I like this quote from Eric Allenbaugh: “If you are serious about your goals, drop the conditions. Go directly to your goal. Be your goal! Conditions often disguise strategies for escaping accountability. Why not just take charge and create the experience you are looking for?”

Sounds a lot like what we are doing this year in District 16 by “Creating Our Futures!” Don’t take your eye off your goals as we enter the last quarter of the Toastmasters year. During April, recommit to Toastmasters and your personal plan for success. Then, when June 30 comes around, you can share a big smile of satisfaction with your fellow Toastmasters, your club, your district!

Fondly,
Jodi Santangelo, District Governor
District 16

P.S. Don’t even think of missing your division’s International Speech Contest in April or the fantastic Spring Conference in May! Read on to learn more!

Spring 2005 Conference Right Around the Corner

When: May 13 and 14
Where: Atherton Hotel and Student Union, OSU Campus

This special conference PROMISES:
Informative networking night
Great educational sessions
Amazing Communication & Leadership recipient
Best International Speech Contestants in the District
Fabulous contingency items
Dynamic business meeting
Good food and fantastic post conference party
Awards, door prizes, and fun fun fun!

Stay tuned for:
Contingency items will be displayed at all Division speech contests. Tickets will be sold!
Sue will reveal the name of the C&L recipient at the Division contests - without saying a word!
Download the registration form and brochure at www.oktoastmasters.org.
Don't forget your banner stands! (Register TODAY at the link below!)

Spring Conference Info & Registration

Division Contests Set – Come See the Best of the Best!

Division K – April 9
YOU ARE INVITED! Come early and enjoy a wonderful breakfast buffet before the contest. The contest will start at 10:30 a.m. RSVP is required. Let us know if you need Entry Authorization (EAL) to Tinker Air Force Base. You MUST RSVP and indicate that you need an EAL no later than April 3, 2005 by 5:00 pm. Please indicate whether you are eating breakfast. Call or e-mail Geneva Garcia Davis at 405-620-4154 (cell) or 405-737-1178 (home) or e-mail gendavis1@sbcglobal.net or geneva.davis@tinker.af.mil or contact Vera Smith 405-733-4616 or e-mail juanita561@cox.net. All visitors must enter through Gate #1 Air Depot off I-40.

Contest is at the Tinker Club Ballroom (formerly called the Officer's Club) located on Tinker Air Force Base at 3900 Mitchell Dr., Bldg 5603. DIRECTIONS FROM AIR DEPOT GATE: Make a right on Arnold Street, go to the first light and make a left on Mitchell, make a left at the first entrance. You will see the parking lot on your left.


Division O – April 16
The Division O contest will be held on April 16 in the small auditorium at the North MacArthur Church of Christ in OKC. Registration begins at 9:15 a.m. A continental breakfast will be provided. Contest begins promptly at 9:45 a.m. Cost is $3.00 per person. Charlotte Howard, Immediate Past District Governor, will serve as Toastmaster. Delores Myles will serve as chief judge. We have 5 outstanding speakers competing. "Swing into Spring" at the Division O International Speech Contest. Any questions or need for directions, contact Mary Pursley at mpurse@cox.net.

Division T – April 23

The Hardesty Library is not available for our contest, however, Jim Carrol has graciously arranged for us to use the Scottish Rite "FREE OF CHARGE"! Please make a note of this change!

DIVISION T INTERNATIONAL SPEECH CONTEST
SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2005
10:00 - REGISTRATION
10:45 CONTEST
SCOTTISH RITE
6355 E. SKELLY DRIVE
TULSA, OKLAHOMA

Questions? Call Donna Grady at 1-918-592-9395.

Great Club News

Congratulations Pacesetter’s Toastmasters Club #5782 on your 20th anniversary!

Hurrah for the "Shawnee Evening Toastmasters" who chartered on March 28. Congratulations to all of the members, Division Governor Mary Pursley, Area Governor Hobart Richardson, and president John Fanelli. Shawnee Evening Toastmasters will receive a walnut plaque "Toastmasters Meet Here" from the district.

Distinguished Club Update

As of March 17, the following clubs are already reporting distinguished:

Select Distinguished - The Governors #3031, Conoma #454, Edmond #170 and Wheatbelt #4351. President's Distinguished - Broken Arrow #8027.

Remember our Toastmaster year ends June 30th, 2005! Aim for your next level on the education and/or leadership track and ensure you receive your designation prior to June 30th.

Distinguished Club Report

Meeting Goals – Winning Prizes!

Hearty congratulations from Dan Brown (Lt. Gov. Education & Training) to District 16 Toastmasters who earned a CTM during February's Hot CTM Contest! Prizes have been ordered from TI and will be distributed when received.

District 16 will be having a leadership safari in May. We will be hunting for CLs, ALs and DTMs. By the way, do you know what it takes to earn a CL again? It may be easier than you realize.

Toastmasters Is Not a Best Kept Secret

So show it, tell it, sell it! Try putting your club meetings on the following online calendars:

Oklahoma Today Magazine
http://www.oklahomatoday.com/site/events/submitEvent.aspx

Channel 2 (NBC) Events Calendar
http://www.teamtulsa.com/comm/calendar.shtml

1170 KFAQ Radio Station
http://www.1170kfaq.com/calendar.html

KGEB TV 53
http://www.kgeb.net/ComCAL.html

Tulsa Chamber Calendar
http://www.visittulsa.com/new/cvmain.asp?mainid=11

Best of Tulsa
http://bestoftulsa.com/cal.html

FOX 23
http://www.fox23.com/events/

tulsacalendar.com
http://www.tulsa-calendar.com/

Don’t Forget the Website Webmania Contest

Have a club website? Be sure to forward the URL to Public Relations Officer Barbara Fuente at bfuente2@cox.net. Don’t have a club website? Be sure to create one quickly and easily at www.freetoasthost.org. THEN send the URL to Barbara. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes are up for grabs for the best District 16 club websites. Judging will take place by the end of April – prizes awarded at the spring conference in May!