Thursday, October 9, 2014

Coming soon…THE PARTY OF THE CENTURY!!!



By Michelle Cobb-King, Florida Blue Toastmasters

November 14 16, 2014 Jacksonville, FL will be the site of District 84’s Party of the Century. The fall conference will be held in historic Jacksonville on our picturesque Riverwalk. The conference theme is a Weekend in Black and White with Truman Capote. This theme was selected as a way of reminding and motivating our members, clubs, areas, and divisions into action. Truman Capote held his famous, or infamous, gala event as a means of thanking the many friends and associates who had supported and rallied behind him prior to his fame. He wanted to say Thank You and express his sincere gratitude to the special people in his life. It is our hope this theme will motivate the members of District 84 to analyze their reasons for joining Toastmasters, as well how they can take the skills they have acquired and give back to their communities and the Toastmasters organization.

A Thank You to Toastmasters.

We intend for this weekend to be a tribute to the idea of giving back to Toastmasters. Allow your creative side to takeover in your pursuit to give back to our clubs, areas, divisions, and the district. The perfect endeavor could be becoming more involved in the mentoring program. Most thriving toastmaster clubs can credit their success to a solid mentoring program. Besides, every toastmaster deserves an amazing mentor. Why not become that mentor?



Friday night comes are you are.
As with the original Party of the Century, this conference will be hottest ticket in Jacksonville come November 14th!!! The weekend will be a bow to Capote, his acceptance of others, and an embrace of ALL  things black and/or white. Friday nights costume is a TRUE anything goes, as long as its black and/or white. Come as your favorite superhero, character, TV personality, or internet maven, in black/white of course!


        

Saturday night will be a salute to Capotes gala event.

Dust off your evening gowns and tuxedos. Saturday will be a masked black and white ball. We want to see just how well you clean up”. We will have a ball trying to figure whos behind that mask. We hope every- one will understand this night will be dedicated to thanking Toastmasters for all it has done for us and play- ing it forward in our clubs, area, divisions, district, and community. How can you ensure that Toastmasters membership is one of the hottest tickets in town? How will you pay it forward?

Truman Capote Checks His Mask


 

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