CHRIS' CORNER

Volume 2, Issue 11

June 29, 2007

Final Edition for the 206-2007 Year.

Fellow Toastmasters:  First and foremost - Please join me in thanking our outgoing Governor, Stephen Fingerman (DTM and all around great guy) for his 3 years of dedicated service.  He has been a great asset to this district and we have learned a lot from him.

This 11th issue of Volume 2 of Chris’ Corner will cover:

• End Year Thoughts:                             
• New Staff & Appointments:                 
• Proxies For International                      
• Officer Training                        
• Members Bill of Rights             

• End Year Thoughts:  A lot of good things happened in District 38 this year.  Morale is high, we had two great conferences, training was well attended and our members had tons of educational achievements.  However, we lost as many clubs as we chartered, lost as many members as we gained, and will probably be the only District in the world to miss our CC (formerly CTM) goal.  My thrust for this year will be to help struggling clubs survive and better serve their members. 

• New Staff Appointments:  All elected offices have been filled and appointed positions (excepting a few area governors) have been filled

• District Governor:                                 Chris Rio
• Lt.Gov Education & Training:    Veronica Laino
• Lt.Gov Marketing:                                Lauren Kuik
• Div A Governor:                                   Ash Bhargave
• Div B Governor:                                   Reggie Waller
• Div C Governor:                                   Kyle Zieba
• Div D Governor:                                   Janice Swierczek
• Div E Governor:                                   Terrance McMann
• Div F Governor:                                   Pat Lehnert
• Public Relations                                    Paula Tomko
• Treasurer:                                             Rei Fuller
• Secretary:                                             Holly Cyrus
• Jeanne McCarthy                                 Sgt-at-Arms
• Audit Chair:                                          Pat Paulus
• Web Master                                         Sam Woods
• Directory Chair                         Bill Krouse
• DTM Coordinator                                Jim Samuel
• Ash Bhargave,                          Division A Governor
• Reggie Waller,                          Division B Governor
• Kyle Zieba                                           Division C Governor
• Janice Swierczek                                  Division D Governor
• Terrell McMann                                   Division E Governor
• Pat Lehnert                                           Division F Governor

• Members Bill of Rights:  The District theme for 2007-2008 will be “It’s the Member – not the Number”.  I feel we will be even more effective if the focus on serving individual Toastmaster rather than Club, Area, Division or District Goals.  The goals are still important, but should be used, as a tool, to help us meet the members needs.  I have developed a Members Bill of Rights that I ask each club to adopt.

So long ‘til next time,

Chris, NDG (Next District Governor or No Darn Good – depending on your perspective)
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