Meeting Theme: Overcoming Challenges
Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center
Call to Order: 6:30 p.m.
Presiding Officer: J.D. Perper
Guests: April Garrett, Tina Sappington, Allison Gildehaus, Nick Wall, Brian Scarpase, and Sarah Dahm, Div A Director (Installing Officer).
Minutes: Had been sent out and there were no changes.
Officer Reports:
President: J.D. Perper
VPE: Debbie Young: Presented Educational Award to Mike Boles for Level 1 of Motivational Strategies.
VPM: Amy Kelemen
VPPR: Julie Zeitler
Treasurer: Jim Salih
Sergeant-at-Arms: Vicky Kolaks
Secretary: Brent Stewart
Unfinished Business: Division A Director Sarah Dahm Installed the Officers for the January 1 through June 30, 2025 term.
She thanked the current officers and discharged them from their duties.
She charged the new officers with their task to keep the Club strong, dedicated to helping people from all walks of life speak in an effective manor, listen with sensitivity and think creatively.
She installed the officers as follows explaining the duties of each officer:
Sergeant-at-Arms: Vicky Kolaks
Treasurer: Jim Salih
Secretary: Julie Zeitler
Vice President-Membership: J.D. Perper
Vice President-Education: Debbie Young
President: Erin Kutell
She then reminded the members of their duty and had the members pledge their support for the Club
Newly installed President Erin Kutell then presided over the meeting and asked if Sarah as District Officer had any comments she would like to make.
Sarah noted that as Division Director it is her goal to have as many Distinguished Clubs as she can in the Division. She noted that South County has already achieved 9 of the 10 goals for Distinguished Club and after we get our officers trained will have achieved all 10. No other Club in the Division has achieved this so far this year. She thanked us for being such a strong Club.
Erin noted that as a member who had just returned to South County Toastmasters during the last 6 months how reassuring it was to see how well the Club is run and managed.
Committee Reports: Jim Salih announced that Youth Leadership had started last night and that they have 6 participants ages 10-16.
Unfinished Business: Jim Salih reminded us of the Speech and Evaluation Contest on January 29. So far, we have 4 contestants for the Speech Contest and 3 contestants for the Evaluation Contest. Jim Bubash will give the pattern speech for the Evaluation Contest.
New Business:
Correspondence and Announcements: Brent Stewart announced that former longtime Club member Carl Hendrickson has been in the hospital suffering from pneumonia and has gone into hospice. He is at home and is having people come in. Brent passed around a card for members to write notes on and sign.
Business Meeting Adjourned: 6:57 p.m.
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Toastmaster: Julie Zeitler
Table Topics Master: Brent Stewart
General Evaluator: J.D. Perper
Grammarian: Sylvia Awondatu
Timer: Ario Estrada
Wizard of Ahs: Debbie Young
Vote Counter: Nick Murphy
Invocator/Jokemaster: Jim Bubash
Speaker 1: Fabi Clubb
Speaker 2: Adam Fox
Speaker 3: Chris Ruzicka
Speaker 4: Michelle Compton
Evaluator 1: Hope Dodson
Evaluator 2: Mike Boles
Evaluator 3: Victor Mattison
Evaluator 4: Amy Kelemen
Word of the Day: persistent was used 6 times
Ah Counter Report: 42 crutch words of which 20 were ums
GE Meeting Rating: 9.0
Voting:
Best Table Topics: Jake Mondschein
Best Evaluator: Vic Mattison
Most Improved: Chris Ruzicka
Best Speaker: Fabi Clubb
Attendance: Sylvia Awondatu, Mike Boles, Jim Bubash, Steve Burchett, Fabi Clubb, Michelle Compton, Hope Dodson, Ario Estrada, Adam Fox, Amy Kelemen, Vicky Kolaks, Adam Kutell, Erin Kutell, Victor Mattison, Jake Mondschein, Nick Murphy, J.D. Perper, Rich Puskarich, Chris Ruzicka, Jim Salih, Brent Stewart, Debbie Young, Julie Zeitler (23)
Meeting Adjourned: 8:33 p.m.
Attendance Streaks > 10 Meetings
Amy Kelemen 17
J. D. Perper 98
Debbie Young 27
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