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Incentives

2026 - 2027 Club Growth Director Incentives

Club Coach Excellence

The assigned club must have begun the program year with 12 or fewer members, the Club Coach must meet the District 56 Club Coach engagement requirements, and the club must achieve Distinguished status by the end of the program year.  In addition to District recognition, the Club will receive a Toastmasters club supply gift, and the Club Coach will receive a Gold Achievement medal.

Club Coach Excellence Award Recipients

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Club Growth Excellence

Clubs that began the year with 13-15 members and achieved 4+ membership growth by April 20, 2027, will earn District recognition and a $25 gift certificate or a Toastmasters club supply gift.

Club Growth Excellence Award Recipients

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Club Partnership Excellence

A Club Growth-approved Club Partnership must be established; the supported club must have begun the program year with fewer than 15 members, and the supported club must achieve Distinguished status by the end of the program year.  Clubs must have a net increase of four or more members.  The Club Partner will receive a Where Leaders Are Made pin, and the Club will receive a Toastmasters club supply gift.

Club Partnership Excellence Award Recipients

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Double 8 is Greater

First 100 clubs with 8+ members paid through September 30, 2027, will earn District recognition, a $50 gift certificate, and a Toastmasters club supply gift. 

Double 8 is Greater Award Recipients
DivisionAreaClub IDClub Name
L418687Deerwood Toastmasters Club
L438937Spring Ahead Speakers Toastmasters Club
M306507686Missouri City Toastmasters Club
M306294Sugar Land Toastmasters
M31932Lockton Toastmasters Club
M335869951Legacy of Champions
M335768Shell Houston Toastmasters Club
N215509947Cane Island Path Blazers Toastmasters
N212755Katy Toastmasters Club
N22799729Memorial City Toastmasters
O109951Dining Out Toastmasters Club
O132521Firm Speakers Toastmasters Club
P15158207Friendswood Toastmasters
P17610Pearland Toastmasters Club
P13614557West Pearland Toastmasters
P24570ANICO Articulators Toastmasters Club
P26599Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Toastmasters
Q50609083Determined To Master Speaking
Q508609South Main Speakers Club
Q51484Professionally Speaking Singles Toastmasters Club
Q524772213Sound of Greenway
Q535698Medically Speaking Toastmasters Club
Q534659373Spirited Speech Masters
R604815729Find Your Voice Toastmasters
R615324194Southeast Houston Toastmasters

Eight is Great

First 100 clubs to have 8 members renew by September 30, 2026, will earn District recognition and a $25 gift certificate or a Toastmasters club supply gift.

Eight is Great Award Recipients
DivisionAreaClubName
L40744683Conroe Speaks Club
L4028679170Third Coast Bank Toastmasters
L405144515Voices Without Boundaries Toastmasters Club
L406918Woodlands Toastmasters Club
L418687Deerwood Toastmasters Club
L414946Exxonmobil Houston Campus Toastmasters Club
L412843Kingwood Toastmasters Club
L412760856Slick Talkers
L417742549Woodforest Toastmasters Club
L422892Frankly Speaking Toastmasters
L421175HP Houston Toastmasters Club
L425831Successfully Speaking Toastmasters Club
L425616089THE Tomball Toastmasters
L436069108Chevron Phillips Chemical HQ Chemunicators
L438937Spring Ahead Speakers Toastmasters Club
M306507686Missouri City Toastmasters Club
M306294Sugar Land Toastmasters
M31932Lockton Toastmasters Club
M311001993Master Evaluators
M312869819Solution Speakers
M316659Unity Toastmasters Club
M3128678765Worley Talk Squad
M322243Southwest Houston Toastmasters
M32843538Storytellers
M327820937West Houston Toastmasters Club
M33505High Noon Club
M335869951Legacy of Champions
M335768Shell Houston Toastmasters Club
M334040124Southwest Project Management
M335301Sugar Speakers Club
N2028677572Enbridge Monologues
N207666Fluor Toastmasters Club
N201530Talking Heads Club
N201369861Technip Energies Toastmasters
N207345297The Friedkin Group
N211507473American General Toastmasters
N215509947Cane Island Path Blazers Toastmasters
N212755Katy Toastmasters Club
N2128678040Savills Toastmasters Club
N22799729Memorial City Toastmasters
N2228680399Saulsbury Houston Toastmasters
N225157572True Blue Talkers
N235769669AspenTech Houston Toastmasters
N233041739Blue Frog Toastmasters Club
N23842016H-Town Toastmasters Club
N236596925Phillips 66 HQ Toastmasters Club
O109951Dining Out Toastmasters Club
O10109Easy Risers Club
O1028679377EDFTNA Toastmasters
O1028677113Speak & Prosper Toastmasters
O1128677607ICIS Toastmasters
O117912563Power Speakers
O11826937Word Doctors Toastmasters Club
O11850925Young Professional
O127755635Cougar Rhetoric
O122972Downtown Houston Toastmasters Club
O136721367Cheniere Toastmasters Club
O132521Firm Speakers Toastmasters Club
O1328679235KPMG Houston Toastmasters Club
P15158207Friendswood Toastmasters
P14154872Mid-Pearland Toastmasters
P17610Pearland Toastmasters Club
P13614557West Pearland Toastmasters
P24570ANICO Articulators Toastmasters Club
P26599Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Toastmasters
P27455Clear Lake Communicators  Toastmasters Club
P21182826JETS Communicators
P3621758Diamond Club
P328679792Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce Toastmasters Club
P34861572Mainland Toastmasters
P428676746Bayou Toastmasters
Q50609083Determined To Master Speaking
Q501294652Houston Galleria Project Management Toastmasters
Q508609South Main Speakers Club
Q515769311A+ Toastmasters
Q5128679288KW Metropolitan Houston
Q51484Professionally Speaking Singles Toastmasters Club
Q518607Talking Bull Club
Q52744705Dance and Toast Masters Club
Q524641488McConnell Jones
Q524772213Sound of Greenway
Q526951688Timmons Talkers
Q535698Medically Speaking Toastmasters Club
Q533897Post Oak Toastmasters
Q534659373Spirited Speech Masters
R603922610C & F Leaders Club
R604815729Find Your Voice Toastmasters
R607011533Mente Abierta
R60694851Pensadores de Houston Toastmasters Club
R6128676463POP Houston Toastmasters Club
R615324194Southeast Houston Toastmasters
R625916Cy-Fair Super Speakers Club
R621774612Cypress Toastmasters Club
R623116JSC Toastmasters Club
R624969Talk of the Town Toastmasters
R6228680594Work Texas Toastmasters
R63839Daybreakers Toastmasters Club
R6328678020ENGIE Toastmasters – Verbal Visionaries
R631295052Health Wealth and Happiness Toastmasters

Individual Sponsorship

When you sponsor five or more new members within one program year, you have the option to receive the following: a unique blue pin for five members, a unique burgundy pin for 10 members, and for sponsoring 15 new members, you will qualify to receive a special discount code for 25% off your next product purchase from the Toastmasters Online Store.

Individual Sponsorship Award Recipients

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Leads & Prospective Clubs Challenge

Submit two verified leads through the Toastmasters Leads and Prospective Clubs Portal, including complete contact information, and Sponsor at least one of the submitted leads through the chartering process, resulting in a newly chartered Toastmasters club during the 2026–2027 program year, to earn District recognition and a Toastmasters gift.

Leads & Prospective Clubs Challenge Award Recipients

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New Club Mentor Excellence

By the April 2027 renewal period, clubs that chartered within the past 14 months and have a 4+ increase in paid members above the charter membership will earn District recognition; the new club mentors will receive a Toastmasters Mentor pin; and the club will receive a Toastmasters club supply gift. 

New Club Mentor Excellence Award Recipients

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Next Level Challenge

Clubs beginning with 12 or fewer members that have a net gain of 4+ members by April 30, 2027, will earn District recognition, a $25 gift certificate, or a Toastmasters club supply gift.

Next Level Challenge Award Recipients

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Open House Success Challenge

First 50 clubs to host an Open House, submit a flyer to District PR, gain at least 3 new members, and report results within 10 days after the Open House will earn District recognition, a $25 gift certificate, or a Toastmasters club supply gift.

Open House Success Challenge Award Recipients

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TI Membership Building Program | Smedley Award (August 1 - September 30)

Can your club add five new, dual, or reinstated members with a join date between August 1 and September 30?  Accomplish this goal and you’ll qualify to receive a Smedley Award ribbon, named in honor of Ralph Smedley, which you can display on your club’s banner.  Qualifying clubs can also earn a special discount code for 10% off their next club order.  (The discount code expires six months from the date of issue and is not valid with any other offer).

TI Membership Buildlng Program | Smedley Award (August 1 - September 30) Award Recipients

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TI Membership Building Program | Beat The Clock (May 1 - June 30)

Toastmasters are taught to run meetings on time, finish speeches on time and reach membership goals on time.  In that spirit, Beat the Clock is a great motivator for finishing the year on schedule—on time and with record numbers!  Make it your club’s goal to earn the Beat the Clock award and encourage every member to take part. Clubs adding five new, dual or reinstated members with a join date between May 1 and June 30 receive a Beat the Clock ribbon to display on the club’s banner.  Qualifying clubs also earn a special discount code for 10% off their next club order.  (The discount code expires six months from the date of issue and is not valid with any other offer).

TI Membership Building Program | Beat The Clock (May 1 - June 30) Award Recipients

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TI Membership Building Program | Talk Up Toastmasters (February 1 - March 31)

Toastmasters love to connect, so take advantage of it.  The Talk Up Toastmasters membership program is the chance to encourage your members to invite guests to a special meeting where prospective members can learn about Toastmasters’ many benefits.  Then add five new, dual, or reinstated members with a join date between February 1 and March 31, and you’ll receive a special Talk Up Toastmasters ribbon to display on your club’s banner.  Qualifying clubs can also earn a special discount code for 10% off their next club order.  (The discount code expires six months from the date of issue and is not valid with any other offer).

TI Membership Building Program | Talk Up Toastmasters (February 1 - March 31) Award Recipients

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2026 - 2027 Program Quality Director Incentives

Club Contest

$100 Gift certificate drawing for clubs that hold contests or send a contestant to the Area Contest.

Club Contest Award Recipients

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Club Officer Training Individual Prize

Two $25 Toastmasters Gift Certificate prize drawings will be held at the conclusion of each of the six Club Officer Training events in both Round 1 and Round 2. Participants must be present and a member of District 56 to win.  

Club Officer Training Individual Prize Award Recipients
Name SessionClub(s)
Anh LauJuly 11Pearland Toastmasters Club
Anita BentonAug 29Group 1 Automotive – BSC Toastmasters
Ava Sloan July 25Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Toastmasters
Joe CaseyAug 29Saulsbury Houston Toastmasters
Linda MaoAug 15Dance and Toast Masters Club
Luis HernandezAug 8Uptown Club
Martin LopezAug 29Mente Abierta
Rhoda Jones July 25Uptown Club
Sally BoydJune 20Cane Island Path Blazers &
Spirited Speech Masters
Tandra MooreAug 15A+ Toastmasters
Uliana KabanovaJuly 11Woodlands Toastmasters Club

Club Success Plan (Deadline August 31, 2026)

$100 Toastmasters gift certificate drawing for clubs that submit the Club Success Plan by August 31st. 
Club Success Plan (Deadline August 31, 2026) Award Recipients
Club(s)
Mainland Toastmasters

Great Goals

Every club that achieves five Distinguished Club Program (DCP) goals by April 1st 2027, will be entered into two separate drawings for a $100 Toastmasters Gift Certificate.  
Great Goals Award Recipients

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Perfect Pathways

Clubs that achieve 100% Pathways enrollment by December 30, 2026, or April 30, 2027, earn a chance to win a $100 Toastmasters Gift Certificate. Separate drawings will be held for each deadline.  
Perfect Pathways Award Recipients

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Plus 4 or More

Two $50 Toastmasters Gift Certificate drawings will be held—one in September for Round 1 and one in March for Round 2. Every club with at least four officers trained in the applicable round will be entered into the drawing.

Plus 4 or More Award Recipients
Club(s)
EDFTNA Toastmasters
HP Houston Toastmasters Club

Seven Per Session

Every club that trains all seven club officers in Round 1 or Round 2 will be entered into a drawing for a $75 Toastmasters Gift Certificate. Drawings will be held in September (Round 1) and March (Round 2).  

Seven Per Session Award Recipients
Club(s)
Phillips 66 Global Toastmasters

Super 7

Receive a Super 7 Pin for each officer if your club has 7 officers trained in both Round 1 and Round 2.

Super 7 Award Recipients

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Triple Crown

Members completing 3 or more Pathway levels will receive a custom Triple Crown pin.
Triple Crown Award Recipients

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DISTRICT CLUB

CALENDAR

The District calendar is populated with scheduled trainings for Club Officers and District Leaders, membership campaigns, speech contests, conferences and special happenings within the District.

DISTRICT CLUB

CONFERENCES

The Annual District Conference brings members together from all divisions, areas and clubs. It’s a fantastic opportunity to network and learn from peers.

DISTRICT CLUB

SPEECH CONTESTS

The annual Toastmasters International Speech Contest begins at the club level, and winners continue competing through the Area, Division, District, and regional quarterfinal levels.

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