Wednesday, December 11, 2024
What’s Up Wednesday!!
“Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.”
– Kahlil Gibran

The Road to Distinguished
District 50 continues to RISE! We have reinstated a club bringing our base clubs up from 119 to 120! This is fantastic and shows that there is an appetite for Toastmasters in our District community. We also have increased our paid clubs from 104 to 108. This means we have some clubs that are working hard to get membership increased and holding open houses to help in this area. Thank you to everyone who continues to promote our amazing District and the members within! Let’s keep going!


REGISTER FOR TLI TODAY!
Tuesday, December 10th was our first TLI of the season and many of our officers got a Jump Start!! Don’t miss the opportunity to grab your DCP point. The new Base Camp training was held twice and one of the quotes was that “The new Base Camp is a luxury”. Join your fellow officers for the next TLI on Saturday January 18th at UTD! You can click Register or visit the TLI webpage for more information.
Saturday, January 18th, 9:00 AM – 11:50 AM, Kick Off TLI at UTD
Saturday, January 25th, 9:00 AM – 12:50 PM, Eastern TLI at TJC West *Possible keynote speaker
Tuesday, February 4th, 11:00 AM – 1:50 PM, Mid-Day Zoom TLI
Saturday, February 15th, 9:00 AM – 11:50 AM, Last Chance Zoom TLI

It’s not just the Holiday Season – it’s the Contest Season!
District 50 will be having 2 contests in the spring. The Tall Tales and International speech contests are going to be a delight for us to witness and we can’t wait to listen to everyone who will be competing! Area contests start Saturday February 22nd and will run through Saturday March 15th. For more information on the contest schedule, you can visit the Contest Page on the D50 website.

What does a Division Director and Leading Look Like?
Join the District 50 Division Directors for an interview with all 7 Division Directors! Hosted by D50 After Dark, they will be live on Saturday, December 14th at 6 pm and live in the D50 Facebook group and will take live questions and give live answers! The replay will be released on Christmas Eve where the various topics will be discussed.
Topics will include Contests, District Leadership, different club meeting formats, and more on how the 2024 – 2025 Toastmasters year is going and what value they’re getting as Division Directors.
On 12.14.24 you can join live! Via Facebook click HERE or Via YouTube click HERE.

What’s in a word?
This week’s Word of the Week is Harmony: Noun. Definition: The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords having a pleasing effect. Source: Oxford English Dictionary
A pleasing arrangement of parts, whether in music, art, or nature. Source: Merriam-Webster
Agreement in action, ideas, or feelings. Source: Cambridge Dictionary
Example: “The choir sang in perfect harmony, blending their voices together seamlessly.” Challenge: Use “harmony” in your speeches and conversations!
D50 Cares!
Toasty Regards,
Kimberly Ross, DTM
District 50, District Director
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