{"id":1086,"date":"2019-07-13T23:48:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T03:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2019-07-13T23:48:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-14T03:48:45","slug":"district-83-2019-banner-design-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/district-83-2019-banner-design-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"District 83 2019 Banner Design Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the 2018-2019 Toastmasters year comes to a close, District 83 is excited to celebrate another year of being an international Distinguished District. With the I<a href=\"https:\/\/www.toastmasters.org\/events\/2019-international-convention\">nternational Convention<\/a> next month in Denver, it is important to think of ways to stand out while we network with Toastmasters from around the world and get the 2019-2020 year off to a strong start. What better way to showcase your creativity (and earn some incredible prizes) than to enter the international banner design contest? Here are the details:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The contest is open to members in good standing, though certain district leaders are not eligible to enter (District Director, Program Quality Director, Club Growth Director, and Public Relations Manager). The winning design will be presented on a 4 ft by 8 ft banner that will be carried on stage by the District 83 team at the international convention on August 22nd during the Parade of Distinguished Districts.<\/li>\n<li>The design MUST include the Toastmasters logo as well as the words \u201cDistrict 83 Toastmasters-Distinguished District\u201d with the 2018-2019 District 83 theme in mind: ProACTIVE EmPOWERment. Not a graphic artist? Team up with a talented friend and split the award and recognition that comes with it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Besides the international recognition your design will give you, you will be featured in the District 83 newsletter and blog for your incredible work. Have you had your eye on an item in the Toastmasters International shop like that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toastmasters.org\/shop\/meetings\/supplies\/324--Portable-Banner-Stand\">portable banner stand<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toastmasters.org\/shop\/meetings\/supplies\/6935--Tablecloth---6ft\">Toastmasters branded tablecloth<\/a> for a polished and professional look for all of your club\u2019s future meetings? The winning design will be awarded a $50 gift certificate to go toward any item(s) of your choice in the shop.<\/p>\n<p>With the convention fast approaching, we encourage you to use the designs from past years, displayed below, to help you get started. You\u2019ll want to have your design submitted to Jenna Barone, Public Relations Manager (<a href=\"mailto:jennabarone92@gmail.com\">jennabarone92@gmail.com<\/a>) and Margarita Estrada, Immediate Past Public Relations Manager (<a href=\"mailto:Impact21estrada@gmail.com\">Impact21estrada@gmail.com<\/a>) before or by Sunday, July 21, 2019 to enter the contest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1087 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1088 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1089 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"178\" \/><\/a>We look forward to seeing some creative designs and cannot wait to proudly showcase District 83 in style at the international convention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the 2018-2019 Toastmasters year comes to a close, District 83 is excited to celebrate another year of being an international Distinguished District. With the International Convention next month in Denver, it is important to think of ways to stand out while we network with Toastmasters from around the world and get the 2019-2020 year &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/district-83-2019-banner-design-contest\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;District 83 2019 Banner Design Contest&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,22,34],"tags":[419,142,421,21,420],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1086"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/79"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1086"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1090,"href":"https:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1086\/revisions\/1090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tm83.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}