Distinguished District
2008-2009 (Photo1, Photo2)

Welcome to District 78 Toastmasters
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District 78 is made up of about 112 clubs in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and NW Minnesota. To find a club near you, click on the state above. To go to the Toastmasters International Homepage, click on the TM logo.
This website contains information for District 78 Toastmasters including upcoming events, information on District conferences, a list of the current District Executive, and other items of interest that you can use to improve the quality of your club and better meet the needs of your members. If you have suggestions and comments, please contact the Webmaster.
The following Notices of importance to you and your Club are posted on this page:
Recognition | Fall 2009 Proxy |PR Tools | New Member Applications | Upcoming Conferences and Conventions
Call
for District Officer Nominations Deadline - March 31, 2010
Goals attained 2009-2010 (as of 2-12-10)
Division A 5063, Last Chance Club
6 GoalsDivision A 487, Helena Toastmasters Club
Division B
2269, Sunrisers Toastmasters Club
590590, Four Cornerz Toastmasters Club
Division C 4033, Missouri Basin Club
Division E 3258, Skyline Club
Division F 9115, East Side Club
5 Goals
Division A
347, Treasure State Toastmasters Club
3147, Kalispell Toastmasters Club
8408, All-Ways Talking Club
798772, Columbia Falls Speakers
Division B 4880, Gallatin Valley Club
Division
C
8289, Meyer Toastbusters Club
633161, Centurion Toastmasters Club
Division D 9663, Powerhouse Toastmasters Club
Division
F
210, Sioux Falls Club
8932, EROS Toastmasters Club
1063214, PREMIERMasters
4 Goals
Division A
9765, Uptown Toasters Club
786838, Thompson Falls Toastmasters Club
1361127, SAF Talkers
Division
B
209, Westend
8648, Electric City Noon Toasters
Division C 717, Bismarck Toastmasters
Division D 2807, Great Plains Toastmasters Club
Division E 2239, Deadwood Club
Division F
780081, Volunteers of America Speakeasy Club
1097319, Stagecoach Speakers
3 Goals
Division A
2067, City of Gold Toastmasters Club
8353, Post Club
877030, UM Multicultural Toastmasters Club
Division B
291, Speakeasy
3175, Big Sky Toastmasters Club, Bozeman, MT
5427, Golden Voice Club
6619, Bozeman Gold Club
9941, Glendive Noon Toastmasters Club
Division C 3846, Shining Star
Division D 4943, Second Crossing Club
Division E 6049, Top 5 Club
Division F
3712, Brookings Toastmasters Club
843231, Ed Lib Inc Toastmasters Club
1244310, Moody County Toastmasters
Toastmasters International Sponsor Award
7/1/09 - 1/31/10
John M. Cummings, ATM, CL - 8 new members
Thomas J. Maley, CC - 7 new members
Jayne L. Rogers, ACB, ALB - 6 new members
Nancy L. Brook, ACS - 4 new members
Arlene Epp Pearsall, DTM - 4 new members
Gregory Redekopp, DTM - 4 new members
Melissa S. Bien - 3 new members
Ray D. Kojetin, ACG - 3 new members
Jim D. Lee, ATMG - 3 new members
Bonnie K. Lund, ACS - 3 new members
Rebecca Weisz - 3 new members
Congratulations to the following Clubs who were successful in the
membership contest,
Smedley Award
The Smedley Award means that the clubs added at least
five members between August 1 and September 30, 2009
Sunrisers Club 2269 (B24) - 5 new members
Copper Talkers Club 5544 (A13) - 7 new members
District 78 Fall Conference in Fargo, ND, October 24, 2009
Table Topics Contest Winners:
Q. You run over your neighbor's cat which you do not like, with your car.
What do you tell your neighbor?
1st Place: Nancy Brook (B)
2nd Place: Melissa Bader (F)
3rd Place: Donnie Quashnick (E)
Other contestants: John Fode ( D), Cindy Trimp (A)
Humorous Speech Contest Winners:
1st Place: Carolyn Marshall (A) - "Help Me I'm Camping"
2nd Place: Rochelle Williams (C) - "At Home With Toastmasters"
3rd Place: Andre Fields (F) - "Please Mickey Let Me Sleep"
Other contestants: Frosty Erben (B) - "Lessons Learned", Donnie Quashnick (E) -
"So You Want To Be A Cowboy", Nikki Zinke (D) - "Nothin' Says Lovin' Like"
Toastmaster of the Year: Eileen Barrett, ATMS/CL (A)
Area Governor of the Year: Pat Bollinger, ACB/CL (A14)
Division Governor of the Year: Dana Larsen, DTM (F)
7 For 7 Drawing - Fall, 2009
Nineteen clubs qualified for the
drawing.
3147 Kalispell Toastmasters Club (A11)
7684 Lewis & Clark Toastmasters (A14)
1361127 SAF Talkers (A14)
8408 All-Ways Talking Toastmasters Club (A15)
9601 Plainly Speaking club (A15)
209 Westend Club (B25)
239 Miles City Club (B26)
4571 Toastmasters 78 Skills (B26)
636 Minot Toastmasters Club (C31)
1967 Queen City Club (C33)
8415 Carrington Club (D42)
8339 Four Twelve Lakes Area Club (D44)
2239 Deadwood Club (E51)
3258 Skyline Club (E51)
2998 Capitol City (E53)
9115 East Side Club (F61)
224 Sodak Toastmasters (F64)
780081 Volunteers of America Speakeasy (F64)
843231 Ed Lib Inc Toastmasters Club (F64)
The winners are:
A – 1361127 SAF Talkers
B – 209 Westend Club
C – 636 Minot Toastmasters
D – 8339 Four Twelve Lakes
E - Deadwood Club
F – 780081 Volunteers of America Speakeasy
And the Wild-Card - A – 3147 Kalispell Toastmasters
These seven clubs receive a
free registration to the District Conference in Fargo, North Dakota, October 23
& 24.
The free registration is not transferable to another club. If the member
taking advantage of the free registration has already paid, the member will be
reimbursed by the District.
Eighty-three of the district’s 111 club had a minimum of four or more club
officers trained during the period of June 1 and August 31, 2009.
2005-2006 Club Year Final Results
Public Relations Tools
Check out the Member Information page for
new public relations tools including poster
and newsletter templates that you can download and customize for your Club.
New Members
Submit new members on line!
It's fast, it's easy, and it's instant. Club Presidents should have received a
user name and password from Toastmasters International, along with directions
for using the feature on the website.
The District 78 Spring 2010 Convention will be April 23-24 in Billings, MT. Featured Speaker, Lance Miller, 2005 World Champion of Public Speaking.
79th Annual
International Convention,
August 11-14, 2010 at JW Marriott Palm Desert California Spa, Palm Desert, CA
The District 78
Fall 2010 Conference will be Sioux Falls, SD.
The District 78
Spring 2011 Convention will be April 29-30 in Bismarck, ND at the Best
Western Doublewood Inn.
80th Annual
International Convention,
August 17-20, 2011 at
Bally's, Las Vegas, NV.
81th Annual International Convention, August 15-18, 2012 at Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort Orlando, FL.
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