District 84 Round-Up:

Information Contributed by Division & Area Governors

At our recent District Executive Council (DEC) meeting, our Division and Area Governors had the opportunity to contribute information about what was going on in their section of the District.

As expected, the big item was Area Contests in March, and the planned Division Contests coming up in April. Want to attend one or more of the Division Contests? Here is a partial schedule, in date order:

DATE	DIVISION	LOCATION	CITY	TIME	DIVISION GOVERNOR
4/7/2012	I	Polk Co. Sheriff's Office	Winter Haven	9-11am	Martha Malkowski
4/15/2012	B	Courtyard at the Oaks	Melbourne	1-3 pm	Rebecca McGilton
4/20/2012	H	Florida Department of Transportation 600 Suwannee Street	Tallahassee	6-9pm	Holly Walker
4/21/2012	E	Tupperware East Hall Bldg	Orlando	9-11am	Lisa Franklin
4/21/2012	A	North Jax Church of God	Jacksonville	9:30am	Linton McLain
4/22/2012	C	Mayflower Theater	Winter Park	2:30pm	Elon Horsham
4/28/2012	G	Ocala Library	Ocala	11am	Michael Cooper
4/29/2012	D	Longwood Elementary School	Longwood	2-4pm	Susan Morgan
5/4/2012	F	TBA	TBA	?	Fred Haley

Check with your local clubs in each Division as the date for your Division contest draws closer. Your Your Division Governors will communicate the final details to your Area Governors, who will pass the information on to your local club officers.

Other news included:

Division F:
Division F supplied a number of judges for the Tropicana Speech Contests at St. John's Grammar School (involving 18 contestants in the 4th through 6th grades). The judges included Kayona Williams, Shari Cartwright, and Fred Haley.

Additionally, Patricia (Patsy) Heiss coached the Tropicana contestants. Great way to spread the word about Toastmasters, Division F!

Peggy Johnson, of the Beaches and Arlington Clubs, brings Toastmasters to young inmates (13 to 18) at the Duval County Jail. This project with the inmates is in its 13th year. This program could change lives -- well done, Peggy!

For more than two years, Toastmasters Bob Wellington has reserved a room every Sunday at a local library. Bob invites all Toastmasters to come, practice speeches, and prepare for roles. What a brilliant idea!

Division I:
Wanda Duncan is involved in preparation for a USF Polytech presentation for new and small business entrepreneurs on the benefits of Toastmasters as it relates to communication and leadership skills. Wanda has agreed to write an article for the SunTalker, so watch for it in April!

The Winter Haven Club 2104 is currently conducting a Youth Leadership Program for one of the local middle schools, which meets every other week at the school for one hour. They report being excited about the enthusiasm the young people have shown about the program. Beverly Lerner is leading this project. Kudos to all involved! Youth Leadership is a wonderful program, which we'd love to see spread across the District!