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   of Toastmasters

                                                                        July 15, 2000
 

Contact:  Lucille Houston, Public Relations Officer,  
                                Toastmasters International District 3
                                Contact (480) 413-9777 or luchouston@prodigy.net

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

         TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL SPEECH CONTESTS

        The best speaker in the Valley will be chosen here
Friday, April 8,   when Toastmasters International
conducts its annual District 3 Speech Contest.  This
contest is open to the public. 

        The event will begin at 6:30 p.m and will be
conducted at the United Methodist Church at 2450 W.
Baseline in Mesa, AZ.  The winner will be chosen from
among five contestands and advance to the Toastmasters
International regional contest here next month.  
Participating in the contest will be (names and
hometowns of each contestant).  Ann Green of East
Center City is contest chairman and Bob Rosenfeld of
West Center City will be the chief judge.

        Toastmaster International District 3 includes over
140 Toastmasters Clubs with over 2,500 members in the
state of Arizona.  Toastmasters International has more
than 8,000 Clubs around the world which are
participating in District speech contests this month. 
The culmination of this competition is the “World
Championship of Public Speaking,” which will be
conducted this August during the annual Toasmasters
International Convention in Florida.

        Toastmasters International is the world’s largest
educational organization devoted to communication and
leadership development.   For additional information
call Joseph Snyder, Gila Division Governor at (602)
573-0160 or (480) 786-7587.