South County Toastmasters (#1957)
Meeting Date: 4/24/19
Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: Flowers
Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building
Called to Order: 7:01 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 – Bestowed Brent Stewart a token of appreciation from the Club for serving as the President in the fall of 2018.
- President – Debbie Young – Announced the Club will be electing new officers for the next term. The Executive Team put together descriptions, duties, and the time commitment each week for each officer’s role. Debbie encouraged members to contact a current officer if they are interested in a role. Rob Van Winkle, Brent Stewart and Vic Mattison are on the nominating committee. Rob added that it is a great opportunity to learn about the Club’s leadership roles and each officer is supported by current and past members.
Committee Reports:
- Kathy Denton – Picnic committee report – The picnic is scheduled for May 5th at Crestwood Park. Contact Kathy if you are interested in volunteering to help and a signup sheet for potluck is available.
Unfinished Business:
- None
New Business:
- None
Correspondence and Announcements:
- Debbie Young – There are several tracks available in print in Pathways for those who prefer print vs. electronic.
- Sandy Roll – Is unable to attend next week’s meeting and requested someone to fill in as Secretary. Sarah Pitkin agreed to cover. (Thank you!)
- Jim Bubash – Reminder: The Spring Conference is May 3rd and 4th.
- Jim Bubash – May 4th the Javier Mendoza concert is scheduled at the Endangered Wildlife Center. Life music, food and a Cinco de Mayo Howl to celebrate the endangered Mexican wolf.
Meeting Roles:
| Toastmaster: Jerry Paul |
| Greeter: Anne Hartupee |
| Invocator/CLE: Jackie Haar |
| Grammarian: Sarah Pitkin – Word of the evening “flourish” was used 9 times |
| Time Keeper: Debbie Young |
| Vote Counter: Eli Hoxha |
| Ah Counter: Zach Smelcer – 42 crutch words and phrases |
| Camera Operator: Anne Hartupee |
| Table Topics: Rob Van Winkle |
| General Evaluator: Carl Hendrickson |
| Joke Master: Donna Jordan |
Speakers and Evaluators:
| Speakers | Evaluators | |
| 1 | Kathy Denton | Brent Stewart |
| 2 | Sandy Roll | JD Perper |
| 3 | James Bubash | Bill Collier |
| 4 | Sarah Xu | Mary K Spencer |
Voting:
| Most Improved: | Sarah Xu |
| Best Table Topics: | Donna Jordan |
| Best Evaluator: | Brent Stewart |
| Best Speaker: | Sandy Roll |
Members Present:
| Aden, Abdul | ☐ | |
| Brandt, Howard | ☐ | |
| Bubash, James | ☒ | |
| Butler, Krista | ☐ | |
| Collier, Bill | ☒ | |
| Denton, Kathy | ☒ | |
| Haar, Jackie | ☒ | |
| Hartupee, Anne | ☒ | |
| Hendrickson, Carl | ☒ | |
| Hoffman, Casey | ☐ | |
| Hoxha, Eli | ☒ | |
| Jordan, Donna | ☒ | |
| King, Geoff | ☐ | |
| Kirby, Alan | ☐ | |
| Kiser, George | ☒ | |
| Mattison, Victor | ☐ | |
| McCarty, Mike | ☐ | |
| McConnell, Susan | ☐ | |
| Mestdagh, Laurie | ☐ | |
| Mudjzic, Samira | ☒ | |
| Paul, Jerry | ☒ | |
| Perper, JD | ☒ | |
| Pitkin, Sarah | ☒ | |
| Puskarich, Rich | ☐ | |
| Roll, Sandy | ☒ | |
| Salih, Jim | ☐ | |
| Sheehan, Sean | ☐ | |
| Shields, Dick | ☐ | |
| Smelcer, Zach | ☒ | |
| Spencer, Mary K | ☒ | |
| Stewart, Brent | ☒ | |
| Terrific, Tom | ☐ | |
| VanWinkle, Robert | ☒ | |
| Winheim, Steve | ☐ | |
| Xu, Sarah | ☒ | |
| Young, Debbie | ☒ | |
Meeting Rating: 8.25
Meeting Adjourned: 8:55 pm
Attendance: 19/ 36 members in attendance. – 53% attendance
Visitors: Jim Bruckner
Submitted by Sandy Roll, Secretary
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