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Bettye Underhill, District 31 Governor, served 1982-83 Photo : D31 LGM, Bil Lewis, DTM, son of D31, DPG, Dr. Bettye Underhill, DTM, D31, PDG, Charlie Keane, DTM "May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand" . Irish Blessing I got the call yesterday from Bil Lewis my friend who is currently serving as the District 31 Lt. Governor of Education & Training that his Mother our District 31 First Female Governor, PDG, Dr. Bettye Underhill, DTM passed on. I cried and asked if he would be willing to pay a tribute at our Spring 2009 Conference on Saturday May 9, 2009. We are already paying tribute to PDG, Charlie Keane, DTM who passed away this year as well. Charlie and Bettye were good friends and if they only realized that each passed just months from one another - that is almost remarkable. I met Bettye at ou...

TWO LADY CHAMPS who show us they EACH have the COURAGE TO CONQUER!! Photo Lt-Rt 2008-2009 Toastmasters International President, Jana Barnhill and the 2008 World Champion of Public Speaking, LaShunda Rundles "COURAGE TO CONQUER", is the 2008-2009 International President, Jana Barnhill's theme this year. I recieved an email via Facebook from the 2008 WCPS, LaShunda Rundles this morning! I am happy to report that LaShunda is GOING HOME! Here is the message from my friend who is still recovering but has the COURAGE TO CONQUER and show the world that she is a CHAMPION!! Sherri, Hello there Princess! Sorry for the slow response but hopefully you can understand. I may be going home in the next couple of weeks so keep me in your prayers. I still will need some home health and rehab for a while but home is home. I only weigh about 95 pounds so I am learning how to eat and retrain my gut to accept it. I have a feeding tube and I will have to supplement for a while, but me st...

"Soccer is not just about scoring goals - it’s about winning". Today I coached the Lady Scorpions - thankfully with the help of a very experienced Saugus Youth Soccer Coach - Tom - because my Assistant Coach (whose daughter is also on the team) took his family to Florida for spring vacation (so lucky!) High five to Coach Tom for sharing your tips and time!!! We had six players and competing against another U-12 Girls team up in West Newbury, MA. I must admit going in we were the "underdogs" - the other team had eight players which meant they would have subs to replace their tired players. One of our goalies came to the game late - but we were VERY thankful to see her arrive! We only had two practices and our fist game which was suppose to be Saturday April 4, 2009 was cancelled due to the rains and the wet fields. So we have NOT had much time to get into shape or to go over passing and kicking skills. Plus two of our new players have NEVER even played on a team bef...

I missed last nights performances of American Idol because I was at the Toastmasters District 31 Division A & B Speech Contest - but thanks to google searches and the internet I was able to find BORN TO BE WILD - By Adam Lambert on UTUBE! I knew he ROCKED it because my eleven-year-old, daughter Sabrina reported to me that he "did well Mom". So this morning I went looking for last nite's SHOW TUNE by Adam and I found it with a BUNCH of other gems that he has performed. I added the links for your review (I am STILL not sure how to upload videos to Blogger - any pointers would be great - even though I follow the directions - I think I am still missing a step). And to add an little off the track tidbit - my maternal grandmothers maiden name was Lamberti I believe that Adam Lambert IS the favorite to win American Idol and he will win this season - but seriously even if he DOESN'T win Idol - it is evident that he will have an incredible singing and performing career -...

As the district's cheif executive officer, the district governor directs the district in a way that fosters strong clubs...the Governor achieves the mission of the district in a manner that motivates volunteer leaders and promotes a standard of excellence I met with the District 31 Toastmasters Nomination Committee on Tuesday March 31st at 6:00 PM in the Watertown Public Library. This is was my third meeting of its kind for a district leadership office. The first time I met with the 2007-2008 Committee for the office of Lt. Governor of Marketing and the second time I met with the 2008-2009 Committee of Lt. Governor of Education & Training. I enjoyed meeting with the committee. I was excited, elated and I could hardly believe the Nomiation Meeting finally arrived and was over in about fifteen minutes! It was like being around very supportive friends - well because they all are. I brought excellent recommendations and presented my packets to the five member board. The Nomination ...

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The 2009 International Convention August 12-15, 2009 "Find Fun by the Bucket…in Mashantucket"! Curious for Convention news? You’ve come to the right spot. (taken from the Toastmasters Website) http://www.toastmasters.org/ “For me, it took getting into a formal organization – such as Toastmasters – to understand what total communication is all about.” - Peter Coors, Coors Brewing Co. With Convention time quickly approaching, the TI Web site is your one-stop source for information. You’ll learn everything you need to know about the 2009 event, which takes place August 12-15 in beautiful Mashantucket, Connecticut. The 78th Annual International Convention will be held at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, a hotel that boasts a dizzying array of entertainment options. Here you’ll get to hear a variety of great speakers, attend educational sessions and enjoy the much-anticipated World Championship of Public Speaking. 2009 Schedule of Events http://www.toastmasters.org/2009SchedulePDF Ev...

"April Fools MOM" !, Sabrina Raftery She got me this morning! OH YEA! I thought I got her but REALLY she got me. This morning I went to wake Sabrina up for school. I sat on her bed and said "Sabrina school was cancelled because it is snowing out". She moved the shade and looked out the window and said "NO SAH"! Then she got up and said. "Lets go have breakfast together". We went to the kitchen counter and she had the bowels ready. I should have known that she was up to something the night before because she never puts the cereal boxes out on the counter - in fact NOTHING can be out on the counter! I know a little OCD (not ME! - HER!) Sabrina then waited for me to cut up banana slices into each of our bowels. Then I picked up one of the boxes and started to pour it into my bowel... and noticed it was the WRONG cereal. When I looked in the box and said "wait a minute..." and she began laughing and said, "April FOOLS MOM". ...