Breaking News
A. Nine Months Passed...Three More to Go!
B. Breakthrough in Brunei & Macau
C. Top 10 Newsletters Awards / Top 5 Membership Campaign Contest
D. New additions to our family
E. District Calendar

Dear fellow toastmasters,

A. Nine months passed...Three more to go!

Believe it or not, nine months of our term has passed. Have we made a breakthrough, a significant breakthrough for ourselves, for our Clubs, Areas and Divisions?

What was our personal goals committed as we start the term? How are we progressing in our CTM and ATM manual speeches? Make plans for the next 3 months, complete the final speeches and earn your CTMs/ATMs - make it a personal breakthrough for yourselves.

As Club officers, we started our term with a goal in mind - to build a stronger Club. Have we make a breakthrough with increase in club attendance and membership? How have we helped our members progressed in their educational goals? Have our Clubs achieved at least 5 DCP goals to be Distinguished? Take time to plan...do not let our final three months passed without a significant breakthrough for our Clubs. Take up the challenge to make full use of the remaining three months :
- mentor a member achieve their CTM/ATM
- bring back an in-active member who have left your Club to renew his/her membership
- submit your Club semi-annual dues by 30 April 2001
- promote membership - encourage each member to bring a guest

"Anyone can stand tall on the high peaks. It is the people who survive the valleys between the peaks who will emerge the strongest. These survivors will be our leaders -- the ones who are mentally tough and have the perseverance to keep going." -- Preston Pearson

Persevere on...and make a significant breakthrough!

B. Breakthrough in Brunei & Macau

At the Toastmasters International Board meeting on 16 February 2001, the Board of Directors approved the Boundary change to District 51 and recommended that, effective July 1, 2001, the Sultanate of Brunei and the special administrative region of China, Macau, be assigned to District 51.

On July 1, 2001, The Brunei Speakers Club No. 6376 will be part of District 51.

Let us warmly give an early welcome The Brunei Speakers Club to our District!

The boundary change will open up new opportunities for District 51 to help make breakthroughs in Brunei and Macau.

C. Top 10 Newsletters Awards / Top 5 Membership Campaign Contest

Be recognised internationally for your club's excellence in the newsletters and membership campaign contests.

For TOP 10 Newsletters contest, send three different issues (published between July 1, 2000 to April 25, 2001) together with a cover letter to the Publication Department at WHQ, postmarked by April 25, 2001. Cover letters must include the name and address of the editor.

For Top 5 Membership Campaigns contest, submit a description of your Club's contest to the Membership and Club Extension Department at World Headquarters. Be sure to describe in details your program's:
OBJECTIVES - How many members did you start with and what is your goal?
AWARDS - What incentives did you provide to the members of your Club?
CALENDAR - How long was the program? A full year? Six months? Three months?
PROMOTION - How was the program promoted to the members of your Club?
SUCCESS - Did you reach the goal, or are you on track?

If your Membership Committee created a program flier, please submit a copy with your entry. All entries must be received at World Headquarters by 5:00pm Pacific Time, April 25, 2001.

D. New Additions to Our Family

A warm welcome to our family in District 51 (for month of February):

1. Bauhinia Mandarin Toastmasters Club 2044-51, Area H4
Chartered: 1 February, 2001
Sponsors: Angela Lee (Victoria), Liu Ming Wai (Mandarin)
Mentors: Mana Young (Mandarin), Derek Ng (HKPTHS)
Sponsoring Club: Mandarin Toastmasters Club & HKPTHS Toastmasters Club

2. Pricewaterhouse Coopers Toastmasters Club 7245-51, Area C1
Chartered: 12 February, 2001
Sponsors: Joseph Gomez (MIM KL), Philip Wong Wan Ming (MIM KL)
Mentors: Richard Hoy Yew Bong (MIM KL), Andrea Lim (Speecom)
Sponsoring Club: MIM KL Toastmasters Club

3. Sungai Petani Toastmasters Club 8747-51, Area N4
Chartered: 23 February, 2001
Sponsors: Rajagopal Ragavan (Kulim), Peter Balan (Darulaman)
Mentors: Sarjit Singh (Darulaman), Syed Farook (Darulaman)
Sponsoring Club: Kulim Toastmasters Club & Darulaman Toastmasters Club

Congratulations to all sponsors and mentors, and to all toastmasters friends who have helped to build the above clubs.

E. District Calendar

** TIP: Announce these events/programs at the end of each Club Chapter Meeting

April 2001

1. Early-bird Educational awards by 30 April 2001

Be a earlybird CTM/ATM and earn a miniature gold-plated TM pin. Complete those final assignments and earn your CTM/ATM soon.

2. Membership Campaign:

Check out new marketing webpage at http://connect.to/d51marketing Tell-A-Friend! ** District 51 award **
- Governor's ribbon : for individual sponsoring 3 new members

3. Division-level Speech Contests for:

- International and Table Topics (Mar/Apr)
(Division level contests must be completed by 15 April 2001

4. District Award for April's semi-annual dues:

**Premier Certificate of Appreciation - For clubs whose April semi annual dues reach TI by April 1st and that the membership retention is above 86%
**Classic Certificate of Appreciation - For clubs whose April semi annual dues reach TI by April 1st and that the membership retention is above 80% but below 86%

5. Nominations for 2001-2002 Officers

Submit your nominations for DG, LGET, LGM and Division Governors for the term 2001-2002 to DG Christopher Teo by 15 April 2001.

6. Deadline for Area Election - 30 April 2001

7. Deadline for Division Toastmasters of the Year
Club President to nominate - submit to Area Governor by 8 April.
Area Governor selects the Area "Toastmaster of the Year" - submit Division Governor by 20 April.
Division Governor submit Division "Toastmaster of the Year" to District Governor by 30 April.

May 2001

1. District 8th Annual Convention 18-20 May 2001
Regal Airport Hotel, Hong Kong
- PRS/VPE to attend District Council Meeting on 18 May 2001
- Featuring Mark Brown - Wold Champion of Public Speaking
- District International and Table Topics Speech Contests
Special: Full package HK$1,250.00/US$160
Convention Web Site: www.area-toastmasters.org.hk/pansea2001
More details, contact: hk_pansea01@yahoo.com

2. Club Election for new officers for 2001-2002

EXPERIENCE THE BREAKTHROUGH

With best regards
DTM Christopher Teo
District 51 Governor, 2000-2001