Meeting Theme: Let it Snow
Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center
Call to Order: 6:30 p.m.
Presiding Officer: J.D. Perper
Guests: Michelle Konacki, Charlie Compton
Officer Reports:
President: J.D. Perper
VPE: Debbie Young presented Education Awards to Ashley Spraggs for completion of Levels 2, 3, and 4 of Presentation Mastery and to Brent Stewart for completion of Level 4 of Effective Coaching. Debbie announced that the Club’s International Speech and Evaluation Contest will be held on January 29, 2025. Jim Salih will be Contest Chair. (See below.)
VPM: Amy Kelemen
VPPR: Julie Zeitler
Treasurer: Jim Salih announced that former member Jim Bubash has re-joined South County Toastmasters.
Sergeant-at-Arms: Vicky Kolaks
Secretary: Brent Stewart
Committee Reports: The Nominating Committee announced the following slate of officers for January 2025-June 2025 at the conclusion of the meeting:
President: Erin Kutell
VP of Education: Debbie Young
VP of Membership: J.D. Perper
VP of Public Relations: Haley Spencer
Secretary: Julie Zeitler
Treasurer: Jim Salih
Sergeant-at-Arms: Vicky Kolaks
The slate will be communicated to the Club via email and will be read before the vote at the next meeting to comply with our By-Laws.
Unfinished Business:
New Business: Jim discussed the International Speech Contest noting that Inspirational Speeches tend to be favored by the judges. Speeches must be 4 1/2 to 7 1/2 minutes in length. To participate, members must have completed Level 2 of Pathways or be a DTM. The winners of the Speech Contest have the potential to work their way up through the Toastmasters organizational levels and ultimately compete in the International Speech Contest held at the Toastmasters International Convention. 3 people have already signed up to participate.
Evaluation Contestants can work their way up to compete at the District 8 Conference.
Correspondence and Announcements: Julie Zeitler had purchased a poinsettia and a card for Bill and Joyce Collier. The card was passed around for everyone to sign.
Jim Bubash noted that next year is the Club’s 50th Anniversary and inquired as to plans. It was noted that this has been discussed.
J.D.’s concert will be Saturday, December 14 at 6:00 p.m. at Corinthian Senior Apartments, 3601 Lemay Ferry Rd. (across from the Harley dealer). Concert is free! Turn into the complex and drive to the flagpole in front of the 3rd building. Park there or nearby. Entry requires a code which J.D. will provide to someone who will be watching for everyone. Plenty of seating is available. Come festive if you wish! The concert will last approximately an hour and will feature instrumental music and a great session of singalong of Christmas Carols.
Business Meeting Adjourned: 6:39 p.m.
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Toastmaster: Hope Dodson
Table Topics Master: Vicky Kolaks
General Evaluator: Adam Fox
Grammarian: Nicholas Murphy
Timer: J.D. Perper
Wizard of Ahs: Debbie Young
Vote Counter: Debbie Young/Adam Fox
Invocator/Jokemaster: Brent Stewart
Speaker 1: Haley Spencer
Speaker 2: Patrick Hunt
Speaker 3: George Kiser
Evaluator 1: Rob VanWinkle
Evaluator 2: Ashley Spraggs
Evaluator 3: Mike Boles
Word of the Day: obfuscate used 2 times
Ah Counter Report: 64 crutch words of various kinds
GE Meeting Rating: 9.4
Voting:
Best Table Topics: Vic Mattison
Best Evaluator: Ashley Spraggs
Most Improved: Hope Dodson
Best Speaker: George Kiser
Attendance: Nancy Alba, Sylvia Awondatu, Mike Boles, Jim Bubash, Michelle Compton, Hope Dodson, Adam Fox, Andrew Held, Patrick Hunt, Amy Kelemen, Alan Kirby, George Kiser, Vicky Kolaks, Adam Kutell, Erin Kutell, Victor Mattison, Nick Murphy, Donna Overmann, J.D. Perper, Jim Salih, Ashley Spraggs, Haley Spencer, Brent Stewart, Rob VanWinkle, Debbie Young, Julie Zeitler (26!)
Meeting Adjourned: 8:26 p.m.
Attendance Streaks > 10 Meetings
Amy Kelemen 15
J. D. Perper 96
Debbie Young 25
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