The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.

Toastmasters International is the leading movement devoted to making effective oral communication a worldwide reality. Through its member Clubs, Toastmasters International helps men and women learn the arts of speaking, listening and thinking -- vital skills that promote self-actualization, enhance leadership potential, foster human understanding, and contribute to the betterment of mankind. It is basic to this mission that Toastmasters International continually expand its worldwide network of Clubs, thereby offering ever-greater numbers of people the opportunity to benefit from its programs.

Greetings to our guests! Please check out our Guest Homepage for information on Gilbert Toastmasters!

"The people of Gilbert Club #499 are so warm, welcoming, inspiring, and enthusiastic that I felt like I had come home the minute I walked into the room. The positive energy in this club sizzles! If you are looking for a Toastmasters group that lives, breathes, and walks the mission of Toastmasters, this is the group for you."
-- Liz S., Life Coach, member since 2005.
(for more member testimonies, click here)

We were in the news!
Click here to see the newspaper artcicle about Gilbert's 30th Anniversary Event
Click here to see the newspaper artcicle about the Toastmasters International Convention and about Gilbert members Dee and Emi

Click here to view our 30th anniversary banquet slide show