You may have heard about Movember which is a moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men’s health.
Mentember is Area 4’s version of raising awareness of the benefits of mentors and mentees. A fun way to contribute to the health of your club.
Area 4 club’s have a solid membership base of experienced Toastmasters. Whether that base be six or fifteen members. These are members who have benefited from the Toastmaster program. Members who have learned the ropes. Members who truly believe in continuously developing their communication and leadership skills through the active participation of Toastmasters.
Yearly, our club members also recruit a large contingent of new members.
All club members, whether a 11 year members, like me, or a new club member of just two weeks, want to get value for their money, value for the time they devote to Toastmasters.
Matching experienced members with newer members is big way to add value to all Toastmasters experiences. A study, by “Information Development and Training Inc.” was done on mentoring in rural Manitoba where it was shown that “individuals who have mentors achieve their goals faster and stay longer in organizations.”
The Mentember Contest is being presented as a way to help your club members participate in membership growth and membership retention. To encourage mentor and mentee relationships in each club. To keep your club healthy.
Complete details on how you can qualify to send in an entry is in the attached document.
I will be waiting for your email entries throughout November.
Make November a mentebulous Mentember!
Eloise Blackstock ACS ALB
Area 4 Governor
District 42, Division B