TOASTMASTERS DISTRICT 74

• John Hely-Hutchinson DTM PDG
• 1981

• A floating trophy
• A certificate with citation
• Registered in Toastmasters International's Hall of Fame

• Annually at Maycon

• 1st July to date of the Award Committee Meeting - usually March

• One of District 74's Area Directors
• Must have been served as Area Director from 1st July and will in all likelihood complete his/her term of office

• Area Directors who did not or will not complete their terms of office.
• NB: The award may in exceptional circumstances be shared between two or more Area Directors but this is not desirable.
• All Area Directors who fail to perform their duties.

• To honour and recognise the Area Director who has made a significant contribution to the goals and mission of his/her Area and District.
• The recipient must be generally recognised by his/her fellow Toastmasters within the Area and District 74 for outstanding contributions in the following areas:
  1. meeting all minimum requirements of his/her function as set out in the Area Director's Handbook (e.g. club visits, Club Officer Training, contests, reports, Area Council meetings)
  2. membership building and retention
  3. club extension
  4. education and training of Area officers and members.
  5. leadership, commitment and support.
  6. external public relations and promotion of Toastmasters.
  7. Involvement in District 74 affairs (e.g. conferences/contests)

A full check list of typical activities that should be considered can be found in the District Leadership Handbook.

• All members of District 74 Council (i.e. Cabinet, Division Directors, Area Directors, Club Presidents and Vice Presidents Education)
• All District 74 Coordinators

• District 74 Awards Committee

• The District Director

• January 1997

• 2010

• A Certificate with Citation

• Annually at Maycon

• 1 July of the previous year to the date of the Awards Committee meeting

• Any Toastmasters Club that has demonstrated consistent Public Relations effort over the year – both internally to their members and externally to the public.

• Any club that is not in good standing.

• The purpose of the award is to recognise a Toastmasters Club that has performed consistently well in areas of Public Relations. This includes internal PR to their members and externally to the public. Public Relations communications can take the form of Newsletters, Club websites, use of social media, print media, internet, radio exposure, and/or presentations)

• All active members of District 74

• District 74 Awards Committee

• The District PR Manager will present the Award.

• March 2011

• Adolph P Kaestner DTM
• 1989

• A floating trophy
• A certificate with citation
• Registered in D74 Hall of Fame

• Annually at Maycon

• 1 July of the previous year to date of Maycon

• Any Member of District 74
• Must be a fully paid up member of Toastmasters

• The District Director
• NB: The award is a single person award and should not be shared between two or more recipients.

• To honour and recognise the individual who has made a significant contribution to District 74 by introducing a new and innovative:
  • process, procedure, idea, markets, administrative functions, marketing, educational, sales, public relations, sponsorships, etc.
• That open up new avenues for District and its members and
• That significantly increase and improve the work of District 74 in the Southern African Region
• The Contribution should generally be a WOW experience that leads to breaking new ground and charting new territories for District and its members

Note 1.
Should there be no recipient who has clearly made such a contribution then no award should be made and this fact be recorded on the trophy and in the hall of fame.

Note 2.
The nature of this award calls for new Bright Spark ideas and innovations and as such it is expected that this award will more than likely NOT be awarded on an annual basis but rather as and when a real and WOW innovation occurs that is of benefit to the District and its members

• All members of District 74 Council (ie: Cabinet, Division Directors, Area Directors, Club Presidents and Vice Presidents Education).
• All District 74 Coordinators.

• District 74 Awards Committee

• The District Director

• October 2006

Award Name

Division Director of the Year

Donated by ?
Date ?

What is the award ?
(e.g. Trophy, Certificate, etc.)

• A Floating Trophy
• A Certificate with Citation
• Registered In Toastmasters International's Hall of Fame

When is it awarded ?
(e.g. Maycon, Octobercon)

• Annually at Maycon

Covering what period ?

• 1 July to date of the Awards Committee Meeting - usually March

Presented to ?
(Individual, Team etc. )

• One of District 74’s Division Directors
• Must have been served as Division Director from 1 July and will in all likelihood complete his/her term of office

Exclusions ?
(i.e. Not Eligible for nomination)

• Division Directors who did not or will not complete their terms of office
• NB: The award may in exceptional circumstances be shared between two or more Division Directors but this is not desirable
• All Division Directors who fail to perform their duties

For what ?
(The criteria)

• To honour and recognise the Division Director who has made a significant contribution to the goals and mission of his/her Division and District.
• The recipient must be generally recognisedby his/her fellow Toastmasters within the Division and District 74 for outstanding contributions in the following areas:-
  1. Meeting all minimum requirements of his/her function as set out in the District Leadership Handbook (e.g. Club Visits, Club Officer Training, Contests, Reports, Div. Council meetings etc.)
  2. Membership Building and Retention
  3. Club Extension
  4. Education and Training of Division Officers and Members
  5. Leadership, Commitment and Support
  6. External Public Relations and Promotion of Toastmasters
  7. Involvement in District 74 Affairs (e.g. Conferences/Contests)

Note 1.
A full check list of typical activities that should be considered can be found in the District Leadership Handbook.

Who may nominate ?

• All members of District 74 Council (i.e. Cabinet, Division Directors, Area Directors, Club Presidents and Vice Presidents Education)
• All District 74 Coordinators

Who decides ?
(e.g. Awards Comm., Distr. Dir. )

• District 74 Awards Committee

Presented by ?
(DD, PQD, CGD, PRM)

• The District Director

Last updated ?

• January 1997

• Maggi Northam DTM, PDG
• 1994

• A Floating Trophy
• A Certificate with Citation

• Annually at the May Conference

• 1 July to date of the Award Committee Meeting - usually March

• A team of Toastmasters from District 74
• There must be two or more members in the team.
• The teams can be from any levels within Toastmasters e.g. Club Membership Building team, Club Executive, a Speechcraft Project and many more such teams.

• Individuals

(The criteria)

• To honour and recognise a Team of Toastmasters who have demonstrated a high level of excellence and displaying the team building and cohesiveness learnt from Lessons from the Geese.
• The team and their project must have made a significant contribution to the goals and mission of District 74.
• The recipients must be generally recognised by their fellow Toastmasters within District 74 for their outstanding contribution.

• All members of District 74 Council (i.e. Cabinet, Division Governors, Area Governors, Club Presidents and Vice Presidents Education).
• All District 74 Coordinators.

• District 74 Awards Committee

• The District Director

• January 1997

• The Southern African Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
• 1984

• A Floating Trophy
• A Certificate with Citation
• Registered in D74 Hall of Fame

• Annually at Maycon

• 1 July to date of the Award Committee Meeting - usually March.

• Any one of District 74’s Executive Team including Coordinators.
• Must be a fully paid up member of Toastmasters

• The District 74 Director
• NB: The award is a single person award and should not be shared between two or more recipients.

• To honour and recognise the Individual who has made a significant contribution to the Administration Efficiencies of the District.
• The recipient must be generally recognised by the Executive for outstanding contributions in the following areas:
  1. Meeting all minimum requirements of his/her function
  2. Significantly contributing to the administration of his/her portfolio
  3. Contributing to or making significant improvements to the administration of some key area of District's administration.

Note 1
Should there be no recipient who has clearly made such a contribution then no award should be made and this fact be recorded on the trophy and in the hall of fame.

• All members of District 74 Executive (ie: Cabinet, Division Governors, Area Governors)
• All District 74 Coordinators.

• District 74 Awards Committee

• The District Director

• October 2006

• A floating trophy
• A certificate with citation
• Registered in D74 Hall of Fame

• Annually at the May Conference

• 1 July of the previous year to date of May Conference

• A member of the May (Maxicon) Conference Committee
• Must be a fully paid up member of Toastmasters

• All those not part of the Conference organising team
• NB: The award is a single person award and should not be shared between two or more recipients

• To honour and recognise the Individual who has made a significant contribution to the Administration Efficiencies of the District.
• The recipient must be generally recognisedby the rest of the Conference Committee for outstanding contributions in the following areas:-
  1. Meeting all minimum requirements of his/her own functions on the committee
  2. Meeting deadlines and performance milestones
  3. Generally picking up the ball and running with it – even if it was not part of his/her portfolio and
  4. Being the spark on the Conference organising team that generally makes the conference happen.

Note:
Should there be no recipient who has clearly made such a contribution then no award should be made and this fact be recorded on the trophy and in the hall of fame.

• The members of the District 74 May Conference team only

• This Award is decided on and presented by the Lt. Governor Education and Training only based on his/her own assessment of the best recipient for this award

• The District Governor and the Lt Governor Education and Training

• October 2006

• A Certificate with Citation

• Annually at Maycon

• 1 July of the previous year to the date of the Awards Committee meeting

• Any Toastmasters Club, Team or Individual

• Any club that is not in good standing.

• The purpose of the award is to recognise a Toastmasters Club, Team or Individual that has put together the best PR Event in that Toastmasters year. This should preferably be an event outside of Toastmasters Contests and Conferences.

• All paid members of District 74

• District 74 Awards Committee

• The District PR Manager

• Gert van Blerk DTM, PDG
• 1989

• Annually at the May Conference

• 1 July to date of the Award Committee Meeting - usually March

• An individual Toastmaster
• Must have been a Toastmaster for at least one year
• Must be a member of a club registered in District 74
• Must be a paid member

• All members of District 74 Cabinet
• All Division Directors
• All Area Directors
• The recipient of the ICSA Administrator's Award.

• To honour and recognise a Toastmaster who has made a significant contribution to the goals and mission ofDistrict 74 and Toastmasters.
• The recipient must be generally recognised by his/her fellow Toastmasters within District 74 for outstanding contributions in one or more of the following areas:
  1. membership building and retention
  2. club extension
  3. education and training of others
  4. self development and improvement of others
  5. leadership functions
  6. external public relations and promotion of Toastmasters.
  7. involvement in District 74 affairs (e.g. conferences/contests)

Note
A full check list of typical activities that should be considered can be found in the District Leadership Handbook.

• All paid Toastmasters in District 74

• District 74 Awards Committee

• The District Director

• January 1997

• A Floating Trophy
• A Certificate with Citation

• Annually at the October Conference (preferably at the dinner)

• 1 July of the previous year to date of October Conference

• Any Toastmaster who is not a member of District Executive (Area Govs, Div Govs and Cabinet). However it can be a district co-ordinator.
• Must be a fully paid up member of Toastmasters

• Any member of District Executive (Area Directors, Div Directors and Cabinet)
• NB: The award is a single person award and should not be shared between two or more recipients. A couple, subject to the circumstances, can be considered.
• No winner should be nominated again within a three year period.

• The purpose of the award is to recognise any Toastmaster in District 74, who has during the previous Toastmasters year given a helping hand to other Toastmasters or to District 74, by going the extra mile and doing more than was expected or necessary. This could be in the field of mentorship, membership growth, new clubs, help in getting educational achievements or late semi-annual dues in, sorting out administrative problems, contests or people problems.

• All active members of District 74

• District 74 Executive

• A trustee of the trust should present the award.
• If a trustee is not present, then the District Governor will present the award.

• August 2009

• A Floating Trophy
• A Certificate with Citation

• Annually at the October Conference

• Date of Joining Toastmasters to 30 June the same calendar year as the October Conference
  The Toastmasters year, ended 30 June the same calendar year as the October Conference

• An Individual Toastmaster
• Must have been a Toastmaster for at least 1 year, but no more than 2 years, as at 30 June the same calendar year as the October Conference
• Must be a member of a club registered in District 74
• Must both be in good standing in terms of membership dues paid

• All members of District 74 Cabinet
• All Division Directors
• All Area Directors
• All members of District 74 who have been members for less than 1 year or longer than 2 years

• To honour and recognise a Toastmaster who has made a significant contribution to the goals and mission of his/her club
• The recipient must have been a member for not less than 1 year and not longer than 2 years, as at 30 June the same calendar year as the October Conference
• The recipient must be generally recognised by his/her Fellow Toastmasters within his/her club for outstanding contributions in one or more of the following areas:
  1. Membership Building and Retention
  2. Club Extension
  3. Education and Training of Others
  4. Self Development and Improvement of Others
  5. Leadership Functions
  6. External Public Relations and Promotion of Toastmasters
  7. Involvement in District 74 Affairs (e.g. Conferences and Contests).

• All Registered Toastmasters in District 74

• District 74 Executive Committee

• The District Director