Speech Meisters - A Toastmasters Club

📣 Important Update for Speech Meisters Club Toastmasters! 📣

We’re excited to announce a new schedule for our meetings! Starting February 6, we will be moving to Thursdays at 7 PM on Zoom.

This change allows us to better accommodate our members’ schedules and continue providing a space for growth, learning, and great speeches!

Mark your calendars, and we look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday evenings. Prospective members are always welcome to attend meetings.

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"What does it mean to be a changemaker? It means stepping up to bat for what you believe in...promising to advocate for and shedding light on the underrepresented and the undervalued." - Success, The Changemakers Issue

Join us for the 6th Annual Changemaker Breakfast THIS FRIDAY 10.11.24

"Nearly 1 in 5 girls are still not completing lower-secondary and nearly 4 in 10 girls are not completing upper-secondary school today." ~UN

This motivates us to gather together Friday and celebrate our common goal to help girls globally have the opportunity to learn, lead, and succeed.

TICKETS HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/changemaker-breakfast-to-benefit-room-to-read-tickets-950215699737?aff=oddtdtcreator

I cold called Michelle a dozen years ago to invite her to support a literacy cause. Michelle is a leader, a reader, and a philanthropist. She said yes. We have been fast friends ever since.

Michelle invited me to speak at her annual client luncheon when I was brand new to public speaking. Now I entrust her with my mother's assets, a giant gift of calm and comfort in a very chaotic dementia situation.

Michelle's firm, Gentlestone Wealth is once again partnering with us to bring you the annual Changemaker Breakfast to benefit Room to Read on 10.11.24

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Just one month away, get your tickets today! 6th Annual Changemaker Breakfast to benefit Room to Read. Join us 10.11.24 in Central NJ for a morning of networking and connecting to support and empower each other and make life better for women around the world.

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Grateful to share my dementia advocacy story on Greg Gerber's Forward From 50 site: Helping men and women over the age of 50 to enjoy purposeful lives by pursuing things they are truly passionate about.

Nicole Smith helps families prepare for dementia, eldercare - Forward From 50 Nicole discovered plenty of books talking about dementia, but she really needed help caring for a parent with dementia.

"Professional expertise, voice, & lived experience - together - are essential to improve situations."

I am flush with lived experience in caring for aging parents, two of whom have dementia. Navigating the legal, medical, financial, practical, and emotional aspects of caregiving is overwhelming.

I share my book and my ongoing learning journey with senior communities, faith communities, senior centers, book clubs, podcasts, caregiving companies, and seminars. You are not alone!

Nicole J. Smith Dementia Awareness Advocate, Speaker & Daughter

"Do you know how much TIME IS WASTED when kids have to book a flight, get to the hospital, realize they don't have any paperwork they will need (living will, power of attorney, long term care insurance, VA paperwork, etc.) and the kids end up spending HOURS AND HOURS trying to sort through files, drawers, "that box in the closet"... - Annalee Kruger

Get your docs in order for your parents, yourselves, and your kids over 18. AND have these conversations BEFORE there is a crisis! *NOT during the holidays!

Book Diagnosis: Dementia helps you answer the questions: What do I do? Where do I start? Who can help? This is your guide to begin the legal, financial, medical, and emotional conversations to make crit…

New to caregiving or think it may be in your near future? Sign up for this free webinar from two nurses:

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: 10 Steps You Must Know to Care for An Aging Loved One. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. We see you. We see the love and dedication you pour into every aspect of caring for your aging parents. The overextend of yourself, feeling like you're perpetually treading water, grappling with intense feelings of being swamped, frustrated, and lost. If you are currently caring for an aging loved o...

Join us for the 6th Annual Changemaker Breakfast to benefit Room to Read! Jenny Laden is the author of This Terrible True Thing, Winner of the Best Young Adult Audiobook, 2023.

Friday, October 11th, 2024 Somerset Hills Hotel, a Tapestry Collection by Hilton

The first 25 registrants will receive a hardcover copy of the book, courtesy of Gentlestone Wealth

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REAL support for caregivers! Thank you Leeza's Care Connection!

Leeza's Care Connection Welcome to Leeza's Care Connection. If you are a caregiver and in need of help, you are in good company.

Dr. K shares what to do when you are concerned about an aging parent and they are reluctant to accept help. Especially hard to gauge how things are going if you live far away. Go with your gut and enlist the help of others.

Do you know the difference between incompetent, incapacitated and incontinent?!?

"...we should never start by jumping to the conclusion that someone has developed dementia and needs elder care."

Is My Aging Parent Incompetent? What to Do if You're Worried A geriatrician explains what to do if you think an aging parent needs help or elder care. Learn how mental capacity is assessed.

Very excited to be a part of this incredible network of women. Women/daughters do most of the caregiving for aging parents. I want to share what I have learned and continue to experience to make the journey a bit easier for others.

SAYge Link is a support platform that matches women with peer support from another woman who has been there, harnessing the power in women's shared stories and life experiences.

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