Meeting Minutes November 7, 2012

November 7, 2012

MEETING RECORD OF REGULAR OF SOUTH COUNTY TOASTMASTERS
Presiding officer: Steve Bettag
Toastmaster: Tom Terrific
Time Keeper: Howard Brandt
Camera Op: Jerry Paul
Ah Counter: Alita Quires
Table Topics: Adam Kutell
Vote Counter: Erin Gissel
Joke Master: Shreya Gopal
Grammarian: Steve Flick
General Eval: Kelly Boltini
Word:  Amenable
Invocator: Kevin Reichardt

Officers’ Reports (VP Ed, VP Membership, VP PR, Treasurer, Sgt-at-Arms, Officer at Large)
Minutes from the previous meeting have been emailed and accepted.

Committee Reports
None

Old Business
Max Kaiser Jr. announced that judges are needed for the contest being held at Webster University main campus. The event will be held on December 1st. A $10 gift card will be awarded to anyone who assists with the judging. If anyone is interested or need further info contact maxskaiser2@gmail.com

New Business
New Membership Application:
Two new membership applications were received from Carrie Driscoll and David Wilkins. The applications were read by the President and a motion was passed to accept them as new members to SCTM.
Inductions:
Michael DePaung was inducted as a new member. He will be mentored by Alan Kirby. The new members Carrie Driscoll and David Wilkins were also inducted as new members. Diane Fawcett will be Carrie Driscoll’s mentor and David Wilkins will be mentored by Kevin Wilson.

Jerry Paul opened a discussion about how to obtain Toastmasters badges for the newest members.  Kelly said normally one of the committee members ordered the badges online in bulk. Tom Terrific set a motion to buy about 25 badges for future use. The motion was seconded and accepted. Discussion on approval for these will be conducted in the next meeting.

Correspondence & Announcements:
Kip Guthrie said that he now has a new job as a FedEx employee.

Guests:
Nancy Haparimwi
Paul Murphy

Attendance:
Adam Kutell
Alan Kirby
Alita Quires
Bill Collier
Brent Stewart
Brian Ettling
Diane Fawcett
Erin Gissel
Howard Brandt
Jerry Paul
Kelly Boltini
Kevin Reichardt
Kevin Wilson
Kip Guthrie
Laurie Mestdagh
Max Kaiser
Matt Ramshaw
Petrina Monti
Sean Page
Shreya Gopal
Steve Flick
Steve Winheim
Tom Terrific

Speakers and Evaluators:
Speaker 1: Petrina Monti
Evaluator 1: Kip Guthrie
Speaker 2: Stephanie Payne
Evaluator 2: Laurie Mestdagh
Speaker 3: Matt Ramshaw
Evaluator 3: Brent Stewart
Speaker 4: Alan Kirby
Evaluator 4: Bill Collier
Most Improved: Kelly Boltini
Best Table Topics: Max Kaiser
Best Evaluator: Bill Collier
Best Speaker: Alan Kirby
The General Evaluator rated the meeting a, 7.5

Closing Remarks: Next week’s schedule was read, email Adam Kutell if you are close enough to complete CL manual, email Petrina Monti if you want to be a part of the committee next term
Meeting adjourned at 9.05
Minutes submitted by, Shreya Gopal, acting Secretary.

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