WINNERS OF SPEECH CONTEST ANNOUNCED

Please congratulate the winners of our Humorous and Evaluation Contest:

Evaluation Contest: 1st place – Shannon O’Connell; 2nd Place – Joshua Cuy (Joshua will represent us at the B2/B3 Contest). Humorous Contest: 1st Place – Daniel Ryan; 2nd Place – Philip Chiao

Unfortunately, Dan and Philip cannot attend the contest. Therefore, we have an opening for a member to represent our Club in the Humorous Contest. Please let us know if you would be interested in giving a 5-7 minute Humorous speech to compete with other members in B2 on Oct. 1 at Presbyterian Church in Pasadena (morning contest).

It would be a great opportunity for you!

Speech Contest Coming Up

Join us on September 13th for the Speech Evaluation Contest and on September 2oth for the Humorous Speech Contest. Winners of the contest will go on to the Area B1 Speech Contest on October 8, 2011.

Division B Newsletter

Division B is now publishing a monthly newsletter to further enhance performance and networking of clubs within the Division B boundary. The editor of this informative newsletter is Michelle Bender, VP of Education at Parsons Toastmasters Club 2151.

Parsons Hosted LACE Officer Training

On July 26, Parsons Toastmasters played host to the LACE (Leadership and Communication Excellence) Officer Training for Division B and H. The meeting was well attended by 50 or more officers - considering this was in fact a make-up training. The meeting was opened by Ligia Molina, Division B Governor before breaking into smaller group sessions.

80th annual Toastmasters International Convention

If you are planning to attend the 80th annual Toastmasters International Convention at Bally's Las Vegas, Nevada, this August, be sure to register early.

Grace So, Area B2 Governor, paid a visit to Parsons Toastmasters Club on July 19, 2011 and participated in the Table Topic section of the meeting.

Parsons Toastmasters Club 2151 Takes It All For The 2010-2011 Year

Krystal Rose of Parsons Toastmasters Club 2151 takes it all for the year – she won the Public Relations Achievement Award for the second time this year, making her the outstanding performer as club VPPR officer. http://www.foundersdistrict.org/club-news-category-list/392-pr-achievement-award-winner


Carolin von Pezholdt, as President for the 2010-2011 year, leads the club to President's Distinguished status.


The 2011-2012 term begins June 2011 with new board members and a new President, Masoud Samee, who looks forward to meeting the same high achieving standards that the club has risen to.