Meeting Minutes December 11, 2024

Meeting Theme:  Winter Solstice vs. Summer Solstice

Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center

Call to Order:  6:30 p.m.

Presiding Officer:  J.D. Perper

Guests:  Matthew Jethro, Charlie Compton

Officer Reports:

President:  J.D. Perper

VPE:  Debbie Young

VPM:  Amy Kelemen

VPPR:  Julie Zeitler

Treasurer

Sergeant-at-Arms:  Vicky Kolaks

Secretary:  Brent Stewart

Committee Reports:

Jim Salih reported that Youth Leadership is coming up starting January 7.  He has put posters out front and asked everyone to spread the word.  Will have 6 sessions here at Community Center and a graduation at our meeting.  4 have signed up so far and he expects 8-10.

Debbie Young reported on the slate of officers selected by the Nominating Committee reading their names twice to comply with our By-Laws:

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

Moved (Adam Kutell), Seconded (Jim Salih) Passed to dispense with voting for each individual officer and elect the entire slate.

The entire slate was elected.

Unfinished Business:

New Business:

Correspondence and Announcements:

J.D. announced that his concert is this Saturday night and that all the information is in last week’s minutes.

At the end of the meeting Hope announced that she had delivered the poinsettia and card to Bill and Joyce Collier and that they were very appreciative.

Business Meeting Adjourned: 6:35 p.m.

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Toastmaster:  Debbie Young

Table Topics Master:  Adam Kutell

General Evaluator:  Erin Kutell

Grammarian:  Michelle Compton

Timer:  Jake Mondschein

Wizard of Ahs:  Rob Van Winkle

Vote Counter:  Sylvia Awondatu

Invocator/Jokemaster:  Ashley Spraggs

Speaker 1:  Chris Ruzicka

Speaker 2:  Mike Boles

Speaker 3:  Andrew Held

Evaluator 1:  Jim Salih

Evaluator 2:  Ario Estrada

Evaluator 3:  Amy Kelemen

Word of the Day:  equilibrium used 6 times + 1 after the report

Ah Counter Report:  46 crutch words

GE Meeting Rating:  9.6

Voting: 

Best Table Topics:  Charlie Compton

Best Evaluator:  Victor Mattison

Most Improved:  Amy Kelemen

Best Speaker:  Andrew Held

Attendance:  Nancy Alba, Sylvia Awondatu, Mike Boles, Jim Bubash, Michelle Compton, Hope Dodson, Andrew Held, Patrick Hunt, Amy Kelemen, Vicky Kolaks, Adam Kutell, Erin Kutell, Victor Mattison, Jake Mondschein, Donna Overmann, J.D. Perper, Chris Ruzicka, Jim Salih, Ashley Spraggs, Brent Stewart, Rob VanWinkle, Debbie Young (22)

Meeting Adjourned:  8:28

Attendance Streaks > 10 Meetings

Amy Kelemen  16

J. D. Perper  97

Debbie Young  26

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