Meeting Minutes January 16, 2019

Meeting Minutes
South County Toastmasters (#1957)

 

Meeting Date:                   1/16/19

Meeting Type/Theme:  Regular Meeting – Theme:    Welcoming Change

Meeting Location:           Metropolitan Life Building

Called to Order:                                7:00 PM

Presiding Officer:             Debbie Young –  President

 

Officer Reports:

  • President – Debbie Young- No corrections to the meeting minutes from last week. Approved as submitted.
  • President – Debbie Young – The clubs focus for the next 6 months will be on mentoring and leadership

 

  • Officer at Large – Kathy Denton – Offered to take longevity award photos during break for anyone who wished to have their picture taken with their award. A picture of the officers will be taken when all are present as J.D. Perper was ill

 

  • Treasurer – Bill Hurston – Dues will be collected and submitted by 4/1/19. Mike McCarty was voted in as a new member last week – Bill apologized for not updating the Club’s on-line roster and he will ensure Mike receives his receipt for paying his dues.

 

Committee Reports:

  • Contest Chair – Sean Sheehan – Last week the Club voted to hold the International Speech and Evaluation Contest 2/6/19. Numerous contestants are needed and all Club members and judges will vote for the best speech and evaluation. In order to be eligible for International Speaker members must complete 6 traditional speeches and 2 Pathway speeches. Vote counter, judges, and a time keeper are needed.

 

Unfinished Business:

  • None

 

New Business:

  • Tom Terrific – Every few years the Club must renew the Toastmasters.org website. Tom requested reimbursement for the $40 renewal fee. Motion was approved.

 

Correspondence and Announcements:

  • Jim Bubash – His term as Area Director expires at the end of June. The position requires the director to visit each club in the area twice per year (1 time every 6 months). A report needs to be filed after each meeting and attendance at district meetings is required. Area clubs vary, for example there are 5 in Jim’s area and they are spread out.

 

Meeting Roles:

 

Toastmaster: Adam Kutell
Invocator / CLE: Tom Terrific
Grammarian: Debbie Young “Adaptable”
Time Keeper: Rob Van Winkle
Vote Counter: Krista Butler
Ah Counter: Casey Hoffman
Camera Operator: Jim Bubash
Table Topics: Sandy Roll
General Evaluator: Anne Hartupee
Joke Master: Sean Sheehan

 

 

Speakers and Evaluators:

 

  Speakers Evaluators
1 Sarah Pitkin Jerry Paul
2 Kate Schafroth Bill Collier
3 Jim Salih Alan Kirby
4 Donna Jordan Kathy Denton

 

 

 

Voting:

 

Most Improved: Donna Jordan
Best Table Topics: Sean Sheehan
Best Evaluator: Alan Kirby
Best Speaker: Sarah Pitkin

 

 

Meeting Rating:                 8

 

Meeting Adjourned:      9 pm

 

Members Present:

 

 

Brandt, Howard   ☒
Bubash, James   ☒
Butler, Krista   ☒
Collier, Bill   ☒
Denton, Kathy   ☒
    ☐
Fetter, John   ☐
Hartupee, Anne   ☒
Hendrickson, Carl   ☐
Hoffman, Casey   ☒
Hurston, Bill   ☒
Jordan, Donna   ☒
Kaiser Jr, Max   ☐
Keath, John   ☐
King, Geoff   ☐
Kirby, Alan   ☒
Kiser, George   ☒
Kutell, Adam   ☒
Mattison, Victor   ☒
McCarty, Mike   ☒
McConnell,

Susan

  ☒
Mestdagh, Laurie   ☐
Paul, Jerry   ☒
Perper, JD   ☐
Pitkin, Sarah   ☒
Puskarich, Rich   ☐
Roll, Sandy   ☒
Salih, Jim   ☒
Schafroth, Kate   ☒
Sheehan, Sean   ☒
Shields, Dick   ☐
Smelcer, Zach   ☒
Spencer, Mary K   ☒
Stewart, Brent   ☐
Terrific, Tom   ☒
VanWinkle, Robert   ☒
Wegmann, Alex   ☒
Winheim, Steve   ☐
Xu, Sarah   ☒
Young, Debbie   ☒
 
     
     

 

 

Attendance:  28/39  members  present – 72% attendance

Guests: Jonathan Starr, Samira Mujdzic, Eli Hoxha, Dan Render and Nareen Omar

Submitted by Sandy Roll, Secretary

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