Greetings District 26,

It is June 30 and now it is time that I must bid you “adieu”. We are now at the end of another program year and I want to thank YOU, our members and leaders for staying the course and FINISHING STRONG!!! This past year has shown and taught us many things, most of all, RESILIENCE in the face of adversity. I want to commend our 39 Distinguished (or better) clubs, our 5 Distinguished (or better) areas, our 9 DTMs, our 120+ Triple Crowns. I also want to commend those of you who worked hard and maybe the metrics just did not make it this year. This year’s goal became one of ENDURANCE, so thank you for enduring.

I want to thank every leader who served at the club and/or district level. Your service and dedication is indeed why we are FINISHING STRONG.

Lastly, I am extremely humbled and eternally grateful that you all entrusted the “introvert” to serve as your District Director. Through it all, this has been quite the learning experience and there are many things that I would have changed, but I appreciate you granting me the grace to grow. I wish you all well as we all continued to flourish within this wonderful organization, called TOASTMASTERS!

Warmest Regards,
Jacqueline L. Smith
District Director, 2020-2021