Members of Des Plaines pay Semi-annual dues of $42 in October and April for 

6-months of membership which includes a subscription to the monthly TOASTMASTER 

magazine.  This is equivalent to $7.50 per month.  New members who join in November-March, 

or May-September pay $7.50 less per month, depending on their start month, since they 

will have fewer months of membership during the current semi-annual period. New Members

also pay a one-time fee of $26, which covers the cost of the Toastmasters "Communications" 

& "Leadership" speaking project manuals and a membership pin.

New Membership is a 3 step Process:

1. First, prospective members must attend at least one meeting (to decide if the Toastmasters 

program is what they are seeking, if they feel comfortable with the club's members, and if 

they are ready to commit to our Toastmasters club and their own self-development). Then they

complete a New Member Application with the help of a club officer.  

2. Upon receipt of a properly-completed New Member application, and a check payable to

 DES PLAINES TOASTMASTERS for the proper fees, each new member is then voted 

into membership (a formality) following a very brief informal "interview" with one of the officers 

and other members.  This "interview" is so that perspective new members understand the 

Toastmaster program and what is expected from them as members (in time commitment, 

meeting attendance, and commitment to self-improvement) and allows our members to meet 

each prospective member.

3. Finally, all new Members are formally inducted into Des Plaines Toastmasters (at a 

future meeting) at which time you will be presented with your Toastmasters lapel pin.  

Please note that all New Members joining during the last 1-2 months of a Semi-annual 

period (in February and March, or August and September) are asked to pay the next 6 

months semi-annual dues in advance.  This is so that your new membership does not 

automatically expire the month after you join (at the end of the current Semi-annual 

period).  

If you have any questions regarding our "vote-in" process, our informal "interview", or the 

new member fees, please do not hesitate to contact Hap at hap@rainreport.com.  Or ask

any member or officer when you attend a meeting.

For a membership application, please click on the link below:

http://www.toastmasters.org/fupload/media/400-MembershipApp.pdf

 (Please note that a new member cannot submit the application online.  

The new member application must be submitted by a club officer).