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Posted May 10, 2023 
District News Wishing you all the best in the upcoming Toastmasters year!
Posted May 7, 2023 District News Clubs that gain five new, dual, or reinstated members between May 1, 2023, and June 30, 2023, will receive a Beat the Clock award ribbon, a one-time 10% discount from your Toastmasters International store order, and a Toastmasters International gift certificate. Amount TBD. The members must pay for at least 6 months. Offered to the first 50 clubs.
Posted February 25, 2023 District News 
Join the February 27th virtual Marketing Monday session from 8 PM to 8:30 PM to help your club’s marketing efforts, add new members, and set them up for success on their Toastmasters journey!
In this helpful 30-minute Marketing Monday session we will share over 40 marketing materials including handouts, templates, and guides for clubs to use, as well as tools to help clubs create their own.
Register now Meeting Registration – Zoom – sign up once, attend as many Marketing Mondays Micro Sessions as you can!
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Posted February 12, 2023 District News Congratulations to all the winners of the Get to Know Me Tag – My Toastmasters Journey Club Video Challenge!
The competition for these challenges is heating up! There were no “missed opportunities” this time. Everyone who participated is a winner – their club now has a great way to reach potential new members. These videos look so inviting on the home page of a club’s own website. If you missed the vote, go visit these clubs and see how they’re showcasing their members and encouraging people to join in the fun of Toastmasters!
Be sure to bookmark the District 56 Incentives page for more opportunities, and register for the weekly Monday Marketing sessions if you haven’t, yet – wait, you haven’t, yet?? – if you’re not signed up for Marketing Mondays, you’re missing out on a great resource.
Posted February 6, 2023 District News Come learn how to make compelling, fun, and quick club videos for your club website and social media pages. This is a hands-on session where you will walk away with a new club video to post instantly.
Posted February 2, 2023 District News, Uncategorized On December 12, 2022 during the Marketing Monday session, Neurological Buzz District 56 Toastmasters members learned how to create a Get to Know Me Tag – My Toastmasters Journey video. The shared google drive with a recording and handout can be found here 12.12.22 NEUROLOGICAL BUZZ – Google Drive
Contestants were asked to email their club Get to Know Me Tag – My Toastmasters Journey Club Video challenge entry to Elizabeth Ruiz, Club Growth Director, at [email protected] on or before February 1, 2023. Only qualified club videos have been uploaded to the District website and social channels where members will vote on first, second and third place. First place club winner receives a $100 Toastmasters International Gift Certificate. Second place club winner receives a $50 Toastmasters International Gift Certificate. Third place club winner receives a $25 Toastmasters International Gift Certificate.
Here are the qualifying entries received for the Get to Know Me Tag – My Toastmasters Journey
Please review each of the Get to Know Me Tag – My Toastmasters Journey videos above, then use the Google Form below to vote for your First, Second, and Third Choices. Voting will close on February 11, 2023, at midnight.
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