Wednesday, September 19, 2007

How Much Does It Cost?

As a guest who is interested in joining, you might be wondering if joining Toastmaster is going to cost you anything. To eradicate the doubt and uncertainty you might have, we spell out the membership fee for Lubbock Club #884 to you right here.

There is a $20.00 registration fee for new members only, this includes a Communication and Leadership Program Manual, Competent Leader Manual, Evaluation Guides, Speaking Skills Guide, Monthly Toastmaster Magazine etc.

Membership fee for Lubbock Club is as follow:

Working professional
$9.00 per month, collect in a six month interval ($54.00)
Students
$7.00 per month, collect in a six month interval ($42.00)

Thus, start up fee for a new member who joined in October or April:

Working professional-- $20.00 + $54.00 = $74.00
Students ---------------- $20.00 + $42.00 = $62.00

After that, you will be paying:

$54.00 every six month for working professionals
$42.00 every six month for students

In addition to the manuals that you will get, the 'perks' of Lubbock Club includes unlimited coffee every meeting, goodies once in a while and we usually have a pot luck Christmas Dinner at one of our member's house with white elephant gift exchange.

Note: Membership dues are subject to change depending on Toastmasters International bylaws. Toastmasters International collects $6.00 per month per member. Each club usually collects a little extra for club maintenance activities, such as getting the ribbons, Toastmaster pins for new members, purchasing timing device etc.

To become a Toastmasters member, just come to one of our meeting, be our guest. If you are sure that Toastmasters is something for you, we will provide you the membership form. All we need is the completed form and a check. We will schedule you to give your ice-breaker speech whenever you are comfortable.

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