Meeting Minutes January 22, 2025

Theme: Influential Figures

Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center

Call to Order:  6:30 p.m.

Presiding Officer:  Erin Kutell

Guests: Brian?, 

Minutes:  Had been sent out and there were no changes.

Officer Reports:

President:  Erin Kutell

VPE:  Debbie Young: 

VPM:  JD Perper

VPPR:  Haley Spencer

Treasurer:  Jim Salih

Sergeant-at-Arms:  Vicky Kolaks

Secretary:  Julie Zeitler

Unfinished Business:  None

Committee Reports:  Jim Salih reminded the club that the club speech contest is next week on Wednesday Jan 29th at 6:30 and that it is not too late to sign up. We have 4 speakers and 4 evaluators signed up. 

Debbie Young reminded the club that support roles are still needed for the club speech contest.

Unfinished Business: None

New Business: 

Pres: Erin Kutell asks for the names of the new members to be.

SAA: Vicky Kolaks: Escorts all new members and guests out of the room.

VPM: JD Perper reads new member bios aloud. Joseph Parks and Tina Sappington join Erin at the lectern. She reads club responsibilities and asks if they agree. They do with a resounding, “Yes.”

VPE: Debbie Young:

Treasurer: Jim Salih: Stated that he has received dues from both members.  All current members unanimously vote in new members. 

SAA: Vicky Kolaks: Escorts new members and guests back into the room. 

President Erin Kutell calls all new members to the front of the room and inducts all members at once. Erin asks JD if he moves to accept the new members. He responds, “I do.” Someone makes 2nd motion to accept both members. It is unclear who from the recording. All members asked to vote. New members voted in unanimously. The new members are then inducted. 

Correspondence and Announcements:  Brent Stewart gave an update on long-time member Carl Hendrickson’s health and encourages members to visit him. 

Jim Salih stated that Youth Leadership is underway and going well.

Business Meeting Adjourned:  6:43 p.m.

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Toastmaster:  Adam Fox

Table Topics Master:  Victor Mattison

General Evaluator:  Hope Dodson

Grammarian:  Mike Boles

Timer:  Fabi Clubb

Wizard of Ahs:  Debbie Young

Vote Counter:  Sylvia Awondatu

Invocator/Jokemaster:  Jim Salih

Speaker 1: Nick Murphy

Speaker 2:  Charlie Compton

Speaker 3:  Amy Kelemen

Evaluator 1:  Patrick Hunt

Evaluator 2:  Brent Stewart

Evaluator 3:  Jim Bubash

Word of the Day:  Leadership used 16 times

Ah Counter Report:  32

GE Meeting Rating:  9.5

Voting:

Best Table Topics:  Joseph Parks

Best Evaluator: Patrick Hunt

Most Improved: Nick Murphy

Best Speaker:  Nick Murphy

Attendance:  Nancy Alba, Sylvia Awondatu, Mike Boles, Jim Bubash, Fabi Clubb, Bill Collier, Charlie Compton, Michelle Compton, Hope Dodson, Adam Fox, Allison Gildehaus, Patrick Hunt, Amy Kelemen, Vicky Kolaks, Ed Kavorik, Adam Kutell, Erin Kutell, Victor Mattison, Jake Mondschein, Nick Murphy, Donna Overmann, Joseph Parks, J.D. Perper, Rich Puskarich, Jim Salih, Tina Sappington, Rob Scarpese, Ashley Spraggs, Brent Stewart, Steve Winheim, Debbie Young, Julie Zeitler (32)

Meeting Adjourned:  8:27 p.m.

Attendance Streaks > 10 Meetings

Amy Kelemen  18

J. D. Perper  100

Debbie Young  29

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