Veronica Weinheimer becomes the Panhandle Division Director

Toastmasters started a new year on July 1, 2021. Veronica Weinheimer stepped into the District leadership role as the Panhandle Division Directorw. She is a young enterpreneur, wife to a rancher and also a mother to a cute daughter! She also serves as the President to Amarillo Toastmasters Club.

Shaka Spagnoletti is the fearless leader of Area 31. Even though she is not a resident of the Panhandle Division, she graciously accepted the leadership position.

Cheryl Gentry is an inspiring leader serving Area 32.

We are looking for a hidden gem who would like to lead Area 33. Contact Manisha Abhyankar at 806.220.4840 if you are interested.

Amarillo Toastmasters Club speech contest

One of the oldest clubs in Texas, conducted International Speech Contest on March 2 on zoom. Victor Salomon won the first place with his speech titled "The Truth about Motivation". Emanuel Salazar won the second place with a speech titled "Living Life to its Fullest". Rodrigo Chavez was a close contender of the title with his speech "How I Overcame my Fear of Public Speaking". Victor and EManuel will represent the club at the Area 32 Speech contest on March 20 on zoom. Congratulations, Victor and Emanuel! The club also held Evaluation Speech Contest. Larry Boyer, DTM, presented the target speech "It's about Time". Emanuel Salazar won the first place in Evaluation Contest and Rodrigo Chavez won the second place. Both will represent the club at the Area 32 contest on March 20 on zoom. Congratulations, Emanuel and Rodrigo! South Division Director Grecia Mejias and Past District 23 Director, Natalie Waters were present to support the contests as the judge and the timer.

Panhandle Division

Byron Taylor aka Captain Awesome has taken the leadership of the newly formed Panhandle Division of District 23, Region 3 of Toastmasters International, where leaders are made.

Three areas in the Division are Area 31 led by Anthony Rodriguez LD3, Area 32 led by Manisha Abhyankar DTM and Area 33 led by Shalom Agalaba DTM.

The pandemic has forced the clubs to either stop meeting in-person or adopt the new format of online meetings. We are here to support the members in the clubs in the Panhandle Division.

Watson Elected to District Office

Sarah Watson
Division E Director

Members of District 23 Toastmasters elected Sarah Watson of Amarillo to the position of Division Director for the district. A member since February of 2017, she has been extremely active in helping clubs in and around Amarillo and even served as an Area Director for the July 2017 to June 2018 term. Division E includes 14 clubs which are spread across Amarillo, Guymon, Canyon and Hereford with new clubs being developed in Dumas and Borger.

Watson's term in office began on July 1st and will go through June 30, 2019.

District 23 is home to 1400 Toastmasters and 101 clubs, all of whom are served by 40 district officers. More information about the District and Toastmasters is available at www.District23.org.

Toastmasters International is a worldwide nonprofit educational organization that empowers individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., the organization's membership exceeds 352,000 in more than 16,400 clubs in 141 countries. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people from diverse backgrounds become more confident speakers, communicators and leaders. For information about local Toastmasters clubs, please visit www.toastmasters.org.

TLI in Amarillo

The Amarillo, Texas, TLI is under way.

Calling All Club Officers!

The second and final TLI Training Session in Amarillo for the Spring of 2017 will be held this Saturday, January 28th, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM.  We will meet in the Amarillo Building, 301 S. Polk, 7th floor conference room. Registration starts at 12:30 and refreshments are provided.

 

TLI Announcement!