District 35 Spring Conference
2025-05-02 - 2025-05-04
Watch this space for details on this fabulous educational and networking opportunity in the charming town of Neenah, Wisconsin!

Club officer elections!
2025-05-04 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Clubs are expected to complete elections in May and submit the new officer list on toastmasters.org in June. How do you find new officers? What’s next?

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88643616652?pwd=[REDACTED]

DEC Meeting
2025-05-10 09:00 - 13:00
Virtual Only

Give a speech, track a speech
2025-05-11 19:00 - 20:00
If you’re doing speeches, you and your club should be credited with speeches. Let’s talk through how a little tracking can help your club be more successful.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88643616652?pwd=[REDACTED]

Own it! Problem solving and teamwork can build your club!
2025-05-17 08:00 - 09:00
Use your officer term, a High Performance Leadership project or a Distinguished Toastmasters project to improve your club culture, streamline processes or bring in guests!

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85940290842?pwd=[REDACTED]

Mentoring club members
2025-05-18 19:00 - 20:00
How do you start a mentoring program in your club? What do mentors do? Could you be a mentor?
Join us to talk about a great way to retain members and improve club quality!

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88643616652?pwd=[REDACTED]

DEC Meeting
2025-06-14 10:00 - 14:30
Hybrid

Club Officer Training (TLI)
2025-06-26 18:00 - 21:00
Attend the club officer training because:
You get to meet people from other clubs and learn from each other
You gain insight to help your club make meetings enjoyable and educational
You discover opportunities to develop new skills
Training also helps you understand your role and how it connects with other club leaders. Plus, it benefits your club—at least 4 officers attending District-sponsored training twice a year earns credit toward the Distinguished Club Status and, when all 7 officers attend, your club is eligible for District recognition!

REGISTER HERE:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vpmfg7iiRduyqP9NZvC1zA

Zoom Master Training
2025-06-28 09:00 - 10:00
Zoom Master Training
Saturday, June 28, 9am-10am
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89273299082?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 892 7329 9082
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Want to impress your fellow club members, friends, colleagues, and family with amazing Zoom meeting management skills? Of course you do! Come to the rescue the next time your workplace zoom master has to leave mid meeting and there is a presentation going on. Make the presenter look good by showing them how to share a PowerPoint and be visible while doing it. Get people to give instant feedback through Zoom polls. Join Paul Van Dyck, our District’s Zoom Expert, for tips, tricks, and plenty of humor, as he turns you into a Zoom professional. This is your nudge to end the Toastmasters year strong and learn a practical, relevant, and in demand skill. Turn your Zoom fear into Zoom Mastery.

Contact Program Quality Director-Elect Yuriy Ksenidi, warhawkforlife@gmail.com, with questions.

July DEC meeting
2025-07-12 09:00 - 13:00

Club Officer Training (TLI)
2025-07-19 09:00 - 12:30
Attend the club officer training because:
You get to meet people from other clubs and learn from each other
You gain insight to help your club make meetings enjoyable and educational
You discover opportunities to develop new skills
Training also helps you understand your role and how it connects with other club leaders. Plus, it benefits your club—at least 4 officers attending District-sponsored training twice a year earns credit toward the Distinguished Club Status and, when all 7 officers attend, your club is eligible for District recognition!
Zoom link:to register — https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/MgEd2pGrRS-4jwtKBuGISQ

Club Officer Training (TLI)
2025-07-30 18:00 - 21:00
Attend the club officer training because:
You get to meet people from other clubs and learn from each other
You gain insight to help your club make meetings enjoyable and educational
You discover opportunities to develop new skills
Training also helps you understand your role and how it connects with other club leaders. Plus, it benefits your club—at least 4 officers attending District-sponsored training twice a year earns credit toward the Distinguished Club Status and, when all 7 officers attend, your club is eligible for District recognition!
Zoom link to register — https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/kxRxTg1MRFGYRtlmUpma4g

Why On Earth Is Your Club Low in Members?!
2025-08-02 09:00 - 10:00
In the 2024-25 Toastmasters program year, many clubs in District 35 (and other districts) finished the year on June 30 with fewer than 12 members.
Why?!
Many factors can impact a club’s membership. That’s a fact of life.
Yet, many key actions can help INCREASE your club’s membership. That’s also a fact of life.
Our presenter Keith Hardy, DTM, won’t be discussing your grandparents’ sugar and spice methods to grow club membership. Oh no–he will share ideas and actions that might be a bit uncomfortable, yet will bear fruit with sustained higher club membership.
Keith served as the 1996-97 District 6 Director, leading nearly 300 clubs throughout Minnesota and northwestern Ontario. He is a member of three Toastmasters clubs that currently have fewer than 12 members, but plan to have more than 12 members by June 30, 2026.
Let’s explore together how best to retain and grow your club’s membership.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86451049186?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 864 5104 9186
Passcode: [REDACTED]

August DEC meeting
2025-08-09 09:00 - 13:00

Club Officer Training (TLI)
2025-08-16 09:00 - 12:30
Attend the club officer training because:
You get to meet people from other clubs and learn from each other
You gain insight to help your club make meetings enjoyable and educational
You discover opportunities to develop new skills
Training also helps you understand your role and how it connects with other club leaders. Plus, it benefits your club—at least 4 officers attending District-sponsored training twice a year earns credit toward the Distinguished Club Status and, when all 7 officers attend, your club is eligible for District recognition!

Zoom link to register — https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/kE8yjDxSQ9WKKDvesTz0AA

Membership Renewal Made Easy
2025-08-21 19:00 - 20:00
Membership Renewal Made Easy:

Membership renewal is more than reminding people to pay their dues by September 30. Let’s explore together how best to keep the numbers of members renewing high while keeping your stress level low with Lori Geddes, DTM, and District 35 Finance Manager.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mAId-XSLToamvtoHJodl4g

You will receive an email from Zoom confirming your registration. You can then add the event to your calendar.

Club Public Relations Tactics
2025-08-31 19:00 - 20:30
Join Nancy McCulley, District 35 Public Relations Manager, to discuss ways you can promote your club. Meet members from clubs across the District (and beyond), network with peers, and come away more confident in your ability to tell anyone what value Toastmasters offers to them. Everyone is welcome to attend this interactive and dynamic session!
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/u0KRkYs8TT6c_Orpkv8fwA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

If you have any questions, the registration form has space to write them. You can also email Yuriy, Program Quality Director, warhawkforlife@gmail.com

September DEC meeting
2025-09-13 09:00 - 13:00

Connecting the Dots: Pathways, CSP, and DCP
2025-09-14 19:00 - 20:30
Connecting the Dots: Pathways, CSP, and DCP

How the three “programs” interact and affect the other
Think beyond “check the box” and focus on the skills learned and meeting the member needs. When member needs and goals are met, that builds into the club goals being met.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84977920900?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 849 7792 0900
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Zoom room will open about 10 minutes before 7pm

Speechcraft: giving people a taste of Toastmasters
2025-09-18 19:00 - 20:00
Speechcraft: giving people a taste of Toastmasters

Learn what Speechcraft is and how it can be used to both introduce people to Toastmasters and bring people in to join your club.
Brandon Birrenkott, past Division Director, and member of Sentry Toastmasters and Wausau Evening Toastmasters, will share a recent Speechcraft his clubs have done. This interactive session will give you a solid overview of Speechcraft and tools to coordinate your own Speechcraft with the support of members of your club.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87465111206?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 874 6511 1206
Passcode: [REDACTED]

District 35 Fall Business Meeting
2025-09-20 09:00 - 12:00
Please watch for information on voting and credentials as well as advance information to be discussed and brought to the District Council on Saturday, Sept 20.
Watch https://district35.org/fall-business-meeting/
This event will be virtual.

Session 1: Pathways 101
2025-09-25 19:00 - 20:30
Session 1: Pathways 101

The Navigator resource
Understanding Base Camp options
Purchasing a path
Launching a project, including:

Reviewing content
Updating speech log
Mark project as complete

Entering meeting roles held (different from FTH meeting agenda tracking)
Marking your completed level as complete (and how that helps your club)

Join Zoom Meeting (same link for all three Thursday sessions)
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87695273121?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 876 9527 3121
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Zoom room will open about 10 minutes before 7pm

Program Quality Director's Office Hours
2025-10-02 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday, October 2, 7pm-8:30pm.

Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ul3oZsGbRimGXEzyW4srmw

You will receive an email from Zoom with the meeting link.

Description: Have a question about the Distinguished Club Program, contests, upcoming learning events, club membership, getting new members, or simply want to share your experience as club officer so far this year? Stop in between 7pm and 8:30pm and ask Yuriy, your Program Quality Director, anything that is on your mind. Please invite your club’s members to check this out.

Session 2: Pathways 201
2025-10-09 19:00 - 20:30
Session 2: Pathways 201

Be proactive now – review future projects and find out what’s involved
Brainstorming potential topics to meet specific project objectives – start a speech journal
Keeping track of your own progress (quick glance)
Giving feedback to other members in your club (it’s not just one assigned evaluator that can help a member improve)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87695273121?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 876 9527 3121
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Zoom room will open about 10 minutes before 7pm

October DEC meeting
2025-10-11 09:00 - 13:00

Unlock the Full Potential of Your Club’s Free Toast Host Website-Part 1
2025-10-12 19:00 - 20:30
Is your club ready to get more out of its Free Toast Host (FTH) site?
In this two-part hands-on training, you’ll learn how to:

Create and edit meeting agendas with ease
Generate reports to track member roles and participation
Build new pages to promote programs and share information
Manage email distribution lists for new members
Customize the “Contact Us” form to fit your club’s needs
And more!

Whether you’re brand new to Free Toast Host or looking to sharpen your skills, this workshop will give you the tools and confidence to manage your club website effectively.

Where:
Zoom (no registration required)
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89716004404?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 897 1600 4404
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Facilitator:
Kris Pool, DTM

Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your club’s online presence and make managing your FTH website a breeze!

Unlock the Full Potential of Your Club’s Free Toast Host Website-Part 2
2025-10-19 19:00 - 20:30

Session 3: Pathways 301 (for all club officers – you are ALL base camp managers)
2025-10-23 19:00 - 20:30
Session 3: Pathways 301 (for all club officers – you are ALL base camp managers)

How to approve or deny a level completion
Submitting letter of recognition to an employer (Levels 3-5)
Viewing a member’s progress through a path
Give recognition at a meeting (with a member’s certificate of completion)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87695273121?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 876 9527 3121
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Zoom room will open about 10 minutes before 7pm

Club Public Relations Tactics
2025-10-26 18:00 - 19:30
Club Public Relations Tactics
Sunday, October 26, 6pm-7:30pm

Join Nancy McCulley, District 35 Public Relations Manager, to discuss ways you can market your club. Meet members from clubs across the District (and beyond), network with peers, and come away more confident in your ability to tell anyone what value Toastmasters offers to them. Everyone is welcome to attend this interactive and dynamic session!

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/8qFqs0XeSFS9CsnqTV4HDg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

If you have any questions, the registration form has space to write them. You can also email Yuriy, Program Quality Director, warhawkforlife@gmail.com.

Fox Speaks Toastmasters Spook-a-Thon
2025-10-28 18:15 - 20:30
Fox Speaks Toastmasters Spook-a-Thon
Menasha Festival Foods
1355 Oneida St.
Menasha, WI 54952

Join us in person or on Google Meets for our Annual Halloween Humor and Family Friendly Spook-a-Thon. Costumes are desired but not required. Feel free to bring a friend.
There will be time to show off your costume, meet new people, free snacks, and share fun Halloween Tales.
