Toastmasters International/District 26 Toastmasters

**Toastmasters International/District 26 Toastmasters Context Profile**

1. **Organization Mission & Cause:**
   - **Mission:** Toastmasters International aims to empower individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. District 26 Toastmasters, as part of this global organization, focuses on providing a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth.
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Friday, May 2 
Humorous Speech Contest - includes on-site Contestant Briefing and Microphone set-up only.  Conference Activities and meals are not included in this ticket.

Division Humorous Contestant

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1731374708/xiib5rz0mk2lugyatrbh.jpg" style="width:348px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" />🎉<div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 29.6875px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:50% center / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255);position:relative;animation-timing-function:linear;animation-duration:0.2s;color:rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;position:relative;line-height:1.5"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 29.6875px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:50% center / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255);position:relative;animation-timing-function:linear;animation-duration:0.2s;color:rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;position:relative"><h1>Conference Theme:</h1><h1>Step Up - Conquer New Heights & Elevate Your Voice</h1></div></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:16px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:50% center / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255);position:relative;animation-timing-function:linear;animation-duration:0.2s;overflow-wrap:break-word;font-family:&quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;line-height:1.75em;text-align:left;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.64) !important"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:16px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;position:relative">Congratulations to the First-Place Division Humorous Speech contest winners.  You are welcome to attend your District Humorous Speech Contest at no cost.   While attendance to compete in the District contest is complimentary, registration is still required.   <span fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">However, p<span fr-original-style="outline: none !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;outline:none !important;box-sizing:inherit">lease be aware that meals and workshops during the conference are not included.  If<span fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit"> you wish to take part in the conference activities, the conference fee will apply.   <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/2025-contestant-registration-2" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">Please register at this link to receive the $0.00 Humorous Speech Contest rate. </a> District 26 Humorous Speech Contest details:<ul><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:16px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Date:  Friday, May 2, 2025</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:16px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Time: 8:00 PM to 9:15 PM</li><li><h4>Location:  Great Wolf Lodge - White Pine Ballroom</h4></li></ul>The District has established guest rates for family or club members who may wish to attend your contest only and not the entire conference. You can find this information included in the regular registration form<a href="https://conference.d26toastmasters.org/registration/" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit"> here. </a> ***PLEASE NOTE***  District 26 is using the Zeffy Platform for our Conference in an effort to eliminate the PayPal processing fees that are usually passed on to our attendees. The Zeffy platform requests donations at checkout, in lieu of charging processing fees, to keep the platform free for non-profit organizations such as Toastmasters International. This enables District 26 to keep 100% of ticket sales without absorbing processing fee costs. Donations to Zeffy are NOT required. Please change the donation percentage to 0% at checkout if you do not wish to donate. ***PLEASE NOTE*** <p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:rgb(12, 113, 195);color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:justify">Special Conference Rates: Reserve sleeping rooms on or before Wednesday, April 2, 2025.<h3>Call (844) 553-9653. Use code 2505TM26 to receive:  </h3><h4>Venue Perks:</h4><ul><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;list-style-type:none"><ul><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;text-align:left">Complimentary Parking</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;text-align:left">Waived resort and additional person fees</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;text-align:left">Full access to Great Wolf Lodge’s 50,000 square feet indoor Waterpark</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;text-align:left">a breathtaking view of the Colorado Front Range</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;text-align:left">Exclusive discounted Adventure Park Pass [present flyer that follows for special District 26 Toastmaster Rate ]</li></ul></li></ul></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:16px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:50% center / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255);position:relative;animation-timing-function:linear;animation-duration:0.2s;overflow-wrap:break-word;font-family:&quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;line-height:1.75em;text-align:left;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.64) !important"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:16px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;position:relative;line-height:1.5"> </div></div>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1731378619/inrqekyrwtwczznphu9k.jpg" style="width:156px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /> <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;display:inline-block;margin:0px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name ,  Congratulations, again, on winning first place in your Division's Humorous Speech Contest. Thank you for registering to compete in the District's Humorous Contest. We are looking forward to your presentation, taking place on Friday evening from 8:00 PM to 9:15 PM in the White Pine Ballroom.  If you would like to contribute further, contact us to become a volunteer, or talk to your friends about joining us.  District 26 ToastmastersPete Moyer, DTM, PDG - 2025 Conference ChairRuth Prentice, DTM - Program Quality Director<a href="https://www.conference.toastmasters.org" style="text-decoration-color:currentcolor;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">https://www.conference.toastmasters.org</a><a href="https://www.d26toastmasters.org" style="text-decoration-color:currentcolor;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">https://www.d26toastmasters.org</a>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1731374708/xiib5rz0mk2lugyatrbh.jpg" style="width:348px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />🎉<div><div><div><div>Conference Theme:Step Up - Conquer New Heights &amp; Elevate Your Voice</div></div><div><div>Congratulations to the First-Place Division Humorous Speech contest winners.  You are welcome to attend your District Humorous Speech Contest at no cost.   While attendance to compete in the District contest is complimentary, registration is still required.   However, please be aware that meals and workshops during the conference are not included.  If you wish to take part in the conference activities, the conference fee will apply.   <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/2025-contestant-registration-2">Please register at this link to receive the $0.00 Humorous Speech Contest rate. </a> District 26 Humorous Speech Contest details:<ul><li>Date:  Friday, May 2, 2025</li><li>Time: 8:00 PM to 9:15 PM</li><li>Location:  Great Wolf Lodge - White Pine Ballroom</li></ul>The District has established guest rates for family or club members who may wish to attend your contest only and not the entire conference. You can find this information included in the regular registration form<a href="https://conference.d26toastmasters.org/registration/"> here. </a> ***PLEASE NOTE***  District 26 is using the Zeffy Platform for our Conference in an effort to eliminate the PayPal processing fees that are usually passed on to our attendees. The Zeffy platform requests donations at checkout, in lieu of charging processing fees, to keep the platform free for non-profit organizations such as Toastmasters International. This enables District 26 to keep 100% of ticket sales without absorbing processing fee costs. Donations to Zeffy are NOT required. Please change the donation percentage to 0% at checkout if you do not wish to donate. ***PLEASE NOTE*** <p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;text-size-adjust:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-align:justify;max-width:100%">Special Conference Rates: Reserve sleeping rooms on or before Wednesday, April 2, 2025.Call (844) 553-9653. Use code 2505TM26 to receive:  Venue Perks:<ul><li><ul><li>Complimentary Parking</li><li>Waived resort and additional person fees</li><li>Full access to Great Wolf Lodge’s 50,000 square feet indoor Waterpark</li><li>a breathtaking view of the Colorado Front Range</li><li>Exclusive discounted Adventure Park Pass [present flyer that follows for special District 26 Toastmaster Rate ]</li></ul></li></ul></div></div></div></div><div><div> </div></div>

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2025 Humorous Contestant - District Conference Competition Only

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