Our club was president's distinguished for the fourth year in a row and we are on track for five.

• Welcome new members Karen Kennedy, Bill Rupp and Brad Sloan.
• We will hold officer elections at the May 28th meeting.  Please place you nominations  with Marian Joyce.

F&M Toastmasters News
We have winners!

Congratulations to our founding member and mentor, John Brown, for winning the 2013 John E. Foster Award.

The John E. Foster, DTM, Achievement Award was established in 1997 by Terry Schutt, DTM, PDG and then District Governor June Cottrell-Miller, DTM. This annual award is given to recognize a District 38 member who exemplifies the Toastmasters Vision and Mission, and it is presented every spring at the District 38 Conference.

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Congratulations to Dan Hershey! Dan took third place in the District 38 International Speech Contest over 149 club level winners!

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Important note:

By unanimous vote of all members present, we broke our physical tie with F&M and our permanent meeting location will be at Armstrong World Industries headquarters at 2500 Columbia Ave. in Lancaster. Click here for a map.

In order to get you through security we need 24 HOUR NOTICE if you intend to visit - please call 717-615-3646 or or send email to set it up

Toastmasters makes communication fun!

A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their communication and leadership skills in a friendly atmosphere. A typical group has 20 to 40 members who meet weekly or biweekly to practice public speaking techniques. The average meeting lasts one hour. Members learn communication skills by working in the Competent Communication manual, a series of 10 self-paced speaking assignments designed to instill a basic foundation in public speaking. Participants learn skills related to use of humor, gestures, eye contact, speech organization and overall delivery. When finished with this manual, members can choose from 15 advanced manuals to learn skills related to specific interests. Members also learn leadership skills by taking on various meeting roles and serving as officers at the club and district levels, and by working in the Competent Leadership manual and the High Performance Leadership program. In our learn-by-doing approach, we don't lecture our members about leadership skills; we give them responsibilities and ask them to lead.

There is no instructor in a Toastmasters meeting. Instead, members evaluate one another's presentations. This feedback process is a key part of the program’s success. Meeting participants also give impromptu talks on assigned topics, conduct meetings, serve as officers in various leadership roles and learn rules related to timing, grammar and parliamentary procedure.

Meeting times and location can be found here.