[D28_community] Toastmasters Dues Reminder

[Karen Holland]

District Officers:  Please forward to your clubs.  Thanks!


Ah, September!  Children (and some adults) are going back to school. 
Days are getting shorter…nights are getting cooler…and Toastmasters club 
Treasurers need to COLLECT THE DUES!

As many of you have already heard, the proposed dues increase was 
approved at August's Toastmasters International convention in Toronto. 
(A fabulous event, but that's another story.)  The increase will allow 
TI to continue to improve its services to the membership, develop new 
educational manuals, and update the leadership track.  The new fee 
structure is:

Dues:  $27, payable to TI every six months
New Member Fee:  $20
New Club Charter Fee:  $125
Club Reinstatement Fee:  $162

Club dues are "due" to TI by October 1, 2005, but may be paid on-line at 
www.toastmasters.org beginning Tuesday, September 9.

For more information about the new dues structure, and to learn how to 
update your club by-laws to reflect the change in dues, please consult 
the FAQ sheet developed by TI and posted to: 
https://www.toastmasters.org/fupload/media/DuesIncreaseFAQ.pdf   Club 
by-laws include a section on dues (Section III).  A sample copy of the 
standard club by-laws is available at: 
http://www.toastmasters.org/pdfs/210c.pdf

For new members joining after October 1, 2005, you'll need updated 
applications.  TI has made the form available on-line.  Here's the 
address for that:

https://www.toastmasters.org/fupload/media/400MembershipAppDI.pdf

Also, in addition to collecting the dues for our continuing members, 
let's sign up new members, get new clubs chartered, and rejuvenate 
ailing clubs before the other fee increases take effect!


Karen Holland, DTM
District 28 Lieutenant Governor - Marketing
kholland at umd.umich.edu