Richmond Hill Toastmasters Club

It was an honour to welcome Roger Caesar, DTM (.empire), an award-winning Toastmasters' International Top 3 World finalist, to our Richmond Hill Toastmasters Club tonight.

Roger inspired us with his wisdom, authenticity, and the incredible journey that began when he joined Toastmasters in 2011. His story was a powerful reminder that growth happens one speech, one challenge, and one step at a time.

Thank you, Roger, for sharing your experience and motivating us to continue striving for excellence in our own speaking and leadership journeys. 🎤✨

Get to know your Richmond Hill Toastmasters Executive Team for 2026–2027!

Executive Team
• President – Dean Da Costa
• Treasurer – James Li
• Secretary – Liz Kim
• Vice President Education – Haley Wang
• Vice President Membership – Matthew Howell
• Vice President Public Relations – Judy Liou
• Sergeant at Arms – JJ Bengall

Past President – Vlad Maevskiy

Introducing the Richmond Hill Toastmasters Executive Team for 2026–2027!

Congratulations to our incoming Executive Team! We look forward to a year of inspiring leadership, personal growth, and helping our members develop their communication and leadership skills.

Executive Team
• President – Dean Da Costa
• Treasurer – James Li
• Secretary – Liz Kim
• Vice President Education – Haley Wang
• Vice President Membership – Matthew Howell
• Vice President Public Relations – Judy Liou
• Sergeant at Arms – JJ Bengall

Past President – Vlad Maevskiy

Thank you to our outgoing Executive Team for your dedication and service. Here's to another successful Toastmasters year!

What a fantastic evening at Splitsville Bowling in Richmond Hill! 🎳

It was the perfect way to celebrate another successful Toastmasters year—filled with laughter, friendly competition, and great fellowship.

A heartfelt thank you to our 2025–2026 Executive Team for organizing such a fun event for our club. We can't wait to see all our regular members back at next week's meeting as we kick off another exciting year of learning, leadership, and growth together!

Guests & Future Toastmasters!
We will be away on June 25th
so see you on July 2nd!

Youth ages 14-17, get ready to boost your confidence and public speaking skills with the Toastmasters Youth Leadership program!

Richmond Hill Toastmasters Club is pleased to offer (at no charge) the Internationally renowned
Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program for ages 14 to 17.

During the 8 weeks, students will develop their communication and leadership skills through practical experience.

Experienced Toastmaster volunteers will guide the youth where they will learn how to:
• Prepare and deliver speeches.
• Give impromptu talks.
• Give constructive feedback - and more.

Dates & Times:
Saturdays March 28th to May 16th, 9:45 am to 12 noon.

Location:
Community Room at the York Regional Police - #2
District Headquarters
171 Major MacKenzie Dr W, Richmond Hill, ON L4C 5J1

To maximize learning, a commitment to all eight weekly sessions is requested. Workbook also provided at no cost.

** As space is limited, please RSVP to reserve your spot no later than March 16th to [email protected] **

What a contest! Clerisa and Mara were incredible representatives of our club with their brilliantly inspiring speeches at the International Speech Area Contest. Congratulations to Mara for winning second place!

Come on out to the Division 123 contest to show your support and to hear some awesome speeches! The Division contest will be held on Sunday March 29th from 4-6pm at Bayview Hill Community Centre. See you there!

Congratulations to our club's International Speech Contest participants and winners! Clerisa took first place, Mara second, and Linda third.

Special thank you to Clerisa, Suni, Dean, and all our volunteers for making it happen.

Come on out to the Area Level Contest held at 7pm on Tuesday, February 17th at Elgin West Community Centre to show your support and hear some inspiring speeches!

This Thursday, November 27, our club will be hosting the Table Topics and Humourous speech contest for Area 34!

Come enjoy this evening of amazing speeches with us and show your support to our lovely contestants! 😁

Join us for 7:00 pm at the Boynton Room of Bayview Hill Community Centre. 114 Spadina Road, Richmond Hill, ON, L4B 2YB.

November 13, 2025 our club held an awesome Humorous Speech Competition

Congratulations to our winners Mara in first, and Dean in second!

Thank you to Dean, Mara, Alan, and Adrian for your participation, dazzling us and making us laugh with your awesome humorous speeches.

A big thanks to Karin for serving as our contest chair.

And an extra big thanks and lots of love to our VPE Clerisa for organizing this event

Can’t wait to see our winners represent our club at the Area contest on November 27