• Toastmaster of the Year Award

  • Rick Haynes Mentoring excellence Award

  • Ted Mackness Full House Award

Toastmaster of the Year Award

The District Management Team shall select a person to receive the award for Toastmaster of the Year. Any eligible member of the District, excluding current District Management Team members, may be nominated. Each nominator may nominate only one Toastmaster. 

The criteria for selection shall include but not be limited to: 

• Active membership in any Club in the District. 

• Outstanding and continuous service to the District. May include prior year service. 

• Attendance at District functions. 

• Contributions to District goals, for example, Success Leadership, Speechcraft, Youth Leadership,  receiving educational awards, Club formation or Club Coach. 

• Notably and publicly exemplifies Toastmasters International’s core values. 

Ted Mackness Full House Award

The District Management Team shall select a member to receive an award for the Ted Mackness Full House Award.  Any eligible member of District 70, excluding current District Management Team members, may be nominated. Each nominator may nominate only one Toastmaster. 

The criteria for this Award is any eligible member that displays the Full House attributes of:  

Ability 

  • Any member who displays their willingness to develop their knowledge by attending club leadership training, attends Sunday Seminars, presents modules from the Successful Club series, Better Speaker series, Leadership Excellence series, and/or High Performance Leadership.

Attitude 

  • Displays a positive attitude in all their interactions with all members at all levels, as well as guests and visitors. 

Ambition 

  • Displays the ambition to take on new challenges within the Club, Area, Division and District.  

Better Listening, Better Thinking, Better Speaking 

  • A member who through their actions in communication at all levels displays the attributes of Better Listening, Better Thinking and Better Speaking.

Live a good Life   

  • A member that has displayed that they do a little more than is expected of them.

  • A member that by their actions display that they do a little better than another person.

  • A member who displays that they have done something for someone else without looking for any reward or recognition.