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District 54 – Division F

November 2015

Area Directors: Area 60: Matthew Woyner

Area 61: Joseph Martinek

Area 62: Jenny Hamby

Assistant Area 62 Director:

Vernessa Morris

Division F Officers:

Assistant Division Director of Program Quality – Chris Boyk

Assistant Division Director of Marketing – TBD

Division F Highlights

Welcome, Congratulations & Hall of Fame

Who are our new members, educational award winners, and Hall of Fame winners? Pgs. 2-3

Who Won the Contests?

Humorous and Table Topics? Division/District? Pg. 4

New Clubs Pg. 5

Iroquois Early Risers Celebrate 20 Years Pg. 6

Oswego Toastmasters & the Youth Leadership Program Pg. 9

Club Wish List Pg. 10

Upcoming Events Pg. 11

TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL

NEWSLETTER Division F News and Events

Motivation: The Values Factor

Are you interested in knowing how to motivate other people? If so, how much do you

know about what these other people value, what they hold near and dear? Lou Tice

often told the story of working with three quarterbacks, when he was a high school

football coach. He asked each one what was important to him about playing the

game.

One said he did it for the glory of God and to make his mom and dad proud. The

second said it made him feel powerful, because he liked the idea of breaking through

limits and defeating opponents who were trying as hard as they could to stop him.

The third player said that football was his ticket out of poverty and the ghetto,

because he hoped to get a football scholarship that would pay his way through

college.

Now, there was no way that Lou could motivate all three of these kids in the same

way. The things that were important to one didn't matter at all to the others, and vice

versa. In the final analysis, this story proves that value motivate us to do what we do.

The president of one of our client organizations took it upon himself to personally

facilitate our program to all of his employees, so he could get to know exactly what

was important to them, both personally and professionally. In the process, the

organization moved from #11 to #1 in his state, and from #36 to #5 in the nation.

So if you want to motivate others, whether it is your team, your employees, your kids

or your spouse, you want to present the motivation in terms that mean something to

them, not necessarily to you. And that means you first need to understand their

values.

~ Courtesy of the Pacific Institute

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Member Award Club Area

Elaine R. Sommer CC Bridge Builders Club 62

Member Award Club Area

Renee M. Perry CL Lincoln-Way Toastmasters 60

Jeff A. McNurlan ACB Oswego Toastmasters 62

Bruce T. Murdoch CL Confident Communicators Toastmasters Club 62

Tamara Holman CC Hydraulic Heralds 61

Member Award Club Area

Chrisopher Boyk ACB Joliet Jesters Club 61

September 15-30, 2015

October 2015

Thru November 28, 2015

Area Club Name New Member

Key City Toastmasters Club Beverly Hood

Iroquois Early Risers Club Charles L. Garfield

Michael R. Mecozzi

William G. Simon

Stanley Wertelka

Daniel Antoniak

Tamara A. Ortegel

Kammi Shah

Arsh Singh

Confident Communicators Toastmasters Club Eric J. Schmitz

End of September, October, and November 2015

New Lenox Toastmasters61

Bridge Builders Club62

60

EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

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Distinguished Club Program:

President’s Distinguished – Bridge Builders Club (Area 62)

Select Distinguished – New Lenox Toastmasters (Area 61)

Distinguished – Confident Communicators Toastmasters Club (Area 62)

Distinguished District Program: Area 62 – Distinguished – Joseph Wilhelmi

For Spirit of Dedication: Christopher Boyk, Division F Governor, 2014-15

Club President & Governor Awards:

Area Club President of the Year: Lynda Jo Guinnee, – Iroquois Early Risers – Area 60 Primitivo Robles – New Lenox Toastmasters – Area 61 Dick Poirier – Bridge Builders Club – Area 62

Division Club President of the Year: – Dick Poirier – Bridge Builders Club

Division Area Governor of the Year:

– Joseph Wilhelmi – Area 62

Outstanding Toastmaster Awards:

Area Toastmaster of the Year: – Charles Gomez – Elaine Sommer – Julie Nosal

Toastmaster of the Year: – Joyce Schumpert

Member Sponsors Triple Crown Award Winners

– Elaine Sommer (5) – Eric Schneider (3)

Education Awards: Triple Crown – Elaine Sommer – Christopher Boyk

60 ACB 6/13/2015 Larry K. Burton Iroquois Early Risers Club Watseka

60 ACB 6/3/2015 Renee M. Perry Lincoln-Way Toastmasters Frankfort

60 ACB 7/3/2014 Beth T. Majerszky Lincoln-Way Toastmasters Frankfort

61 ACB 9/3/2014 Wayne K. DeBoer New Lenox Toastmasters New Lenox

60 ACS 6/18/2015 Roger G. Bard Iroquois Early Risers Club Watseka

61 ACS 10/5/2014 Christopher Boyk Joliet Jesters Club Joliet

62 ACS 2/11/2015 Euridice A. Oware Bridge Builders Club Plainfield

62 ACS 10/7/2014 Elaine R. Sommer Bridge Builders Club Plainfield

62 ACS 11/21/2014 Joseph Martinek Confident Communicators Toastmasters Club Plainfield

62 ACS 6/22/2015 Julie Nosal Confident Communicators Toastmasters Club Plainfield

60 ALB 6/23/2015 Lynda Jo Guinnee Iroquois Early Risers Club Watseka

61 ALB 11/2/2014 Christopher Boyk Morris Area Toastmasters Club Morris

62 ALB 11/5/2014 Elaine R. Sommer Bridge Builders Club Plainfield

60 CC 2/9/2015 Ella M. Haberkorn Iroquois Early Risers Club Watseka

60 CC 12/12/2014 Carolyn L. Looker Iroquois Early Risers Club Watseka

60 CC 1/16/2015 Tony Williams Iroquois Early Risers Club Watseka

60 CC 6/13/2015 Charles Gomez Iroquois Early Risers Club Watseka

61 CC 6/25/2015 Jamie Jett New Lenox Toastmasters New Lenox

61 CC 6/3/2015 Steve G. Caraker New Lenox Toastmasters New Lenox

62 CC 6/9/2015 Laura Dawn Mesich Bridge Builders Club Plainfield

62 CC 10/7/2014 Elaine R. Sommer Bridge Builders Club Plainfield

62 CC 3/24/2015 Amy J. McKnight Confident Communicators Toastmasters Club Plainfield

60 CL 3/3/2015 Lynda Jo Guinnee Iroquois Early Risers Club Watseka

61 CL 12/13/2014 Jeff Sugarman Hydraulic Heralds Joliet

61 CL 2/10/2015 Matthew Woyner Joliet Jesters Club Joliet

61 CL 10/30/2014 Christopher Boyk Joliet Jesters Club Joliet

61 CL 10/9/2014 Primitivo Robles New Lenox Toastmasters New Lenox

61 CL 9/17/2014 Wayne K. DeBoer New Lenox Toastmasters New Lenox

62 CL 10/7/2014 Elaine R. Sommer Bridge Builders Club Plainfield

ACB Award Recipients

ACS Award Recipients

ALB Award Recipients

CC Award Recipients

CL Award Recipients

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Division F Results On Saturday, October 24, 2015, Division F Toastmasters conducted their Humorous and Table Topic Speech Contests. The event kicked off at 10:00 a.m. and was held at the New Life Church in New Lenox, Illinois.

Competitors in the Table Topic Speech Contest were: - Curtis Williams - Jeff McNurlan - Elaine Sommer - Jessica Gunst - Garrett Gray - Peter Mannoja

The 3rd place winner - Peter Mannoja The 2nd place winner - Elaine Sommer The 1st place winner - Garrett Gray

Competitors in the Humorous Speech Contest were: - Chris Boyk - Jeff McNurlan - Elaine Sommer - Jon Pankhurst - Garrett Gray - Renee’ Perry

The 3rd place winner - Renee’ Perry The 2nd place winner - Jeff McNurlan The 1st place winner - Garrett Gray

District 54 Results Garret Gray went on to represent Division F in the contests at the District 54 Conference. On Friday night, he competed in the Table Topic Speech Contest and took 2nd place! On Saturday night, he competed in the Humorous Speech Contest and took 1st place!

GREAT JOB, GARRETT!!!

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New Clubs! Thank you to everyone involved in spreading the word…and creating wonderful opportunities for people to become involved in Toastmasters!! Chamber of Commerce – Bolingbrook, Illinois On November 18, a Demo Meeting was held at the Chamber of Commerce in Bolingbrook at 11:30 a.m. Several Toastmasters volunteered to help out with the event, including Darrel Felty, Dick Poirier, Jenny Hamby, Elaine Sommer, Joseph Martinek, Pat Reisdorf, and Angela Mullin. It was largely attended and Kevin O’Keeffe, Executive Director, was excited about chartering the club. O’Keefe sees the new club as an answer to fulfill the Chambers mission to extend educational programs to the community. A follow up meeting is scheduled after the first of the year to start the chartering process. When chartered, the new club will be in Area 62. Crest Hill Speakers and Leaders – Crest Hill, Illinois A team of Toastmasters from Area 61 is also working on starting a new club at the Crest Hill Library in Crest Hill, Illinois. Volunteers, including Joseph Martinek, Paul Rak, Rich Lane, Chris Boyk, Bruce Murdoch, and John Stanton, have held a series of informational meetings and are planning a Demo Meeting on January 23, 2015. The team is actively advertising the Demo Meeting and they continue to thrive on the exciting prospect of offering Toastmasters to more people in Area 61.

Never underestimate your ability to make someone

else’s life better – even if you never know it.

- Greg Louganis

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Iroquois Early Risers Reach 20 Years of Shaping Lives!!

Iroquois Early Risers Toastmasters Club marked its 20th anniversary in June 2015. In honor of the occasion, the club hosted a dinner on Wednesday, November 18th, from 6-8 p.m. at The Club Café, inside The Watseka Theatre, in Watseka, Illinois.

Lorraine Smith, the Toastmaster of the evening kicked off the event with a warm welcome and Tony Williams followed with an invocation.

Dinner consisted of a delicious brisket and was served with a variety of other delightful pot luck entrées.

After dinner, Ella Haberkorn and Carolyn Looker shared fun stories to highlight a variety of memories shared by the club members.

Joy Williams hosted a Table Topics session.

To wrap up the event, variety of awards were presented to club members by Matt Woyner, Area 61 Director, and Angie Mullin, Division F Director. Paul Wilson, Club President, accepted the award for the club’s 20 years of influencing others and shaping many people’s lives.

Since 1995, the club has been dedicated to helping people become better speakers and leaders, and they continue to leave a wonderful legacy behind.

Members of the public were invited to the celebration to learn more about Toastmasters.

Pictured (Top): Lorraine Smith, Bill Sieveking, Ella Haberkorn - Three of the charter members who are still in the club after 20 years!!

Pictured (Right): Chuck Gomez, Debra Liddell – Co-owners of the Watseka Theatre and The Club Café. Thanks Chuck and Debra for opening up your business to host this event!!

For more pictures of the celebration, please visit the club’s Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/Iroquois-Early-Risers-Toastmasters-985623304830075/

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is

success. - Henry Ford

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Division F Successes – YTD November 28, 2015

To obtain the lastest DCP Goal information, visit: http://dashboards.toastmasters.org/Club.aspx?id=54

Send your “Toastamonial” to

Angie Mullin @

missangie2000@yahoo.com. “Toastamonials”

Has Toastmasters Helped You? We want to share YOUR story!

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YOUR CLUB CAN BE DISTINGUISHED!

IS IT YOUR CLUB’S YEAR TO BE DISTINGUISHED, SELECT DISTINGUISHED, OR PRESIDENTIAL DISTINGUISHED?

Here are some TIPS for Your Club’s Success!!

Can Prospective Members Find You?

Ensure all club web pages, social networking sites and marketing materials are updated with current meeting and officer information.

Are Your Meetings Fun and Beneficial?

Send out Club Program Quality Surveys and/or conduct personal interviews to gather feedback about meeting quality and collect educational goals from each of the club members. Use these results to help shape club goals and Club Success Plans.

Verify that your club has a way to track educational goals. EasySpeak is a great club management tool. If you are not using it, use the educational goal tracking spreadsheet distributed via e-mail in August 2015.

Ensure your club has a working mentoring program. If not, implement one.

Are Club Officers Accountable?

Twice a year, summer and winter, a minimum of 4 officers need to be trained at a Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) or a TLI Make up Training Session.

Complete a Club Success Plan and share it with the club members and the Area Director.

Present "Moments of Truth" to the club. Use these results to help shape club goals and your Club Success Plan.

Complete an event calendar. Include at least 1 Membership Growth Campaign per Quarter. Ask Club VPPRs and VPMs to share their ideas and add their planned events.

Prepare your club for a club contest. Encourage members to step out of their comfort zone, because this is the only way to grow.

Start promoting attendance at the District 54 events, especially the conferences. Does your club need additional assistance? District Leaders can help.

Clubs with less than 12 members are encouraged to get a club coach. Seek help from your Area Director to obtain a club coach.

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Oswego Toastmasters Concludes Youth Leadership Program Village of Montgomery, Ill. - Sept. 10, 2015 Members of Oswego Toastmasters, led by Theresa Sperling and Louis Kreppert, coordinated and facilitated a Youth Leadership program benefitting middle school and high school students in the Village of Montgomery.

The eight (8) week program focused on helping the students practice skills needed for effective communication and leadership.

Working in groups of 6 - 10 students, they practiced skills on:

Organizing a Speech

Listening

Body Gestures Pictured: Louis Kreppert and Youth Leadership Program

Voice and Vocabulary

Participants

Impromptu Speaking

Each student presented 2 - 3 prepared speeches on various topics ranging from sports, church mission trips to music, and more.

One student presented a speech punctuated with beautiful singing. I was nervous at first, but after some time my confidence soared, she said.

Feedback and Evaluations

Each week the students learned how to provide positive and constructive feedback.

In the second week the students were introduced to Table Topics. At first, it was hard for them to talk on a topic for more than 15 seconds, but by the eighth week they were averaging 45 seconds to a minute. It was wonderful to see the students learn and build confidence. This program was successful in teaching the youth of today how to be more confident, organized and skilled in both communications and leadership one parent said. Pictured: Theresa Sperling

Proclamation

To mark the official end of the program, Theresa Sperling, a Village of Montgomery Village Trustee, presented a proclamation declaring September 10th, 2015 - Toastmasters Day.

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What is the Club Wish List?

The Club Wish List will be sent to all Club Officers for completion.

When completed, it will be a list of Toastmasters items your club would like to earn by participating in

various Division F contests and promotions throughout the 2015-16 Toastmasters year. These

promotions/contests are intended to encourage and support club efforts of improving club quality and

increasing membership. Winners and new promotions/contests will be announced in future Division F

Newsletters, and in future e-mails.

How does it work?

Review the list of Club Wish List Items further in this document, or browse on-line at

http://www.toastmasters.org/Shop/club-officers

As a team, populate the charts on page 2 with Toastmasters items that your club would like to

earn. Please populate items in the appropriate cost categories.

E-mail the completed list to your Area and Division Directors.

• Division F Director – Angie Mullin – missangie2000@yahoo.com • Area 62 Director - Jenny Hamby - jenny@seminarmarketingpro.com • Area 61 Director - Joseph Martinek – josephmartinek@sbcglobal.net • Area 60 Director - Matt Woyner - snickers983@aol.com

Watch for future Division F promotions/contests…and winners!!

When is the first promotion?

Now! There are two!

1. Complete the list by December 31, 2015, and your club will be entered in a drawing to win

one item off of the $10-15 list.

2. Clubs who have 7 club officers trained at the winter 2016 TLIs will win one item off of the

$10-15 list.

Winning clubs will receive one of the items listed in the $10-15 category of their Club Wish List. The

item will be ordered and delivered by the Area or Division Director.

Which clubs will be the first to win something off of their Club Wish List?

Questions?

Contact Angie Mullin, Division F Director at

missangie2000@yahoo.com

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Winter 2016 TLIs (Toastmasters Leadership Institutes)

TLI South – 1/9/2016 Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois

TLI West – 1/23/2016 Western Illinois University

Quad Cities

TLI North – 2/6/2016 City of St. Charles St. Charles, Illinois

*There will be ONE Division F Make-Up Training Session*

Time and Date TBD

Spring Conference – April 22-23, 2016

Elgin, Illinois More information to come!!

Dates and locations for Area 60, 61, and 62 International and Evaluation Speech Contests

Date and location for Division F International and Evaluation Speech Contests