TOASTMASTERS DISTRICT 119

2024-2025 Year at Glance

June  2024

June 28th

TRAIN the TRAINER
June 29th 

Summer TLI COT TLI COT Kick Off/Session #1

July 2024

July 1st

Start of Toastmasters Year; Start of Distinguished Programs

July 1st-November 30th

Area Director club visits- Round 1 

July 10th 

New Member Orientation and Pathways Onboarding 

July 11th 

Summer TLI COT Session #2

July 16th

Summer TLI COT Session #3 

July 20th 

Area & Division Director Training ( 1 Penn Plaza) 

July 22nd 

Summer TLI COT Session #4 

July 29th 

District Executive Committee (DEC) Meeting #1 

July 31st 

Summer TLI COT Session #5 

August 2024 

August 1st – September  30th

Smedley Award Program (begins – ends)

August 3th 

Roast & Toast event (LIU Brooklyn)

August 7th 

Summer TLI COT Session #6 

August 9th 

Summer TLI COT Session #7 

(MONTHLY) New Member Orientation and Pathways Onboarding 

August 12th-13th 

District Trio Training (Anaheim, CA)

August 14th- 17th 

Toastmasters 2024 International Convention (Anaheim, CA) 

August 29th 

Summer TLI COT Session #8 

September 2024

September 1st – 31st
Club Speech Contests Conducted (Fall)
September 4th

(MONTHLY) New Member Orientation and Pathways Onboarding 

September 9th 

PR Training Session with PRM Cheryl Gerber; Su Brooks, DTM; and Lisa Qu, DTM 

September 16th 

District Executive Committee (DEC) Meeting #2 

September 30th

District Council Meeting #1 (approve the budget, appointed officers, annual plans)

October 2024

October 1st-31st 

Area Speech Contests Conducted (Fall)

October  2nd 

(MONTHLY) New Member Orientation and Pathways Onboarding 

November 2024

November 1st – 30th
Division Speech Contests Conducted (Fall) 
November 1st

(MONTHLY) New Member Orientation and Pathways Onboarding.

November 6th 

(MONTHLY) New Member Orientation and Pathways Onboarding 

November 23rd 

Emerging Leaders Day: Creating Confidence- Building Bold Leaders 

Location: The Hampton Inn La Guardia 

December 2024

December 4th

(MONTHLY) New Member Orientation and Pathways Onboarding.

January 2025

January 1st- May 30th

Area Director club visits- Round 2 

January 8th

(MONTHLY) New Member Orientation and Pathways Onboarding 

January 27th 

District Executive Committee (DEC) Meeting #3 

February 2025

Feb 1st – 29th

February 1st-March 31st 

Club Speech Contests Conducted (Spring)

Talk Up Toastmasters Program (begins-ends) 

February 5th

(MONTHLY) New Member Orientation and Pathways Onboarding 

February 22nd

February 27th 11.59pm 

Winter TLI COT Session #7

Deadline for candidates to declare intent to run 

February 29th

Winter TLI COT Session #8

Feb 1st – Mar 31st

Talk Up Toastmasters Program (begins – ends)

March 2025

March 1st – 31st 
Area Speech Contests Conducted (Spring)
March 5th 
March 13th 
March 27th 

(MONTHLY) New Member Orientation and Pathways Onboarding 

DLC notifies the District Director of nominated candidates 

DLC report and candidates biographical forms are distributed to the district council and posted on the district website 

March 31st 

District Executive Committee (DEC) Meeting #4 

April 2025

April 1st – 23rd 
Division Speech Contests Conducted (Spring)
April 2nd 

(MONTHLY) New Member Orientation and Pathways Onboarding 

April 24th 

District Council Meeting #2 (election of district officers, vote on district club alignment) 

April 25th

Evaluation, Humorous Speech and Table Topics District Finals (tentative)

April 26th

District Spring Conference; International Speech Contest District Finals (tentative) 

May 2025

May 1st – June 30th

Beat the Clock Program (begins – ends)

May 7th 

(MONTHLY) New Member Orientation and Pathways Onboarding 

June 2025

June 4th 

(MONTHLY) New Member Orientation and Pathways Onboarding 

June 30th

Club Officer Lists Due; End of Toastmasters Year; End of Distinguished Programs