Becoming a Member
Joining a Toastmasters club is easy. With more than 125 clubs within our District 53, i.e. Connecticut, western Massachusetts and eastern New York, there is sure to be one near you.

Finding a Club
Take a look at the list of Clubs in District 53, arranged in geographic Divisions, to find a Club:

• Eastern NY (Hudson River Valley) and the Danbury, CT area: Division A
• North Central Connecticut: Division B
• Eastern and Southeast Connecticut: Division C
• West and Southwestern Connecticut: Division D
• Western Massachusetts: Division E
• Northeastern New York (Capital District): Division F

THE Best Way to Find A Toastmasters Club ... please use the very powerful New Toastmasters Club Search Tools. In particular try the awesome Zip Code Search (for U.S. clubs) ... providing a list of Toastmaster Clubs by distance from your favorite Zip Code! Or if you may want to perform advanced searches for clubs around the world then try the Advanced Search Tool.

Become a Member. After you find a Club near you, attend a meeting and apply for membership. All Clubs have a different personality, so you might want to visit several before you make a decision.

The Toastmasters International website contains all the information you need to Find a Club and learn About Toastmasters.

Start A Club
If there are no clubs near you, consider organizing one! Follow the Start a Club link for more information. There are more than 200,000 members in Toastmasters, all from a variety of occupations and backgrounds. They include doctors, auto mechanics, executives, teachers, homemakers, artists, college students, supervisors, attorneys, engineers, salespersons, and more. However, Toastmasters is only for individuals 18 years or older.

If you are Interested in Forming a New Toastmasters Club or wish to support / participate in building a new Club, contact:
Lt. Governor Marketing, Karin von Kaenel, CTM  
New Club Extension Chair, Paul Young, DTM  

We want you to experience a Toastmasters Club in action before you commit, the District 53 Executive team can arrange a demonstration meeting, at your location. The demonstration meeting allows you to experience first hand, in one hour, the array of educational opportunities, and benefits. In addition to experiencing the program, we'll explain the full scope and long term benefits of having a Toastmasters club in your company or community. Many companies have adopted toastmasters as a component of their in-house training opportunities. Some companies have as many as 2 or more clubs in-house.

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Need Help?
If you want District 53 to assist in the search for a Club, and provide your name, phone number, address and area(s) within Connecticut, western Massachusetts and eastern New York in which are interested in locating a Toastmasters Club.

Outside our area please call Toastmasters International voicemail information line at (800) 993-7732 (from North America) or speak to a live operator by calling (949) 858-8255, weekdays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, PT. If you want to request information by email, mailto: tminfo (at) toastmasters.org