The History of NIOSH Toastmasters, Club 9319

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The History of NIOSH Toastmasters, Club 9319

• Rick Davis, DTM

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Prehistory

• Early 1993
• CDC Connects had an article on the CDC
  Toastmasters.
• Gave us permission to start our own club.
• Peter Shaw sent out a global e-mail for
  interested people to start a club.
• Had been a member of a previous club.
• Organizational meeting
• Davis, Brown, Ahrenholz, Shaw, Simon, ?

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Prehistory 2

• Decided to ask Jim McGlothlin to be our mentor.
• Jim belonged to the hugely successful Anderson
  Hills TM
• Helped put on a demo meeting in February, 1993.
• Organizing committee put up the 75 for the new
  club kit.
• Signed up 20 members and chartered April 16, 1993.

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History

• 1st Officers
• President Rick Davis
• VP-E -- Peter Shaw
• VP-PR -- John Zey
• VP-M -- Ken Brown
• Treasurer Elaine Mann
• Secretary Steve Ahrenholz
• Sergeant at Arms Marsha Gran

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Photo of Early Meeting
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Got Through the First Year

• Joanie Buchanan Area Governor
• Provided mentoring
• Encouraged us to participate in District
  politics.
• Needless to say we fit right into the politics of
  Toastmasters.

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In the mean time

• Rick has been Area Governor and Division Governor
  twice, wrote and edited the District Newsletter
  for 5 years (two top ten Newsletter awards.)
• Steve has been Area Governor twice.
• Marsha has been Area Governor.

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And

• Provided contestants
• Humorous Speech Contest.
• Table Topics Contest.
• International Speech Contest.
• Evaluation Contest
• Area and Division level.

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And

• Served as sponsor/mentor for a number of new
  clubs
• T.A.L.K. Toastmasters, Milford
• Bearcat Toastmasters, U.C.
• TV Toastmasters, Anderson Twp.
• Cincinnati StateSteve

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With Your Help and Dedication

• Club will attract more new members.
• Club will continue to be fun.
• Club will attract new officers.
• Club will prosper for another 15 years or more.

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What is our legacy?

• Pioneer Club asserts that it is the most nearly
  perfect Toastmasters club.
• NIOSH TM should aspire to be the most supportive
  Toastmasters club.
• www.nioshtoastmasters.com