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Hello! I'm happy to announce the new membership building contests for
Toastmasters International and for <br>
District 28. Both <b>"Beat the Clock!"</b> and <b>"Spring Forward!"</b>
run May 1 - June 30, 2006. Please pass
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this announcement along to your Toastmasters club(s).
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"</b></font><b><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"><font
color="navy"><font color="black">Beat the Clock!</font></font></font></b><font
face="Times New Roman"><b>" - </b>Toastmasters International
Membership Building Contest<br>
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face="Times New Roman"><font color="navy"><font color="black">Add
five new, dual or reinstated members to your club between May 1 and
June 30, and you will receive a special Beat the Clock! ribbon to
display on your club's banner, and your club can choose one item from
The Better Speakers Series, The Leadership Excellence Series or The
Successful Club Series. These seven- to 15-minute modules focus on
speaking, leadership and club success, with topics such as: Take the
Terror Out of a Talk, Building a Team and Evaluate to Motivate. <a
href="https://www.toastmasters.org/fupload/media/1620-0506.pdf"><strong></strong></a></font></font></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font color="#000000"
face="Times New Roman"><font color="navy"><font color="black">Don’t
let time run out! We encourage you to "Beat the Clock!"</font></font></font></p>
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<b><br>
"</b><font face="Times New Roman"><b>Spring Forward!" - </b></font>District
28 Membership Building Contest
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The response to the prizes awarded in the last contest ("Heat Things
Up!") was so positive, we've decided to use the same format again. </font>In
the spring, we move our clocks forward. Let's move our clubs forward,
too! Help your club build its membership AND earn
the chance to win TI Gift Certificates! Here’s how it works:
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<ul>
<li>For current clubs (chartered before May 1, 2006), for every NEW
member that a club signs up during the time period May 1-June 30,
the club will receive one entry. </li>
</ul>
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<li>
A bonus entry will be added for every four new members that club signs
up. (For example, four new members, five entries. Eight new members,
10 entries.) </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>To be as fair as possible, and to keep things simple, the TI
District
28 Performance Report for June 2006 will be used as the official data
source. Please be aware that membership applications submitted by
mail,
or submitted electronically very close to the deadline, may not be
reflected in the report. Once TI posts this report, the drawing will
be held and the results announced. </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Nine entries will be drawn. The first three entries drawn will
win a
$50 TI gift certificate, redeemable for merchandise from the TI Supply
Catalogue. The remaining six entries will each win a $25 TI gift
certificate. </li>
</ul>
Additional Rules:
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<ul>
<li>Clubs may win more than once. It’s simply the luck of the draw. </li>
<li>Awards are not transferable to another club. </li>
<li>To be eligible, a club must be listed on the TI web site as being
in
good standing with TI (April-September 2006 dues paid) as of the
drawing
date. </li>
</ul>
Newly Chartered Clubs:
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For each club chartered May 1 - June 30, 2006, that newly chartered
club will automatically receive a complete set of the Better Speaker
Series modules. After the club charters, if the club adds additional
new members by June 30, those new (non-charter) members will be counted
toward the main contest.
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Questions? Contact Karen Holland, Lt. Governor Marketing:
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(w) 313-593-5330, (h) 313-274-2384, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:kholland@umd.umich.edu">kholland@umd.umich.edu</a>
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P.S. Check out <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.d28toastmasters.org/Recognition/">http://www.d28toastmasters.org/Recognition/</a>
for a
complete list of winning clubs from recent membership building contests
sponsored by both TI and District 28. Thanks!
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