The Alignment Committee consisted of all four Division Directors.

The Division Directors of District 45 are confident of the current club alignment. Their consensus is that no realignment is required at this time.

The following are comments from each division director supporting the above recommendation.

Division A – 5 Areas – 26 Clubs

Division Director Elise Thorsen

Comments: Our sense in Division A is that every area size-wise has good wiggle room in both directions, whether for growth or to sustain a club closure and still be active and manageable. Hopefully they'll grow into that wiggle room and next year they'll have a different conversation about alignment, but for now we think no change is required.

Division B – 4 Areas – 20 Clubs

Division Director Ivona Cookson

Comments: Division B is pretty well balanced among the areas with nobody feeling overwhelmed.

Division C – 4 Areas – 22 Clubs

Division Director Dave Stonehouse

Comments: Division C seems pretty even across the board at the moment.

Division D – 4 Areas – 20 Clubs

Division Director Jenny Theriault

Comments: Currently, there are 4 areas in Division D. Three areas with 5 active clubs, and 1 area with 4 clubs. However, Area 1 has only one club with over 12 members. Area 18 has two clubs with over 20 members (Bedford Basin and Provincially Speaking). So it may make sense to move one of those bigger clubs out of Area 18 into Area 1. I might recommend moving Bedford Basin to Area 1 and moving George Burton or Dalhousie Toastmasters to Area 18.

Regards,

Marion Taylor, DTM

Alignment Committee Chair