Aurora Toastmasters Club members pose for a group photo.
Doha: Aurora Toastmasters Club celebrated its 50th meeting with great jubilation on April 24.
The current committee, KShipra Gore, Rajashree Bhagwat, Sahitya Reddy, Pradyna Umrani, Ritu Maheshwari, Mini Ravikumar, Chandra Gururani and Vijaylata Valluri meticulously planned and executed the event.
The meeting was started by President KShipra who spoke above out how the idea of starting a club for homemakers was initiated and finally culminated into reality.
She expressed how important it is for women to have a platform to voice their ideas to build self-confidence, and Toastmasters is one such perfect platform to vanquish the fear of public speaking ,build confidence and nurture leadership skills.
The theme for the meeting was ‘Discover yourself’. Each member was given a chance to talk about their journey with Aurora Toastmasters Club and how it helped them discover themselves. Their testimonials were truly inspiring, and members spoke as to how they discovered their dormant potentials.
IWA president Susmita Patnaik who is also a distinguished Toastmaster, along with many senior members from various Toastmaster clubs graced the occasion and encourage the members of the club.
Toastmaster international’s District 116P Director, DTM Sundaresan Rajeshswar and Division B Director, DTM Sunita Saini conveyed their good wishes and congratulated the club and its members on their golden jubilee meeting.
They also extended their wishes to the members of the club who qualified to represent the club at Toastmasters International Annual Conference for the year 2019 (DTAC-2019) which is to be held on May 3 and 4, 2019.