Home | Membership | Adopt a Club Adopt a Club is showcasing clubs that want a coach. Here you’ll read about what’s going on at these clubs, opportunities for practice, and some of their key strengths. Clubs that have less than 13 members qualify for a coach. Would you like your club showcased to find a coach, please contact Bernard Arias, Marketing Coach Director or call 415-508-7692. Available: Top Gun | AKQA BLRB | Redwood Ramblers | Opportunity Speakers | Millbrae'ers Club | Sustainable Speakers | Agile Articulators | Crownmasters | Life Technologies Toastmasters | BIG-Toast | Daly City Toastmasters | KT Talkers Club | Magic Sunrisers | Ordnance Orators | Public Speak Easy's | MCA Toastmasters | I'm Feeling Chatty | QMasters | SVB Toastmasters | Asian Express | City Talk | EPA Speak Easy Adopted: Friday Toastmasters | Toastmodernists | Walmart.com Dot.com-municators | Electric Toasters Meet: Top Gun Club Company / Group Specific MEETS 1st & 3rd Wed – 11:45 AM Northrop Grumman Corp 21-4 Conference Room 401 East Hendy Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94088 What's Going On Encourage greater participation in educational program to help the club build its membership. Opportunity for Coach to present Successful Club Series and Leadership Excellence Series presentations. Coach might help them plan membership building activities, like an Open House, to encourage more company employees to visit. Club Strengths Club members have good ideas for reaching out to potential new members. Encourage that. The target audience is very well defined. Contact: angela.uzoma@ngc.com Phone: (408) 735-2703 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: AKQA BLRB Company / Group Specific MEETS Thursday - 12:00 PM AKQA Hayes Valley Meeting Room 118 King St San Francisco 94107 What's Going On Coach might show members the value of the Leadership Program to help them maintain sustained momentum. Opportunity to present from Leadership Excellence series. Show club how setting a plan for success can help members achieve their personal and work objectives. Coach might show members how participating in area activities, like officer training, can help them create a stronger club. Club Strengths Ambitious members with desire to grow the club and gain momentum. Great club energy. Strong officer team. Lots of passion and well organized. Website: Website: www.akqa.com/ Contact: kim.laama@akqa.com Phone: 415-645-9672 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: Redwood Ramblers Toastmasters Community / Open MEETS Wednesday - 12:00 PM St. Philip Episcopal Church 5271 Scotts Valley Dr Scotts Valley 95066 What's Going On Coach would help club plan regular membership building activities, to offset normal member attrition. This is an opportunity to present the Successful Club Series and Leadership Excellence presentations to show members how to make their meetings even better. Club Strengths Club is welcoming to visitors and the location it is easy to find. Club is located at a church with regular service. Website: www.redwoodramblers.org/ Contact: dolson@cruzio.com Phone: 831 336 0836 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: Opportunity Speakers Toastmasters Club Community / Group Specific MEETS Monthly: 1st Tues – 6:45 PM Tennessee Grill 1128 Taraval St San Francisco 94116 What's Going On This is an advanced club with low membership. They want to add more members while at the same time allowing existing members the opportunity to speak regularly, as they do now. This would make a great second club for members of other clubs. They focus on longer speech projects. Coach would help club find new ways to promote the club to bring in enough members to meet their membership goals. Club Strengths Experienced members focused in advanced communications projects. Engaged in the Distinguished Club Program. Website: opportunity.freetoasthost.ws/ Contact: mayhuang1@aol.com Phone: 415-699-1214 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: Millbrae'ers Club Community / Open MEETS Tuesday, 1st & 3rd – 7:15 PM Millbrae Community Center 477 Lincoln Circle Millbrae 94030 What's Going On This club would like a coach that shows them how to conduct high-energy meetings. They want to find ways to engage current members to keep meetings fun and interesting. Coach would help them create a long membership building plan to help offset normal attrition. Opportunity to present from The Successful Club Series presentations and the Leadership Excellence series manuals. Club Strengths Officers are open to receiving help. They are already working the Distinguished Club Program and are open to improving and making the club better. Website: www.millbraeers.com Contact: shelliam.lee@gmail.com Phone: (650) 391-8385 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: Sustainable Speakers Company / Group Specific MEETS Biweekly: Wed – 12:00 PM Chevron Energy Solutions 18th Floor 345 California St San Francisco 94104 What's Going On Club is balancing the Toastmasters program with their corporate needs. Coach would help illustrate how the speaking and leadership program can help the club meet both company and member needs and how it can be a win-win for both. Coach might present from the Successful Club Series and the Leadership Excellence Series programs. Club Strengths Club is actively creating a culture that works for its members and the hosting organization. Club currently has support from a mentor. Contact: NFleischer@chevron.com Phone: 415-733-4515 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: Agile Articulators - Speech and Debate Community / Open MEETS 1st & 3rd Monday – 6:00 PM Yahoo! Sunnyvale D1 Yahoopoly 701 First Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94089 What's Going On This is a specialty club focused in debate. The target audience might be Toastmasters from other clubs. Meetings are run a little different to support the club's mission. A coach might help the club incorporate more of the proven tools/methods for club success from the Successful Club Series, and with a creative eye might help them find different ways to attract potential members. Club Strengths Club has a fair number of seasoned members. All officers attended training. Club is targeted to people who want to learn debate. Website: agile.freetoasthost.org Contact: nayakatul@yahoo.com Phone: (408) 833 8945 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: Crownmasters Club Community / Open MEETS Wednesday – 12:00 PM Hearst Building 2nd Floor Conference Room 5 Third St. San Francisco, CA 94103 What's Going On Coach would help club create a success plan, setting dates to keep the club on track with membership building and training. Opportunity for Coach to present club building presentations from from Successful Club Series and The Leadership Excellence Series. Club Strengths A couple of members are serving in district leadership roles, their support could be tapped. Good mix of experienced and new members. Steady stream of guests. Club was President's Distinguished last year. Website: crownmasters.freetoasthost.us Contact: sfcrownmasters@yahoo.com Phone: (415) 543-8949 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: Life Technologies Toastmasters Club Company / Group Specific MEETS 1st & 3rd Tuesday – 12:05 PM Life Technologies (Applied Biosystems) 850 Lincoln Centre Drive Foster City, CA 94404 What's Going On Coach would provide support and encouragement to members to help keep energy up. Company layoffs affected the club. Opportunity for Coach to give presentations from the Leadership Excellence Series. Club Strengths This is a friendly club, supportive of their members. All officers were trained. Club is actively engaged in the Distinguished Club Program and is planning an Open House this month (January) to bring in new members. Contact: tony.chenhansa@lifetech.com Phone: 650-554-7531 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: BIG-Toast Company / Group Specific MEETS Wednesday – 12:00 PM F5 Networks 90 Rio Robles San Jose, CA 95134 What's Going On Coach would help club plan for success. Members might need guidance and encouragement. Opportunity to present from Successful Club Series. Club Strengths Club is participating in DCP program. Meetings are well organized and appear productive. Phone: 408-828-7170 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: Daly City Toastmasters Community / Open MEETS Friday – 12:10 PM Peninsula Works 271 92nd St Daly City, CA 94015 What's Going On Club is working on membership growth. Coach may help them plan membership building activities, like an open house. Coach would encourage them and offer different approaches to build the clubs. Opportunity to present from Successful Club Series. Club Strengths Club is participating in Distinguished Club Program. All 7 Officers attended training. Website: dalycity.freetoasthost.cc Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: KT Talkers Club Community / Open MEETS Tuesday – 12:00 PM KLA-Tencor Bldg 3 – Singapore Conf Rm One Technology Dr Milpitas, CA 95035 What's Going On Many members are new. Coach would offer mentoring to show them how they can achieve their speaking goals. Club may need coaching on conducting effective meetings. Opportunity to present Successful Club Series. Club Strengths Club has guests regularly. Club is already working on the distinguished club plan, and might need guidance. Some members are interested in district leade. Contact: kenestep@cisco.com Phone: 408 506 6468 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: Magic Sunrisers Club Community / Open MEETS Wednesday – 7:00 AM Tennessee Grill 1128 Taraval Avenue San Francisco, CA 94116 What's Going On Coach would help the club create a success plan, which would include membership building and retainment. Help members plan an Open House and to publicize throughout the community. Opportunity to present from the Successful Club Series. Club Strengths Club already has a welcoming environment, ideal for a successful club. Members and officers are very energetic and friendly. Contact: wilko@wilkohome.com Phone: (415) 564-6069 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: Ordnance Orators Club Company / Open MEETS Wednesday – 12:00 PM BAE Systems 1205 Coleman Ave Santa Clara, CA 95050 What's Going On They meet in a small space, which limits the number of people who can attend. Help them asses growth needs. Is the space meeting their member's needs/wants. Coach may help them create a welcoming environment to guests. Help them improve execution of the distinguished club program. . Club Strengths Meetings are organized and start on time. Active core group of members. They have a few guests. They are already following the distinguished club program. Website: ordnance.freetoasthost.us Contact: chase96@sbcglobal.net Phone: 408-265-7360 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: Public Speak Easy's Club Community / Open MEETS Wednesday - 12:05 PM Social Services Agency Santa Clara Room 373 West Julian Street San Jose, CA 95110 What's Going On Coach would show them how to engage all attending members. Help them create a membership building plan, and to identify new and different ways to promote the club. Opportunity to present from the Successful Club Series. Club Strengths Club officers are very supportive of the area and division. Members are witty, energetic, and fun. Experienced members. This club is the best kept secret in Area B5. Website: pse8266.freetoasthost.us Contact: topnotch7@hotmail.com Phone: (415) 515-8135 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: MCA Toastmasters Community / Open MEETS Thursdays - 7:00 PM MCA (Board Room) 3003 Scott Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95054-3316 What's Going On Opportunity for a coach to help club through the Fitness program to complete an HPL. Coach would show members what else there is beyond the CC and CL achievements. Show them how to organize an open house. Great opportunity for a motivational speaker to help club reach beyond 20 members. Coach would present successful club series, leadership excellence and show members how educational track can help them achieve their objectives. Help club and members set goals. Club Strengths Meetings are well organized. Club gets guests regularly. Website: groups.yahoo.com/group/mca_toastmasters Contact: mca_toastmasters-owner@yahoogroups.com Phone: 408-218-3536 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: I'm Feeling Chatty Toastmasters Company / Group Specific MEETS Thursday – 12:00 PM Google - Bldg 43 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View, CA 94043 What's Going On Opportunity to show members how the leadership track can help them achieve their speaking objectives. Coach would present successful club series, leadership excellence. Help club and membership set goals. Club Strengths Nice, welcoming atmosphere. Upbeat, energetic, cheerful vibe. Lot's of fun and laughter. Contact: barbastan@aol.com Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: Friday Toastmasters (formerly TAC-Talk Toastmasters) Community / Open MEETS Friday – 8:30 AM Cisco Systems Inc Building 1 - Kodiak Conference 285 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134 What's Going On Coach would help them create more structured meetings. They are working on membership building. Coach would help officers create a success plan. Club Strengths Leadership team is open to coaching. They are reaching out to the community to help them succeed. Website: tactalks.freetoasthost.biz Contact: tac-talks@external.cisco.com Phone: (408) 526 7686 Congratulations! Friday Toastmasters was adopted by David Gaul Meet: Toastmodernists Company / Open MEETS 1st & 3rd Thursday – 12:00 PM SFMOMA 151 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94110 What's Going On This club is rebuilding its membership with great enthusiasm and energy. Their first meeting of the term was a beautifully organized open house with a record attendance of 40+ guests. Club Strengths It's located in the heart of the arts district downtown and meets at the SFMOMA. There is a lot of activities in the area and opportunities to attract members. Members have access to some of the museum's events. Website: www.toastmodernists.org Contact: than.saliem@gmail.com Congratulations! Toastmodernists was adopted by Bernard Arias Top of page Meet: Walmart.com Dot.com-municators Company / Open MEETS Wednesday – 12:00 PM Walmart.com 7000 Marina Blvd Brisbane, CA 94005   Contact: spavliska@landam.com Phone: 650-837-5155 Congratulations! Walmart.com Dot.com-municators was adopted by Mare Repetto Top of page Meet: QMasters Company / Open MEETS Thursdays - 12:00 PM 3165 Kifer Road Santa Clara, CA 95051-0804 What's Going On They are actively reaching out to neighboring companies to grow their club. Opportunity to present successful club series, leadership excellence and show members how educational track can help them achieve their objectives. Help them set goals. Club Strengths They have an excellent facility for regular meetings. There are some well experienced speakers. Good atmosphere for new members to learn and grow in the club. Website: qmasters.freetoasthost.org Contact: akakade@qualcomm.com Phone: 408-910-6020 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: SVB Toastmasters Club Company / Open MEETS 1st and 3rd Wednesday - 12:00 PM Silicon Valley Bank 3003 Tasman Dr Santa Clara, CA 95054 What's Going On Need help coming up with plan to attract and convert visitors. Coach would facilitate planning of open house, ongoing membership building and retention. Opportunity to present successful club series to help reenergize members. Club Strengths Strong interest in Toastmasters from membership. A dedicated and strong club President. Availability and support from Area Governor. Website: svbtms.freetoasthost.org Contact: rendozo@svb.com Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: Asian Express Community / Open MEETS 2nd & 4th Wednesday – 6:30 PM True Sunshine Episcopal Church 1430 Mason St San Francisco, CA 94133 What's Going On Club wants to grow its membership and is looking for ideas of how they can achieve this while maintaining their already friendly culture. Coach would introduce different approaches to membership building, help them discover what will work for them, and present from the Successful Club Series. Club Strengths An established culture of welcoming and friendly people, key to a successful club. Meetings run smoothly, professionally and well organized. Club has a social outing after the meeting, helping to create bonds among members. They visit other clubs to get ideas for their club. Website: asianexpress.freetoasthost.ws Contact: ernestbear@yahoo.com Phone: 510-407-5982 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: Electric Toasters Club Company / Group Specific MEETS Thursdays - 12:00 PM San Francisco PG&E General Office 77 Beale St CR1465, 94107 What's Going On Most members are fairly new to Toastmasters. The coach would be mentoring new members, help club elect new officers and guide them in their role. Help president and the newly-elected determine best method of delegating responsibilities to other club members. Club Strengths Club attracts members regularly. Enthusiastic and committed club president. They want someone to show them the ropes. Website: electrictoasters.freetoasthost.org Contact: electrictoasters-officers@freetoasthost.org Congratulations! Electric Toasters was adopted by Jim Ferrer Top of page Meet: City Talk Club Community / Open MEETS 2nd and 4th Wednesday - 12:30 PM Redwood City Main Library Community Room 1044 Middlefield Road, 94063 What's Going On Need help coming up with plan to attract and convert visitors. Coach would facilitate planning of open house, ongoing membership building and retention. Opportunity to present successful club series to help reenergize members. Club Strengths Atmosphere: Friendly, supportive, and fun. Website: citytalktmc.freetoasthost.us Contact: johnmcd@hotmail.com Phone: 650-780-7288 Tell Me More! Top of page   Meet: EPA Speak Easy Govt Agency / Group Specific MEETS 2nd & 4th Wednesday – 12:00 PM San Francisco US EPA Region 9 75 Hawthorne St, 94105 What's Going On Most members working on CC. Coach would provide mentoring to encourage completion of CC so members can mentor each other. Opportunity to present successful club series, leadership excellence and show members how educational track can help them achieve their objectives. Help them set goals. Club Strengths Officers want to provide its members with growth opportunity. Near downtown. Website: electrictoasters.freetoasthost.org Contact: mahdavi.sarvy@epa.gov Phone: 415-972-3173 Tell Me More! 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