Did you know that the highest honor Toastmasters awards is that of Distinguished Toastmaster, commonly known as the DTM? Members who have achieved both the Advanced Communication Gold and Advanced Leader Silver awards are given this recognition. To achieve this award usually takes five to eight years of dedicated service and leadership! Of the 4 million past and present members of Toastmasters fewer than 12,000 members have achieved this elite DTM status. Members who have earned their DTM are usually honored and presented with a medal at a district conference following their achievement.
At Cottonwood Toastmasters we have two members who have achieved DTM status. Our most recent DTM is Laurie Rangel who received her medal at the past conference. Laurie, we congratulate you and honor you as one of our clubs DTM's and say, "Way to go Laurie. You make us proud!"
In a recent email I received from Laurie she says "Becoming a DTM was a long road, however I did not take that road alone. I could not have achieved this without help from all of you." At our last meeting Laurie shared with us how it felt to receive this Distinguished Toastmaster award, encouraged us all to do the same, and told us her next goal is to get a second DTM. And she will too!
Here you see a surprised Laurie at our Toastmasters meeting.
We surprised her and dedicated the entire meeting to her!
This is Laurie, Denise our "ah"counter, and Dave our timer
Laurie, serving as our General Evaluator, shared with
us how she feels about accomplishing this award and what her future goals are
Paula, our current VP of ED
and
Laurie
Laurie cutting her cake. YUM!
This is Lou, Laurie's husband. He created his speech around Laurie
and her amazing accomplishments and growth from being
a Toastmaster
This is me and Laurie, Merle is in the background. He is a valued
new member of our Cottonwood Toastmasters club!
To view pictures of the recent District 3 Conference go to:
Cottonwood Toastmasters meets every Monday 12:00 to 1:15 at the Cottonwood Village, 201 E Mingus Ave. Guests are welcome. For more information call Laina Lloyd at 928-300-8638 or Dave Ellison at 634-6540
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