Posted on March 4, 2026 in Announcements

It’s been several months since we rolled out the two Outstanding Achievement award programs for this year; how did the year go by so quickly?

Well, it’s time to start checking to see just how awesome you’ve been as Toastmasters this year. We’re talking going above and beyond just giving a few speeches; we’re talking about a lot of speeches and a club doing more than just meeting expectations.

Individual Achievement

Outstanding Toastmasters Award (OTMA)

The worksheet for the OTMA is here

Less complicated than previous years, the OTMA this year uses the principle of “You can do a lot of things, but you don’t need to do all of the things and still achieve greatness.” Previous years of OTMA required racking up an impressive points score in all the categories; this should be a little easier because it doesn’t require as much completeness.

  • Complete 3 out of 4 things in a category to complete a category.
  • Complete 4 out of 5 categories (Speak, Lead, Instruct, Collaborate, Explore) to achieve your OTMA.
  • Submit it by May 31st, with the intention to get awards ordered and delivered in time for the end-of-year party in late July.

Toastmasters Club – Above and Beyond

Club Achievement Outstanding Club Award (OCA)

The worksheet for the OCA is here

While we can all agree that clubs that complete 8 DCP points are definitely Outstanding, we would also like to recognize that there’s more than just the DCP points worth merit.

Independent of the Distinguished Club system, the OCA is designed to recognize clubs who do Toastmasters fellowship things – we’ve been hearing a lot of clubs have been hosting and staffing the various Area contests. So the eight required points for the OCA award can come from more than just giving speeches and recruiting members. It’s about giving back to the Toastmasters community by running Events – Speechcrafts and YLP programs count as well.

The reward for your OCA is a custom designed ribbon for your club banner – something no other club in the world outside of District 57 can earn. And as a bonus – this award can go to any club with 8 points – so if you missed your Distinguished Club award because you didn’t have enough members, you aren’t coming away empty handed.

Complete your OCA points by May 31st, 2026.

District Bucks

Cash In On District Bucks

By the way, did you know that if your club has been doing Toastmaster things, you’ve been earning District Bucks? This year, I’ve streamlined the system for awarding incentive money in the Incentive Tracker system – and most of you haven’t taken advantage of the money in the system waiting for you.

As of 2/19, we’ve awarded nearly nine thousand dollars to clubs, but only a thousand (and sixty-one cents) has been claimed. Don’t leave your club’s award money on the table!

Check out how much your club has available here.

Note: In order to claim your District Bucks, you must:

  • Have someone in your club have a Concur account. If you don’t, please mail jeffrey [at] d57tm . org so l can get you set up with an account.
  • Purchase items only from the Toastmasters store or items (supplies, refreshments for Open Houses, other items that benefit the club, not including paying for memberships)
  • Save your receipts and file in Concur before May 15th, 2026, or 30 days after purchase, whichever comes first. Your club will have the purchases reimbursed up to the limit of your District Bucks in the system.

Jeffrey Young

Jeffrey [at] d57tm . org