Meeting Minutes, South County Toastmasters (#1957)
| Meeting Date: | January 8, 2020 |
| Meeting Type/Theme: | Regular Meeting – Theme: Aspiration |
| Meeting Location: | Metropolitan Life Building |
| Called to Order: | 7:00 PM |
| Presiding Officer: | Victor Mattison, outgoing president & JD Perper, incoming president |
| Submitted By: | Victor Mattison, Secretary |
Officers’ Reports:
President’s Report:
- TLI leadership training event is being held January 11 at First Free Church, 1375 Carmen, Ballwin, MO – 9:30am – 2:30pm. This is required for all incoming officers but is a great idea for any member who wants to further develop or brush up on leadership skills. Everyone is encouraged to attend
- The past 6-months have been very productive thanks to the contribution of many members. The leadership team met in July and outlined our goals for the term. Here are a list of things that were accomplished:
- Membership grew to 41 members
- We reduced attrition
- 100% of all members are now on Pathways – this is a huge accomplishment
- Recruited many newer members as first time officers
- Most officers had an “assistant” in their role that helped fill in as needed and helped create a stronger bench of up-and-coming members
- We instituted a new mentoring program which has been quite effective
- A Club-Swap was done with the MAC Toastmasters, we visited their club in November and they came to ours in December
- Successful open House
- Completed a great Youth Leadership program graduating the largest number ever
- SCTM has provided 4 Area Directors in past 2 years (King, Mattison, Paul and Bubash). This is something we should continue.
- We made a great early jump on the requirements for President’s Distinguished. After January TLI we have only education goals to complete and have a good handle on how those will come together.
- Created a new streamlined the new member packet replacing a costly and outdated binder with a 2-sided card/email that includes links to relevant resources.
- Created a club calendar that shows annual activities and schedules (such as when elections are held, when nominating committees should be formed, when dues must be submitted, …
- We found a new location. After more than a decade at MetLife SCTM is moving to Sunset Hills Community Center starting on March 4.
- The president passed out a trophy to each member as a demonstration that everyone can, indeed, be a winner. What do you think about that, Steve Winheim and Sean Sheehan?
Committee Reports:
- Kathy Denton presented a well deserved special award, the “Lifetime Achievement Award, to our club’s founder, Howard Brandt who has been a part of Toastmasters for 56 years.
Unfinished Business:
- Minutes from last week’s meeting were reviewed and approved.
New Business:
- Officer installation – Phil Munro, Area 8 Director, was asked to conduct our new officer inductions. He did a great job and was the first to welcome our new officers for the term of January 1 – June 30, 2020. Those officers are:
- President – JD Perper
- Vice President, Education – Kathy Denton
- Vice President, Membership – Matt Clark
- Vice President, Public Relations – Susan McConnell
- Treasurer – Patrick Hunt
- Secretary – Victor Mattison
- Sergeant at Arms – Debbie Young
- Officer at Large – Jim Salih
Announcements:
- JD Perper reminded everyone about the TLI on January 11.
Meeting Roles:
| Toastmaster: | Donald Coupe |
| Table Topics: | Jeannie Spurgeon |
| General Evaluator: | Victor Mattison |
| Grammarian: | Eli Hoxha |
| Time Keeper: | Patrick Hunt |
| Camera Operator: | Michael McCarty |
| Invocator / CLE: | Donna Jordan |
| Joke Master: | Steve Winheim |
| Hot Seat: | Kathy Denton |
| Greeter: | Howard Brandt |
| Vote Counter: | Susan McConnell |
| Ah Counter: | Kat Higashino |
Speakers and Evaluators:
| Speakers | Evaluators | |
| 1 | Matt Clark | Bill Collier |
| 2 | Kim Bond | Jerry Paul |
| 3 | Jim Bubash | Abdul Aden |
| 4 | Krista Butler | Debbie Young |
Voting:
| Most Improved: | Kim Bond | |
| Best Table Topics: | Rob Van Winkle | |
| Best Evaluator: | Bill Collier | |
| Best Speaker | Krista Butler |
Meeting Rating: 9.7
Meeting Adjourned: 9:00 PM
Visitors:
- Mike, friend of Abdul’s
- Millie, friend of Abdul’s
- Elisha Simmons
- Judy Perper, JD’s sister
Attendance:
This will later be shared via a link to the attendance records but, for now, here’s who attended this week:
| Aden, Abdul |
| Bond, Kim |
| Brandt, Howard |
| Bubash, James |
| Butler, Krista |
| Clark, Matt |
| Collier, William |
| Coupe, Donald |
| Denton, Kathyrn |
| Higashino, Katsuko |
| Hoxha, Eli |
| Hunt, Patrick |
| Jordan, Donna |
| Mattison, Victor |
| McCarty, Michael |
| McConnell, Susan |
| Mujdzic, Samira |
| Paul, Jerald |
| Perper, James |
| Salih, James |
| Sheehan, Sean |
| Spurgeon, Jeannie |
| Star, Leah |
| Van Winkle, Robert |
| Winheim, Steven |
| Young, Debbie |
Secretary’s Attendance Information:
General Attendance:
| 64.1% |
| 64.1% |
| 64.1% |
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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
- 75% Attendance Records – recognizing those who make 75% of the meetings
- Weekly Award Winners and Words of the Day
Below are the assignments February 12. Since Feb 5 is our club contest, the Feb 5 schedule will be posted later when the roles are filled.
Note that I have left the 4th speaker slot open on the 12th and 19th for the winners of our club contest to practice their speeches prior to the area contest.
As a reminder, if you can not fill your role you will need to find a replacement and let the Toastmaster and GE know who that will be.
Thank you,
Kathy
Meeting Date and Time : 12 February 2020, 7:00pm
Roles:
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Toastmaster : Kiser, George
Table Topics Master : Hoxha, Eli
General Evaluator : Mattison, Victor
Grammarian : Monteiro, Stanley
Timer : Roll, Sandy
Speaker 1 : Higashino, Katsuko
Speaker 2 : McConnell, Susan
Speaker 3 : Clark, Matt
Speaker 4 : Contest winner
Speaker 5 :
Evaluator 1 : Denton, Kathy
Evaluator 2 : Butler, Krista
Evaluator 3 : Perper, James D
Evaluator 4 : Salih, Jim
Evaluator 5 :
Camera Operator : Star, Leah
Invocator/CLE : Sheehan, Sean
Joke Master : Hunt, Patrick
Hot Seat : Paul, Jerry
Greeter : Jordan, Donna
Vote Counter : Spurgeon, Jeannie
Ah Counter : Smelcer, Zach
Roles:
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Meeting Date and Time : 19 February 2020, 7:00pm
Toastmaster : Butler, Krista
Table Topics Master : VanWinkle, Robert
General Evaluator : Young, Debbie
Grammarian : Bond, Kim
Timer : Bridwell, Beth
Speaker 1 : Spurgeon, Jeannie
Speaker 2 : Terrific, Tom
Speaker 3 : Winheim, Steve
Speaker 4 : Contest winner
Speaker 5 :
Evaluator 1 : Coupe, Donald
Evaluator 2 : Kirby, Alan
Evaluator 3 : Higashino, Katsuko
Evaluator 4 : Mattison, Victor
Evaluator 5 :
Camera Operator : Clark, Matt
Invocator/CLE : Brandt, Howard
Joke Master : Collier, Bill
Hot Seat : Salih, Jim
Greeter : Hoxha, Eli
Vote Counter : Hunt, Patrick
Ah Counter : McConnell, Susan
Meeting Date and Time : 26 February 2020, 7:00pm
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Toastmaster : McConnell, Susan
Table Topics Master : Perper, James D
General Evaluator : Smelcer, Zach
Grammarian : Haar, Jacqueline
Timer : Winheim, Steve
Speaker 1 : Butler, Krista
Speaker 2 : Young, Debbie
Speaker 3 : Coupe, Donald
Speaker 4 : Bond, Kim
Speaker 5 :
Evaluator 1 : Paul, Jerry
Evaluator 2 : Roll, Sandy
Evaluator 3 : Terrific, Tom
Evaluator 4 : VanWinkle, Robert
Evaluator 5 :
Camera Operator : Collier, Bill
Invocator/CLE : Monteiro, Stanley
Joke Master : Clark, Matt
Hot Seat : Hunt, Patrick
Greeter : Brandt, Howard
Vote Counter : Hoxha, Eli
Ah Counter : Star, Leah
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Thanks for posting the January 8 meeting minutes. The award given to Howard was the, “Lifetime Achievement Award”.Thanks,Kathy