The Area A1 International and Tall Tales Contests were held on April 1st at Marist College, in Poughkeepsie, NY.

• International Speech Contest Results

  • 1st place - Daniel Daly
  • 2nd place - Thomas Franklin
  • 3rd place - Deanna Dunn

• Tall Tales Speech Contest Results

  • 1st place - John Thayer
  • 2nd place - Richard Basener
  • 3rd place - Brian Prasky

Picture (l-r): Richard Basener, Brian Prasky, John Thayer,Mike Ruppert (Area A1 Governor).

The Area A3 International and Tall Tales Contests were held on April 1st at the at the Gardnertown (NY) United Methodist Church, Newburgh, NY.

• International Speech Contest Results

  • 1st place - Mike LaFountain (Catskill TM - 9542)
  • 2nd place - Sharron Phillips ( (Orange County TM - 9315)

• Tall Tales Speech Contest Results

  • 1st place - Mike LaFountain (Catskill TM - 9542)
  • 2nd place - Clifford Bell (Henry Hudson TM - 4507)
  • 3rd place - John Capen (Orange County TM - 9315)
  • Participant: Carole Hurst(Orange County TM - 9315)
  • Participant: Daniel Sarno(Henry Hudson TM - 4507)

Picture (l-r) Clifford Bell, John Capen, Mike LaFountain, Sharron Phillips, Ozgur Turkmen (A3 Governor), Daniel Sarno (Tall Tales participant from Henry Hudson TM - 4507).

The Area A4 International and Tall Tales Contests were held on April 1st at the at the Stony Hill Fire Department, Bethel, CT.

• International Speech Contest Results

  • 1st place - Nana Danso - Socially Speaking - # 4720
  • 2nd place - Pearl Golay - Cartus - # 875053
  • 3rd place - Barnum Square - # 1701

• Tall Tales Speech Contest Results

  • 1st place - Carmine Coco DeYoung - WestConn - # 0599
  • 2nd place - Annie Sorrells - Cartus - # 875053
  • 3rd place - Heather O'Neil - Barnum Square - # 1701

Picture : Heather O'Neil speaking on "Mommie Madness".

Picture : Jigi Thomas speaking on "SPAM".

The Area A5 International and Tall Tales Contests were held on April 1st at the at Marist College, in Poughkeepsie, NY.

• International Speech Contest Results

  • 1st place - Mike LaFountain (Catskill TM - 9542)

• Tall Tales Speech Contest Results

  • 1st place - Neal Marsh, Arlington Rotary Toastmasters

Picture (l-r): Neal Marsh - A5 Tall Tales winner, Janice Parker (Area A5 Governor), Michael Casale - A5 Intl. winner.

Dave Wheeler, DTM

District 53 is proud to announce that Dave Wheeler, DTM has joined the elite group of Distinguished Toastmasters. Dave recently completed all requirements for his Advanced Leader (ALS), Advanced Communicator Gold (ACG) award and received his DTM recognition on November 2, 2007.

Dave Wheeler, DTM has served the District as Area A4 Governor ('05-'06) and is currently serving as Division A Governor. He is an active member of

• West-Conn Toastmasters Club #599, an open community Club that meets in Area A4 at Wooster School Library in Danbury, CT
• Socially Speaking Club #4720, an open community club that meets at the Congregational Church in Brookfield, CT
• DiversityUSA Club #3401, an advanced club that meets at the Ridgefield Library in Ridgefield, CT

The Division A Table Topics and Humorous Speech Contests
were held on October 10th and hosted by the West-Conn Toastmasters
at the Wooster School Library in Danbury, Connecticut.

• Table Topics Contest Results

  • 1st place - Kate Zap
  • 2nd place - Liz Smith
  • 3rd place - Pat Hendrickson

• Humorous Speech Contest Results

  • 1st place - Nana Danso (with speech titled, "The Secret")
  • 2nd place - Pearl Golay (with speech titled, "A Permanent Crisis")
  • 3rd place - Adam Izzo (with his speech titled, "Barbecue")

l to r: Kate Zap (Table Topics 1st), Nana Danso (Humorous Speech 1st)

l to r: Kate Zap (Table Topics 1st), Nana Danso (Humorous Speech 1st), Pat Hendrickson (Table Topics 3rd), Pearl Golay (Humorous Speech 2nd), Liz Smith (Table Topics 2nd)

David Gavin, DTM

District 53 is proud to announce that David J. Gavin, DTM has joined the elite group of Distinguished Toastmasters. David recently completed all requirements for his Advanced Leader (ALS) award and received his DTM recognition on June 30, 2007.

David Gavin served the District as Area A5 Governor ('06-'07). He is an active member of Arlington Rotary Toast Club #5614, an open community Club that meets in Area A5 at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY.

The Division A Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
were held on April 11th and hosted by the West-Conn Toastmasters
at the Wooster School Library in Danbury, Connecticut.

• Tall Tales Speech Contest Results
  • 1st place - Croix Sather, Socially Speaking Toastmasters, Club #4720, Area A4
  • 2nd place - Jinghua Xu, BI Toastmasters, Club #7386, Area A2
  • 3rd place - Thomas Franklin, IBM Poughkeepsie Speechmakers, Club #315, Area A1

l to r: Thomas Franklin (3rd), Jinghua Xu(2nd) and Croix Sather (1st)

• International Speech Contest Results
  • 1st place - Kwabena (Nana) Danso, BI Toastmasters, Club #7386, Area A2
  • 2nd place - Rob Ferrucci, West-Conn Toastmasters, Club #0599, Area A4
  • 3rd place - Deanna Dunn, IBM Poughkeepsie Speechmakers, Club #0315, Area A1

l to r: Deanna Dunn (3rd), Kwabena (Nana) Danso (1st) and Rob Ferrucci (2nd)

Division A Contest Photos by D.Wheeler

The Division A Evaluation and Humorous Speech Contests
were held on October 11th and hosted by the West-Conn Toastmasters
at the Wooster School Library in Danbury, Connecticut.

• Humorous Speech Contest Results
  • 1st place - Bruce Goulart, West-Conn Toastmasters, Club #0599
  • 2nd place - Carole Hurst, Orange County Toastmasters, Club #9315
  • 3rd place - Cynthia Slater, Diversity USA Toastmasters, Club #3401

l to r Cythia Slater, Carole Hurst, and Bruce Goulart

• Evaluation Speech Contest Results
  • 1st place - Patricia "Pat" Hendrickson, Catskill, Club #9542
  • 2nd place - Geoff Crew, IBM Poughkeepsie Speechmakers, Club #315
  • 3rd place - Cynthia Slater, Diversity USA Toastmasters, Club #3401
  • Croix Sather, West-Conn Toastmasters, Club #0599
    

l to r - Croix Sather, Geoff Crew, Pat Hendrickson, and Cythia Slater

Division A Contest Photos by D.Wheeler

The Area A1 & A5
Evaluation
and Humorous
Speech Contests
were held on
October 4, 2006 at
Marist College - Dyson Center,
in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Area A1 Humorous
Speech Contest Results

• 1st place - Adam Izzo,
  Voices of the Valley, Club #4396
• 2nd place - John Paulus,
  IBM East Fishkill Speechmakers, Club #9977

Area A1 Evaluation
Speech Contest Results

• 1st place - Geoff Crew,
  IBM Poughkeepsie Speechmakers, Club #315
• 2nd place - Adam Izzo,
  Voices of the Valley, Club #4396

Area A5 Evaluation
Speech Contest Results

• 1st place - Susan Doyle, Arlington Rotary Toast, Club #5614
• 2nd place - Toni Bass, Arlington Rotary Toast, Club #5614

Photos by

l to r: John Paulus (2nd Humorous), Area A1 Gov Colleen Yarter, Alison Easton, Richard Bessner, and Adam Izzo (1st Humorous)

l to r: Area A1 Gov Colleen Yarter
and Geoff Crew (1st Evaluation)

l to r: ContestMaster Colleen Yarter, Toni Bass (2nd Evaluation), Susan Doyle (1st Evaluation), and Area A5 Area Gov David Gavin

The Area A3
Evaluation
and Humorous
Speech Contests
were held on
October 2, 2006 at
Gardnertown United Methodist,
1191 Union Ave, Newburgh, NY.

Humorous Speech
Contest Results

• 1st place - Carole Hurst,
  Orange County, Club #9315
• 2nd place -

Evaluation Speech
Contest Results

• 1st place - Patricia "Pat" Hendrickson, Catskill, Club #9542
• 2nd place -

Photos by

l to r: Carole Hurst (1st Humorous) and
Div A Governor Dave Wheeler

l to r: Patricia "Pat" Hendrickson (1st Evaluation) and Div A Governor Dave Wheeler

The Area A2 & A4
Evaluation and Humorous Speech Contests
were held on September 20, 2006 at
Wooster School Library, 91 Miry Brook Rd, Danbury, CT.

Area A2 Humorous Speech Contest Results

• 1st place - Cynthia Slater, Diversity USA Toastmasters, Cub #3401
• 2nd place -

Area A2 Evaluation Speech Contest Results

• 1st place - Cynthia Slater, Diversity USA Toastmasters, Cub #3401
• 2nd place -

Area A4 Humorous Speech Contest Results

• 1st place - Bruce Goulart, West-Conn Toastmasters, Club #0599
• 2nd place - Cathy Moore, Cartus Magnus, Club #875053

Area A4 Evaluation Speech Contest Results

• 1st place - Croix Sather, West-Conn Toastmasters, Club #0599
• 2nd place -

Photos by

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Jean Shanahan, DTM

District 53 and Toastmasters International is proud to announce that, Jean F. Shanahan, DTM has joined the elite group of Distinguished Toastmasters. Jean recently completed all requirements for her Advanced Leader (ALS) award and filed for her ALS and DTM recognitions in July 2006. In the year 2005-06 Jean was recognized as a Triple Crown winner with 3 educational awards, ATMS on 8/1/05, ATMG on 11/1/05, and CTM on 4/14/06.
      Jean Shanahan is the Immediate Past Area A5 Governor and Area A5 earned "Distinguished Area" recognition in 2005-2006. Jean is a charter member, mentor and sponsor of The Bureaucrats Toastmasters, Club #790849, which meets at the New York State Department of Transportation in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Area A4
Club 875053,
Cartus Magnus

The Cartus Magnus Toastmasters Club meets at noontime every Tuesday at Cendant Mobility, 40 Apple Ridge Rd, Danbury, CT. Cendant Mobility, soon to be known as Cartus Corporation, is the premier provider of global mobility management and workforce development solutions serving the corporate, government and affinity markets. Membership is restricted to employees of Cendant Mobility. The club was Chartered on May 1, 2006 and assigned to Area A4.