In October 1924, Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, founded the first Toastmasters club at the YMCA in Santa Ana, California.  Toastmasters Internatinal has since grown to over 12,500 clubs and more than 250,000 members in 106 countries worldwide. 

In order to celebrate these achievements and promote the benefits of Toastmasters, cities around the world are proclaiming October as Toastmasters month. 

Brampton Toastmasters contacted Mayor Susan Fennell's office with a request to declare October as "Toastmasters Month" in Brampton.  On October 7, 2009 at the Brampton Council meeting, Mayor Fennell will announce the proclamation and present it to Colleen Cole, President of Brampton Toastmasters.  Ms. Cole will accept the proclamation on behalf of the eight Toastmasters clubs in the Brampton area.

Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving communication and leadership skills.