Wow!  What an experience with Brasov Toastmasters and the Romania Conference 2011!  Steve and Genie Hansen flew in from Athens, Greece and coordinated times into Bucharest, Romania.  Catalina Ivan, from the Brasov club, was there to warmly welcome us to their country.  From Bucharest it was approximately a three-hour drive through winding mountains and scenery that words cannot describe.  We soon were in Brasov, Romania pulling up on the cobblestone  [ Read More ]

My first Toastmasters meeting in June 2006 was quite memorable for a number of reasons.  TNT was basking in the glow if its recent 25th anniversary celebration, which included tuxedos and an article in the Irving newspaper. Having no idea of what to expect, I was impressed when the person who invited me, John Arnott, Sr., walked to the front of the room to begin the meeting as TNT President.   [ Read More ]

TNT’s 1990s began under the BIG TOP with Toastmasters International Convention in Dallas and our own Pauline Shirley throwing her hat into ring for her first step toward becoming the organization’s International President.  Talking about TNT members being in high places, our club had a member serving on the Toastmasters’ International Board of Directors all but one year from 1991 to 2002, including two members on the board during 1992-1994.   [ Read More ]