Meeting Minutes, South County Toastmasters (#1957)
| Meeting Date: | January 15, 2020 |
| Meeting Type/Theme: | Regular Meeting – Theme: Optimism |
| Meeting Location: | Metropolitan Life Building |
| Called to Order: | 7:00 PM |
| Presiding Officer: | JD Perper, President |
| Submitted By: | Victor Mattison, Secretary |
Officers’ Reports:
President’s Report:
- The JeffCo Challlengers club speech contest is being held next week and they need judges and other contest roles filled. Please see Jim Bubash if you can help
- There is a new club opening at Moneta Group in Clayton and an email went out asking for volunteers for a demo meeting on Thursday, January 16. Victor Mattison agreed to serve as General Evaluator for that meeting.
- A new committee is being formed to make signs for our new location. Bill Collier will be asked to serve on this committee given his company’s expertise in signage.
Committee Reports:
- Kathy Denton lead a discussion about our club speaking contest. It was agreed this would be held on the 1st Wednesday of February, February 5. The contest will include both Humorous Speaking and International (which means it’s a general speech, not required to be of any particular type or style). Find here a copy of the 2019-20 Speech Contest Rulebook
Unfinished Business:
- Minutes from last week’s meeting had not been posted so they will be reviewed and approved at the next meeting
New Business: None
Announcements: None
Meeting Roles:
| Toastmaster: | Debbie Young |
| Table Topics: | Sean Sheehan |
| General Evaluator: | Sandy Roll |
| Grammarian: | Matt Clark |
| Time Keeper: | JD Perper |
| Camera Operator: | Donald Coupe |
| Invocator / CLE: | Donald Coupe |
| Joke Master: | Jim Bubash |
| Hot Seat: | Donald Coupe |
| Greeter: | Krista Butler |
| Vote Counter: | Kathy Denton |
| Ah Counter: | Kim Bond |
Word of the Day: Cosmeticize, used 3 times
Speakers and Evaluators:
| Speakers | Evaluators | |
| 1 | Jerry Paul | Rich Puskarich |
| 2 | Rob Van Winkle | Patrick Hunt |
| 3 | Victor Mattison | Jeannie Spurgeon |
| 4 | Jim Salih | Krista Butler |
Voting:
| Most Improved: | Jeannie Spurgeon | |
| Best Table Topics: | Matt Clark | |
| Best Evaluator: | Patrick Hunt | |
| Best Speaker | Rob Van Winkle |
Meeting Rating: 9.7
Meeting Adjourned: 9:05 PM
Visitors:
- Bob Mahacek
Attendance:
This will later be shared via a link to the attendance records but, for now, here’s who attended this week:
| Bond, Kim |
| Brandt, Howard |
| Bubash, James |
| Butler, Krista |
| Clark, Matt |
| Coupe, Donald |
| Denton, Kathyrn |
| Hunt, Patrick |
| Mattison, Victor |
| McConnell, Susan |
| Paul, Jerald |
| Perper, James |
| Puskarich, Richard |
| Roll, Sandy |
| Salih, James |
| Sheehan, Sean |
| Spurgeon, Jeannie |
| Van Winkle, Robert |
| Young, Debbie |
Secretary’s Attendance Information:
General Attendance:
|
48.7% | |
|
56.4% | |
|
64.1% | January 8, 2020 |
|
48.7% | January 15, 2020 |
Members with more than 75% attendance:
| Bond, Kim | 100% |
| Brandt, Howard | 100% |
| Bubash, James | 100% |
| Butler, Krista | 100% |
| Clark, Matt | 100% |
| Coupe, Donald | 100% |
| Denton, Kathyrn | 100% |
| Hunt, Patrick | 100% |
| Mattison, Victor | 100% |
| McConnell, Susan | 100% |
| Paul, Jerald | 100% |
| Perper, James | 100% |
| Salih, James | 100% |
| Sheehan, Sean | 100% |
| Spurgeon, Jeannie | 100% |
| Van Winkle, Robert | 100% |
| Young, Debbie | 100% |
As we get through the next few meetings you’ll see additional statistics such as:
- Attendance Records from January 2020 – present by person
- Longest Current Streaks per person
- YTD Attendance ranked by attendance
- Weekly Award Winners and Words of the Day
southcountytoastmasters.org 
Thank you for posting the minutes.Correction, in Committee Reports, the first Wednesday in February is February 5 not the 8th.Thanks,Kathy