| Meeting Date: | January 29, 2020 |
| Meeting Type/Theme: | Regular Meeting – Theme: Puzzles |
| 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: None
Committee Reports:
- Debbie Young filled the last needed role for the club speech content which will be held on February 5. There is still room for speaker contestants in each of the 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. Anyone who is interested to help or speak should contact Debbie.
- Following up on the discussion of last week and the email summary that was sent to all members, Victor Mattison proposed:
As recommended by a unanimous vote of the club’s officers last week, I move that the club dues be changed to $76 per 6-month term (instead of $51 per term) in order to accommodate the cost of our new location at the Sunset Hills Community Center.
The motion was seconded by Jim Salih and passed by a unanimous vote of the active club. The dues increase will go into effect on our next renewal in March/April.
- A short discussion followed to discuss whether this increase would cost significant membership (which is not anticipated). The per 6-month dues are spent as follows:
- $25 – to pay for the costs of our meeting space
- $45 – is remitted to the Toastmasters International organization
- $6 – is retained by the club to be judiciously spent on things to benefit the club.
Unfinished Business:
- Minutes from the January 22 were approved.
New Business:
- JD reminded everyone that Bill Collier is evaluating the best solutions for new signage that can be used in our new location.
Announcements: None
Meeting Roles:
| Toastmaster: | Victor Mattison |
| Table Topics: | Donna Jordan |
| General Evaluator: | Abdul Aden |
| Grammarian: | Jeannie Spurgeon |
| Time Keeper: | Jim Salih |
| Camera Operator: | Jerry Paul |
| Invocator / CLE: | Donald Coupe |
| Joke Master: | Steve Winheim |
| Hot Seat: | George Kiser |
| Greeter: | Donald Coupe |
| Vote Counter: | Kat Higashino |
| Ah Counter: | Bob Mahaceh |
Word of the Day: Cleve, used 8 times
Speakers and Evaluators:
| Speakers | Evaluators | |
| 1 | Rich Puskarich | Leah Star |
| 2 | Jackie Haar | Kim Bond |
| 3 | Debbie Young | Jim Bubash |
| 4 | Sean Sheehan | Matt Clark |
Voting:
| Most Improved: | Kim Bond | |
| Best Table Topics: | Sean Sheehan | |
| Best Evaluator: | Matt Clark | |
| Best Speaker | Rich Puskarich |
Meeting Rating: 9.5
Meeting Adjourned: 9:05 PM
Visitors:
- Prathyuch Visuaroopah
- David Thompson
- Matthew Kiser
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 |
| Bubash, James |
| Clark, Matt |
| Coupe, Donald |
| Haar, Jacqueline |
| Higashino, Katsuko |
| Jordan, Donna |
| Kiser, George |
| Mahaceh, Bob |
| Mattison, Victor |
| McConnell, Susan |
| Paul, Jerald |
| Perper, James |
| Puskarich, Richard |
| Salih, James |
| Sheehan, Sean |
| Spurgeon, Jeannie |
| Star, Leah |
| Winheim, Steven |
| Young, Debbie |
Secretary’s Attendance Information:
General Attendance:
| This week: | 53.8% | |
| YTD average: | 52.2% | |
| YTD highest weekly % | 64.1% | January 8, 2020 |
| YTD lowest weekly % | 41.0% | January 22, 2020 |
Members with more than 75% attendance:
| Bond, Kim | 75% |
| Bubash, James | 75% |
| Butler, Krista | 75% |
| Clark, Matt | 75% |
| Coupe, Donald | 75% |
| Denton, Kathyrn | 75% |
| Higashino, Katsuko | 75% |
| Mattison, Victor | 100% |
| McConnell, Susan | 100% |
| Paul, Jerald | 100% |
| Perper, James | 100% |
| Salih, James | 100% |
| Sheehan, Sean | 100% |
| Spurgeon, Jeannie | 75% |
| Van Winkle, Robert | 75% |
| 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
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