Westpark Toastmasters members recently welcomed Thomas Haft as a new member of their club. Thomas visited for almost six months as a guest of club member Paulette Bass. Paulette is the first documented developmentally disabled Toastmaster to achieve the Advanced Communicator status. Thomas, who is also developmentally disabled, said he hopes to follow in her footsteps and achieve his Competent Communicator status within his first year of membership. Reid Spearman, Vice President of Membership for the Westpark club, welcomed Thomas into the club on the day of his induction ceremony.
 
Toastmasters International is a worldwide, nonprofit organization teaching skills in public speaking and leadership. The Westpark Toastmasters club is part of District 14 Toastmasters, which serves the state of Georgia. Westpark Toastmasters was chartered in October 2007 with CIBER DTS as its corporate sponsor. Membership is open to the public and meetings are held at 12 noon on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at Clayton State University’s Fayette County Campus.
 
For more information about Westpark Toastmasters visit the club’s website http://westpark.freetoasthost.ws.