The Distinguished Club Program

What are the advantages to achieving Distinguished Club status? The goals that lead to this honor will help your members strengthen their speaking and leadership skills.

The Distinguished Club Program monitors and measures your club’s achievements in these two areas: Educational awards. The number of Toastmasters awards issued to members determines your club’s success in helping its members improve their communication and leadership skills. Membership. A club should maintain at least 20 members. Membership turnover is unavoidable. Your club should strive to bring in new members to combat this natural turnover, to provide a stronger leadership base, and to bring a flow of fresh, new ideas and personalities.

How It Works
The Distinguished Club Program is annual program, running from July 1 through June 30. The program consists of 10 goals your club should strive to achieve during this time.  World Headquarters tracks the progress of the club and, at year-end, recognizes club based on the number of members it has.

Goals to Achieve
To qualify for recognition, your club must meet a membership requirement. At year-end (June 30) it must have at least 20 members or a net growth of at least five new members. It also mst achieve at least five of these goals:

	Earn two Competent Communicators (CCs)
	Earn an additional two CCs
	Earn one Advanced Communicator (AC Bronze, AC Silver or AC Gold)
	One More  Advanced Communicator (AC Bronze, AC Silver or AC Gold)
	Earn one CL, AL Bronze, AL Silver, or DTM
	Earn one additional CL, AL Bronze, AL Silver, or DTM
	Add four new members
	Add four additional new members
	Minimum of four club officers trained during each of two training periods
	One dues renewal invoice and one club officer list submitted on time

Recognition
Clubs that meet the membership requirement and achieve the specified number of goals below are eligible for Toastmasters International recognition at year-end: