Meeting Minutes – October 19, 2011

Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957

Meeting Date: 10/19/2011   Called to order at: 7:00 p.m.    Location: Met Life Building
Presiding Officer: Kathy Denton
Toastmaster: Gina Willard
Time Keeper: Kelly Bottini                                       Camera Op: Jim Ruzicka
Ah Counter: Erin Gissel                                            Table Topics: Judy Sowers
Vote Counter: Laurie Mestdagh                                 Joke Master: Steve Winheim
Grammarian: Petrina Monti                                       Word of the Evening: Protest
Invocator: Rob Van Winkle

Officers’ Reports (VP Ed, VP Membership, VP PR, Treasurer, Sgt-at-Arms, Officer at Large)
None

Committee Reports:
Carl Hendrickson, Education Committee, reported that the Jeffco Challengers Toastmasters are interested in a club exchange with our club.  They will have representatives at our meeting on 11/9/11, and they would like us to provide a speaker and an evaluator for their meeting on 11/3/11.  Stephanie Payne has volunteered to be the speaker at their meeting on 11/3/11, but an evaluator is still needed.  Contact Carl if you are interested in fulfilling that role.

Old Business:
None

New Business:
None

Correspondence & Announcements:
Howard Brandt announced that he will confer with Dick Shields during the coming week regarding a letter of apology to the establishment of MetLife relating to a previous complaint.

Guests: Suzette Washington (invited by Erin Gissel), Craig Gissie, Pat Gilbers

Attendees (27):

Kathy Denton
Laurie Mestdagh
Petrina Monti
Adam Kutell
Kevin Wilson
Mike Marian
Aidan Griffin
Stephanie Payne
Brian Ettling
Alita Quires
Gina Willard
Kelly Bottini
Alan Kirby
Erin Gissel
Joanne Korba
Rich Ullrich
Jerry Paul
Ben McNabb
Steve Winheim
Brent Stewart
Jim Ruzicka
Carl Hendrickson
Beth Draganic
Don Clair
Rob Van Winkle
Howard Brandt
Tracy Cahill

Speakers and Evaluators

Speaker 1: Carl Hendrickson                                     Evaluator 1: Stephanie Payne
Speaker 2: Alita Quires                                             Evaluator 2: Kevin Wilson
Speaker 3: Joanne Korba                                          Evaluator 3: Brent Stewart
Speaker 4: Don Clair                                                Evaluator 4: Jerry Paul

Most Improved: Joanne Korba                        Best Table Topics: Rob Van Winkle
Best Evaluator: Brent Stewart                       Best Speaker: Don Clair
The General Evaluator – Adam Kutell –  rated the meeting a 9.3.      Meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.

Minutes submitted by Jim Ruzicka, Acting Secretary.