July 1, 2007
2007年7月1日

 

Dear Members of District 85,

亲爱的第85准行政区的会员,

Do you have a vision of the success for you, your club and its members in this our first year as a district?  Do you know how you, your club and its members will achieve these goals?  What about our district, what goals should we set for ourselves?
你想象过吗? 今年是第一年我们成为一个独立的行政区, 你有一个愿景来使你本人以及你的俱乐部和其成员走向成功吗?  你知道, 你本人以及你的俱乐部及其会员如何实现这些目标吗?  我们行政区的目标是什么?  我们应为自己制定什么样的目标?

At the beginning of every Toastmaster Year (July 1 – June 30) clubs around the world look at how they can help their members to achieve their goals.  One of the best ways is to use the Distinguished Club plan as a benchmark on how your club can assist its members; as the goals in this program have been developed by Toastmasters International to help a club target different goals that will allow its members to achieve their individual goals.  I encourage all clubs to achieve Distinguished, Select Distinguished or even President’s Distinguished Club by next June 30 – if you do you will have helped many of your members in achieving their individual goals.  Clubs around the world achieve this success in the same way – by the officers helping the members to achieve their goals.  Set your goals high – the higher the better – as in working to achieve them, you will find success in the process.
在Toastmasters 的每一营运年的开始(7月1日至6月30日), 全世界的俱乐部都着眼于在新的一年里如何帮助他们的会员完成所制定的目标.  一个最好的方法就是以一个“卓越俱乐部计划”为标杆, 看每个俱乐部如何帮助它的会员成功；这一计划的具体目标已由国际演讲会Toastmasters制定, 帮助俱乐设定不同的目标,从而帮助其会员实现其个人目标。我呼吁所有的俱乐部到明年6月30日,可以达到各级目标“卓越俱乐部”，“高级卓越俱乐部”、甚至“最卓越主席俱乐部”，如果你可以实现这些目标，你就已经帮助了许多会员实现了他们各自的目标。  世界各地的俱乐部都是已此而走向成功的- 由俱乐部领导帮助会员来实现他们的目标。把你的目标订的高- 越高越好- 当你向其努力的时候, 你在过程里面将发现成功的意义。

Last year as a district we set a lofty goal – to achieve provisional district status in only a year.  When Chairman Warwick John Fahy first said this many people thought that it could not be done – I was one of them and I was very wrong.  Through his vision and passion Warwick was able to make his leadership team see the way to achieve this goal.  This was achieved and the TI Board of Directors will be honoring Chairman Warwick John Fahy with a Presidential Citation – one of the highest awards that Toastmasters gives to an individual member – for his vision and leadership of our clubs.  Recognition that is indeed well deserved.
去年, 作为一个国际演讲会划分的中国区域，我们制定了一个高目标 - 在一年里达到“准行政区”。当主席Warwick John Fahy康伟先生 第一次谈及此目标时, 许多人包括我本人在内都觉得这是不可能的 – 事实证明我错了!  透过他的愿景和激情, 康伟先生让他领导的团队看到了实现该目标的方法。现在这一目标实现了! 国际演讲会 董事会将授予Warwick John Fahy康伟先生“主席杰出领导奖”，这是国际演讲会Toastmasters 给予个人的最高奖项，以表彰他的远见和领导力 。康伟先生当之无愧!

So what is our goal this year as a district?  Our goals will be built upon the goals that are set by Toastmasters for the clubs and the areas – if they succeed, our district will succeed.  How far will this take us?  If the clubs and areas achieve their goals, the district will be able to achieve the goals set by Toastmasters International for the year.  But this is not enough; we should take the district to the success that passion and commitment exhibited by the members and clubs across China naturally deserve – to end the year with enough clubs to become a full district and be recognized the best district in world! 
那么作为一个行政区, 今年我们的目标是什么呢?  我们的目标将是基于国际演讲会Toastmasters为各俱乐部和各地分区制定的目标– 如果他们取得成功, 我们行政区也将会成功。我们距离该目标有多远呢?  如果俱乐部和各地分区实现了他们的目标, 中国行政区将会实现今年国际演讲会Toastmasters制定的目标。仅此还不够, 我们全中国的会员及俱乐部还要展示他们的激情与承诺，引领行政区走向成功 - 到年底, 我们拥有足够数量的俱乐部, 从而正式成为国际演讲会的行政区, 并是全球公认的最好的行政区!

Is this goal too big – no, it actually is small.  We can achieve this goal easily during the year by meeting the needs of our members and their clubs and having half of the clubs end the year as Distinguished or better.  However, this is not enough – I would like every club to end the year Distinguished or better – if you do, just think how much more passionate your club and its members will become.  Our leadership team is committed to helping you achieve this and will assist you in helping your members during the course of the year. 
这一目标太庞大了吗 - 不, 实际上它很小。在这一年里, 只要我们满足会员和俱乐部的需要, 到年底有半数以上俱乐部能获得“卓越俱乐部”或更高级的荣誉, 我们就实现了我们的目标。但是这还不够 - 我希望到年底, 每一个俱乐部都获得“卓越俱乐部”或更高级的荣誉 – 如果这样, 想想你的俱乐部和成员将会变得多么有激情啊。我的领导团队承诺, 我们将帮助你们实现这一目标, 并在此营运年度协助你去帮助你的会员。

Here’s to your vision – aim high and achieve success within each and every club and its members.
这是你的愿景 – 高瞻远瞩, 与每一个俱乐部和每一位会员共同走向成功!

 

Sincerely,

Keith Ostergard, DTM
District Governor
District 85P - People's Republic of China
"Share Our Passion"