District 31 Spring Conference Outcome

The conference took place on Saturday, May 11, 2013.  Heartfelt thanks go to many volunteers who served in various roles to make this a high quality educational and networking event for the members of District 31.  The educational sessions and Lance Miller’s keynote speech were informative and inspirational.  The business meeting went smoothly.  A district alignment was approved which introduces a new Division H and will accommodate clubs to be chartered before June 30. 

District leaders for the 2013-2014 term were elected.
District Governor:                            Y.S.Kim
Lt Gov Education and Training:     Doug Sheadel
Lt Gov Marketing:                            Rick Winer

Division A Governor:                         Bob Dunlavey
Division B Governor:                          Peter Sounders
Division C Governor:                          Neha Yadav
Division D Governor:                          David Biggers
Division E Governor:                          Andrew Parent
Division F Governor:                          Christine Donovan 
Division G Governor:                          David Dromsky
Division H Governor:                          Dan Stanton

The District 31 Table Topics and International Speech Contests were entertaining and inspirational. Thank you to all contestants that contributed to this event.
The top three placeholders are listed below:
Table Topics Contest
First Place:       Ruth Levitsky
Second Place:   Michael Shipman
Third Place:      Lori Whitmore
International Speech Contest
First Place:       Stuart Pink
Second Place:   Douglas Comstock
Third Place:      Wayne Braverman

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Alignment Report Available

See an abstract and access the files on the dedicated page here!

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57 Distinguished Clubs

Congratulations to the 57 clubs listed below projected to achieve Distinguished Club status for this year as of May 18, 2013!   Your club still has time to get on this list!

Note that this Distinguished Club Status is awarded on June 30.  The list is subject to change based on active membership and other club qualifications. 

Eastern Middlesex
Tuesday @ MIT
Staples
Clipper City
Talk Of The Town
Articulators
Northshore
Sales & Marketing
Framingham/Natick
Chelmsford
Tufts Health Plan
Boston Scientific
Westford Expres.
Copley Square
Upper Cape
IBM Blue Toasters
Boston DEP
Quincy
Isaac Davis
JFK Building
Talking Heads
Alcott
Paul Revere
Norwood
MITRE/ESC
Central
Island Foghorns
Tech Park
Early Risers
Achievers
Watertown Sat.
3Talkers
Fox Vox
HubSpot
Speakeasy
Friendly Persuasion
Novartis @ Camb.
eClinicalWorks
AbbVie Bioresearch
Sun Life
Network Voice
Sylvan Speakers
Renaissance Adv.
Village
EMC Hopkinton
Hanover
East Bay
Franklin 5
Watch City
Toastmasters @ MIT
Energy Talks
CA Technologies
Eagle
Outermost Toast
 Voices of Victory
 Somerville
 Phoenix
 
 
 
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Seven New Distinguished Toastmasters in 2012-2013

Congratulations to the 7 Toastmasters who have met the requirements of Distinguished Toastmasters this year as of March 29, 2013!  (listed in alphabetical order)

  • Daniel Barrett
  • Y.S. Kim
  • Gina Colvario-Krupka
  • Maryann Murphy
  • Nancy Murphy
  • Joshua Daley Paulin
  • Susan Tordella-Williams
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Triple Crown Award

Achieve between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013: One Competent Communicator Award Plus One Competent Leader Award Plus One Advanced Award (Communicator or Leader)

Congratulations to the winners of the Triple Crown Award in the 2012-2013 Toastmasters year as of May 3, 2013!  (in aphabetical order)  You still have time to join this list.

  • Amber Asaro
  • Cherylle Garnes
  • Jay Jorgenson
  • Y.S. Kim
  • Ruth Levitsky
  • Kimberly McKearney
  • Esther Paris
  • Joshua Paulin
  • George Powers
  • Laura Proctor
  • Steven Joseph Rioux
  • Doug Sheadel
  • Scott Swenson
  • Rick Winer
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