Congratulations All Area 1 Clubs

Congratulations to all Area 1 Clubs! You Did It! Every single Area 1 Club has renewed and is ready for the next six months in Toastmasters!

All clubs will be receiving a $25.00 or $10.00 (depending on when you renewed) certificate good for anything from Toastmasters. How it works is, just purchase what you need from Toastmasters International. Pay for it using your credit card. When you get the items and the receipt, send them to the district (I will get the address for you) and you will get a check reimbursing your for your purchase, up to your certificate amount!

Again, congratulations!

Area 1 Contest Results

The Area 1 International Speech and Table Topics Contests were held a little over a week ago! It was a great event, with three great competitors. In the Table Topics Contest, Norma Chew, from Miami Advanced, and Jim Bussey, from West Kendall, had to answer the question, "In this world there are 6.6 billion people. I am an individual because..." Both competitors had great questions, but in the end the results were:

Area 1 Table Topics Contest
1st Place: Norma Chew
2nd Place: Jim Bussey

The International Speech Contest was just as competitive, with Joe Russo, from West Kendall, talking about the troubles of trying to get a job, without going online! And Jim Bussey, from Yellow Rose, talking about being cool in school, and getting that thank you every now and then. Norma Chew, from Miami Advanced, told us all that You Can Do It, no matter what "it" is! It was a tough competition but the final results were:

Area 1 International Speech Contest
1st Place: Jim Bussey
2nd Place: Norma Chew
3rd Place: Joe Russo

Congratulations to all competitors and to Jim and Norma, who will be advancing to the Division E contest on March 15 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, at the Improv! Good luck Jim & Norma...let's take Area 1 all the way to the top again!