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May 4, 2026 As a reminder, our "Leaders in the Wild" initiative is all about shining a spotlight on those who lead from wherever they are. While we often recognize formal titles, this campaign celebrates the consistent, impactful actions that happen in the "wild"—the everyday moments where members step up, support others, and drive our Toastmasters community forward without needing a podium to do so. “If it is to be, it is up to me.” “If not me, then who? And if not now, then

April 6, 2026 As a reminder, our "Leaders in the Wild" initiative is all about shining a spotlight on those who lead from wherever they are. While we often recognize formal titles, this campaign celebrates the consistent, impactful actions that happen in the "wild"—the everyday moments where members step up, support others, and drive our Toastmasters community forward without needing a podium to do so. While membership growth is a goal we all share, Aaron is truly driving the

March 9, 2026 As a reminder, our "Leaders in the Wild" initiative is all about shining a spotlight on those who lead from wherever they are. While we often recognize formal titles, this campaign celebrates the consistent, impactful actions that happen in the "wild"—the everyday moments where members step up, support others, and drive our Toastmasters community forward without needing a podium to do so. Megan is a true heartbeat of District 2. If there is a training, a contest

February 10, 2026 The Leaders in the Wild campaign is a recognition initiative designed to "catch" and celebrate Toastmasters members who demonstrate leadership in real-time, often behind the scenes. District 2 is proud to recognize Chris Rimple as the first recipient of our Leaders in the Wild campaign. During the Leadership Summit, Chris demonstrated exceptional proactive leadership. Recognizing the complexity of a hybrid event at Bellevue City Hall, he worked directly wit

Welcome to District 2 Toastmasters! As your District Director, I am both honored and excited to serve such a vibrant and dedicated network of communicators and leaders.

As we pause for Thanksgiving, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to every Toastmaster in District 2.

Does your club struggle to get members to sign up for meeting roles? Changing up your club’s meeting format may be the key to engaging both new and longtime members. Table Topics: Zombie Apocalypse Edition One of my club’s favorite October meetings is the table topics Zombie Apocalypse. In this activity, members select three items from a free Jeopardylabs.com board—similar to the concept of story cubes—and use them to craft a 1 to 2-minute table topic response. The twist is

David Lewis has been a Toastmaster for 60 years. He joined Tacoma #13 on 11/17/1965, and became D32 Governor (Director) in 1972-73. He has a near perfect meeting attendance of 96.7% of all his club meetings since joining Toastmasters. That's 2,360 total meetings. He has attended 104 consecutive Spring and Fall Conferences, plus 17 Winter Conferences held by former District 32 from 1968-1984. That in itself must be a Toastmaster World Record. He received the Toastmasters Presi