Fountain Hills Toastmasters Club was proud to celebrate Rochelle “Shelley” Gabriel’s achievement of the Distinguished Toastmasters Award.

She became a member of Toastmasters International in 2011 and has been active in various other clubs throughout the state of Arizona since then.

“Toastmasters has helped me make many friends, learn a lot about communication/leadership skills and to get a job or two,” says Gabriel.

She has given more than 50 speeches and worked on helping others improve their skills as well as an area governor, club coach and now the current club president.

Through Toastmasters, Gabriel has made many friends and learned the skills of effective communication and strong leadership.

Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization that teaches individuals these skills as well as helps them improve their confidence.

There are more than 14,000 clubs worldwide and many are open to the general public.

Fountain Hills TM Club welcomes members of the community to sit in for free. The club meets on Wednesday nights from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the First American Title office.

For more information, visit the website at http://fountainhills.toastmastersclubs.org/.