District 80 Club Growth

Talk Up Toastmasters

Program Dates: February 1 – March 31
Toastmasters love to connect, so take advantage of it. The "Talk Up Toastmasters" membership program is the chance to encourage your members to invite guests to a special meeting where prospective members can learn about Toastmasters' many benefits. Then add five new, dual or reinstated members with a join date between February 1 and March 31, and you’ll receive a special "Talk up Toastmasters" ribbon to display on your club’s banner. Qualifying clubs can also earn a special discount code for 10-percent off their next club order. (The discount code expires six months from the date of issue and is not valid with any other offer.)

Applications and payments for members with a join date between February 1 and March 31 must be received at World Headquarters or online no later than March 31. The addition of transfer and charter members does not count for credit toward “Talk Up Toastmasters” credit.

The winning clubs will be revealed online within a few weeks of the submission deadline. Winning clubs should allow up to 10 business days to receive their award if they are located in the United States, and up to 21 business days if they are outside of the United States.

Club Growith Director's Report
January 2016

Goodbye 2015! Hello 2016!

Year 2015 has been a busy and exciting year, not just for me personally, but for the entire District as a whole. All district and club officers and leaders worked hard, each contributing in their own ways in their respective roles, to bring District 80 to new heights, breaking new records along the way.

It is the time of the year again when we review what we have done so far in 2015, and perhaps make some fine tuning to what we have planned to do in 2016.

Goal #1: 10% growth in membership payment

Our membership payment was 5,895 as of 28 Dec 2015. Compared with 5,517 over the same period in the previous term, we managed to increase our membership payment by about 6.8%. While this may look like a decent performance, it is still short of achieving our target of 10% membership payment increment.

Goal #2: 10% net club growth

We added 5 new members into our District 80 family, namely:

- MSD Singapore Toastmasters Club (Area S4)

- Toastmasters In Christ (Area S1)

- PRCS Toastmasters Club (Area D5)

- Olam International Toastmasters Club (Area G5)

- Jurong Green Advanced Toastmasters Club (Area G2).

There are 3 new clubs submitted their charter applications and pending TI’s approval to be officially chartered (as of 31 Dec 2015), and they are:

- Thermo Fisher Scientific Toastmasters Club (Area B3)

- Halliburton Toastmasters Club (Area Z2)

- Hougang CC Mandarin Toastmasters (Area V2).

Finally, we have Serangoon Gardens Country Club (SGCC) Toastmasters Club (Area U1) in the final stage of their charter application submission.

Despite being on track to achieving our goal of 10% new club growth for the current term, we must not lose sight of potentially losing some of our existing clubs. The following clubs have not submitted their October dues, though efforts are still being made to bring them to good standing:

- Infosys Singapore Toastmasters Club (Area G4)

- CB&I Singapore Toastmasters Club (Area U1)

- Tian Ran Xuan Mandarin Toastmasters Club (Area L3)

- Bukit Panjang Toastmasters Club (Area E5)

- Tampines East Toastmasters Club (Area G1).

Goal #3: 100% club visit report submission

All Area Directors submitted club visit reports for all the clubs under their charge before the reports were due on 30 Nov 2015. This is a perfect 100% achievement, the result of excellent teamwork and full cooperation of all Division Directors and Area Directors.

Going forward, we will need to work even harder to achieve the goals that we have set for ourselves at the beginning of the current term, and to achieve them by 31 May 2016.

All divisions are actively working on new club leads and these leads are very promising. We are very confident of chartering more new clubs in the months to come. No efforts will be spared to find ways and means to revive clubs which are currently not in good standing. The combined results of chartering more new clubs and reviving some of the existing clubs will be a further increase in membership payment. My experience working together with our district officers, and our division, area and club officers and leaders, has convincingly demonstrated that achieving the goals and attaining President’s Distinguished District is within our reach.

I look forward to an even more fulfilling and memorable year, and I wish all my fellow Toastmasters a healthy and happy 2016.

告别2015，迎接2016。

2015年是匆忙的一年，也是极令人振奋的一年；这不只是我个人的感受，我想所有80区域讲演会的会员们都有同感。过去的日子里，80区域的区域﹑区﹑分区及分会执委及领导们各师其职，各尽其责，分工合作，充份发挥团队精神，为80区域创造辉煌。

辞旧迎新之际，让我们回顾2015，展望2016.

2015/2016年度目标1：会费缴交增长10%

截至28/12/2015，我们的会费缴交达到5,895名，与上届同期的5,517名相比，增加了6.8%。虽然增长表现不错，但还是没能达到我们的目标。

2015/2016年度目标2：分会净增长10%

截至目前，我们创立了5个分会，另外有3个分会的创会申请还在总会审批中（其中包括V2分区的后港华语讲演会），以及1个分会正在做提交申请创会的最后工作。

虽然新分会的增长能够达到预期目标，但我们得关注一些可能终结讲演活动的分会；目前有5个现有分会无法达到缴交十月份会费的要求。

2015/2016年度目标3：100%分区总监准时呈交访会报告

就这项指标的首轮分区总监访会报告，我们达到100%的目标；所有分区总监都在11月30日的限期前呈交了所有分会的访会报告，这是80区域的一项新纪录，充份体现区总监、分区总监以及分会领导间的合作无间。

前瞻2016年，我们将更紧密合作为我们之前所定下的3个目标迈进，

我们都将加把劲儿捉紧现有的创会机会，创立更多的分会。我们也将竭尽所能通过各种渠道让目前无法达到缴交十月份会费要求的分会，能够继续成为有效分会。通过这双管齐下的措施，达到增加会员的目标。我对达标的希望，充满信心。

让我们一起迈向更充实更美好的2016，祝愿大家有个健康愉快的新年。

Best regards,

Tay Tiam Teang, DTM

Club Growth Director 2015-2016

Tay Tiam Teang
Club Growth Director's
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