48 What is a District? (Toastmasters International)
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This article is from the Toastmasters International FAQ, by Joel Furr DTM jfurr@danger.com with numerous contributions by others.
48 What is a District? (Toastmasters International)
Districts in some cases are equivalent to "states" and in
other cases are smaller or larger. If you think of a District
as "the state organization" you won't be too far off.
Districts are comprised of several Divisions. Districts are
the main level of organization outside the Club; Areas and
Divisions are _sub-units_ of the District.
California has several Districts because there are so many
clubs there. North Carolina, on the other hand, is a single
District. England and Scotland and Ireland are one District
all together, and Australia and New Zealand comprise several
Districts. Smaller countries with only a few clubs each are
Unincorporated clubs which report directly to World Headquar-
ters instead of to Districts.
Each District has its own set of officers, most of whom are
elected at the District Spring Conference (or Fall Conference
in the Southern Hemisphere). The officers include: District
Secretary, District Treasurer, District Public Relations
Officer, District Lieutenant Governor Marketing, District
Lieutenant Governor Education and Training, and District
Governor. The last three are always elected and the first
three are elected or appointed depending on local preference.
If they are appointed in your District, it's the newly elected
District Governor who does the appointing.
And yes, Districts have their own District-wide goals. The
various District officers work with the clubs, Areas, and
Divisions to build membership, start new clubs, promote the
earning of CTM's and ATM's, and so forth.
Districts have speech contests several times a year, as the
Division winners come together at the District Conferences to
compete for the District crowns.
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