Amon Carter Orators
barely had low membership. The club
welcomed club coaches Bonnie Crawford
and Kathy Brewer worked together to
identify opportunities and implement changes.
The members began to see that holding
an officer role was a leadership opportunity and a stepping stone for
leadership awards within the Toastmasters program. They changed the meeting time to better meet
members’ schedules. They alternated buildings
for their meetings. By staying open to positive change, the club
finished the year with Select Distinguished Club status.
AAFCU was steadily
adding DCP goals. But in the spring several
members moved and the number of members dropped to 10. The club’s morale was extremely low as having
to add 10 members in six weeks seemed unreachable. As Area Governor, I requested support from my
other area clubs and district leaders who I knew would help. One by one visitors came and joined this
club.
Ft Worth Project
Management realized that to meet the number of goals the members wanted to
achieve, the club would need to meet more than once per month. They now meet twice a month and were able to
finish the year as President’s Distinguished.
My home club, Flagship
Speakers, took their activity to new heights. As their Area Governor, I told them it wasn’t
good enough to be “just OK” but that we needed to be the best club that we
could be. All it took was encouragement
to various members and team work to make sure speeches happened!
It was a very rewarding year for me. I saw that it was very beneficial to visit my
clubs as much as possible. I learned
that being positive and believing others can succeed will help them adopt that
vision for themselves. One never knows whose
life we are touching. We should always
make that “touch” a positive one.
Thank you to Kathy Brewer and District Governor Marylee Mims
for encouraging me and believing in me as I traveled through my Area Governor
journey.
In helping my clubs reach their goals, my area reached its
goals, Division F met its goals and our success helped District 25 become a
Distinguished District.
Celeste Castro
Area 65 Governor
2014-2015
