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The First Value of a Club Newsletter - is in doing it 
REGULAR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION DEEMED IMPORTANT By Glenn Pike, DTM 

Newsletter discussions with Club Editors, Officers, and members reveal a prevailing theme: a regular form of written communication highlighting club and member activities, programs, and accomplishments is important. 

The value of this communication is not determined by the number of pages or whether written with a typewriter or a computer --- but that it be done. 

It may be a single side of one page with few, if any, embellishments, but if it provides a timely, uniform flow of information to all members of schedules and activities, recognition for the club, members, and guests, it will help unite the membership with a sense of "esprit de corps" without exhaustive effort. 

A past member of Scottsdale Toastmasters, Jim Morrision, "doodled" (as he referred to it) the creation of his club's newsletter during the meeting. When the meeting adjourned, the production was done. Perhaps Jim was a suitable role Toastmaster model of the Nike "Just Do It" campaign. 

You may have ideas which suit you and will help fill the communication needs for your club. Regardless of how you decide to provide a Club Bulletin -- the value accrues to you and your club members as it is done. 

Toastmasters International suggests in its Club bulletin material that there are many intangibles which make a club bulletin look good and make interesting reading,  but the presentation can be divided into four general categories:   
content, education items, readability, and visual impact or layout.  

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