The next executive meeting will be held on July 29th, 2010, at 6 pm. Venue: Sears Community Room, Metropolis at Metrotown. Attendance is required for club executives. All active members of the club are also welcome to attend in a non-voting capacity. July 01, 2010: Message from
Immediate-Past President
Happy Canada Day Eh!
Most, if not all of us,
or maybe our parents came from
different parts of the world. To make this day memorable, especially
for those
who have immigrated to Canada, just recall the first day you arrived in
this
beautiful country -- our second home!
Today, July 1st
we celebrate our country’s
birthday! Let me focus on the importance of multiculturalism. Having
come from
other countries, we hoped to find a better place for opportunities not
only for
ourselves but for our loved ones. And although we left so many valuable
memories, people and things from our countries, we come to Canada
with what
we have, not only materially but most especially professionally with
our
talents and skills. After some time as immigrants, we decide to become
members
of this Canadian family.Personally,
I
arrived 2001, and up until the Philippines allowed the dual citizenship
some
two years ago, did I decide to apply for citizenship even though both
our
children were born Canadians. I received my citizenship last year and
it came
with IDs, certificates and passport. Being Canadian seemed simple and
not as
difficult, compared to becoming a Canadian – it is not what you take,
but you
give that is remembered! And let me remind you that while it seemed
self-evident
that we appear to be a Filipino-Canadian, Chinese-Canadian,
Indo-Canadian,
Japanese-Canadian, Korean-Canadian at the end of the day even in our
Club, I am
assured to have friends like Hui, Ann, Alok, Danny, Misako, Jack and
the rest.
This is what matters most. It is to our greatest advantage that our
Toastmaster
Club is culturally diverse. Let us consciously strengthen our unity in
our diversity!
Similarly, being a
Metro Speaker Club member seemed simple
compared to becoming a better public speaker. In the latter, we need
all the
help we can get and are always available in our Club. It required our
members’
active contributions for our Club to earn the highest award – 2010
President’s
Distinguished Club for a third consecutive year. As we usher the new
Executive
to their year-long challenge of serving voluntarily to give their time
and
effort to basically ensure that we are all having fun on our way to
becoming a
better public speaker – let me challenge all of you to take active
roles! Your challenges may begin by serving as Timer, Invocator,
Wordmaster,
Toastmaster and Chair of our meetings.For
those who have completed their 5th speech in the
Communication
Manual, ask the VP Education, how you can volunteer as a mentor to the
new
members.And who knows if you
actively
attend the Executive meetings, you may form part of the next Executive
2011.This year is our 30th
anniversary and we would welcome all your wonderful ideas as to how
best celebrate this year!
Franco Acosta Teleg
Immediate-Past
President
June 28, 2010: Congratulations to Franco, Jenelyn and Karl Congratulations
to Franco, Jenelyn and Karl for their achievements:
Franco
Teleg Competent Leader Jenelyn Torres
Competent Communicator Karl Krolak Competent
Communicator June 27, 2010: 2010 District 21 Fall Conference
The 2010 District 21 Fall Conference will be held right next door
in Richmond at the River Rock Casino Resort. It is within walking
distance from the Bridgeport skytrain station. This is a great
opportunity to see world class public speakers and evaluators do their
magic without interrupting the comfort and convenience of our daily
lives. You avoid the expense of travel and hotel stays as well. The
conference starts on Friday Nov 5th at 6:00 pm and continues till Sunday
Nov 7th noon. Additional details may be found at http://www.d21fallconference.com/.
Tickets - Early bird special: Till June 30th it is $189/person. If we can get a
group of ten attendees then we get the 10 tickets for the price of nine
(10 for 9 deal).
Tickets - Regular pricing: $208/person. June 27, 2010: No Club Meeting on Canada Day This year the
Canada Day falls on a Thursday. Since this is a statutory
holiday, we will not meet this week (Thursday, July 1st, 2010).
Our
next meeting will be on Thursday, July 8th. For that particular day
we
will meet at a different venue - at the Bonsor Recreational Complex
just
across the street from the Metrotown mall. A communication with
exact
location and a map of the Bonsor Recreational Complex will follow in
a
timely fashion.
We wish everyone a great Canada Day! May 30, 2010: Club President's Message
Election
Results - Executive in Transition
Leadership
empowers others to make a vision a reality! It has been a privileged
learning
experience for me to be given an opportunity to lead our Club. Words
are not
enough to express my gratitude to the VP Education, Hui Niu, VP
Membership
Richard Luk, VP Public Relations Puja Raniga, Irene Dong, Secretaries
Tim Lo
& Charlie Zhang, Treasurer – Tony Teng, Sgt. At Arms – Paul
Parungao,
Webmaster Xie Weiqing, and most of all, Wayne Ostrowercha – Past
President, and
with very special mention to Gary Fuhr who is always there to assist
our club
via cyberspace! Executive
Manuals on how
to lead a Toastmasters’ Club will not be enough to invigorate our
Metrospeakers’ Club.With their
support
and contributions, we were able to put life to our Club culture to name
a few, by
institutionalizing the Special Meetings every first week of the month;
open the
Executive meetings at the end of each month to involve members, post
the
Executive Meeting minutes and introduce a Metrospeakers’ Pledge. I also
congratulate Richard Luk, Tony Teng, and Paul Parungao for taking up
the
challenge of completing their Competent Communications manual who as
Executives
completed their projects to exemplify to the members everything is
possible,
only if you put your whole heart into it!
Inherent
in our Club’s culture is to always involve members in envisioning our
common
future. Needless to say to our members, you will always have the Club
you
deserve! My advice to the new Executive, be patient or be the patient!
Be
patient with yourself and ask for help. And be patient with the
members,
nobody’s perfect! Act in a collegial manner that incorporates the ideas
of
everyone, more brains is always better than one.Communicate with one another – this is the
nerve that ensures our Club is alive! And most importantly, never
forget to
have fun!
Join
me in congratulating and supporting our new Executive: President – Alok
Sarkar,
VP Education – Yvonne Wai, VP Public Membership – Iris Cai, VP Public
Relations
– Cecilia Lei, Secretary – John Li, Treasurer – Aaron Law, Sgt. At Arms
– Lynn
Dilidili.They will be inducted
on July
8th after which they will have full reign of the
Metrospeakers’
Toastmasters Club Executive. Let this be a shining example for every
member who
aspires to be a leader to take full advantage of Toastmasters public
speaking
and leadership opportunities -- attend and actively participate in
Executive
meetings. For while there are many public speakers who are not leaders,
I have yet to find a good leader
who is not a
better public speaker!
May 17, 2010: Club officer election
On May 27, 2010 from 7-9pm,
Metrospeakers will host its
Executive Election Day!
I am inviting all members in good standing to
cast your votes by
attending this meeting.
The Executive Election Committee is currently
composed of President (Franco Teleg),
Treasurer (Tony Teng) and Sgt. at Arms (Paul
Parungao).
Basic
requirements for Executive nominees (members running for
office):
(1) Must be nominated by a member (self-nomination, not allowed)
(2) Regular attendance to club meetings;
(3) Actively working on their communication & leadership manual
Basic
requirements for Electors (voters):
(1) Members in good standing (membership dues paid);
(2) Regular attendance to club meetings;
Prior to voting, all
nominees will be asked to deliver at least one (1) minute speech before
members assembly on "why they are running for office."
Decision on the outcome of
Election will be based on
50% + of members present
during Election
day meeting.
Thank you for your kind
attention and consideration.
Franco Acosta Teleg
President, Metro Speakers Club
May 07, 2010: Area governor visits our club Yesterday Mr. Raul Velazquz, Area 82 Governor, visited our club. We were honored by his visit.
April 23, 2010: Congratulations to Sheree Gable!
Congratulations to Sheree Gable for completing her Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS) program.
April 01, 2010:Congratulations
to our area contest winners!
On Wednesday March 31
areas 80, 81 and 82 held a joint
International Speech and Evaluation Contest. The contest was held at
the BC
Hydro building. Two of the winners were from the Metrospeakers club.
Franco Teleg – # 1 in
International Speech contest,
and # 2 in Evaluation Contest (Area 81)
Alok Sarkar - # 2 in
Evaluation Contest (Area 82)
Franco is also a dual
member of Burnaby Toasters Club.
We would like to thank Power Speakers Toastmasters Club for graciously
hosting
the contest. March 26, 2010: Congratulations to Paul Parungao! Congratulations to Paul Parungao for completing his Competent Communicator program. March 20, 2010: Executive Meeting - March
Our next executive meeting will be held on
Thursday March 25th at 6 PM (an hour before the regular meeting). Venue:
club meeting room. All active club members are welcome to attend the
executive meeting. March 19, 2010: Club
International Speech and Evaluation Contest Results
On behalf of the Executive and attending
members, we would like to thank
our Chief Judge Gary Fuhr, other judges, participating contestants,
Test Speaker
- Joe Zlomislic, Sgt. At Arms - Iris Cai, Official Timers - Tony Teng
& Ann
Yi, Ballot Counters - Cecilia Lei & Yvonne Wai for our successful
Club
International and Evaluation Contest. We also congratulate Sheree
Gable for
receiving the Distinguished Divsion Governor Award as presented by
Immediate
District Governor Joanne Morrison.
The Club winners are:
International Speech Contest - Paul
Parungao with runner up Russell
Monsurate
Evaluation Contest -
Alok Sarkar with runner up Karl Krolak March 08, 2010: Congratulations to Franco Teleg! Congratulations to Franco Teleg for completing his Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB) program. March 04, 2010: Toastmasters Leadership Institute
WHAT: TOASTMASTERS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE WHEN: SATURDAY MARCH 27th TIME:
9:00AM TO 5PM WHERE: DOUGLASS COLLEGE (8TH ST @ ROYAL AVE, BURNABY) COST:
$20.00
PLEASE -- RSVP your attendance to - - and indicate your
interest in the LIMITED REGISTRATION sessions.
The Better Speaker Series
(10 Modules)
The Successful Club Series (11 Modules)
The
Leadership Excellence Series(11 Modules)
How to Start a Speechcraft
Program 2 hrs
Parliamentary Procedure In Action
Limited Registration Sessions:
From Speaker Trainer 4.5 hours (10 Person Max) Register for this
course by name
The Art of Effective Evaluation 2.5hrs (20 Person
Max) Register for this course by name
Improving Your Management Skills (10
Person Max) Register for this course by name
February 18, 2010: District 21 Spring Conference in Victoria
Relax, Rejuvenate, and Reconnect at the Inn_at_Laurel_Point.
Come and Discover Victoria’s Secrets...Dining, Dancing, Laughing and
Learning are the beginning of a fabulous dream filled weekend. For a
special room rate, mention that you will be attending the Toastmaster
2010 Spring Conference. Conference Pricing
$169.00 Early Bird Single (Now until January 31, 2010)
$189.00 Advantage Single (February 1, to February 28, 2010)
$209.00 Regular Single (March 1, 2010 and on)
$1,690.00 Early Group of 10 (Now until February 28, 2010)
$1,890.00 Regular Group of 10 (February 28, 2010 and on)
Friday, April 30
Opening Ceremony
Dinner
Speaker
Entertainment
Hospitality Suite
Saturday, May 1
Breakfast
Education Sessions
Lunch
Business Meeting
International Speech Contest
Dinner
Keynote Address
Dancing Hospitality Suite
Sunday, May 2
Crackerbarrel Sessions
Evaluation Contest
Communication & Leadership Award Recipient
Closing Ceremony
February 17, 2010: Congratulations to Richard Luk! Congratulations to Richard Luk for completing his Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB) program. February 15, 2010: Final Chance to Gain Credit for Club Officer Training
This training session will be the last Club Officer Training session offered
this Toastmaster year. It is also the last chance for you to receive credit for
your club towards the Distinguished Club Program (DCP).
If you have not
already attended Club Officer Training I encourage you to attend this
session.
Date: Saturday, February 27, 2010 Time: Registration 9:30
-- Training 10:00am to 12:00 noon Location: The Paetzold Health Education
Centre Theatre, Jimmy Pattison Pavilion South Bldg Main entrance - 899 West
12th Avenue - (proceed past the Info Kiosk > past the elevators > doors
will be to your right) Parking: available across the street on West 12th
Ave (pay parking) Admission: Free
Rodney Denno, ACS,
ALB Division B Governor, 2009-2010 District Public Relations Officer, 2009
- 2010 Toastmasters in BC, District 21 "TEST YOUR LIMITS"
This message
was sent by: District 21 Toastmasters, 311-315 Knox St New Westminster,
BC V3L 0B5, Canada
February 10, 2010: Club President's Message for the Valentine's Day:
To Live is to Love
The
month of February reminds us all of the love we have for our beloved! Love is
an all-time theme in the poems and books we read, songs we listen to, the
movies we watch and in the very lives we live! Love as we know it, is the most
overused and abused word. Wars are fought, won or lost in the name of Love. But
what do we really mean we say, “I love you!” In this week of the hearts, let us
take time to ponder about Love.
Love is universal -- In the very core of what makes us human, is the boundless capacity
of the human heart!Now unlike things
such as food, pets, hobbies and even work – some of which, we can say, “we
love..,” most if not all of us aspire for true and ideal love that lasts long before the lovers are gone, as in
Romeo & Juliet, the Titanic, and how about your experiences?Love transcends the mere physical attractions
(we normally refer to us, lust), as one may observe an old couple holding hands
in PattersonPark. Love is
a free choice. The power of love resides in the freedom that allows the
lovers to grow and be the best they can ever be together! Love needs time. How often is “sometimes?”for lovers, a day seemed like a century of longing!This applies to both time apart and time that
lovers are together.While philanthropy
is love for the general humanity, love for a specific human being requires
time! Love is nurtured by friendship.
The more we know, the more we love! Truly, it is impossible for us to love whom
and what we do not know! As we ‘like’ what we learn, ‘like’ blooms into
love!And finally, love is strengthened by sacrifice. To put the other
person’s interest and well-being over and above our own, this is the truest
sign of Love. It is in difficulties that we are able to build on reliable
coping mechanisms that forge strong bonds of caring for each other!
Love is the most powerful force in
humanity and its only weakness is indifference!
From the “I” in L-“i”-ve to the “O” in L-“o” –ve, is the transition from “I”
myself into “O” the other(s). It is when we decide to serve others that show we
truly care!In Toastmasters, we learn
how to express ourselves better, to understand and evaluate each other, we all
share a dream of being good public speakers and at the end of the day, we hope
to speak clearly to those that matter to us -- our loved ones! On behalf of
your Executive who cares about your progress in the Club, may I wish all of you
an exciting Valentine’s Day! We challenge you to serve the others by actively
trying out roles in the Club meetings!
February 01, 2010: Club President's Message for the Toastmasters' Week:
Begin again!
On
the occasion of the celebrations of Toastmasters Week, it is important to
remember and live the reason why we have decided to join this wonderful club! I
remember that on my first meeting, I volunteered for a table topic about “a cat
which fell in love with a whale!” I can still remember my batch mates who were
guests then and Executive members now. Only three of us are left since that
very first time.After that meeting, as
a guest I commented how I appreciate the positive feedback in the evaluations.
And in the next meeting, I submitted the application form and became a member
of Metrospeakers’ Toastmasters Club-- it was in August of 2008!
Ralph
C. Smedley founded the first Toastmaster Club in October 22, 1924 in California, United States.Did you know that in 1930, they changed the
name to Toastmasters International, because of 30 clubs in British
Columbia, Canada?At
present, we have more than 12, 500 clubs with over 250,000 members across 108
countries. Some people say, past is past and is long forgotten, but I say,
those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it. History offers
all of us a record of valued lessons. It is in knowing were we come from, that
we are assured of where we intend to go! History reminds us of our dreams and
how close we are to fulfilling them! History forges in us the courage,
perseverance and determination to affirm fundamental questions such as: “do I
really want to be a good public speaker?”
Two
years have passed and modesty aside, I am on my way to completing my Advanced
Communication Silver (over 20 speeches delivered). I mentioned this to show all
of you, by example that it is possible, if only you put your heart and mind and
actually speak in public! And technically, the members are not ‘public,’ we are
friends who want to help you improve! In
celebration of Toastmasters Week, I challenge all of you to coordinate with
your mentors and schedule your speeches.Promise yourselves to never loose the enthusiasm of the beginnings as
you complete each project and deliver each speech, always keeping in mind the
last evaluations. Never stop improving! On behalf of the Executive, may I assure
you, the members and most welcome guests that in Toastmasters, we are never
alone! Each member and by duty the Executive will walk beside you to show and
assist you to become the public speaker you want to be! Let me end with a
quotation from our founder, Ralph Smedley, “if
you know how and when to speak, and when to remain silent, your chances of real
success are proportionately increased!”
January 30, 2010
District 21 Toastmasters, are Invited to
Attend
The Recognition Ceremony for 2008 -
2009
WHEN? Sunday, February 7th 2010
2 PM to 4 PM, short reception to follow
WHERE? Paetzold Health Education
Center,
Vancouver General Hospital,
Jim Pattison Pavilion South
899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver
COST? Free to all Toastmasters
& Guests
ENTRY? Reserved seating for, Serious
Fun, District Leaders of 2008-09
All Toastmasters & Guests welcome, (limited
seating)
SPECIAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Watch awards on
streaming video.
Details to be posted on District 21 website; www.toastmasters.bc.ca
WHY ATTEND?
Mingle with the exceptional leaders of your Toastmaster district.
Hear what motivates Toastmaster excellence.
Be inspired to learn more, grow more and become more!
WHICH AWARDS?
1.Achievement & Distinction in the Toastmaster program.
Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) Medalsto be awarded in ceremony
Advanced Communications, (AC-B, AC-S & AC-G).
Advanced Leadership (AL-B & AL-S)
Competent Communicator
Competent Leader
2.Exceptional Leadership
Area Governor of the Year
Division Governor of the year
3. Exceptional Service & Contributions
Rookie of the Year
Toastmaster of the Year
Claire Ferris, (Service to the District)
WHY AWARDS CEREMONY NOW?
District 21, Toastmasters in BC, traditionally announces and congratulates
outstanding Toastmasters at our Fall Conference. Last Fall, our District
Governor 2008-2009, Joanne Morrison was unable to attend the Fall Conference,
due to illness.
QUESTIONS?
Please contact Joanne Morrison at;
January 26, 2010
The Division H Club Officer training event originally scheduled for January 30, 2010 has been postponed till mid-March.
January 24, 2010
Gene Vickers, our Division K Governor, and his Team have
done it again!
click on the BUY button on the left of the event.)
3. In person at the doors: The ACT Theatre, 11944
Haney Place, Maple Ridge
January 14, 2010 Franco Teleg is the winner of the December 2009 Bud Singbeil Memorial Award.
This award is named after Bud Singbeil, a
vibrant Toastmaster who was a traveling salesman. Bud was a big husky fellow
who sold beauty products for spas and hair salons – proof that you can’t judge
a book by its cover. Bud traveled a lot and made it a point to check out many
Toastmaster clubs while on the road. Marc Hurtubise and Sheree Gable, both from
MetroSpeakers, met him at a conference back at 2003 and he included MetroSpeakers
in his visit shortly afterwards. During his visit to our club he blew those in
attendance away with a great table topic and a heartfelt closing comments.
Sadly some years ago Bud suddenly passed away. The MetroSpeakers ToastMasters
Club awards the Bud Singbeil plaque in his honour twice a year: once around
Christmas and once again at the end of June/beginning of July. The award stands
for excellence and dedication in our ToastMasters club.
January 01, 2010: New Year's Message from the Club President
Life is Change
Look around you and see change is everywhere.
Seasons remind us of change. Living or
non-living things change. From the grass to the trees even the rocks and the
mountains, all these change. Most of us overlook that biologically we all
change, from the falling hairs, changing skin, one can just look at the mirror
and see the lines in our faces. However, only living things have somewhat a
choice to react to change. While animals react through instinct, human beings
react through freedom of choice.
The end of 2009 marked the half-year
term of the Executive and a number of changes were adopted to make our Club
vibrant with energy and passion. We have initiated the holding of Special
Meetings every first week of the month to prioritize the new members’ speeches,
show case members’ other talents and acknowledge birthday celebrants of the
month. We welcomed Irene Dong as VP Public Relations and Alok Sarkar as Deputy
Executive Officer for Membership and Education, and partly as webmaster. We
activated our new website using Toastmaster International web tools.We grew in numbers with new members
registering on board reaching to a total of about thirty-four.And so we were given the Smedley Award for
also retaining and renewing existing members. We proactively encouraged active
members to participate in committees to have leadership training in the
Executive. We also started the Metrospeakers’ Pledge to remind us all, the raison d’etre of being Toastmasters.This is to be recited every time we welcome
new members to our Club.We also made
sure in every meeting that we have the progress chart for speech planning as
reference for members. We made sure that each member, especially new ones, have
their mentors to assist them. And we just had a wonderful Christmas party with
more than half of all the members in attendance. This is only to name a few of the
major changes for the betterment of our Club.
The
beginning of 2010 offers opportunities and challenges. To name some
innovations, the Executive decided to conduct an open assembly Club meeting to
empower members to decide on issues that affect the Club and make it more
exciting.At the same time, to offer
hands-on experience on parliamentarian procedures. We will also intensify
target reminders for the requirements to earn the highest recognition for our
club, the Distinguished President’s Club!It is the hope of the Executive to codify into writing all club
procedures representative of our unique identity in Metrospeakers, and many
more -- for what our mind can conceive, together we will all achieve. Let this
new year, not become a mere change of calendar, for it seems nothing has
changed, but there in one measurable change that we can all realize – the change
in ourselves! The reality is that whether we like or not there is change. The
Chinese character for change means either an adversity or an opportunity. And
the critical part in this process is deciding whether to passively accept
change or to
to proactively
act on change.On behalf of the
Executive, may I wish you all a Prosperous New Year!
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