Meeting Minutes
South County Toastmasters (#1957)
Meeting Date: 9-19-18
Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: Celebrate
Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building
Called to Order: 7:00 PM
Presiding Officer: Brent, President
Officer Reports:
- President – Brent Stewart – No corrections to the meeting minutes from last week. Approved as submitted.
- President – Brent Stewart – Announced the projector Tom recommended has been approved by the Board to bring to the club for a vote. Club members approved as recommended.
Committee Reports:
- Kathy reminded the club the picnic is this Sunday, Sept 23rd. Guests are welcome. Brent passed around a sheet to sign up for food, etc.
Unfinished Business:
- None
New Business:
- Debbie Young announced 2 awards: Ann Hartupee earned the Level 1 Innovator Award. Rich Puskarich received Competent Leader Award. Brent reported we are on our way to receiving the Distinguished Club award. We should make the education goals by end of 2018.
Correspondence and Announcements:
- Howard Brandt announced that Carl, who was recently hospitalized, is doing well.
- Mary Kay announced Youth Toastmasters starts next Tuesday, September 25th and everyone is welcome. The session begins at 7:00 pm and 6 individuals have signed up so far.
- Brent Stewart reported that Speech Craft starts Wednesday, September 26th. Meet through October and graduate November 7th.
Meeting Roles:
| Toastmaster: | Rich Puskarich |
| Greeter: | Rich Puskarich |
| Invocator / CLE: | Rob Van Winkle |
| Grammarian: | Debbie Young, word of the evening, “extravaganza” , was used 8 times |
| Time Keeper: | Mary Kay Spencer |
| Vote Counter: | George Kiser |
| Ah Counter: | Sean Sheehan, noted 38 crutch words were used. Sean made an EXTRAVAGANZA of his role this evening. |
| Camera Operator: | Jerry Paul |
| Table Topics: | Anne Hartupee |
| Competent Leader Evaluator: | Rob Van Winkle |
| General Evaluator: | Alan Kirby |
| Joke Master: | John Fetter |
Speakers and Evaluators:
| Speakers | Evaluators | |
| 1 | Debbie Young | Vic Mattison |
| 2 | Kathy Denton | Bill Hurston |
| 3 | Sandy Dickson | Brent Stewart |
Voting:
| Most Improved: | Sandy Dickson |
| Best Table Topics: | Howard Brandt |
| Best Evaluator: | Victor Mattison |
| Best Speaker: | Sandy Dickson |
Meeting Rating: A
Schedule for Next Week’s Meeting: Read by Debbie Young noting there are openings for: Toast Master, Evaluator, Hot Seat and Greeter.
Meeting Adjourned: 8:57 pm
Members Present:
| Baldwin, Melissa | ☐ | |
| Baker, Stephan Bettag, Jack | ☒ | |
| Bold, Janet | ☐ | |
| Boyland, Tom | ☒ | |
| Brandt, Howard | ☒ | |
| Broida, Jean | ☐ | |
| Bubash, James | ☐ | |
| Collier, Bill | ☐ | |
| Denton, Kathy | ☒ | |
| Dickson, Sandy | ☒ | |
| Duncan, Stacy | ☐ | |
| Fetter, John | ☒ | |
| Gawlak, Phil | ☐ | |
| Hartupee, Anne | ☒ | |
| Hendrickson, Carl | ☐ | |
| Hurston, Bill | ☒ | |
| Kaiser Jr, Max | ☐ | |
| King, Geoff | ☐ | |
| Kirby, Alan | ☒ | |
| Kiser, George | ☒ | |
| Kutell, Adam | ☐ | |
| Mattison, Victor | ☒ | |
| McConnell, Susan | ☒ | |
| Mestdagh, Laurie | ☐ | |
| Paul, Jerry | ☒ | |
| Perper, JD | ☐ | |
| Pitkin, Sarah | ☐ | |
| Puskarich, Rich | ☒ | |
| Roll, Sandy | ☒ | |
| Salih, Jim | ☐ | |
| Schafroth, Kate | ☐ | |
| Sheehan, Sean | ☒ | |
| Shields, Dick | ☐ | |
| Sowers, Judy | ☐ | |
| Spencer, Mary K | ☒ | |
| Stewart, Brent | ☒ | |
| Terrific, Tom | ☐ | |
| VanWinkle, Robert | ☒ | |
| Winheim, Steve | ☒ | |
| Young, Debbie | ☒ | |
| Zafer, Adila | ☐ | |
Attendance: 51% / 41 members present – % attendance
Visitors: Steven Trankler, Kacie Hoffman, Donna Jordan
Submitted by Sandy Roll, Secretary
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