July 2025 Newsletter
District 99 July Newsletter Is Here! Start the Toastmasters year strong with the July 2025 Edition of the District 99 Newsletter, now featured on the D99 website! Inside, you'll find: ✅ Updates from your District Trio✅ Club growth and PR strategy highlights✅ New volunteer opportunities✅ Training dates and incentive [...]
Webinar on Creating a Quality Club (Recording Available)
Elevate your club with practical strategies that engage current members and attract new ones! In this webinar, Toastmasters experts share ideas for creating club experiences that connect with people, both current and prospective members. Walk away with strategies you can implement immediately to make your club environment more engaging and [...]
New Round 1 Club Officer Training Dates Announced
The following dates have been added to the Round 1 Club Officer Training opportunities: Online - Club Officer Training, July 15, 2025 (Virtual) 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM (CONCLUDED) Online - Club Officer Training, July 28, 2025 (Virtual) 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM (CONCLUDED) Online - Club Officer Training, [...]
Register Your Sunshine Club
Keep the Momentum Going This Summer – Join a Sunshine Toastmasters Club! Summer is a great time to sharpen your speaking and leadership skills, and many Toastmasters clubs continue to meet throughout the summer season. These clubs, known as Sunshine Clubs, stay active during the summer months and welcome [...]
Fear of Speaking: A Toastmaster’s Spooky Season Guide to Confidence
Article by Wes Montey, Division D Director At this time of year, haunted houses pop up on every corner. Ghost stories, skeletons, and spooky soundtracks fill the air—but for many people, none of it compares to the chill of public speaking. The fear of speaking in front of others ranks among [...]
Open House Months Are Back — November & February!
Looking to grow your club or welcome new voices? Toastmasters International has designated November and February as Open House Months! Host a themed meeting, invite guests, and showcase the power of Toastmasters in action. Every Open House is a chance to inspire — and to help someone take their [...]
Toastmasters International Unveils Pathways Enhancements
Across Toastmasters International, the evolution of the Pathways Learning Experience is an exciting opportunity — one I’m personally enthusiastic about and eager to support our members through. Beginning in late October, Pathways introduced two important enhancements to deepen member engagement and strengthen our club meetings: At each level of [...]
Counting the Toastmasters Community
From Anchorage to Auckland, Toastmasters is truly a global movement—uniting more than 265,000 members across 149 countries. With an average age of 49 and a membership that is nearly 40% multilingual, our community reflects the diversity of voices shaping the world today. Toastmasters clubs thrive on every continent, in workplaces, campuses, and community [...]
Celebrate the Spirit of District 99! – Fall Learning and Recognition Event
Every Toastmasters journey is a story of courage, growth, and connection — and now it’s time to celebrate you! Join us on Saturday, November 8 at the Woodvale Community Centre in Edmonton for a full-day celebration of achievement, learning, and inspiration. This District-wide event brings together members from across [...]
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District 99 Selects Puneeta McBryan as Communication & Leadership Award Recipient
Puneeta McBryan is the CEO of the Edmonton Downtown Business Association, a role she took on in December of 2020 amid the massive shocks of the pandemic and the unknown reality ahead. As the lead convener, connector, and ‘chief optimist’ for Edmonton’s Downtown, Puneeta is working with government, the private sector, and partners from the arts […]