Winter Haven Mayor Proclaimed April as Toastmasters International Month!

By Neha Jalan

City of Winter Haven Mayor J.P. Powell issued a proclamation on March 26, recognizing April as Toastmasters International Month . Dartha Shular, Toastmasters Area 90 Governor, accepted the proclamation. Division I Governor, Martha Malkowski, was also recognized.

Toastmasters International as an organization promises victory over one of man's greatest fears, the fear of speaking in public. In a nod to its home turf one of the local group calls itself the Winter Haven Toastmasters . The group has about 25 members and is always looking for more people interested in honing their public speaking and leadership skills.
The reasons for this recognition by the city are:

• Toastmasters International is one of the world's leading non-profit educational organizations devoted to communication, public speaking, and leadership skills.
• Toastmasters International gives valuable service to its members and the communities by helping them perform better in virtually every endeavor and profession.
• As the proclamation states, Toastmasters International boasts more than nine decades of outstanding achievement. It has more than 13,000 clubs with more than 270,000 members' worldwide and more than 400 clubs with 10,000 members in Florida alone.
• More than four million men and women have benefited from improved communication, meeting facilitation, and leadership skills, constructive evaluations and increased self-confidence.

Martha Malkowski and Dartha Shular accompanied by president of Winter Haven Toastmasters club, Brenda Poller and Villa club, Wanda Duncan as well as other members of Area 90 Toastmasters group met with Mayor J.P Powell, who joined with public officials throughout Florida proclaiming April as Toastmasters Awareness Month.
For those with a potential interest in the organization's program, Winter Haven Club atmosphere is friendly, supportive and professional. The Winter Haven Toastmasters, which was founded in 1996, has been “Presidents Distinguished” for several years, as recognition for its professionalism by Toastmasters International.

The Winter Haven Toastmasters “Soar with Synergy”
on 2nd, 4th and 5th Tuesdays of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 pm
at the Conference Room of Winter Haven Municipal Airport Terminal Building
2073 Highway 92 West

For more information on Winter Haven Toastmasters visit http://2104.toastmastersclubs.org/

With the recognition comes great pride and honor for all of Area 90 and Toastmasters International. We look forward to continued membership growth this year, and with it the ongoing mandate to meet our member's needs.