As we celebrate Toastmasters' 100th year, we invite you to join members around the world in making the Plus One Pledge! There is no better way to honour our shared legacy than by celebrating and showcasing the core of Toastmasters—the meeting experience.
Commit to inviting a guest to a club meeting by 7 December. By sharing the transformative benefits of Toastmasters with a friend or colleague, you may even inspire them to embark on their own journey toward more confident self-expression.
Step 1: Capture the moment: At your next club meeting, take a photo with your club banner, and a sign with a message showing your club commitment:
- #+1 Pledge to celebrate 100 years
- Our club pledges to bring XX guests
- Our District will get XX guests overall
Step 2: Submit your club photo to join the D17 Toastmasters Pentathlon: Upload your club photo HERE before October 31st to earn 10 points
Step 3: Invite your guests: See this link for social media and email templates to share with your members to make it easier for them to invite guests and persuade them to come along to your next meeting.
Step 4: Get a selfie with each guest (optional) and have them give feedback on their attendance by filling out the Online Form using the link below. The QR code to this form can be added to your agenda or separate flyer.
Step 5: Add up how many guests visited your club over the campaign and send an email before COB Dec 7 to maree.pickens@toastmastersd17.org i.e. Chatterbox Toastmasters Club had 13 guests visit our club between 15 Sept and 7 Dec, 2024 during the Pentathlon campaign.
Note: Includes all guests who visit your club from 15 September to 7 December. Guests who register their guest visit online are eligible for a special 'guest prize' to be drawn at the end of the campaign. The total number of guests that attended a club in District 17 will be based on the total number of guests submitted in an email from each club by 7 Dec as per Step 5 above. We are not going to track guest attendance based on submission of the guest form - that is for getting guest feedback and some fun photos!
Reach for the stars and earn points in 5 different Olympic themed events:
- Keeping – Archery – Nailing membership targets by getting existing members to renew
- Leading – Swimming - Taking charge and leading your club to success
- Learning – Cycling - Continuously improving and acquiring new skills & knowledge
- Loving – Running - Fostering a positive and supportive environment within the club
- Growing – Pole Vaulting – Raising the bar to build clubs in new communities and companies
Let’s even the field by having similar sized clubs competing against each other!
Tier 1
Clubs with 20+ members as of 31 Aug
Tier 2
Club with 12-19 members as of 31 Aug
Tier 3
Not sure what tier your club is in?
Keeping – Aiming to Renew all your Members so they can Continue to Grow and Develop
> Get your existing club members to renew before 30 Sept
Just like archery, you keep your eye on the target, show your members all the benefits of renewing and aim to renew as many members as you can
Renew min 8 members by 30 Sept >>> 10 points
Renew 80% of your base members >>> 20 points
Renew members for 12 months >>> 30 points each
Note: Base membership as of 31 Aug on Club Central. All renewals already submitted will be included as well as any renewals until 7 Dec will be counted. Have some members already renewed? You can extend their membership for an additional 6 months in Club Central!
Leading – Taking Charge And Guiding Your Club Towards Success
> Get your club leaders to attend early bird round 2 Club Officer Training
Just like swimming, your leaders can power your club forward by attending club officer training.
5 club officers attend Nov/Dec COT >>> 10 points
6 club officers attend Nov/Dec COT >>> 20 points
7 club officers attend Nov/Dec COT >>> 30 points
Note: COT training will be F2F in Perth – Sat 23 Nov and hybrid in Donnybrook Sat 7 Dec, registrations will open soon
Learning – Continuously improving and acquiring new skills & knowledge
> Inspire your members to finish Pathways learning awards
Just like cycling, your members can push ahead with their Pathways journey by completing and submitting an award.
1st member level awarded >>> 10 points
2nd member level awarded >>> 20 points
3rd member level awarded >>> 30 points
REMEMBER: BASECAMP OUTAGE FROM 8 OCT - 25 OCT FOR MAJOR UPGRADE
Note: All level submissions must be approved in Pathways and awarded in Club Central. Only one award per member in a club during the campaign, dual members can submit one award per club. Awards can be awarded anytime from Sun 15 Sept until Sat 7 Dec.
Loving – Fostering a positive and supportive environment within the club
> Sign-up new/past members to build up your amazing club
Just like running, your guests and past members need you cheering them on as part of your club.
Register one new or past member >>> 10 points
Register SECOND new or past member >>> 20 points
Register THIRD new or past member >>> 30 points
Note: Any new member signed up from Sept 15 until Sat 7 Dec
Growing – Raising the bar to build clubs in new communities and companies
> Refer leads for new corporate clubs
Just like pole vaulting, we strive to reach the greatest heights by helping start new corporate clubs and growing the district and our Toastmaster community.
Refer one lead that attends online corporate forum >>> 10 points per lead*
Any qualified corporate or community lead that results in an introductory meeting (F2F or Online) for the Club Growth Team before 7 Dec – 30 points
Any lead that results in a demo meeting in a company OR a community before 7 Dec– 50 points
Note: Lead must be in a company or community organization > 100 people
*Online Corporate Event scheduled to be held in late October – stay tuned for more details
Leaderboard will be updated weekly until Nov 23 then daily for the last two weeks.
Leading points will remain empty until officers attend Club Officer training on Sat 23 Nov or Sat 7 Dec. Growing points will remain empty until we launch the bookings for the November Corporate Forum - bookings open soon!!
Get your club photos in NOW - all photos submitted before 31 Oct will get 10 points! The first three photos received have already got a bonus 20 points!!
See Top 5 in each tier below and full results for all three Tiers in latest leaderboard as of Fri 4 Oct
| Tier 3 - Top 5 (as of 4 Oct) | ||||||||
| <12 Members | PHOTO | KEEPING | LEADING | LEARNING | LOVING | GROWING | TOTAL | RANK |
| Central Communicators | 250 | 10 | 260 | 1 | ||||
| Kwinana | 40 | 90 | 130 | 2 | ||||
| Blackwood Valley | 120 | 120 | 3 | |||||
| Jetty | 30 | 90 | 120 | 4 | ||||
| Fremantle Gourmet | 90 | 90 | 5 | |||||
| Tier 2 - Top 5 (as of 4 Oct) | ||||||||
| 12-19 Members | PHOTO | KEEPING | LEADING | LEARNING | LOVING | GROWING | TOTAL | RANK |
| West End | 330 | 60 | 390 | 1 | ||||
| Applecross | 180 | 60 | 240 | 2 | ||||
| Aspiring Leaders | 190 | 30 | 220 | 3 | ||||
| Donnybrook Gourmet | 210 | 210 | 4 | |||||
| Zoom-Masters | 160 | 10 | 170 | 5 | ||||
| Tier 1 - Top 5 (as of 4 Oct) | ||||||||
| 20+ members | PHOTO | KEEPING | LEADING | LEARNING | LOVING | GROWING | TOTAL | RANK |
| Canning Vale | 360 | 60 | 10 | 430 | 1 | |||
| Toasting Human Energy | 10 | 340 | 30 | 380 | 2 | |||
| St George's | 300 | 60 | 360 | 3 | ||||
| Harrisdale Piara Waters | 220 | 10 | 90 | 320 | 4 | |||
| Mount Hawthorn | 10 | 240 | 10 | 10 | 270 | 5 |
Rewards
Plus One Pledge – one prize overall
Most accurate guess of # Total Guests in District - Gift basket of TI 100yr Merchandise
Pentathlon Medal Winners – 3 medals for each tier
- Bronze – Fri Convention ticket to raffle in your club and 100yr gift basket
- Silver - Fri / Sat Convention tickets to raffle in your club and 100yr gift basket
- Gold - Fri / Sat / Sun Convention tickets to raffle in your club and 100yr gift basket