South Street Toastmasters Celebrates 40 Years of Empowering Public Speakers in Morris County

“Where leaders have been made” is a Toastmasters epithet that reflects the lived experience of many of our South Street Toastmasters club members. We have a current local council person, entreprenuers, non-profit professionals, teachers and a comedian among our ranks.

We are coming together on Thursday, June 12th 2025, to celebrate our Ruby Anniversary-- 40 years – since the founding of our South Street Toastmasters club. Anyone can join, the fee is nominal, and all are encouraged to find a home here. A singular requirement is a desire to improve one’s public speaking skills. The club provides a supportive structured space to practice public speaking with encouraging feedback and opportunities for leadership tasks if you choose.

South Street Toastmasters, a member of Toastmasters International, will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Thursday, June, 12, 2025 from noon to 1:30pm at the Morris County Library, 30 East Hanover Avenue, Whippany, NJ. The celebration will be a regular meeting from noon to 1pm with speeches and attendance by local and district Toastmasters followed by networking and light refreshments from 1pm to 1:30pm. Our Treasurer and VP of Publicity, Susan Mennella, will give a brief history of the club. The public is invited to attend; past members of South Street Toastmasters are especially encouraged to attend. Advance reservations are not required but recommended at southstreettoastmasters@gmail.com. Zoom link can also be requested to attend virtually.

Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of approximately 14,000 clubs. Since its founding over 100 years ago in October 1924, the organization has helped nearly eight million people give presentations with poise and confidence. Visit www.toastmasters.org for more information.

South Street Toastmasters holds regular meetings on the 2nd (Hybrid Morris County Library and Zoom) and 4th (Zoom only) Thursdays of each month from noon – 1pm. Guests are always welcome. Advance reservations are not required to attend in-person at the library. The link must be requested for a zoom meeting.

For more information on South Street Toastmasters visit https://southstreet.toastmastersclubs.org or contact Mary-Jo Solomon via email maryjosolomon@gmail.com.