District 53 Business Meeting
The District 53 bi-annual Business Meeting will occur on May 8, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Voting members are all Area Directors, Division Directors, Club Presidents, Club Vice-Presidents, and members of the Senior Team. You will receive your Zoom link, agenda and voting credentials by email shortly.
Members who wish to observe the proceedings should contact District Director Andrew B. Watt by 6:00 PM on Friday, May 7.
Adapt & Thrive
May 15-16, 2021
A Virtually Amazing Event
Our first ever virtual conference is a perfect opportunity to attend the annual District 53 premier event. It’s inexpensive and fun! Same all-access pass ticket covers you for the entire weekend – come and go as your schedule allows. The same educational quality with no travel costs and in the convenience of your own living room!
We will have a morning keynote with accredited speaker Johnny Campbell, DTM, AS and afternoon keynote with Matt Kinsey, DTM, Toastmasters International First Vice-President. Other events include a Hall of Fame, networking, officer installation, and three sets of breakout sessions with the passionate presenters shown here.
The District Leadership Committee (DLC) has presented the slate of candidates for District 53 office nominated to serve during the 2021-2022 Toastmasters Year. Elections for all offices will be conducted during the District Business Meeting on Saturday, May 8.
Clubs completing DCP Goal P2 & P3 (“Four level 2 awards in any Path”) by June 30, 2021, will receive a $25.00 Toastmasters International Gift Certificate.
Clubs adding five new, dual or reinstated members during May and June receive a Beat the Clock! ribbon to display on the club’s banner. In addition to the ribbon, clubs earn a special discount code for 10-percent off their next club order. Learn about Beat the Clock!...
District 53 celebrates and recognizes member and club achievement with gift certificates to the Toastmasters International store. Stumped by how to make the best use of these valuable rewards when you or your club receives them. How to use TI Gift Certificates...
Coronavirus Update - Revised February 1, 2021 - Review New Information
As vaccinations proceed apace across New York State, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, there is hope for a return to in-person meetings in the future. Public health agencies and officials still recommend that we keep our distance, though, until a much higher percentage of the population is vaccinated. Accordingly, District 53 will continue to hold its events online.
In accordance with research and government guidance, the District 53 leadership team urges all Toastmasters clubs to consider themselves non-essential programs, and to delay opening in-person until the risk to member health is negligible according to Toastmasters International and local authorities.
For a complete update with important new information, go to the District 53 Coronavirus Update.