Chartered in July - 
Agape Toastmasters #7909 
Located at the Valley Cathedral Room C-201, 6225 North Central Avenue in Phoenix 
Mentors: Jackie Weaver and Gail Allen 
Sponsor: Bonnie Beldon

Chartered in August 
Honeywell Spoken # 2542 
Located at Honeywell IAL, 16404 N. Black Canyon Highway, Phoenix 
Mentor: Roy Blomquist 
Sponsor: Peter Francis

Agape Toastmasters 

Valley Cathedral, long the home of Valley Toastmasters, now has spawned a second club. The founding president, Gail Allen, always wanted to join a club, but there wasn't one convenient for her work schedule. Gail thought, "We'll start our own!" The process of building a club was very satisfying for her. 

According to Gail, the members of Agape Toastmasters are a diverse group of people, with officers ranging in age from 23 to 70. "One thing we all have in common is a spiritual focus. We mesh beautifully." 

Two people were influential in starting Agape Toastmasters. Gail Allen credited one of the Valley Cathedral pastors, Bill Mauntino, for supporting the church. "He thinks Toastmasters is a fantastic vehicle for training people." He encouraged many to join the club. Art Nieto was also a driving force. "Sometimes Art, me and one guest would be the only ones at the meeting. He was so supportive through this all." 

One new Toastmaster, Michael Guilds, began his career with the ministry after visiting the Agape Club. Just returning from Europe and Turkey, the club held a special meeting in his honor as he told of his experiences. "If I had not been a part of Toastmasters, I would not have been prepared." Gail reported that there wasn't a dry eye in the club after Michael finished. 

Honeywell Spoken 

Two new clubs have been started on the premises of the Honeywell Company in Phoenix. Chad Joplin, the President of Honeywell Spoken, said, " Art Nieto and Roy Blomquist and the American Expressors club have done some great work with our group." 

There are three main divisions of Honeywell. We are in Industrial Automation and Control. Our membership now is made up mostly of Honeywell people. We have quite a range of people from Engineering, Finance, Sales and Project Management. Our club is an interesting mix of all types of people. Most of our members are new to public speaking but eager for the Toastmaster experience. I see how many of us will use Toastmasters in our work. Honeywell Spoken is, however, open to everyone in the community. 

Honeywell Spoken chartered as District Three's newest club on August 15, 1997.