Fellow Toastmasters, we have come a long way. We have had a challenging year, especially with the pandemic and the membership of our clubs is just one of those things that were affected by it. In any case, we have another six months to go in our Toastmasters calendar year. It has been proven that word of mouth is one of the best ways to grow our clubs, which is the basis of the “Talk Up Toastmasters” membership-building program.

Let us encourage all our members to spread the word and invite guests to our club meetings.

When your club registers up to 5 members between Feb-1 to Mar-31, you will get a special Talk Up Toastmasters ribbon.

In our district, we have a few more incentives, and you can refer to d42tm.org to learn more:

• https://d42tm.org/talk-up-toastmasters-up-your-membership/

You can refer to this Toastmasters International page as well:

• https://www.toastmasters.org/Leadership-Central/Club-Officer-Tools/Membership-Building/Membership-Building-Programs-for-Clubs

We have several clubs in our district that successfully increased their membership; it is very much possible during this challenging time.  Let us trust that it will work, and let us keep on trying.

Eugene Sicat,
D42 Club Growth Director