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May 20, 2025

ALIGNMENT

COMMITTEE REPORT

NEW DISTRICT 2

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Joana Tavera, DTM

NEW DISTRICT 2 ALIGNMENT COMMITTEE REPORT

NEW DISTRICT 2 ALIGNMENT FOCUS

Purpose: Coming together as one district family to become a stronger district
Committee: Representation across all new District 2 divisions to review and combine 13 divisions across the geographies into one collective district with 9 divisions per Toastmasters Protocol 7.0
Benefits of the newly blended District 2:

Stronger pool of leaders across the district to serve our members

Larger pool of past International Presidents, International Directors, and Region Advisors in one district

Larger Toastmasters family to learn and grow with other members

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Bob King

Division A

Betty Gibbins

Division B

Rekha Nair

Division C

Vanitha Madhaven

Division D

Kumar Kannadiapalayam

Division E

Megan Buchner

Division F

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Brenda Pangborn

Division A

Sean Eiholzer

Division B

Dick Jensen

Division C

Sherrie Kenyon

Division A

Judy Stein

Division B

Cynthia Sanderson

Division C

DISTRICT 2

DISTRICT 9

DISTRICT 32

Karen Mobley

Co-Chair

Carolyn Curley

Division E

Angela Ritchey

Co-Chair

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Review and amend the alignment of the Clubs, Areas, and Divisions within its boundaries

Construct a plan that serves the clubs in the most efficient way possible while meeting Toastmasters International policy requirements referenced in Protocol 7.0

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Joana Tavera, DTM

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DISTRICT ALIGNMENT CONSIDERATIONS

No more than nine (9) Divisions in a District
At least four (4) Areas per Division
No fewer than four (4) clubs in good standing and no more than six (6) per Area
Geographic proximity to other clubs

Consideration for driving distance and time

Area Director effectively provide service, without requiring for the clubs to change how meetings are conducted to accommodate an Area Director visit
Potential loss of clubs in Areas and Divisions
Club size and strength
Prospective clubs and expected growth
Low and ineligible clubs must be included
Advanced clubs may not be segregated into Areas
Areas cannot be segregated by club type

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The District Alignment Committee is pleased to put forward the following alignment proposal for the newly blended District 2 for the year 2025-2026.

Alignment proposal

Division Descriptions:

A: Everett, WA up to the North (Everett, Mt Vernon, Bellingham, Redmond, Edmonds)
B: Seattle, WA to Everett, WA
C: East WA (Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Woodinville)
D: South of Seattle, WA (Renton, West Seattle, Burien, White Center)
E: Northwest WA (Renton, Kent, Olympia, Sunmer, Enumclaw)
F: West WA (Bremerton, Sequim, Tacoma, Lakewood, Federal Way)
G: East WA (Yakima, Richland, Kennewick, Walla Walla) and Northeastern, OR (Pendleton, Umatilla)
H: East WA (Spokane, Spokane Valley, Hayden, Airway Heights, Pullman) and Idaho Panhandle (Lewiston)
I: State of Alaska (Fairbanks. Anchorage, Juneau)

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NEW DISTRICT 2 ALIGNMENT COMMITTEE REPORT

Div A: WA (5 areas)	Div B: WA (6 areas)	Div C: WA (5 areas)
Area 11: WA - Bellingham, Lynden, Anacortes, Blaine (4-5)	Area 21: WA - Seattle (6)	Area 31: WA - Seattle, Bellevue (5-6)
Bellingham 60 (in person) - 6 members	Ed Waite Dawn Patrol (hybrid)	Amazon Toastmasters Day 1 (+ hybrid)
Lynden (in person)	Downtowners Club (hybrid)	Tableau Toastmasters (+ online)
Anacortes Dockers (hybrid)	Freely Speaking (online)	Toast to Data (+ online)
Birch Bay-Blaine (hybrid)	Nordstrom Toastmasters (online)	Seattle University - 1 member
Bellingham Evening (hybrid)	Greenspeakers EPA (online)	Crum and Forster Executive (online) (charter 2/26)
	Toastpeditors (hybrid)	Amazon Legal (charter 3/4)

Area 12: WA - Bellingham, Mt Vernon, Oak Harbor (4)	Area 22: WA - Seattle (5-6)	Area 32: WA - Kirkland, Bothell (6)
Early Risers (online)	Toast of the Town (hybrid)	Kirkland Eclectics (hybrid)
Whidbey Sounders (hybrid)	Rain City (hybrid)	Leading Edge (@ online / hybrid)
Skagit Better Speakers (hybrid)	Story Weavers (online)	G-Kirkland (+ hybrid)
Barkley Toasters (hybrid)	Speakout Advanced Seattle (hybrid @)	Senthamil Toastmasters
	Slalom Seattle (in person)	Constructive Communicators (online @)
	Freestone Capital Management (+) - 4 members	PMI Puget Sounds Chapter (hybrid)

Area 13: WA - Everett, Snohomish, Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace (5)	Area 23: WA - Seattle (5-6)	Area 33: WA - Redmond, Bellevue, Woodinville (6)
Everett Pacesetters (hybrid)	Marsh USA (hybrid)	Redmond 2828 (hybrid)
Snohomish City (online)	Cosmos Toastmasters (hybrid)	Eastside Toastmasters (hybrid)
Lynnwood Lunchmasters (in person)	Top of the Hill (onlline)	Redmond Toasters (hybrid)
Toastmasters Extraordinaires Advanced (hybrid @)	Perkins Will Speak - 0 members	Peak Speakers (in person / online)
Edmonds (hybrid)	ST Sound Speakers (+ hybrid)	Redmond Nights
	Seahawks (P)	Icertis Toastmasters (+ hybrid)

Area 14: WA - Everett, Online (6-7)	Area 24: WA - Seattle (5-6)	Area 34: WA - Bothell, Monroe (6)
Finding Your Voice (online)	West Seattle Earlybirds (online)	Willows Voices (hybrid)
Mill Creek - 0 members; not operational	Timber Talkers (online)	Twin Speaks (%)
Accountants Anonymous (in person)	Starbucks 'Coffee & Toast' Masters (+ hybrid)	Diamonds In the Rough (hybrid)
Aspiring Leaders (online)	Avalara (+ hybrid) - 7 members	Philips Phrasers
Winging It (hybrid)	450 Alaskan Toastmasters	On Speaking Terms
Confidence Builders (online)	FAB Toastmasters (+hybrid)	PSE Galvanizers (+ hybrid)
Bristol Meyers Squibb (P)

Area 15: WA - Bothell, Edmonds, Lynnwood (5-6)	Area 25: WA - Seattle, Online (6)	Area 35: WA - Redmond, Woodinville (4-6)
Beyond the Basics (online) - 9 members; retiring club	Seattle Excelorators	Bauer Speak Easys (hybrid)
Canyon Park Echoes (online)	Northeast (hybrid / online)	Public Speaking Northwest (in person / online)
Tuesday Toastmasters (in person)	Ballard Weekenders (in-person / online)	Digital Transformation (online / hybrid)
Global Community (online)	Confident Communicators (hybrid)	Telco Toasties (hybrid) - 7 members
Notable Northgaters (online)	Ballard Sunset (in person)	User Research International - Suspension TBD March
Frankly Speaking (online)	Seattle Sunrise (online @)	Sono Bello

	Area 26: WA - Seattle (5)
	Seattle International 10 (@)
	Wallingford (hybrid)
	Seattle General (in person)
	Husky Toastmasters (hybrid)
	Traveling Toastmasters (+)

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NEW DISTRICT 2 ALIGNMENT COMMITTEE REPORT

Div D: WA (5 areas)	Div E: WA (5 areas)	Div F: WA (5 areas)
Area 41: WA - Bellevue (5)	Area 51: WA - Seattle (4)	Area 61: Bremerton, Port Orchard, Gig Harbor, Bainbridge Island (5)
Golden Bell (hybrid)	West Seattle (online)	Bremerton 63 (hybrid)
WRY Toastmasters (online)	Leading Knights (hybrid)	Key Peninsula (in person)
Leading Ladies (hybrid)	Seattle Speaking Project (online)	Port Orchard (hybrid)
HNTB Sparks (online)	Abbott Speech Builders (+)	Sound Speakers (>in person)
Jacobs NW (charter 2/1)		U Speak Easy (hybrid)


Area 42: WA - Issaquah, Bellevue (5)	Area 52: WA - Seattle, Renton, Kent (6)	Area 62: Sequim, Port Townsend, Kingston, Poulsbo (4-5)
Greater Issaquah	Spotlight Toastmasters (hybrid)	SKWIM (hybrid)
Costco Toastmasters (+ hybrid)	Cedar River Ramblers	Little Norway Club (hybrid)
Issaquah Highlands (hybrid)	Speakers of the House (+ hybrid)	Professionally Speaking (@ hybrid)
Forever Improving (@ hybrid)	Providence Toastmasters (+ hybrid)	Bainbridge Island (in person) - 7 members
Costco Techmasters (+ hybrid)	Green River (online)	Laugh Lab Storymasters (@ online)
	Once Upon a Time (online @)

Area 43: WA - Bellevue, Online (4)	Area 53: WA - Kent, Maple Valley, Bellevue (5-6)	Area 63: Federal Way, Tacoma, WA; Ketchikan, AK (hybrid) (4-5)
FNWL Club (+ online)	Mosaic Toastmasters (+ hybrid) - 0 members	Talk On The Water (dual)
CTS Club	Kent Evening (hybrid)	Tahoma Talkers (in person)
Lightworkers Toastmasters (+ online)	The Best Darn Toastmasters Club (online)	Federal Way (online)
JOHTOastmasters (club venue?)	Kent Toast 'n Boast Toastmasters (hybrid)	Women Who Lead ($ online)
	Conservatively Speaking	First City (hybrid) - 6 members; Plans to dissolve
	Faithfully Speaking

Area 44: WA - Bellevue, Bothell, Online (4)	Area 54: Auburn, Puyallup, Sumner, Enumclaw (5)	Area 64: Tacoma (4-5)
PSE Energizers (+ hybrid)	Auburn Morning (in person)	Public Utilities (^ hybrid)
Rhetoracles Toastmasters	Puyallup Valley Voices (in-person)	Tacoma 13 Early Birds (hybrid)
TM2 T-Mobile (online)	Sumner Lifelong Learners (^ in-person)	Sound Advice (@ online )
Eastside Leaders (@ online)	Enumclaw Morning Toastmasters (in-person)	MultiCare (+online)
	Success Speaks (hybrid)	Franciscan & Friends (+online) - 0 members



Area 45: WA - Redmond (5)	Area 55: Olympia (4)	Area 65: Tacoma, Parkland, Lakewood (4)
Microsoft Speechmakers (+ online)	Stately Speakers (online)	Lakewood (on line)
Microsoft Early Birds (+ online)	Commerce Communicators (+ online)	Thursday Nite Live (hybrid)
MicroToast (+ hybrid)	Olympus (hybrid)	NW Comedy Club ($ hybrid)
Microsoft Speakeasy (+ hybrid)	South Sounders (online)	Word Weavers (online)
Sammamish Speechmasters (+ hybrid)


	Area 56: WA - Olympia (4)
	Meridian (hybrid)
	Dawn Talkers (hybrid)
	Capitol Club (hybrid)
	Money Talks (^ online)

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Div G: WA, OR (6 areas)	Div H: WA, ID (6 areas)	Div I: AK (4 areas)
Area 71: WA - Wenatchee, Ellensburg, Online (4)	Area 81: WA - Spokane, Online (4)	Area 91: AK - Fairbanks, North Pole, Online (4)
Cascade Speakeasy Club (hybrid)	Sunrise	Safe Harbor
Ellensburg (hybrid)	Moonlighters (hybrid)	Tundra Talkers (hybrid)
Electric Toasters (online)	Lamplighters	Fairbanks North Star Borough �(hybrid)
Next Level (online)	Lilac City (formerly Lake City) (online)	Pink Synergy ($ online)



Area 72: WA - Yakima, Online (3-4)	Area 82: WA - Spokane Valley, Spokane (3)	Area 92: AK - JBER, Anchorage (6)
Chinook (online)	Spokane Valley (hybrid)	JBER Jabbers (> hybrid)
Apple Valley Communicators (hybrid)	Liberty Lakers (online)	Palmer (hybrid)
Sun City	Spokane Uptowners	Greatland (hybrid)
Audible Experience (online) - suspended 2/11		Kashim (hybrid)
		Top of the World (hybrid)
		Dimond Talkers (hybrid)

Area 73 (%): WA - Yakima, Connell (5)	Area 83: WA - Spokane (3)	Area 93: AK - Anchorage (5)
Columbia Basin (% online)	Gaveliers	Anchor (online)
Speech Masters Advanced (% @)	Spokane Falls (hybrid)	Citizens of the World ($ online)
Toastmasters International of Coyote Ridge (%)	Clare's Clan	Alyeska (online)
Toastmasters International of Connell (%)		ConocoPhillips Alaska (+hybrid)
Path Finders (%)		Centerpoint (hybrid)


Area 74: WA - Richland, Kennewick, Online (4)	Area 84: ID - Hayden, Sandpoint (3)	Area 94: AK - Juneau, Online (3)
Atomic City (hybrid)	Hayden Confident Communicators	Valley (hybrid)
Sun Country (online)	Talk of the Town (hybrid)	Advancing Alaska (@ online)
My Time-Our Time (hybrid)	Lake Pend Oreille (hybrid)	Taku (hybrid)
Women of Influence (online)




Area 75: WA - Kennewick, Richland, Pasco (4)	Area 85 (%): WA - Airway Heights (3)
Tri Cities	Insiders (%)
Richland Desert Wind (hybrid)	Verbal Architects (%)
Lab Oratories (hybrid)	Veritas Warriors (%)
Pasco Bilingua



Area 76: WA - Walla Walla, WA (1); OR - Pendleton, Umatilla (3) (Total 4)	Area 86: WA - Pullman (2); ID - Lewiston (2), Moscow (Total 4-5)
Walla Walla (hybrid)	Frank E Balmer (hybrid)
Pendleton (hybrid)	Lewis-Clark
Cay-Uma-Wa (hybrid)	Twin Rivers
High Desert (%)	SEL Toastmasters
	Latah County (P)

LEGEND
Either less than 8 members on dashboard or club potentially closing
Sent in dissolution paperwork; closing club
+ = Corporate Club
^ = Government
> = Military Club
@ = Advanced
$ = Specialty
& = Church
% = Prison Club
(P) = Prospective

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Thank you for your Time!

Voting will be held at the May 20^th District Council Meeting

ALIGNMENT

COMMITTEE REPORT

NEW DISTRICT 2