MAY 2016

Message From the District Director

INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Messages from District Core
Officers...pp1-3

District Director
Lovely Lall, DTM

Prospective New
Clubs!...pp4-5
Best Practices: Perfect 10:
Presidents Distinguished
Record...p6
Taking Your Toastmasters
Experience Beyond Club
Walls...p7
Kudos and Talk of the
District...pp-7-10
International Convention
News!...pp11-12

District Director
"Beat the Clock"
Special Award
Receive up to $100
gift certificate
towards a purchase
from Toastmasters
International!
See page 3 for more details.

Flight to Distinguished or Better in this Metamorphic Year 2015-16

Passion and teamwork can turn a bunch of ordinary folks into an
unbeatable, winning team. - Prakah Iyer

Dear Extraordinary District 29 Family,

What a beautiful 10 metamorphic months it has been. I give Thanks to the dedicated effort and selfless
actions of the very Best, the Finest team ever - almost 3,000 Toastmasters strong - including YOU! To
date, District 29 has welcomed 1,000 new members and 11 new Toastmasters clubs this Toastmasters
year! The combined efforts of individual club members have led to 32 clubs already having achieved
Distinguished status or better. To date, 65 clubs have achieved 5 or more DCP goals and are just one
or a few members shy of achieving Distinguished status or better.
Toastmasters is all about serving and assuring member satisfaction. As members work on education
and leadership goals, they contribute to the success of the club. The measure of success set by Toastmasters International is called the Distinguished Club Program. Because many of our clubs are achieving excellence, our Areas, Divisions, and the District are also propelled to positions of strength and excellence.
We still have 2 months left before we reach the June 30th finish line. The race is about to enter a very
critical phaseSprint Time! - where your focus and energy is needed to help our team cross the finish
line with success.
May 1st is the start of the Beat The Clock membership campaign. I encourage and challenge each of
you to contribute to this final phase by being a player and keeping our Toastmasters mission in mind.
Share "Toastimonials" with your friends, family member, work colleagues, and strangers. Bring them to
your club. Invite them to join so they too can share the journey towards empowerment.
Check the dashboard and see where your club is on the DCP. You can help it be more successful by
not slowing down. Be the runner who helps to brings home the gold for the team. Achieve that additional DCP goal. Add new members. Be Distinguished or better.
"Winning is about struggle, and effort and optimism, and never, ever, giving up.
~Amby Burfoot
The decisive action taken by each one of us counts and does make a difference. As members, club
officer, or District officers, Let's Continue to Fly Together with Purpose and Strive to Fly even higher on
this Flight to Distinguished or better in this Metamorphic year!
Let's proudly stand together hand-in-hand on the big stage at the 2016 Toastmasters International Convention in Washington DC to receive our accolades for a race well run for the higher flight that exceeded expectations.

District Highlights,
Continued

Message From the Program Quality Director

DISTRICT 29 SPRING CONFERENCE
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Reach for the Stars!

Program Quality Director

Lynn Wylde, DTM
pqd@tmd29.org

CONGRATULATIONS
TO OUR DISTRICTS
SPRING
EDUCATIONAL
AWARD WINNERS!

and catch your dream

Do not miss out on this special event register today!
Registration Link
Have some fun! Watch our conference video.

March Educational
Award Achievers

Spring 2016 Season

International
Speech and
Evaluation Contest
Winners

Conference Highlights

Golden Toasters
(click here for list)
Clubs with all seven
officers trained during
the winter TLI's will be
recognized during the
Hall of Fame at the
Spring Conference on
May 14, 2016.

Triple Crown
Achievers
Congratulations and kudos to all the members
who have achieved
three or more educational awards after the
November 7th Conference. District will recognize these members
with a Triple Crown
award during the Hall of
Fame session at the
May 14th Conference.

This is a great opportunity to learn something new, network with a great group
of people, and have a wonderful and rewarding day! See you at the conference.
Working hard for youYour Conference Team

District Highlights,
Continued

Club Growth Director

Amy Brener, DTM
cgd@tmd29.org

Why add new

members?

Better club programs;

more variety, experiences, and resources to
draw upon and enrich
the entire program.

Depth of club leadership

Greater representation
of Toastmasters through
-out your community or
organization.

Greater financial resources for club programming and projects

More enthusiasm and

energy at club meeting
with new ideas

More individuals to take

on roles at the meeting

Potential future leaders

More people served and

helped by Toastmasters
programs, thereby, helping us fulfil the mission
of Toastmasters International Organization: "We
empower individuals to
become more effective
communicators
and
leaders".

Adding 4 more members

twice during the year helps
fulfil the # 7 goal and # 8
goal for the Distinguished
Club Program.

Want to Host an Open House? Visit here

on the District 29 website for more details!

PROSPECTIVE CLUBS FORMING

IN DISTRICT 29!

District Highlights,
Continued

Core District Officers

PROSPECTIVE CLUBS FORMING

IN DISTRICT 29!

Lovely Lall, DTM

District Director
Lynn Wylde, DTM
Program Quality Director
Amy Brener, DTM
Club Growth Director
Angela Davis, ACS, CL
Public Relations Manager
Juliette Brown, DTM
Finance Manager
Rhondra Willis, CC, ALB
Administration Manager
Victor Jimenez, TM
Logistics Manager
Joe Jarzombek, DTM, PID
Parliamentarian
Mahesh Patil, DTM
Immediate Past District
Governor

District 29 family
welcomes the
following newly
chartered clubs:
Apple Toast-Masters
For more informationcontact
Angela Davis, prm@tmd29.org

Harris' Speakeasy
Quantico-Stafford
Happy Hour
Mantech
Toastmasters
Speakers Bureau
Toastmasters Club
STAMPS
TAS

Broadcast Toastmasters Club

Interest Meeting

One

You!
A. J. Ferlazzo Building

(click here for directions))

Thursday, May 12, 20167:00pm

Kudos! Area Directors who have also completed and submitted 100% Spring
Club Visit Reports.

Bharat Patel, ACS, CL

Division BArea 21

District Highlights,
Continued

Matt Mertz, CC
Division BArea 25

Valerie Lamont, ACB, CL

Division CArea 36

Abe Katz, CC
Division DArea 42

Catherine Calvin, ACS, ALB

Division FArea 64

Kudos! Distinguished Areas!

Area 14: Area Director, Shana Terry, ACS, ALB

CLUB OFFICER
TIPS
Prepare for succession.
Whether
your
club
elects officers annually
or biannually, it's time to
hold elections for the
next term.
To
receive
Distinguished Club credit for
the next Toastmasters
year,
20162017,
please log in to Club
Central to submit your
revised officer list by
June 30th after the club
elections

Area 25: Area Director, Matt Mertz, CC

Area 36: Area Director, Valerie Lamont, ACB, CL
Area 52: Area Director, Chiharu Bullock, ACB, ALB
Area 55: Area Director, William Speakman, ACS, ALB
Area 56: Area Director, David Lang, ACB, ALB
Area 64: Area Director, Catherine Calvin, ACS, ALB

District Council Meeting, May 14th, Spring Conference:

Proxy Form
Each club is allotted two votes at district council meetings. One vote is reserved for the club
President. The other vote is for the Vice President Education. Proxy votes may be used if a
club officer is unable to attend a council meeting. A proxy delivers the vote for an officer unable to attend a council meeting. The officer unable to attend must designate in writing any
active individual member of the club to act as his or her proxy.
Please note: Club proxies cannot be assigned to Area Directors.

Mark your calendar:

Summer Toastmasters
Leadership Institute:
Saturday, June 25th.
8am 12pm
Fairfax County
Government Center

District Business Council meeting is FREE to attend.

Business meeting time: 2:15pm-3:45pm
Meeting location: Capital One,
1680 Capital One Dr., McLean, Virginia
Credentials desk (In the Atrium) will be open during the following times: Whether you
are planning to come and vote in person or any one carrying proxy for you needs to pick the
packet during these times by going to the credentials desk in the Atrium.
7:30am-8:45am 9:30am-12:00pm 1:00pm-1:45pm

Best Practices:
Perfect 10 Presidents Distinguished Record!

Past International President Bennie Bough installing current officers

In TM year 2003/2004, World Headquarters completed the digitalization of its records. That made it possible to
sort records and identify clubs worldwide that have achieved Presidents Distinguished Club status in the Distinguished Club Program (DCP). The DCP has 10 goals grouped in four areas: Education; Membership; Training;
and Administration.
Each year, Toastmasters International publishes a list of clubs that have met the membership requirement and
achieved 5 6 DCP goals (Distinguished; 7-8 goals (Select Distinguished); and 9 10 goals (Presidents Distinguished.) While clubs can achieve Presidents Distinguished with 9 goals, and some clubs have had an unbroken
record at some point in their history, each year since 2003/2004, Toastmasters International has recognized clubs
that have an unbroken string of 10 for 10 Presidents Distinguished honors starting from the time that achievement was first tracked.

At the outset, some 50 clubs had perfect 10 for 10 records. Over the years, some clubs have dropped off the list
so currently, of the 15,400 clubs worldwide, only 40 clubs still have bragging rights for having 10 for 10 Presidents Distinguished records since the statistic has been tracked. Half of those perfect 10 clubs are in the U.S.
Of those 20, three clubs are in our geography two in District 29 (the Bennie Bough Club and Lake Ridge.
G.U.T.S in District 27 also traces a perfect 10 record back to the beginning of record keeping).
Bennie Bough Club charter member and President, Distinguished Toastmaster Shu Bartholomew, says, the
clubs outstanding performance is because we have strong club traditions, outstanding meetings focused on the
individual member, and because we make every meeting FUN! Making meetings fun is something that everyone
can and should do. It was Shu's District Governor theme and is her theme as club President as well.
Shu points out that the Bennie Bough Club has been 10 for
10 President's Distinguished every year of its existence, including its charter year. Few clubs, if any, can claim that absolutely perfect record. Shu is proud of another Bennie
Bough club record in every year after charter, 7 of 7 Bennie
Bough Club officers have been trained in both TLI seasons.
We have a club banner full of Golden Toaster ribbons.
Bennie Bough is 10 for 10 President's Distinguished again
this year as is Lake Ridge. CONGRATULATIONS!

Bennie Bough with three club sparks

Paul White, Shu Bartholomew, and Anne Sobota

Taking Your Toastmasters Skills Beyond the Four Walls of Your Club
Learning lessons from stretching your wings far and wide
sharing the Toastmasters experience with others.

Nick Baskerville, CC
I recently heard someone say they had 'leveled up' in
a particular skill. I understood that like a video game,
the person had done so well at his current level, he
was moved to the next challenge. For over a year, I've
been a Toastmaster at PWC Employee Club #1973.
I've finished my CC. And while there are ways to level
up inside the club, I thought "Where else can the next
level be found?" Before I knew it, another Toastmaster and I were sitting at the Moth StorySLAM event at
the Howard Theater. Before a sold out crowd, I gave a
personal story infused with the many lessons learned
from Toastmasters. It was at the end of that night that I
realized that Toastmasters helps to bring a potential
out of myself and reach a new level of speaking.

Talk of the District

Special District Director Award Winners

The following recipients will be recognized as
winners of the April Showers Bring May Flowers District Director incentive and will receive
a gift certificate during the Hall of Fame session for adding 5 or more members during the
month of April!
Brambleton Toastmasters5
StorySmiths6
Manassas Community Club6
Rappahannock Regional Toastmaster's Club5
LMI Toastmasters5
NetApp Toasters5
Speak Up Manassas5
NoVa Dawnbreakers5

Talk Up Toastmasters Award Winners -Kudos

and congratulations to the following Talk Up Toastmasters Membership campaign award winning
clubs. Clubs will be recognized and also awarded
the District Director incentive during the Hall of
Fame at the May 14th conference.
Five Shields8
Dulles South7
REAL7
George Mason University Toastmasters5
Tysons Talkers Toastmasters Club5
Reston-Herndon Toastmasters Club5
Blue Ridge5
Brambleton Toastmasters5
NoVa Dawnbreakers5

Talk of the District

Kudos to the following clubs for adding more than 10 members since July 1st as of today:
Geographically Speaking Club

20

Woodbridge Toastmasters Club #619556

11

Town Center Toastmasters

17

Chopawamsic Club

11

Brambleton Toastmasters

17

Rappahannock Regional Toastmaster's Club

11

Dulles South

17

GEICO Fredericksburg

11

Manassas Community Club

17

Fairfax Toastmasters Club

11

Lake Ridge Toastmasters

16

MacToast Club

11

George Mason University Toastmasters

16

Navygators Club

11

LMI Toastmasters

16

ASBC Toastmasters

11

Speak Up Manassas

15

Free Spirits Toastmasters Club

11

Five Shields

14

Aol & Asurion Toastmasters Club

11

B-2 Toasters

14

Cascades Communicators Toastmasters Club

11

CNM Toastmasters

14

Centreville Club

11

Toast of Fredericksburg

13

BAH Toastmasters Club

10

Hunter Mill Club

13

Intelsat Toastmasters Club

10

Winners Circle

13

Oracle Orators Toastmasters Club

10

Confidently Speaking Toastmasters Club

12

Pragmatics

10

Capital One McLean

12

Toastmasters Anonymous

10

Brinker Club

12

Ashburn Toastmasters Club

10

Loudoun Club

12

Express It

10

Kingstowne Toasties

11

Gainesville Professional Speakers (GPS)

10

Talk of the District

Flight To Distinguished or Better"

Congratulations & Kudos!
President Distinguished Clubs
Lake Ridge Toastmasters
Bennie Bough Toastmasters
Loudoun Club
Winners Circle
Select Distinguished Clubs
Geographically Speaking

Distinguished Clubs

Five Shields

All In The Family Club

PWC Toastmasters

Kingstowne Toasties

Woodbridge Toastmasters

McNamara HQC

George Mason University

PMIWDC #01

Burke Toastmasters

Neustar Tech

Navygators

U2 Can Speak

B-2 Toasters

Aol & Asurion Toastmasters

Hunter Mill Club

Micron Toastmasters

Eastern Federal Lands

CNM Toastmasters

Dulles South

Capitol One

Manassas Community

Rappahannock Regional

Free Spirits Toastmasters

Cascades Communicators
Speak Up Manassas

REGISTRATION PACKAGES FOR YOU!

1) Full registration - $600
2) Special Area District registration - $500
3) Daily (Wed/Thur/Fri/Sat) registration varies

4) Helping Hands Volunteer registration - $400

$500

HOST DISTRICT CHAIR: Paul E. White | PEWhite@msn.com

HOST DISTRICT CHAIR: Jill Vanderweit | jillvdweit@gmail.com