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Immediate Past District 6 Governor |
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District 6 Toastmasters, a Select Distinguished District District 6 Leaders, Henry David Thoreau once said, "Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it." I think this describes the incredible finish District 6 demonstrated as we closed out the 2005-2006 year. I am so very proud to announce that District 6 has been recognized as Select Distinguished District 2005-2006. Thanks to the collective efforts of Toastmasters throughout the District, we finished #12 out of 75 districts in the world. This was no small feat in a year in which only 28 districts accomplished their Distinguished Goals. I extend my thanks to your club members for participating in the Education and Leadership programs this past year. Well over a year ago, we established a plan for the district to accomplish the Four Critical Success Factors. We accomplished all four: Competent Toastmaster Awards, Advanced Toastmaster Awards, Club Growth, and Membership Growth. We received additional credit for Distinguished Clubs, Distinguished Areas, and for Educational Awards submitted by club members. Our most difficult challenge this year was to make our membership goal following last year's 50% increase in dues. It took a lot of coordination at the end of the year, yet we achieved our goal. What I find most interesting is that we saw a significant growth in new members - members who joined clubs and were not members who joined when we chartered new clubs. In a recent years, it has been typical to see a growth of 7% over the previous year. This year, however, we saw that percentage climb to 15.3%. When one considers that we only met our membership goal by only 107 membership payments (0.3% over our goal), the growth is simply amazing. This means that we lost a larger than normal number of members in the district (many of whom were dual members) yet added more new members than we lost. I want to thank all of the many leaders who served this year. I salute all of you who served as club officers. I have heard so many success stories from so many clubs. Our area governors deserve a special thank you. I was so impressed by your dedication and caring service. Congratulations to the 2005-2006 class of Division Governors. You all found your voices and inspired us all in so many ways. I want to recognize the many volunteer leaders who made up the district administrative staff by filling one-year assignments. You showed us all how an effective team operates by putting forth your best efforts. Finally, I want to thank our District Executive Committee. Kim Keilholtz, Lonnie Yohannes, Pat Croal, Jeannette Bauch, and I spent many hours brainstorming, planning, and reviewing our progress throughout the year. You made the work fun and rewarding. As I planned for this year, I chose to use the High Performance Leadership process. Len Glaeser, Cliff Heinsch, and Judy Southwick served on my guidance committee. Thanks you team for your wisdom and support. Anais Nin said that "Your life either expands or contracts, in direct proportion to your courage." I am so honored to have worked with so many courageous Toastmasters. Many of you found the courage to 'Find Your Voice.' May others follow your example. Our leadership team showed us how to 'Serve Your World.' I salute you for putting yourselves on the line to serve others. As a result, the 2005-2006 District 6 Year was Simply Amazing!
Click here to see the 2005-2006 Honor Roll. Past District 6
Governor, 2005-2006
To contact the Past District Governor, email Theo Black, DTM at theo@d6tm.org. |
Theo W. Black, DTM |
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