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Rose Timmons, Warren Ehn and Hope Hill
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The 2012 Spring Conference was the best conference
I’ve ever attended. Hotel check-in and rooms were great. The conference
committee worked tirelessly for months, planning and preparing.
Registration was painless to pick up badge, tickets, and quality goodie
bag. Decorations
and programs complemented the theme, “Ignite the Flame!” The First
Timer’s Booth was “womaned” with friendly and enthusiastic ladies who
welcomed new conference attendees with additional activities and
goodies.
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| Dean Lampman and Ron Clark |
The
Banner Parade kicked off the event. After a delicious dinner, many attendees put on their toga outfits for the contest. If
that wasn’t funny enough, the
Tall Tales Contest furnished lots of
laughs. The fun and fellowship continued at Friends at the Forum
(Hospitality Room) until midnight.
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Wichita Falls is well represented
by Nathan Rogers and Larry Lambert |
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Saturday
morning's breakfast meeting featured enlightening history about
Toastmasters and experienced Toastmasters' ideas on how to improve
Toastmasters. Education sessions were packed with attendants eager to
learn the tips of the trade. The
Business Meeting to elect the new district officers was standing room only.
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| Conference First Timers are recognized. |
The Awards Luncheon paid
tribute to the many
achievements of members, Clubs, Areas and
Divisions. Keynote speaker
Dale Hansen was presented with
the 2012 Communication and Leadership Award.
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| Isabelle and Terry Cox . . . love and respect |
The
International Speech Contest was amazing with
talent and variety of style. Glad I wasn’t a Judge this time. Free
time for more Friends at the Forum or primping for the Saturday night
dinner and
ceremony for the new Distinguished Toastmasters. This
event is an awesome, emotional experience to witness as each new DTM
gets to express their feelings about becoming a DTM.
At the conclusion
of the DTM ceremony, the 2012 Spring Conference was adjourned. Committee
members immediately held a
post-mortem on the conference to discuss
what worked well and ways to improve the process for next fall
conference. Toastmasters and guests retired to the Friends at the
Forum, to their rooms, or traveled home, pumped-up after a fun-filled,
high-energy weekend filled with Toastmasters.
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| Chuckles the Clown and sidekick Dean Lampman |
Start
planning now to attend (and volunteer at) the Fall Conference on November
16-17, for District 25’s
GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!
Hope Hill
Las Colinas Communicators
