Black Swan October 2018
Editorial
Welcome to the October 2018 edition of the Black Swan, a newsletter for District 17 Toastmasters.
Jeremy del Pino
Black Swan Editor
We encourage articles from members, this newsletter is ‘written by Toastmasters, for Toastmasters’. Refer to Guidelines for authors and how to submit.
Contents
District Director News
Patricia D’Cruze
District Director 2018-2019
District 17
Program Quality Director Update
Kevin Sansome
Program Quality Director 2018-2019
District 17
Club Growth Director Update
Henry Yau
Club Growth Director 2018-2019
District 17
District Public Relations Update
Cherie Wallace
Public Relations Manager 2018 – 2019
District 17
District 17 Annual Quiz Night
Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Book Tickets Now for the District 17 Annual Quiz Night. Not only will you have a great night, but you will be fundraising for the District Convention, so please bring plenty of cash for raffles, games and auctions!
Book a table of 8 ($100) or come and join a table as an individual ($15) and challenge last year’s Quiz Night winners Canning Vale Toastmasters.
Dust up your genre for quiz questions –music, TV, geography, history, movies, sports or general knowledge and more. Come along for a fun evening with the Quiz, raffles, Pot of Gold, Wine Wall and lots of prizes.
Wear your favourite sporting team’s colours!
This will be a fully licenced event, so please NO BYO of alcohol. Bring your own choice of food and snacks.
Upcoming Workshops
GET THE FREETOASTHOST WEBSITE WORKING FOR YOU
Join us on Saturday 20th October 2018 to learn how to get your Club’s FreeToastHost Website working for you and your current and potential members.
Registrations open at 9:00 am for a 9.30 am start. This training will be held at the Technology Park Function Centre, 2 Brodie Hall Drive, Bentley.
Bring your laptop or tablet as this session is interactive. Free WiFi available. You will also need the Site Administrator password to your club’s FreeToastHoast website.
Presented by Leonor Ragan DTM
The aim is to demonstrate to club officers that a properly functioning FreeToastHost site will be beneficial for the administration of their clubs and to attract prospective members to their clubs.
Register Here for the Workshop: Get the Freetoasthost Website working for you
GET SOCIAL MEDIA WORKING FOR YOUR CLUB
Join us on Saturday 20 October 2018 to learn how to get social media working for you and your current and potential members.
Commences at 1:30 pm. This training will be held at the Technology Park Function Centre, 2 Brodie Hall Drive, Bentley.
Bring your laptop or tablet as this session as it is interactive. Free WiFi available. You will also need to be an Editor to your club’s Facebook page.
Presented by Cherie Wallace, Public Relations Manager
The aim is to demonstrate to use social media to promote your club and extend your reach.
Register Here for the Workshop: Get Social Media Working for your Club
Distinguished Toastmaster Hall of Fame
Congratulations to all our members who received their DTM over the last quarter.
| Date | Name | Area | Club |
| 1st July 2018 | Vijayakumar Vijayaratnam | S33 | Murdoch Southsiders Toastmasters Club |
| 2nd July 2018 | Gary Goh | E11 | Plain Speakers |
| 3rd July 2018 | Ian Pickens | C2 | City of Perth Toastmasters Club |
| 18th July 2018 | Leonor Ragan | N25 | Dynamic Speakers |
| 30th July 2018 | Deon Van Aswegen | C2 | Perth Justalk |
| 7th August 2018 | Michele Naidu | S31 | Canning Vale Toastmasters |
| 15th August 2018 | Ross Wilkinson | E14 | Leading Lights Toastmasters |
Education Awards
To view the recipients of Education Awards for July – September 2018 Click Here
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Newsletter Guidelines for Authors
- Articles must be relevant or of clear interest to Toastmaster members.
- Articles must reflect the TI core values; integrity, respect, service and excellence.
- Preferred length 300-400 words, must not exceed 500 words
- Please supply images with the best picture quality available
- Supply names of people shown in images.
- Please supply an up-to-date profile picture of yourself (can be natural and informal, but appropriate for use)
Please e-mail articles to the Black Swan editor: jeremy.delpino@gmail.com