2023-24 District Programs

FINISH STRONG

Let’s conclude this milestone Toastmasters year on a high note. Increase your club’s membership or achieve educational milestones to earn Toastmasters gift certificates.

Membership: For each new/reinstated/dual member you add, you’ll receive a $25 Toastmasters gift certificate. If you add 3 members, you’ll earn a $100 Toastmasters gift certificate(for every 3 members).

Educational Awards: For each Pathways level completion will earn you a $25 Toastmasters Gift Certificate. Additionally, for every Distinguished Club Program (DCP) point your club achieves, you’ll receive a bonus $25 Toastmasters gift card.

The program ends on June 30th, 2024.

Questions? Reach out to Raji Bandanapudi at quality@d101tm.org

AMAZING ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA

Celebrate your club’s anniversary with an Open House!

• Earn $20 in district credits for planning and conducting an Open House celebrating your club’s anniversary during your anniversary month
• Add 3+ members within 30 days of your Open House to earn $30 in district credits
• Add 5+ members within 30 days of your Open House to earn additional $30 in district credits

Submit a publicity flyer or graphic using this Anniversary Extravaganza Open House 2023-2024 form at least one week prior to the event.

Questions? Contact our Open House Coordinator at openhouse@d101tm.org

LEVEL UP

Questions? Please contact our
Club Growth Director Anna Garcia, DTM at growth@d101tm.org or
Program Quality Director, Raji Bandanapudi, DTM at quality@d101tm.org

Congratulations to our Level Up winners:

KICKSTARTER AWARD

Questions? Please contact our
Club Growth Director Anna Garcia, DTM at growth@d101tm.org or
Program Quality Director, Raji Bandanapudi, DTM at quality@d101tm.org

TRIQUEST

Clubs qualify to win $100 in district credit starting April 1st until May 15th 11.59 PM PST. If the club:

• Adds 3 new/reinstated/dual members

AND

• Completes any 3 educational goals

Please note you can use district credit to attend the D101 Annual Conference on May 18 and 19, 2024.

SPEECHCRAFT PROGRAM

Questions? Please contact our
Club Growth Director Anna Garcia, DTM at growth@d101tm.org or
Program Quality Director, Raji Bandanapudi, DTM at quality@d101tm.org

LUCKY 7

December 2023 – February 2024 Training Period

Join the Lucky 7 and earn $51 in District Credit by having all seven Club Officers attend Club Officer Training in the December-February period.

Congratulations to our Lucky 7 Clubs:

Peninsula Pros Club*, Speakeasy Monterey*, Oratory Otters, Aptos Club, Santa Cruz Downtown Toastmasters*, Travel Talkers Toastmasters*, Optical Orators*, Los Gatos Toastmasters, San Jose Toastmasters Club*, Saratoga Toastmasters Club*, Almaden Valley Orators Club*, Silicon Valley Storytellers*, Big Basin Toastmasters*, True Talking Toastmasters (TTT)*, Adobe Fontificators Club*, Leadership 101, An Advanced Toastmasters Club*, WIP Toastmasters Club*, Broadcom-Orators Toastmasters Club, ArtICCulators Club, Milpitas Toastmasters Club*, Laser Sharp Speakers*, North Valley Toastmasters, Toastmasters Insiders Club, SCC Speak To Lead, ASML SV Toastmasters, Roche Bay Area Toastmasters*, TGIF Management Club, SCUMBAT Club, Bill Dot Toast, Sunnyvale Speakeasies Club*, Startup Speakers*, Maps Toastmasters, Silicon Valley Speak To Lead*, Walmart Bay Blitzers*, Fair Oaks Club*, Ai Club, Excalibur Toastmasters Club*, MacinTalkers Club, Amazon Cupertino Toastmasters, Orbiters Toastmasters Club*, Mountain View Toastmasters*, Toastmates, I’m Feeling Chatty Toastmasters Club, Wharton QuakeMasters, Securely Speaking, Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Toastmasters*, Women L.E.A.D. Toastmasters Club*

* Special mention of clubs that had all 7 officers trained in both the Summer and Winter training sessions

Questions? Contact our Program Quality Director, Raji Bandanapudi, DTM at quality@d101tm.org.

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY VIDEO CONTEST

Deadline for submission: January 31, 2024

Every Toastmaster experiences an impact on their lives after attending Toastmasters meetings. What’s yours? How has Toastmasters changed you as a person, in your personal or professional life?

Capture your individual transformation after joining Toastmasters in a 30-60 second reel/video/short/TikTok video.

Participate in one or all three contest categories:

1. The GOOD
   • Share a positive anecdote/experience or positive transformation from your Toastmasters journey.
2. The BAD
   • Talk about the most difficult experience in your life and how you overcame it through Toastmasters. Take up the challenge and express it to free yourself.
3. The UGLY
   • Talk about a weakness that you have not yet overcome. How is the Toastmasters experience helping you, and what is your plan to overcome it through Toastmasters.

ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION:

• Be a paid member of a club in good standing
• Give District 101 permission to post the submitted video(s) to the District 101 YouTube and social media channels

GUIDELINES:

• Record a 30 to 60 second maximum video in a vertical or portrait mode on your mobile device. (9:16 aspect ratio and 1080 by 1920 pixels resolution)
• You may record your video in a sitting or standing position
• Consider a conversational style (e.g., with your closest friend), rather than a speech – freestyle method is allowed
• Be natural as if no one is looking at you
• Each member of District 101 is allowed to submit one entry per category
• Upload video(s) to YouTube (as private video) or to your social media timeline

WINNING ENTRIES:

Entries will be judged based on content, storytelling style, and the takeaway from the story.

If your video is chosen as a winner, your video will become part of District 101 and will be posted on District 101 social channels (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn). The video will also be featured on the District 101 home page.

Winners of each of The GOOD, The BAD, and The UGLY categories will also receive District Credit awarded to their home/designated club as follows:

• First Prize: $101 in District Credit
• Second Prize: $51 in District Credit
• Third Prize:  $41 in District Credit

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

• Submit Your Entry Here: https://d101tm.wufoo.com/forms/w1amneuw0dg1cxp/

Congratulations to the winners of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Video Contest!

Category: Good

• 1st place : Kartikeya Gupta | Optical Orators Toastmasters Club | View Video
• 2nd place :  Vincent Tang | ArtICCulators Toastmasters Club | View Video
• 3rd place :  Doris Tse | Cupertino Toastmasters Club | View Video

Category: Bad 

• 1st place : Kartikeya Gupta | Optical Orators Toastmasters Club | View Video
• 2nd prize: Doris Tse | Cupertino Toastmasters Club | View Video

Category: Ugly 

• 1st place : Kartikeya Gupta | Optical Orators Toastmasters Club | View Video
• 2nd prize: Doris Tse | Cupertino Toastmasters Club | View Video

Creative Twist Award: Tam Le | True Talking Toastmasters Club

Questions? Please contact our
Public Relations Manager, Shalini Kaushik at pr@d101tm.org

BRING YOUR FRIEND

Questions? Please contact our
Club Growth Director Anna Garcia, DTM at growth@d101tm.org

AWESOME FOUR

Congratulations to clubs that achieved Awesome Four!

Monterey Peninsula Toastmasters Club 934, Naval Postgraduate School, Speakeasy Monterey, Toastmasters of San Benito, Santa Cruz Downtown Toastmasters, Toastmasters for Professionals, Silver Tongued Cats, Los Gatos Toastmasters, San Jose Toastmasters Club, Saratoga Toastmasters Club, ToastItNow!, Big Basin Toastmasters, Downtown Speechmakers, Sage Toastmasters, WIP Toastmasters Club, Cadence AHgorithms Club, Milpitas Toastmasters Club, Toastmasters Insiders Club, Cisco Speaks Toastmasters Club, nSpeak, SCUMBAT Club, ToastNow, PMI Silicon Valley Toastmasters Club, Maps Toastmasters, Silicon Valley Speak To Lead, Da Vinci Toastmasters, Walmart Bay Blitzers, Fair Oaks Club, MacinTalkers Club, Amazon Cupertino Toastmasters, Mandarin-English Toastmasters, Mountain View, Intercontinental Advanced Toastmasters Club, Mountain View Toastmasters, Toastmasters Evelyn, Toastmates, Silicon Valley Improvmasters, Women L.E.A.D. Toastmasters Club

Questions? Please contact our
Club Growth Director Anna Garcia, DTM at growth@d101tm.org or
Program Quality Director, Raji Bandanapudi, DTM at quality@d101tm.org

LUCKY 7

June 2023 – August 2023 Training Period

Join the Lucky 7 and earn $51 in District Credit by having all seven Club Officers attend Club Officer Training in the December-February period.

Questions? Contact our Program Quality Director, Raji Bandanapudi, DTM at quality@d101tm.org.

Congratulations to our Lucky 7 winners:

FREEDOM WRITERS

Deadline: November 29th 2023

Description:

Every club of District 101  can submit their best blog of around 600 words for the contest. 

The Club’s blog with maximum effective content will win. 

Top 3 winners will be published on District 101 website and social media channels if the blogs are useful and relevant for District 101.

The club with the winning blog will get $51 in district credits

Criteria:

The content has to related to one of the following contexts

1. The 5 core competencies developed in Toastmasters, i.e., Public speaking, Interpersonal communication, Strategic leadership, Management, Confidence.
2. Individual Toastmasters Journey
3. Opinion/Tips on how to overcome challenges faced by Toastmasters while completing projects in Pathways/preparing for contests.
4. Any Club Management or Growth tips or How to identify gaps in a club.
5. Awareness of some of the lesser known aspects of Toastmasters.
6. The blog post should fit in one of the following 3 categories – Personal Growth, Knowledge Sharing and Club Management.

Please check https://d101tm.org/blog/ to understand the kind of blogs we post.

Rules:

1. All members in good standing are eligible to participate.
2. Blogs should be between 400-600 words.
3. You may add audio clips and images to your blog.
4. All entries should be submitted by November 29th, 2023.

The winning blog should have the following:

1. A clear message for the reader, which should be evident from the first sentence and culminates at the last sentence
2. Use of language and grammar that holds the attention of the reader.
3. Unconvoluted points that speak clearly to the reader. Such prose will tug at the heart of the reader. It inspires.

Submit blog for the contest

For any questions email to pr@d101tm.org

EDUCATION LEADERS

Questions? Please contact our
Club Growth Director Anna Garcia, DTM at growth@d101tm.org or
Program Quality Director, Raji Bandanapudi, DTM at quality@d101tm.org

Congratulations to our Education Leaders:

EARLY ACHIEVERS

Questions? Please contact our
Club Growth Director Anna Garcia, DTM at growth@d101tm.org or
Program Quality Director, Raji Bandanapudi, DTM at quality@d101tm.org

OPEN HOUSE CHALLENGE

To earn the District Credit for holding an Open House, clubs must:

• Submit a publicity flyer or graphic using this Open House Planning Submission Form at least one week before the Open House
• Submit additional information about your event using this Open House Final Submission Form no later than a week after the club Open House event. For example, the deadline for submission is September 7th for an Open House held on August 31st. Additional information includes:
  • A photo or two from the meeting
  • The meeting agenda from your Open House event

Visit the Open House Resources page for tips and resources for planning a successful Open House. Visit the PR Corner page for tips, examples and resources to promote your club.

Earn district credit for planning and conducting an Open House and adding new members to your club!

• Earn $20 in district credits for planning and conducting an Open House from July 1 to August 31
• Add 3+ members from July 1 to August 31 to earn $30 in district credits
• Add 5+ members from July 1 to August 31 to earn additional $30 in district credits

Earn an additional $25 in district credit as the club with the Top Open House in the district. Top Open House club will also earn a shout out at the District’s Annual Conference. Criteria for this competition is sum of:

• Number of guests
• Number of new members within 30 days of the open house
• Number of PR strategies employed (Social media sites, promotions, etc)
• Number of likes or share on social media posts promoting the event

Email openhouse@d101tm.org to submit your entries with subject line:
Top Open House 2023<Club Name> to qualify

Note:

• All Dual/New/Reinstated members added between July 1 to August 31 qualify
• Clubs are encouraged to hold an Open House in order to receive District Credits
• If a club has an anniversary in August, September, or October, the club can opt to either receive District Credit via the Open House Challenge) OR District Credit via the Amazing Anniversary Extravaganza Program for conducting an open house in those months, but not both. The club may participate in both open house programs by planning and conducting two separate open houses that meet requirements for both programs. Clubs can claim only 1 of the membership awards for new/dual/reinstated members added before October 31st.
• Submitting the PR flyer also serves as a request to post the event on the District Meetup site; however, the flyer must be submitted at least 5 days before the open house to be posted on Meetup

Questions? Contact our Open House Coordinator at openhouse@d101tm.org

MAKE IT THREE

Dates: October 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023

Earn District credit for adding members to your club during October, November, and December.

The total award for each club is $90.

There are two ways to earn credit. You will receive $30 for each month you add a minimum of 3 members:

1. 3 members in Oct = $30
2. 3 members in Nov = $30
3. 3 members in Dec = $30

 The second way to earn is to add a total of 9 members by the end of December. If you add 4 members in October, 2 members in November, and 3 members in December you will get the full $90 for adding 9 members by the end of December.

$30 for 3 members per month, or $90 for 9 members by the end of December. Get started adding new members today.

Questions? Contact:  Club Growth Director, Anna Garcia, DTM at growth@d101tm.org

THE PRICE IS RIGHT

Don’t leave your membership to chance. Hit the Jackpot! At current fee $45, Beat Inflation!

A unique offer! Renew for next term by July 31st. New Term, Same Price!!!
Renew the membership of your club’s base membership by July 31st to earn rewards.

• Renew 100% membership by July 31st and receive $75 in District Credit.
• Renew 75% of your club’s base membership by July 31st and receive $50 in District Credit

Click HERE to find your Club’s base membership.

Questions? Contact our Membership Renewals Chair at renewals@d101tm.org.