District 66 History
Development
On an eventful day in January 1948, someone started a plantation by planting a TOASTMASTERS seed and the Lynchburg Club No. 562 was chartered. The seeds spread and in April 1948, the Cavalier Club No. 596 was founded. This was followed by Norfolk No. 686 in February 1949, Portsmouth No. 771 in February 1950 and Roanoke No. 1011 in February 1952.
These five clubs are the oldest, active clubs in District 66. They are a part of the original twenty-eight clubs that initially formed District 66. Clubs still active from that original group include Tidewater, West End, Merrimac, Virginia Beach and Bellwood.
On July 1, 1961, Toastmasters International issued a provisional district status for District 66, Jack Tallent of Norfolk was elected to serve as the first District Governor. Before the creation of District 66, all of our clubs were a part of District 36, the Capital District, in and around Washington, D.C. The boundaries were established, with a line just south of Fredericksburg, VA our northernmost and the North Carolina border our southernmost. This is why District 66 is called the greater part of Virginia.
Over the 48+ years since our beginning, thousands of women and men have developed better listening, better thinking and better speaking skills. From our original 28 clubs we have grown to 87 clubs with many more opportunities available to us. Through proper planning and exhaustive efforts by many. District 66 has continued to provide opportunities for women and men to achieve the goals each has set. We commend those who have served over these 39 years (at all levels of district service) for a job well done in making our growth possible.
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Presidential Visits |
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2004
(Fall) Jon Greiner, DTM |
1988
(Fall) John Fauvell |
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Presidential Citations |
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2005:
PID J Andre¨¦ Brooks, DTM |
1998:
PID Frank Brown, DTM |
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International President |
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1973-1974
Dave Corey, DTM |
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International Directors |
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* - Deceased |
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2008-2010
Sal Asad, DTM |
1996-1998
Grace E Brown, DTM |
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International Speech Finalist |
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Frank Morris, ATMG, 1996 St.
Louis, MO, 3rd Place |
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Past District Governors |
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(1)
President's Distinguished (2) Select Distinguished (3) Distinguished |
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2011-2012 Al Tuten, DTM 2010-2011 Jerry Keast,
DTM |
1985-1986 Eugene Periman, DTM (3) |
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Leadership Award Recipients |
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1993
Robert Miserentino, DTM |
1990
Myron J Huggins, ATM |
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Region
VIII Exemplary Service Award |
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1992
Frank C Brown, DTM |
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Top Ten Bulletin Award |
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1994-1995 Grace Brown DTM, Editor, RaNetta Mitchum ATM, Asst Editor |