Golden Gavel Distinguished Royalty!

Sherri Raftery at the Golden Gavel Dinner being honored briefly as a Distinguished District Governor with my Lts Ben and Bil. I love that we were being videoed and it was on the two LARGE screens - felt like royalty (take a peek at the top right).

Alaskan Friend!

IPD31 Governor, Sherri Raftery, Territory Council General, Linus Ramey, Past International President, Jana Barnhill at the Opening Ceremonies.

Line UP!

Linus, Sherri

JW Marriott Lobby - Palm Springs

2009 WCPS, Mark Hunter, Edge Member and finalist,

Maureen Burns Zappala and IPD31G, Sherri Raftery

PDG Angie Key, 2003 WCPS, Jim Key, Professional Speaker,

PDG, Sheryl Roush, IPD31G, Sherri Raftery, Paul Clark

IPD31 Governor, Sherri Raftery, DTM with IPInternational President, Gary Schmidt at the 2010 International Convention with the Distinguished District plaque.

2005 WCPS, Lance Miller, IPD31G, Sherri Raftery, DTM, Keynote Speaker, Todd Newton, 2003 WCPS, Jim Key at the 2010 International Convention - Palm Desert, CA.

Sherri Raftery carrying the Cyrus flag during the Opening Ceremonies!

IPD31Governor, Sherri Raftery, DTM with PDG, Sheryl Roush - Getting our "Sparkle On"!

Sherri with PIP Chris Ford - sitting at the business meeting.

Past Council Territory General Linus Romey, with PDG Sherri Raftery during the Hall of Fame Ceremony.

Todd Newton and Sherri Raftery - "HOLLAR"!

Sherri and Chris laughing during the business meeting break as the music played and delegates danced!

Friends, Awards and Festivities!

Sherri Raftery and Rory Vaden - founder of Climb the Stairs.

Sherri, Kathy and Linus.

2010 International President Pat Johnson and IPD31G, Sherri Raftery

Theo Black, Sherri Raftery and Linu R - Council General

Sherri Raftery and Todd Newton

Sherri and the Gang

Distinguished District Governor Plaques

IPDG Sherri Raftery and IPDG Doug Thiessen with our District Governor Plaques!

Immediate Past District 53 Governor, Marsha Kiley, DTM and Immediate Past District 31 Governor, Sherri Raftery, DTM with our Distinguished District Governor plaques from the Hall of Fame Ceremony in Palm Desert California

Golden Gavel Dinner Banquet

Golden Gavel Reciepent, Carolyn Kepcher - ROCKED the HOUSE!

Lt. Governor of Ed & Training, Ben Lappen (who was my LGM), Sherri Raftery, Immediate Past District Governor at the Golden Gavel Dinner! Photo Taken by PDG Jim Heeren

Sheryl Roush and Sherri Raftery - SPARLK'TUDERS!

2010 Toastmasters International Convention photos!

District 31 LGET, Rose Beeson, DTM, Past International President, Helen/Homer Blanchard, DTM and IPD31 Governor, Sherri Raftery, DTM taking a moment to get our yearly "Leading Ladies" photo!

Front Row - 2009-2010 International President, Gary Schmidt, DTM, IPD31 Governor, Sherri Raftery, DTM recieving the Distinguished District Governor and Excellence in Leadership awards, D31 Governor, Bil Lewis, DTM (son of our District 31 first female District Governor), recieving the Excellence in Ed & Training and LGET Ben Lappen recieveing the Excellence in Marketing award, incoming LGM, Stefano McGhee carrying the District 31 banner, PID, Bash Turay, DTM.

Back row - Territory Council General Linus Romey, from Alaska, 2009-10 D31 Trea$urer, Julia Grant,

IPD25 G Jim Sultan, IPD31 Governor, Sherri Raftery, LGET, Eric Vaugh at the President's Dinner Dance - Palm Desert Cal - JW Marriott!

PD31 Governor, Sherri Raftery with PD45 Governor Wendy Harding at the Business Meeting!

PDG31 Sherri Raftery, with PDG Sheryl Roush!

Outgoing ID, Tim Swearingin and IPD31 Governor, Sherri Raftery at the Business Meeting