District 53 Toastmastersfunction EAddr(SendTo,Show) { var S1 = "@"; document.write(" Page Updated October 2, 2008 Directory About Us Directory Find A Club Division A Division B Division C Division D Division E Division F Calendar  53 News D53 History Past D53 Governors Education Training Contests Conferences Marketing &Membership Resources Useful Links Site Map  Links to Toastmaster Clubs  On-line File Cabinet  Suggestions?Email to  d53 Toastmasters Email Group Toastmasters International Distinguished District 53 Be The Change You Want To See 2008 - 2009 District Theme  Karin Von Känel, ACB, ALS, District Governor District 53 Toastmasters Web Search  D53 Welcomes TI President Jana Barnhill, DTM On October 10 - 11, Jana will be visiting District 53 and attending the District 53 Conference. It will be a great opportunity for us to meet and talk with the presiding TI President. As members of District 53, we will share our hospitality and provide an outstanding, showcase District Conference. Toastmasters: The Courage to Conquer! Jana Barnhill, DTM, Toastmasters International President presents the 2008 -2009 theme and outline of her program and goals.  Jana Barnhill, DTM Toastmasters International President Opportunities: District 53 Fall Conference and TI Presidential Visit on October 10 - 11, 2008 “Discover the Talent in YOU!” Conference Registration Form Download { .doc or .pdf } Educational Program Session Checklist (Please include with your registration) Download { .doc } Conference Agenda Download { Become a Distinguished Club in District 53! Time remaining in this DCP year: var endDate = new Date('6/30/2009 11:59:59 PM'); var now; var countdownSpan = document.getElementById('jsCountdown'); var differenceText; var workingTicks, seconds, minutes, hours, days; function UpdateCountdown() { now = new Date(Date()); if (now >= endDate) { // Negative infinity. Just for kicks. countdownSpan.innerHTML = -(1 / 0); return; } // Some hacky stuff to get around no DateDiff()... workingTicks = Math.floor((endDate - now) / 1000); // Disregard milliseconds seconds = (workingTicks % 60); if (seconds < 10) { seconds = '0' + seconds; } workingTicks = Math.floor(workingTicks / 60); minutes = (workingTicks % 60); workingTicks = Math.floor(workingTicks / 60); hours = (workingTicks % 24); workingTicks = Math.floor(workingTicks / 24); days = workingTicks; differenceText = days + ' day(s), ' + hours + ' hour(s), ' + minutes + ' minute(s) and ' + seconds + ' second(s)' countdownSpan.innerHTML = differenceText; // Let's see if someone spots this and submits it as a WTF setTimeout('UpdateCountdown()', 850); } UpdateCountdown();  Dr. Daniel T. Barry Recent District 53 News: Toastmasters International and District 53 honors MassMutual Financial Group. More ... CIGNA. More ... Former NASA Astronaut, Dr. Daniel Barry, receives Communication & Leadership Award. More ... At the Spring Conference the District 53 Council elected the top three District officers and Division Governors to serve from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. More ... D53 Speech Contest Results Tall Tales Speech Contest 1st Place - Douglas Comstock, Windsor Toastmasters, Division B 2nd Place - William Miranda, Yale Toastmasters, Division D 3rd Place - Carmine Coco DeYoung, West-Conn, Division A Participating - Jim Kenny (Div C), John Meeks (Div E), Don Countermine (Div F) Photos and more ... International Speech Contest 1st Place - Nana Danso, Socially Speaking, Division A 2nd Place - Jerry Wistrom, Greater Hartford Toastmasters, Division B 3rd Place - Marvin Cross, Nutmeg Toastmasters, Division D Participating - Liz Trendowski (Div C), Glen Cope (Div E), Dhaval Thakkar (Div F) Photos and more ... District 53 "The Traveling Gavels." Six "Traveling Gavels" named Alex, Bo, Chris, Drew, Ennis and Francis were introduced to encourage joint Toastmaster Club meetings and to extend the fellowship of Toastmasters. Read more, keep your eye on the moves of the "Traveling Gavels."  Current Gavel Location Gavel Name Club Name, Number Alex IBM Poughkeepsie Speechmakers Club #315 Bo Greater Hartford #919 Chris Pfizer Phrasemakers #4445 Drew Middlesex County #8340 Ennis Stag Toastmaster Club #2908 Francis Washington County #9988 Do you know of a community or company within District 53 (Connecticut, Eastern New York, or Western Massachusetts) that could benefit from having a new Toastmasters club? Tell us about it! WELCOME • New 2007-2008 Toastmaster Clubs Club #1204763, Orange SpeakING, Hartford, CTThe Club meets every Tuesday at 12:00 noon at ING Retirement Services, 10 State House Square, SH14, Hartford, CT. Membership eligibility criteria required (R). The club was chartered on June 30th and is assigned to Area B1. The club Mentors are Michael Aron, DTM and Sidney Yudowich, ACB, ALB. The club Sponsors are Kristie Bathgate, ACB, CL and Michael O'Brien, ACB, ALB. Club #1180311, Daymon Toastmasters, Stamford, CT The Club meets on every Tuesday at 12:00 noon at Daymon Worldwide, 700 Fairfield Ave Stamford, CT. Membership eligibility criteria required (R). The club was chartered on May 25th and is assigned to Area D3. The club Mentors are Ashish Bhandari and Jeffrey Stern, CC, CL. The club Sponsors are Thierno Idiou Barry and Malcolm Dickinson, ACB, CL. Club #1171775, ING Orange Toast, Windsor, CT The Club meets every Tuesday at 12:00 noon at ING Life Insurance and Annuity, One Orange Way, Windsor, CT. Membership eligibility criteria required (R). The club was chartered on June 17th and is assigned to Area B3. The club Mentors are Doug Cloutier from Windsor TM and John Parla from CIGNA Lunchtime. The club Sponsors are Mark Robinson and Arnie Grot from Greater Hartford TM. Club #1171536, Tech Valley Toastmasters, Troy, NY The Club meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday at 12:00 noon at Pitney Bowes Software, One Global View, Troy, NY. Membership eligibility criteria required (R). The club was chartered on May 1st and is assigned to Area F3. The club Mentors are Christy Minshall from HANYS and Sara Stein form Toast 'n Jam. The club Sponsor is Jeff Sobel, ACB, ALB from NYISO. Club #1174476, UBS Stamford Toastmasters, Stamford, CT The Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday at 12:00 noon at UBS, 400 Atlantic St, Stamford, CT. Membership eligibility criteria required (R). The club was chartered on May 1st and is assigned to Area D3. The club Mentor is Malcolm Dickinson, ACB. The club Sponsors are Richard J. Begley, CTM, CL and Thomas A. Dowd, CC. Club #1135247, Nerac, Inc, Tolland, CT The Club meets once monthly on Tuesday at 11:00 am at Nerac, Inc, 1 Technology Dr, Tolland, CT. Membership eligibility criteria required (R). The club was chartered on March 31st and is assigned to Area C4. The club Mentor is Area C4 Governor Arnie Holmes, ACS. The club Sponsors are LGM Marsha Kiley, ACB, CL and Arnie Holmes, ACS. Club #1148625, PUB Toastmasters, Bridgeport, CT The Club meets at 12:00 pm every 1st and 3rd Thursday and every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at Peoples United Bank, 850 Main St, Bridgeport Center, Bridgeport, CT. Open to all (O). The club was chartered on March 11th and is assigned to Area D5. The club Mentors are Fred Ferris and Ed Borsuk from UHC Toastmasters. The club Sponsor is Tom Fitch from Nutmeg (Division D Governor). Club #1069071, Farmington Speaks, Farmington, CT The Club meets at 3:00 pm every Wednesday at Bank Of America, 70 Batterson Park Rd, Farmington, CT. Membership eligibility criteria required (R). Contact club for information (860 409 5895). The club was chartered on August 28th and is assigned to Area D4. The club Mentor is Margaret Goodrow, CTM. The club Sponsor is Aliena K. Ali. Club #988118, Greater Bridgeport Toastmasters, Bridgeport, CT The Club meets at 12:00 pm every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 350 Fairfield Ave 3rd Floor, Bridgeport, CT. Open to all (O). Contact club president Tom Long for membership information (203 610 8528). Visit the club web site. The club was chartered on October 10th and is assigned to Area D5. The club Mentors are Konrad Eldracher, CL and Brian Cavanaugh, ATMG. The club Sponsors are Raymond Durkin, ACB, ALB and John Bate, CTM, CL. Club #1114303, YCC Express, South Deerfield, MA The Club meets at 12:00 pm and 5:15 pm every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at YCO Building (First Floor), 16 Yankee Candle Way, South Deerfield, MA in the Computer Training Room. Membership eligibility criteria required (R). Visit the club web site. The club was chartered on January 16th and is assigned to Area E2. The club Mentors are Cathie McCoy, ATMB and Mark F. Zawistowski, ACB, CL. The club Sponsor is Mike Finn, ACG, CL. Our Toastmaster Club Locations - An Application of Geography and Geocodes  Nigel Reed, DTM, Division Governor from Plano, TX, District 50, has volunteered his time and resources to "geocode" and map all Toastmaster Clubs. You might ask, "What is geocoding?" To geocode, is to take a street address and convert it into geographic coordinates, i.e. latitude and longitude, so that it can be displayed on a map. The end results are Google Maps with a pushpin marker for every Toastmaster club location. When you click on the pushpin, Club contact information is revealed. It is still a work in progress; not all pushpins are "perfectly" placed on the Google maps. However there is a procedure to follow to move your pin. Check out the D53 TM Club Atlas.  Serving Clubs in Connecticut, Eastern New York, and Western Massachusetts  The Fall '08 issue of the Yankee Activator is now available. Download the pdf file today. A Message from the YA Editor Mary Rarogiewicz Yankee Activator Survey results here.  Golden Quill: An award presented to the Club and the VP Public Relations that creates and submits a Public Relations Scrapbook. The Triple Crown  X 3 District 53 recognizes Triple Crown Winners. Are You A Triple Crown? 2008-2009 Winners Count = 4 2007-2008 Winners Count = 34 2006-2007 Winners Count =16  Tracking Website Visitors Create your own visitor map! For A Better Web Experience  District 53 Website Hosted by GoDaddy.com  Webmaster: Geoff Thomas The names "Toastmasters International", "Toastmasters", and the Toastmasters International emblem are trademarks protected in the United States, Canada, and other countries where Toastmasters Clubs exist. Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. www.toastmasters.org URL: http://www.district53toastmasters.org/index.html Revised: Thursday, October 2, 2008 |
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