Your Support Needed at the Area 62 International Speech and Evaluation Contests

Fellow Toastmasters.....Here is a short note from our Area Governor requesting assistance at our Area 62 Contests this upcoming Sunday.

Please note the change in schedule below. The contest begins one hour earlier than published in our last post from February 27th. The Contests are scheduled to take place from 2pm to 4:30pm on Sunday March 13.

Also please contact Mel Bayo or David Buresh by email by the end of the day Friday March 11 with your commitment to participate in any of the roles outlined below.

Our club has always been HUGE in attending and supporting Area contests so we hope to see YOU there this weekend!

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Esteemed Officers to Toastmasters Clubs in Area 62,

I am writing to urge you you to invite and encourage attendance of your Club members to our Area 62 Spring Contest.

Come!! Let's make this a real treat for or contestants, our clubs, our guests.

Please note that contestants and contest team members are asked to come at 1:45pm for briefing.

Area 62 Spring Toastmaster Contest – International Speech Contest & Speech Evaluation Contest

Sunday March 13, 2:00 - 4:30 pm

Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
310 Tulip Avenue (corner of Tulip and Maple Avenue)
Takoma Park, MD 20912

This is a great opportunity for all Clubs and all club members. Your Club Contestants benefit.
Members who play supporting roles learn and benefit. Let’s make this an enjoyable event for all.

Working together, helps us all make our dreams will take flight!

We need support from your Club for the Area Spring Contest. Please send me names of your Club members for the following roles:

1) Names of your Club Contestants for

International Speech Contest: ______________________________
Speech Evaluation Contest: ___­­­­­­­­­___________________________

2) Qualified member(s) - at least 1 person from each Club - to help with judging roles
(i.e., preferably someone with CC or at least 6 speeches and evaluations):

Name: __________________________________

3) Club members to assist with hosting and support roles such as greeting, service, set-up, etc.
(at least one person from each Club, and a second person, if available.)

Name: __________________________________
Name: __________________________________

We are also asking each Club to assist with snack refreshments by providing at least 2 savory and/or sweet snacks to complement snacks and drinks that are provided for the Contest.

Please let me know about the snack refreshments that will be provided by someone in your Club:

Savory snack/dishes: _________________ ______________________
Sweet snack/dishes: __________________ _____________________

We also ask each Club to provide one (1) door prize ... something simple and surprising is sufficient.

We count on you and your Club to help make this Area Spring Contest an enjoyable and learning Toastmasters event.

Please distribute copies of the Contest Brochure (attached) to inform and encourage members to attend the Spring Contest.

Thank you!! for your participation, contributions and encouragement!!

Respectfully,

Merlyn Kettering
Area 62 Governor