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| Do you know of a community or company within District 53 (Connecticut, Eastern New York, or Western Massachusetts) that could benefit from having a new Toastmasters club? Tell us about it! |
WELCOME • New 2007-2008 Toastmaster Clubs
- Club #1204763, Orange SpeakING, Hartford, CT
The Club meets every Tuesday at 12:00 noon at ING Retirement Services, 10 State House Square, SH14, Hartford, CT. Membership eligibility criteria required (R). The club was chartered on June 30th and is assigned to Area B1. The club Mentors are Michael Aron, DTM and Sidney Yudowich, ACB, ALB. The club Sponsors are Kristie Bathgate, ACB, CL and Michael O'Brien, ACB, ALB. - Club #1180311, Daymon Toastmasters, Stamford, CT
The Club meets on every Tuesday at 12:00 noon at Daymon Worldwide, 700 Fairfield Ave Stamford, CT. Membership eligibility criteria required (R). The club was chartered on May 25th and is assigned to Area D3. The club Mentors are TBD. The club Sponsor is Thierno Idiou Barry. - Club #1171775, ING Orange Toast, Windsor, CT
The Club meets every Tuesday at 12:00 noon at ING Life Insurance and Annuity,
One Orange Way, Windsor, CT. Membership eligibility criteria required (R). The club was chartered on June 17th and is assigned to Area B3. The club Mentors are Doug Cloutier from Windsor TM and John Parla from CIGNA Lunchtime. The club Sponsors are Mark Robinson and Arnie Grot from Greater Hartford TM. - Club #1171536, Tech Valley Toastmasters, Troy, NY
The Club meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday at 12:00 noon at Pitney Bowes Software,
One Global View, Troy, NY. Membership eligibility criteria required (R). The club was chartered on May 1st and is assigned to Area F3. The club Mentors are Christy Minshall from HANYS and Sara Stein form Toast 'n Jam. The club Sponsor is Jeff Sobel, ACB, ALB from NYISO. - Club #1174476, UBS Stamford Toastmasters, Stamford, CT
The Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday at 12:00 noon at UBS, 400 Atlantic St, Stamford, CT. Membership eligibility criteria required (R). The club was chartered on May 1st and is assigned to Area D3. The club Mentor is Malcolm Dickinson, ACB. The club Sponsors are Richard J. Begley, CTM, CL and Thomas A. Dowd, CC.
- Club #1135247, Nerac, Inc, Tolland, CT
The Club meets once monthly on Tuesday at 11:00 am at Nerac, Inc, 1 Technology Dr, Tolland, CT. Membership eligibility criteria required (R). The club was chartered on March 31st and is assigned to Area C4. The club Mentor is Area C4 Governor Arnie Holmes, ACS. The club Sponsors are LGM Marsha Kiley, ACB, CL and Arnie Holmes, ACS. - Club #1148625, PUB Toastmasters, Bridgeport, CT
The Club meets at 12:00 pm every 1st and 3rd Thursday and every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at Peoples United Bank, 850 Main St, Bridgeport Center, Bridgeport, CT. Open to all (O). The club was chartered on March 11th and is assigned to Area D5. The club Mentors are Fred Ferris and Ed Borsuk from UHC Toastmasters. The club Sponsor is Tom Fitch from Nutmeg (Division D Governor). - Club #1069071, Farmington Speaks, Farmington, CT
The Club meets at 3:00 pm every Wednesday at Bank Of America, 70 Batterson Park Rd, Farmington, CT. Membership eligibility criteria required (R). Contact club for information (860 409 5895). The club was chartered on August 28th and is assigned to Area D4. The club Mentor is Margaret Goodrow, CTM. The club Sponsor is Aliena K. Ali. - Club #988118, Greater Bridgeport Toastmasters, Bridgeport, CT
The Club meets at 12:00 pm every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 350 Fairfield Ave 3rd Floor, Bridgeport, CT. Open to all (O). Contact club president Tom Long for membership information (203 610 8528). Visit the club web site. The club was chartered on October 10th and is assigned to Area D5. The club Mentors are Konrad Eldracher, CL and Brian Cavanaugh, ATMG. The club Sponsors are Raymond Durkin, ACB, ALB and John Bate, CTM, CL. - Club #1114303, YCC Express, South Deerfield, MA
The Club meets at 12:00 pm and 5:15 pm every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at YCO Building (First Floor), 16 Yankee Candle Way, South Deerfield, MA in the Computer Training Room. Membership eligibility criteria required (R). Visit the club web site.
The club was chartered on January 16th and is assigned to Area E2. The club Mentors are Cathie McCoy, ATMB and Mike Finn, ACG, CL. The club Sponsor is Mike Finn, ACG, CL.
Something New -
Geography and Geocodes
Nigel Reed, Public Relations Officer from Plano, TX, District 50, has volunteered his time and resources to "geocode" and map all Toastmaster Clubs. You might ask, "What is geocoding?" To geocode, is to take a street address and convert it into latitude and longitude (geographic coordinates) so that it can be displayed on a map.
The end results are Google Maps with a pushpin marker for every Toastmaster club location. When you click on the pushpin, Club contact information is revealed. It is still a work in progress; not all pushpins are "perfectly" placed on the Google maps. However there is a procedure to follow to move your pin. Check out the D53 TM Club Atlas.
Serving Clubs in Connecticut,
Eastern New York, and Western Massachusetts
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| The Summer '08 issue of the Yankee Activator is now available. Download the pdf file today. A Message from the YA Editor Mary Rarogiewicz |
| Yankee Activator Survey results here. |
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| Golden Quill: An award presented to the Club and the VP Public Relations that creates and submits a Public Relations Scrapbook. |
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