 Lin
Gao
#982055 Moto Talky Talkie
&
#992893 Beijing Advanced Speakers Club
During the elections at the 2007 Spring
Conference Lin, who was representing the Moto Talky Talkie club as their
President was overheard to say to a potential Division Governor candidate, "If
you do this for the District, I will be there to support you." It has been
this willingness to be there to help that has been the hallmark of Lin's
dedication to Toastmasters clubs and the district since she joined the China
Capital Toastmasters (#887575) club in 2006. Lin has continually helped
and assisted members, club officers and district officers in Beijing and other
areas of China through her actions and efforts. It was in this spirit that
Lin agreed to serve as an Area Governor (Area 15) in Division N during the
2007-2008 year.
As a leader in the Motorola
organization, Lin leveraged her participation in their Women's Business Council
to help the development of Toastmasters Clubs. At the current time there
are three corporate clubs in Motorola location in Beijing and Tianjin and at
least two more are in development in Shanghai and Hangzhou. Through Lin's
efforts and stewardship, Motorola has become the largest corporate club
supporter in China. Lin has taken time from her busy work schedule to
visit each of the Motorola clubs and to arrange demonstration meetings for
prospective clubs. Lin has also assisted the district leaders by working
with the leaders of the Motorola clubs (some were in her area and others were
not) and the potential clubs in helping their clubs to become stronger. In
part due to her assistance, the Hello Moto Club (#1089563) is looking at the
potential to split the club into a second corporate club at their Wangjing
office in Beijing because they have attracted so many new members since
chartering in September 2007.
Aside from her help with developing
clubs for Motorola, Lin has continually been supportive of other officers and
leaders in Division N and elsewhere in China. Lin has helped in the
planning and execution of many demonstration meetings for potential clubs in the
Beijing area and been of assistance to other Area Governors by arranging places
for them to hold their speech contests. Lin also arranged free training
facilities through Motorola for the Summer and Winter Officer training, Fall and
Spring Division Speech Contests, as well as assisting her second club, Beijing
Advanced Speakers (#992893) in securing meeting locations for several of their
recent meetings.
Lin was also very involved in the
planning and execution of the 2007 Fall Conference in Beijing as a member of the
Handbook, Publicity and On-the-Day teams as well as being one of the speakers at
the conference. On the night before the conference Lin noticed a
misspelling on the backdrop for the stage and stayed up late working with the
vendor to ensure that a corrected backdrop would be on the stage the following
morning when the doors open. This attention to details has made Lin a
sought after leader to visit clubs and help their young officers and members to
enhance their club and make it a stronger and more enjoyable club for their
members and guests.
It is for her dedication to our
organization, its clubs and members that Lin has earned this recognition as the
2007-2008 District 85P Toastmaster of the Year.
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