Toastmasters Proxy Cert 2009 Annual Business Meeting

Club President ~ If you have received this PROXY CERTIFICATE sent by TI WHQ, please pass to your Area or DIvision Governor or MAIL IT to the DISTRICT GOVERNOR Joseph Gomez at the address written on the back page of the Proxy. Please email us once you have mail them out.
Thank you.

Lieutenant Governor Education & Training District 51 2009/2010

Congratulations to Thannimalai, CC/CL of YMCA, Penang & Mohd.Ariff Azahari, DTM of Azam TMC, Kuching for being elected into office on 17th April District council meeting. Thanni will be Lieutenant Governor Education & Training (LGET) for District 51 Peninsular comprising clubs in West Malaysia while Mohd.Ariff will be Lieutenant Governor Education & Training for District 51 Rest comprising Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei & Indonesia.

District 51 has grown over 300 clubs thus we are going to a reformation process again for the 2nd time after we first split with the birth of District 80 comprises Singapore, Thailand, Macau and Hong Kong. District 51 will again split after the end of the next term 2009/2010 beginning July 1st 2010.

Lieutenant Governor Marketing District 51 2009/2010

Congratulations to Ibu Mien Soenari, DTM of Catalyst TMC, Jakarta & Francis Ng, DTM of Money Mastery, Kuala Lumpur for being elected into office on 17th April District council meeting. Ibu Mien will be Lieutenant Governor Marketing (LGM) for District 51 Rest comprising Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei & Indonesia while Francis will be Lieutenant Governor Marketing for District 51 Peninsular comprising clubs in West Malaysia.

District Membership Goal thru Division

Division performances base on April 24th report that was just released by TI WHQ.
08 Divisions out of 14 division will surely meet the target with remaining 6 divisions with tougher task. Let us help all those in our division.......The clubs to be at charter strength and minimum 5 DCP come June 2009.

District 51 2009/2010 Officers

Division Governor Elect of District 51 for the term 2009/2010

DIVISION GOVERNOR OF DISTRICT 51

FOR THE TERM 2009-2010

L-R – Soh Fong Wai (W) S H Lim (S) Dr.Caren Lee (P)

Koay Kah Hin (N) Datuk Hassan Sandukong (K)

Johan Setiawan (I) Indriani Asfa (H)

Arlan Setiawan (G) Toh Kok Peng (E)

Idris Sulaiman (D) Barry Ong (C)

Leong Oi Wah (B) Cindy Wong (A)
Not in Picture –

Hendra Bunyamin Div J & Ng Cheng Kiat Div M.

Gary Schmidt's Presidential Theme 2009-2010

Gary Schmidt's Presidential Theme 2009-2010

Toastmasters: Confidence. Leadership. Service.

Toastmasters International is in the building business. We don’t build homes or automobiles or other structures; we build people—with confidence, leadership and service.

Confidence Before we become skilled communicators and leaders, we first gain the self-assurance and belief that we can indeed become who we were meant to be. Toastmasters provides the tools to build our confidence.
Leadership After we gain confidence, we develop our talents in leading others. Leadership is the process of influencing others to accomplish goals and objectives. Every single one of us is a leader, whether we serve as an elected officer, a mentor to a fellow club member, or simply invite a friend to visit a club. Leading others helps us lead our own lives in the direction of our dreams.
Service With our improved confidence and leadership skills, we then serve others. When you help others achieve their goals and dreams, they help you achieve yours. Your self-confidence continues to grow and expand, as do your leadership skills, and when these are combined, your capacity to serve others is enhanced. The circle of personal development grows and continues!


Serving the World Service extends beyond Toastmasters. With the confidence and leadership skills Toastmasters instills in each of us, it is our opportunity and responsibility to use those talents to serve and improve the world. Serve your family, your community and your profession. Make the world a better place than it was before you arrived.
Call to Action Whether you are a new member, an officer or a past leader, keep the ideals of confidence, leadership and service ever-present in your mind through the coming year. Continue to engage in Toastmasters’ education programs, achieve in the Distinguished Club, Area, Division and District programs, bring new members to your clubs, and involve yourself in all the programs and events Toastmasters International offers. With all these tools for the taking, you will improve your life, the lives of your fellow members, and the lives of all those in the world who are touched daily by the power of Toastmasters.

District 51 International Speech Contest 2009

District 51's 2009 Annual convention featuring the International Speech Contest was held at the Riverside Majestic Hotel in Kuching, Sarawak on 19th April 2009.

2009 International Speech Contest Winners
1st Place - Ong Swee Keat
Bayan Baru TMC Div N - Life Story
2nd Place - Stephen Fernando
P J Hilton Div C - Our Life's Mission!
3rd Place - Saw Chin Bin
Penang Advanced Div S - It's OK, It's alright.

Ong Swee Keat will represent District 51 to the Toastmasters International
Interdistrict Contest B on August 12th 2009 7pm at
Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U S A.

(picture courtesy of Neoh Soon Hueng nesohu@gmail.com)

District 51 Table Topics Contest 2009

District 51 annual Table Topics Contest were held on the 19th of April at Riverside Majestic Hotel in Kuching, Sarawak. And the winners were...(anyone having pictures of the contest are welcome to send to me)

Table Topics Contest:
Winner - Palaniappa Subramaniam of Silterra TMC - Div N
2nd place - Mary Barton of WIM TMC - Div W
3rd place - Jeremy Teo of Nilai University Club - Div C

(picture courtesy of Neoh Soon Hueng Nesohu@gmail.com)

Contestants were evaluated on speech development (30%), effectiveness (25%), appearance and body language (15%), voice (15%) and language (15%).

Semi Annual Convention in Genting

Kuala Lumpur will be hosting the District semi annual convention for the year 2009 after Jakarta decided not to host it citing economic uncertainty. Lots of running around KL looking for a venue to hold our District event! At last........

Look no further........We will host it up high at 6000 feet above sea level.....is a haven of fresh, crisp mountain air, abundant natural greenery and breathtaking vistas.

A mere 45 minutes drive from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's thriving capital city, Genting City of Entertainment is the country's premiere holiday destination, attracting millions of local and foreign tourists alike every year.
For many visitors, the excitement begins even before they step into the Resort; as an alternative route, visitors can opt to ride Genting Skyway, the world's fastest and South-East Asia's longest cable car system, to the peak. Onboard this engineering marvel, passengers can enjoy a dazzling view of one a thousand-year-old rainforest as well as incredible natural panoramas.

Malaysia Airlines Toastmasters clubs has taken the unenviable task of hosting this District semi annual convention.....We have just managed to tailor an Early Bird Package rate to be introduce to the delegates at Kuching Convention April17th-19th 2009.

Mark Your Calendar October 23rd-25th 2009 -(Fri-Sun)

Package A - RM380 Nett per person without accommodation.....

PACKAGES B1, B2, B3 & B4 :-

B1) RM580.00 NETT P/PERSON
TWIN SHARING DELUXE ROOM

B2) RM680.00 NETT P/PERSON
TWIN SHARING SUPERIOR DELUXE

B3) RM700.00 NETT P/PERSON
SINGLE OCCUPANT DELUXE ROOM

B4) RM900.00 NETT P/PERSON
SINGLE OCCUPANT SUPERIOR DELUXE

President's Distinguished Area

District 51 would like to congratulate our Area W4 Governor Fan Chen Keat, ACS
for achieving the Prestigious President's Distinguished Area Status for the term 2008/2009.
The first area governor to do so.... Heartiest Congratulations!

Please join us in congratulating him at his e-mail chenkeat2000@gmail.com

Theme and attire for welcome & Gala Nite

District 51 Annual Convention April 17th-19th 2009

Friday 17th Welcome Nite Theme: Sarawak Cultural Night
Dress Code: Casual smart.

Kindly take note that the organising team in Kuching will be selling the Pua Kumbu (hand woven traditional tribal textile in longhouses, renown and sought after textile of cotton blankets of the Iban tribe of Sarawak) at RM 10 each to be worn by all delegates that night.
This pua normally cost between rm50 to rm500. It is a traditional piece of cloth weave with native motifs and can be used in a number of ways like overcoat and scarfs. You are actually encouraged to buy extra as souvenir.
On the night it self you will be entertained by Sarawak Traditional dances.
The organising team has also arrange for the poco poco dance.

Saturday 18th Gala Dinner
Black Tie - A Black Tie calls for formal attire. Men wear tuxedos, women wear cocktail, long dresses or dressy evening separates.
Formal - usually means the same as Black Tie, but in some trendier cities like New York or Los Angeles, it could mean a black shirt, no tie with a tux. Women wear cocktail, long dresses or dressy evening separates.

Club Officers Election

Club Officers Elections: Annual
In May 2009, all clubs must elect annual officers serving from July 1 2009 , through June 30 2009, or semiannual officers serving from July 1 2009, through December 31 2009.
Semiannual terms are an option available only to clubs that meet weekly.

Call for nominations from the floor. Nominations and elections begin with the president and proceed in descending order.
Remember: A quorum (51 percent of active members) is needed to conduct business (including electing officers). Proxies or absentee ballots are not allowed at the club level. Members must be active and present to vote. Don’t forget to fill out a club and officer information form online at the Club Business (available in May 2009) section immediately following your election so the correct officers will receive every important mailing. Or your club may submit the club and officer information form by mail or fax, instead.

District Performance Report

Please be inform that the District Performance report for Clubs/Areas/Division in District 51 are not updated yet.

We shall wait for the update release by TI WHQ perhaps later today of if not on Monday night Malaysia Time April 13th 2009.

Clubs achieving the minimum Distinguished Club Status by April 10th 2009 will be known upon release of this report to qualify for the Club President plaque by the District.

Run-Off A & B for District Table Topics Contest

As we have more than 10 Divisions that are competing for the championship, there will be two separate run-off competitions among division winners on Saturday morning before the Sunday District contest finals.
The three highest-placed available contestants from each run-off competition will then advance to the district contest finals Sunday.

It will be known as Run-off A and Run-off B.

It will follow the rules in the Toastmasters International Speech Contest Rulebook 2009

Division A, C, E, I, K, N & P will be in Run-off A.

Division B, D, H, J, S, W will be in Run-off B.

Both the Run-off contest will begin at the same time 8am at a different venue
of the Riverside Majestic Hotel, Kuching.
For Run-Off A , the briefing about the contest and balloting of speech position will be held on:
April 18th 2009, Saturday, 7.00 am, WINDOWS OF KUCHING by District Lt.Governor Marketing Thannimalai L.

The Table Topic Run-off A contest will be held at:
1. City: Kuching, Sarawak , Malaysia
2. Location: Windows of Kuching, Riverside Majestic Hotel (formerly known as Crowne Plaza)
3. Date: April 18th 2009 – Saturday
4. Time: 8am (GMT +8 Kuching Local times)

For Run-Off B , the briefing about the contest and balloting of speech position will be held on:
April 18th 2009, Saturday, 7.00 am, DEER & LADY SUITE by District Lt.Gov. Education & Training Ritchie.

The Table Topic Run-off B contest will be held at:
1. City: Kuching, Sarawak , Malaysia
2. Location: Deer & Lady Suite, Riverside Majestic Hotel (formerly known as Crowne Plaza)
3. Date: April 18th 2009 – Saturday
4. Time: 8am (GMT +8 Kuching Local times)

International Speech Contest Run-off A & B

As we have more than 10 Divisions that are competing for the championship, there will be two separate run-off competitions among division winners on Saturday morning before the Sunday District contest finals.

The three highest-placed available contestants from each run-off competition will then advance to the district contest finals Sunday.

It will be known as Run-off A and Run-off B.

It will follow the rules in the Toastmasters International Speech Contest Rulebook 2009

Division A, C, E, I, K, N & P will be in Run-off A.

Both the Run-off contest will begin at the same time 1.30pm at a different venue of the Riverside Majestic Hotel, Kuching.

For Run-Off A , the briefing about the contest and balloting of speech position will be held on:April 18th 2009, Saturday, 12.30pm, WINDOWs of KUCHING by District Lt.Governor Marketing Thannimalai L.

The International Speech Run-off A contest will be held at:

1. City: Kuching, Sarawak , Malaysia

2. Location: Windows of Kuching, Riverside Majestic Hotel (formerly known as Crowne Plaza)

3. Date: April 18th 2009 – Saturday

4. Time: 1.30pm (GMT +8 Kuching Local times)

Division B, D, H, J, S, W will be in Run-off B.

For Run-Off B , the briefing about the contest and balloting of speech position will be held on:April 18th 2009, Saturday, 12.30pm, DEER & LADY SUITE by District Lt.Gov. Education & Training Ritchie.

The International Speech Run-off B contest will be held at:

1. City: Kuching, Sarawak , Malaysia

2. Location: Deer & Lady Suite, Riverside Majestic Hotel (formerly known as Crowne Plaza)

3. Date: April 18th 2009 – Saturday

4. Time: 1.30pm (GMT +8 Kuching Local times)

Division Performances as of March 21st 2009

Division Performances as of report of March 21st 2009.
Listed below the TOP 03 DIVISION in each category :

• Membership Renewals - Division I , Division A, Division P
• Competent Comm. - Division D, Division E, Division H
• Advanced Comm. - Division I, Division E, Division J
• Leadership award - Division I, Division W, Division S
  

Division performance - Competent Communicator March 21st 2009

Division D in Kuching, Sarawak is still leading in Competent Communicator award having got 169% percent of their division goal. Division E of Miri, Sibu,Bintulu also met their division CC's goal followed with Division H of Medan having secured 94 % from their goal.

Division membership renewal as of March 21st 2009

As of March 21st renewal, Division I from Jakarta is now leading the rest of the division in membership renewal by achieving 79.7% of their division membership goal.

Division A & Division P at close 2nd and 3rd spot with 78% & 73.3% membership dues submitted. Go for Club Distinguished status by latest April 10th 2009 and District will reward you with the PRESIDENT CLUB AWARD.

17 Clubs achieving Distinguished Club Status

District 51 congratulates these 17 Courageous Clubs that have achieved

DISTINGUISHED CLUB STATUS

SELECT DISTINGUISHED CLUBS

PRESIDENT'S DISTINGUISHED CLUB STATUS

Ensure that your club submit your April-September Members renewals before April 10th 2009
to charter strength or a growth of 5 new members from club base if starting the term with below 16 members.

Nominations for D51 Toastmasters Office for the term 2009/2010

Dear Members,

District 51 would like to invite suitable candidates to fill in their nominations
for the following post:
1) District Governor – ( 1 position)
2) Lieutenant Governor Education & Training – (2 positions)
1 Position for District 51 Peninsula & 1 position for District 51 Rest.
3) Lieutenant Governor Marketing- (2 positions)
1 Position for District 51 Peninsula & 1 position for District 51 Rest.
Note : Candidates for Lieutenant Governor’s ( LGET & LGM) for Dist 51 (Peninsula) must be members of a club in Peninsula.
Candidates for Lieutenant Governor’s ( LGET & LGM) for Dist 51 (Rest) must be members of a club in East Malaysia , Brunei or Indonesia
4) Division Governors – ( 14 positions)
– for Division A , B, C, D, E,H, I, J, K, M, N, P, S, & W
Please submit your nominations to the District Nomination Committee Chairman –
DTM KK Chee at kkcheetm@gmail.com & joseph@servicom.com.my and fax in the forms to
+6 04 658 2868.
Nominations forms must reach the District Nomination Committee Chairman
before 27th March 2009.
Thank you
Kind Regards,
JOSEPH GOMEZ DTM
District 51 Governor
+6 012 630 7978 (Mobile)

Please get all the forms which are posted in the district 51 website www.Tmdistrict51.org
For area governor election, this will be done during the area council meeting.
Please read the procedure posted in the district website.

Toastmasters Proxies are coming

The Proxies are Coming
The official Toastmasters International world headquarters proxies for the August 14th 2009 78th Annual Toastmasters International Business meeting to be held in Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.A. will be mailed to club presidents of record on March 31 2009.
Club Presidents in District 51 expect to receive them by latest the 2nd week of April 2009.

They are being mailed in a blue envelope with the words “IMPORTANT PROXY INFORMATION” printed on the front of the envelope.
Club President to tender the proxy to District 51 Governor Joseph Gomez (self addressed DG51 in envelope attached by TI WHQ)
or bring it to Kuching convention in April 17th-19th 2009 and pass it to the District 2009 Proxy Co-ordinator Wendy Wong, DTM
or D51 Governor Joseph Gomez, DTM.

Take the following steps to help our district survive the annual proxy chase:
Clubs to update their club officer information immediately through the Toastmasters Web site Clubs business portal or notify WHQ by mail, fax or phone. This will ensure that each proxy card is mailed to the appropriate person. (Sometimes the club officer list at WHQ is outdated and the proxy is sent to the former club president. Be sure the club president checks with the former officers to see if one of them received the proxy card.)
If you as club president do not receive the proxy card through postage by April 24th 2009, describe that the proxy card to confirm that it was never received, or was set aside or accidentally thrown away. Duplicate proxies can be requested by e-mail to duplicateproxies@toastmasters.org WHQ will start honoring requests for duplicate proxies starting on April 27 2009. Include the club/district number and the current president’s name and address. Remember, WHQ can send only one duplicate proxy card per club, which must be mailed to the club president.

District 51 Distinguished Club Program Status 13th March 2009

March 13th 2009 Distinguished Club performance report by TI WHQ.
Out of 312 clubs that have paid their October-March 2009 dues
(excluding April-September dues),

• 95 Clubs in District 51 have achieved 05 DCP points or more.
• 55 Clubs achieved 04 DCP points.
• 58 Clubs achieved 03 DCP points.
• 52 Clubs achieved 02 DCP points.
• 29 Clubs achieved 01 DCP points.

District 51 target a total number of 240 clubs achieving at least 5 Distinguished Club Program points to achieved the maximum 10 points from the Distinguished Club program for participating in the Distinguished District Program (DDP). District will reward each club with a CLUB PRESIDENT AWARD plaque in appreciation for achieving Distinguished Club Status and beyond by latest April 10th 2009. (Burgundy marbleized plate with gold frost edges on walnut-finished 8” x 10” plaque.
Engraving space for CLUB NAME and NUMBER, YEAR OF TERM & A SPECIAL THOUGHT. Text of plaque reads: Club President; In Recognition of Dedicated Service and Outstanding Leadership as Club President; Presented To:)

Submit your club educational goals before April 10th as well as your club renewal dues and be proud to have assist and realising the district in achieving this goal. Should you need any further clarification and assistance, please write to Ritchierc@yahoo.com

Toastmasters: The Courage to Conquer

District Offices 2009/2010 now open for nomination

Toastmasters in District 51!

Nomination is now open for District Office for the term 2009/2010.
Below are the offices open for nomination following the approved reformation plan 2009/2010 for District 51.
District Governor - 1 position
Lieutenant Governor Education and Training - 2 positions
( 01 each from D51 Peninsular & D51 Rest -Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, Indonesia)
Lieutenant Governor Marketing - 2 positions
( 01 each from D51 Peninsular & D51 Rest -Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, Indonesia)
Division Governor - 14 positions (for Division A, B, C, D, E, H, I, J, K, M, N, P, S and W)

Aspiring candidates, please do the following:

• Read the Officer Qualifications for Year 2009 to make sure you meet the minimum qualification for the position that you wish to be nominated for.
• Get a person to nominate you or nominate yourself by filling in Nominations Form for District Officers and send in the form.
• Fill up the Officer Agreement and Release Statement and send in the form
  

All the forms must be send in not later than 27th March 2009 to the district nominating committee chairman, DTM KK Chee at kkcheetm@gmail.com & copy to District Governor Joseph Gomez, DTM at joseph@servicom.com.my and fax in the forms to +6 04 658 2868 (Penang, Malaysia Fax no)

Forms available at district website http://www.tmdistrict51.org

Be the change that you could be.

Division Performance - Leadership award

As of February 28th 2009, Division I in Jakarta, Soroako, Surabaya achieved 105%, the highest percentage in Leadership award which includes Competent Leader, Adv. Leader, Distinguished Toastmasters from goal with Division E in Sarawak at second highest and Division S covering Perak, Penang, Kedah at third highest from goal.