See what's happening in December..

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Is it me, or is it hard to believe that it is December and we are almost half way though our Toastmaster year?!  I love December because it’s when we take a bit of breather and gather for the holidays with friends and family.  I also love what the holiday season is about – hope and faith.  Read More...

Wow! What a couple of weeks it’s been. Six Division contests & 27 Area contests. Just WOW! Congratulations to all contestants but especially to the winners. I’m sorry, but there are winners, those who have received top honours. There are, as trite as it seems, no losers.   Read More...

We can all learn from successful clubs in our district and other districts. We heard many talks on these areas, and we could use some more tweaking or adjustments on how we do things. Read more...

Please join us on December 4th, for the District 42 Table Topics and Tall Tales Speech Contest, and cheer on our talented speakers. You can watch the contest on D42 YouTube Channel.

Have you found your voice successfully working through Levels 1, 2, 3, or even 4 of your Toastmaster Pathway? Congratulations on your tremendous achievement!

Now STUCK as you strive to lead to make a difference … designing a High-Performance Leadership project, so you build your capabilities to serve your world in a more meaningful way? Read More....

Calling all aspiring leaders: Toastmasters District 42 is accepting applications to onboard for the endless opportunities available to serve it's members. Nominations open December 1, 2021. Find out which opportunities are available HERE.

The webmaster assists the district director and club growth director with updates to the district website. Although the district director is the publisher of the district website and ultimately responsible for its content, the webmaster plays an important role in maintaining the website.

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Contact your District 42 Director Katrina Aburrow.

The Club Growth Team is actively recruiting for Club Coaches who are appointed to clubs that have 12 or fewer paid members. They play an important role in assisting clubs to grow their membership and build stronger clubs. For more information about this leadership opportunity, check out “Who is a club coach?”

There are a number of opportunities within the District.  If you are interested in helping a club, please contact your District 42 Coach Committee Chair Eugene Sicat.

We are working on the list of winners of the Club Fitness club incentive so look forward to hearing more about those incentive winners in the January Dispatch.  Now that clubs have finished working on the Club Fitness incentive, it is exciting to announce the next opportunity for clubs to work together to achieve a District award - the Go Getter Award. Read more...

Each Toastmasters Year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 of the following calendar year. During those twelve months, clubs that participate in the Distinguished Club Program work to achieve specific goals in the areas of member education, member recruitment, and leadership. District 42 recognizes the following clubs, each of which can proudly display their accomplishment by adding a new ribbon to their club banner. Read their stories...

Speech is the primary form of human communication. We are uniquely evolved or created to talk. Most people can talk, few people can speak effectively. Most people can talk about their basic wants and needs or make demands. Few people can express complex ideas and convince or motivate others to take action. Read more...

Being the captain of a ship, a leader, is not easy. We all have made our fair share of mistakes. I am sure that we have learned quite a bit both, from our successes and failures. Today I would like to share 5 ways of leading your ship in your Toastmaster life. Read more...

Welcome to the new norm-Virtual Toastmaster Club meetings. Over the past year, many of us have been zooming in virtually for club meetings, contests, educational and other Toastmaster events. In the real world, no meeting could run without a Toastmaster. I suggest that all Toastmaster clubs where virtual meetings are held should have a Zoom Master of the Day (ZMOD). Read more...

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Fall Speech Contests are part of a long time tradition with Toastmasters. We are pleased to announce the winners of Toastmasters District 42 Division Tall Tales Speech and Table Topics Speech contests. They will advance to compete in District 42 Finals. Make plans to watch the District Competition on December 4th. Read More....

We have recently completed another season of “Of the Year Awards”. What a beautiful moment to pause and appreciate all the hard work that has gone on both in front of the screen and behind the scenes! Congratulations to all our winners; and a huge shout out to the many volunteers who dedicated hours of work to make the contests run smoothly. Read more...

Congratulations to all of our Educational Award recipients! Many awards were submitted for the last month. Click below to see the full list of awards.

CONGRATULATIONS to the following clubs celebrating an anniversary this month!

Twin Rivers Club | December 01, 1948

Meets Mondays at 5:50 pm.

3500 Foot Toastmasters Club | December 01, 1979

Meets Wednesdays at 6:30 pm -- 8:00pm

Shell Calgary Toastmasters | December 01, 1987

Meets Mondays 11:55 am.

Toastmasters At Palliser | December 01, 1998

Meets Wednesdays 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm.

Spring Forward NW Toastmasters | December 07, 2001

Taking a break for the time being.

NHO Toastmasters | December 08, 2016

Meets Wednesdays at 3:30 pm.

CONGRATULATIONS to the newly chartered club, PwC Canada Speech Squad, which chartered with an incredible 28 new members – 8 more than charter strength!  We welcome them at this special time of year to the D42 Toastmasters family. Chartered 10/21/2021