varma,
Schroeder, von Donat, Gaynor)
- PFour More New Members
(Nagy, Sung, Keown, Inoque)
- PMinimum 4
Officers Trained in Summer and Minimum 4 Officers
Trained in Winter
- POne Semi-Annual Dues
Report Submitted on Time and One Club Officer List Submitted on
Time
and End the Year with 20
members or Net Growth of 5 Members.
Goals achieved so
far: 7
out of 10
Need 5 goals for Distinguished, 7 for
Select Distinguished, 9 for Presidents Distinguished (plus
membership goal)
The Distinguished Club Program is
Toastmasters International's way of measuring and rewarding
excellence in its clubs. We will be showing our progress every
month as above. As a partial goal is reached, that line will be
highlighted; when the goal is accomplished then it will hightlighted
in red. Awards will be given based on results as of June 30,
2004.
March 2:
Best
Speaker - BRIAN DAVIES
Best Evaluator - FERNANDO PEREZ
Best Table Topics - MIRKO
MANOJLOVIC
March 9:
Best
Speaker - EVELIN DEMELLO
Best Evaluator - ROBERT POPE
Best
Table Topics - ERIC MATTO
March
16:
Best Speaker - LISA NAGY
Best Evaluator - ERIC
MATTO
Best Table Topics - tie, WINSTON ALLEN, ROBERT POPE
& GINNY SOMERSALL
March
23:
Best Speaker - SHARON KEOWN
Best Evaluator -
EVELIN DEMELLO
Best Table Topics - WINSTON
ALLEN
In the month since our last
newsletter we have had FIVE new members join our club! Let's
give a warm and hearty welcome to CARLA INOQUE,
VIRGINIA (GINNY) SOMERSALL, JEFFERY WANG, PETER KIMANDO
and DONNAMARIA DECAIRES! Some of our more veteran members may
remember Ginny, as she is returning to the club after a 3-year
absence during which she took time to pursue a nursing career. We
look forward to Icebreaker speeches from our new members,
so that we can learn more about them as well as see them get started
on their journey of self-improvement.
Nothing new to report on the club
moving back to Burnhamthorpe Community Centre after the renovations
are completed there, probably in July. An interesting
suggestion has been made - that we stay at City Hall for
the long run. What do you think of this? If you have an opinion on
this matter, let your club Executive know. We don't know if this
is even possible, but if enough members want it then I'm
sure that option will be explored further. Stay
tuned.
 ROSEMARY BRKOPAC has been appointed as
the 2004-05 Editor for the District 60 newsletter "Spirit of 60". No
doubt she was noticed for the award-winning work she did as our
club's newsletter Editor from 2001 to 2003, and now she'll
be seen by a much wider audience. Congratulations Rosemary!
Rosemary has been absent from our club meetings for the
past few months due to personal reasons, but she
hopes to start attending regularly again very soon.
ERIC MATTO will be presenting a
workshop, "Untangling the Web: Internet Resources for
Toastmasters", at the upcoming District 60 spring conference
(see conference details in next section). As well, he will
be giving the same workshop a week later at District 30's
conference in Chicago and in June at the Region V conference in
Milwaukee!
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| Beyond
the Club - Around the Area, Division,
District |
The Division P Evaluation and
International Speech Contests will be held on Friday, April 2,
starting at 7:00pm. The location is the HJA Brown Education Centre,
5650 Hurontario St. at the corner of Matheson Blvd. in Mississauga.
The admission charge is $10, which covers the contest expenses and
includes refreshments. Come out and see some really excellent
speakers as they try to advance to the District level
contests.
Our Division P contest winners will
be competing against the other Divisions in the District during the
District 60 Toastmasters Spring 2004 conference, to be held on
the April 23-25 weekend at the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel
Toronto Airport. There is much more to this conference than
just these contests. Keynote speakers include TED CORCORAN,
2003-04 President of Toastmasters International, and
JIM KEY, 2003 World Champion of Public Speaking.
There will be also be many interesting educational workshops,
and the election of District officers for the 2004-05
year. Registration information will be sent with
the next issue of the District newsletter "Spirit of 60", expected
any day now. You can also find information on this conference at http://d60springconf2004.tripod.com/.
CLUB:
President -
CAROL CROUSE
VP Education - EVELIN DEMELLO
VP Membership
- WINSTON ALLEN
VP Public Relations - ERIC
MATTO
Secretary - MEG MOCHIZUKI
Treasurer
- BRIAN DAVIES
Sergeant at Arms - PETER
MACKLE
DISTRICT:
Area
22 Governor - LORI-ANN JAKEL
Division "P" Governor - ROSELYN
BROWN
District 60 Governor - JEAN
MCALLISTER
Mississauga Valley Toastmasters Club is a member club
of Toastmasters International, the world's largest non-profit
organization devoted to improving communication skills.
We meet every Tuesday evening from
7:30pm-9:30pm in one of the 2nd floor committee
rooms at Mississauga City Hall, 300 City Centre Dr. in
Mississauga, Ontario. Membership in the club is open to anyone 18
years of age or over. Members may join at any time of the year, and
guests are always welcome. Club dues are $155 per year, plus a
one-time new member fee of $35.
The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to
provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in
which every member has the opportunity to develop and practice
communication and leadership skills which in turn foster
self-confidence and personal growth.
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Email:
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