xwave Toastmasters Club (8367-U) St. John's
The xwave Toastmasters Club received its charter on 25 September 2000. The club was
sponsored by xwave and was
organized by Cabot Toastmasters Club from St. John's. The Charter Night
ceremony was conducted on 29 January 2001 at the xwave office on 40
Higgins Line in St. John's.
xwave Toastmasters was a closed club. Membership was limited to Newfoundalnd-based employees and
contractors of the Aliant family. This club produced two ATMs
(Sarah Hanna and Damien Gillis).
The club folded in 2005
Conception Bay South Toastmasters (9675-U)
The Conception Bay South Toastmasters Club was sponsored
by Dick Reeves and Joel Sweeney. In addition
Toastmasters Gary Lane, Frank Walsh, and Pat Dunne played key
roles in getting the club started. On Thursday
April 15, 1993 an information night was conducted at the CBS
Kiwanis Club, to establish if there was enough
interest to start a Toastmasters club in the area. The meeting
was attended by 25 very enthusiastic individuals who
insisted on starting the club immediately.
The first meeting was held on Tuesday May 25 at the Legion in
Kelligrews. This meeting was attended by Fred
Dawson, DTM from Quebec. Fred was a guest of member Boyd Slade.
Fred attended the 1973 International
Conference and had the honour of seconding the motion to include
women in the Toastmasters organization.
The club officially received their Charter at a dinner and dance
held Sat. Feb 19, 1994. The charter executive were;
President: Paul Walsh, VP Education: Frank Walsh, VP Membership:
Fred Holloway, VP Public Relations: Dennis
Hopkins, Treasurer: Judy Warford, Secretary: Richard Grouchy and
Sergeant at Arms: Barabara Simmonds.
The club folded in 1998.
Cabot Confederates Toastmasters (6543-U)
The Cabot Confederates Toastmasters Club was chartered in early
1987. It was a closed club, open to
Newfoundland Provincial government staff. The club met every
Tuesday at 1:00pm at the Department of
Development and Tourism on the 4th floor of the West Block of the
Confederation Building. The President of the
club in 1987 was Juanita Keel-Ryan. The club published a
newsletter entitled "Matthew Express".
