Meeting Minutes – October 12, 2016

Meeting Date:   October 12, 2016
Called to order at:  7:00 PM    Location:  Metropolitan Life Building
Presiding Officer:   Dean Bone
Greeter: Pati Pellerito
Invocator / CLE:  Carl Hendrickson

Officers’ Reports – None
Committee Reports – None
Unfinished Business – None

New Business – Carl Hendrickson proposed discussion regarding the following meetings in November:  the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the final Wednesday (a 5th Wednesday of the month).  The members need to decide if we are meeting on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and if we are having a contest on the 5th Wednesday.

Correspondence and Announcements – None

Toastmaster:    Gina Willard
Grammarian:     Bill Collier, Especially and Regardless
Time Keepers:   Victor Mattison
Vote Counter:   Nancy Haparimwi
Ah Counter:     Joumana Palusci
Camera Op:      Stacy Duncan
Table Topics:   Rich Puskarich

Speakers and Evaluators
Spkr 1:  Dean Bone               Evaluator 1:   Judy Sowers
Spkr 2:  Tim Budd                Evaluator 2:  Robb Osborn
Spkr 3:  Sera Jennings           Evaluator 3:  Nick Coco
Spkr 4:  Kate Schafroth          Evaluator 4:  Ginny Foster

Gen Evalutor:  Susan McConnell
Joke Master: Dave Domian

VOTING
Most Improved:          Nick Coco
Best Table Topics:      Bill Collier
Best Evaluator:         Ginny Foster
Best Speaker:           Kate Schafroth

Meeting Rating  9.8       Meeting adjourned at 8:52 PM

Minutes submitted by Susan McConnell

Members present:
Steve Bettag
Dean Bone
Howard Brandt
Tim Budd
Nick Coco
Bill Collier
Kathy Denton
Dave Domian
Stacy Duncan
Ginny Foster
Nancy Haparimwi
Carl Hendrickson
Sera Jennings
Victor Mattison
Susan McConnell
Robb Osborn
Joumana Palusci
Jerry Paul
Pati Pellerito
Rich Puskarich
Kate Schafroth
Tim Sullivan
Gina Willard