Toastmasters Area of SintMaarten
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ACB JEROME GUMBS WINS TOASTMASTERS AREA SPEECH CONTEST
To represent St Maarten at District Conference in May
Advanced Communicator Bronze Jerome Gumbs of the Philipsburg Toastmasters Club won the Toastmasters Area speech contest with an eloquent presentation during the recently held Area Speech Contest at the Philipsburg Cultural Center.
Competing against three other Toastmasters representing three of the island’s four clubs, ACB Gumbs gave a spell binding presentation on the race of Excellence describing life’s challenges and the choices that we have to make. With this victory, ACB Gumbs will now represent St Maarten at the District 81P Conference to be held at Sonesta Maho from May 16th to 18th. Earning the second place in the contest was Competent Communicator Mildred Smeins who also represented the Philipsburg Toastmasters Club with her presentation of freedom.
Contest Chair for the event, Toastmaster Leona Marlin expressed appreciation to the participants for very impressive showings and looks forward to being the contest Chair and coordinating the District speech contest in May.
In photo: ACB Jerome Gumbs (right) poses (l-r) Leona Marlin, Area Governor Richelda Emmanuel and Mildred Smeins.
