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Message from DTM Muhammad Hassan Makhlouf,
Director District 20

Dear fellow members of WMC Toastmasters,
Ralph Smedley, the founder of Toast-
masters, once said "Ours is the only organiza- Dear WMC Members, Toastmasters is a life
tion I know dedicated to the individual, we changing Journey that concentrate on the
work together to bring out the best in each of member; the more you are involved in toast-
us and then we apply these skills to help oth- masters the more benefits you will get and the
ers.” Yes the whole Toastmasters organization better you will become. Nobody can learn
is dedicated to you as a member. The hierar- swimming when he is on the shore, he has to
chy of Toastmasters is not like other organiza- go into the water to learn swimming, It is the
tions, it is upside down where the member is same in toastmasters, if you didn’t attend the
on the top of the pyramid. The whole organi- meetings, participated in different roles and
zation is dedicated to serve you to become a volunteer to serve other members by taking
better leader and communicator. one of the club officers role, trust me you will
not get any thing from Toastmasters.
Yesterday, I received a call from a toastmas-
ters member that I didn’t meet since two It’s a great pleasure to be part of the WMC first
years. He told me that I changed his life after news letter “Eloquence” this term, and congrat-
introducing toastmasters to him and he ulations on having your 338 meeting, congrat-
thanked me a lot. When I chartered that club, ulations on your hard-work, dedication and
two years back in Jahra ( 45 KM from Kuwait commitment towards Toastmasters. I wish to
city ), I wasn’t expecting this call or changing meet you all in DTAC 2018 in Kuwait and cele-
others’ life; but I felt the change that happened brate together the Club achievements which
to me and so decided to open new clubs to reflects your club quality.
allow more members to reap the benefits of Remember… ’Talent wins games, but team-
Toastmasters. work and intelligence wins championships.’

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