Meeting Minutes February 26, 2025

South County Toastmasters Meeting Feburary 26, 2025

Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center

Call to Order:  6:30 p.m.

Presiding Officer:  Debbie Young filling in for Erin Kutell

Guests: Allie Puskarich 

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

Officer Reports:

President:  Erin Kutell: 

VPE:  Debbie Young: Announced area contest at New Hope United Methodist Church February 27th at 7:00 P.M. Good luck to our members who are competing: Andrew Held, J.D. Perper, Vic Mattison, Patrick Hunt. Come support them if you can. 

VPM:  JD Perper

VPPR:  Haley Spencer

Treasurer:  Jim Salih: Club Dues due by March 26th. Covers April 1st-Oct.1st. $91.00. 

Sergeant-at-Arms:  Vicky Kolaks

Secretary:  Julie Zeitler

Unfinished Business:  None

Committee Reports: None

New Business: None  

Correspondence and Announcements: Debbie Young encourages all members to pay dues by March 26th for the Club to earn President’s Distinguished. 

J.D. Perper Announced his next concert. Sunday, March 9 3:00 P.M. @ 1st Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood 100 East Adams Ave. The event is free and open to the public.  

Business Meeting Adjourned:  6:36 PM

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Toastmaster: Bill Collier

Table Topics Master: Liz DeCamp

General Evaluator: Debbie Young

Grammarian: Nick Wall

Timer: Charlie Compton

Wizard of Ahs: Hope Dodson

Vote Counter: Ed Kavorik

Invocator/Jokemaster: Adam Fox

Speaker 1: Rich Puskarich

Speaker 2:  Tina Sappington

Speaker 3: Joseph Parks

Speaker 4: Sylvia Awondatu

General Evaluator:

Evaluator 1:  Chris Ruzicka

Evaluator 2:  Andy Held

Evaluator 3:  Ario Estrada

Evaluator 4: Mike Boles

Word of the Day: Astute 1

Ah Counter Report: 44 crutch words

Voting: 

Best Table Topics: Vic Mattison

Best Evaluator: Andrew Held

Most Improved: Tina Sappington

Best Speaker: Rich Puskarich

GE Meeting Rating: 9.4

Attendance: Nancy Alba, Sylvia Awondatu, Mike Boles, Bill Collier, Charlie Compton, Liz DeCamp, Hope Dodson, Ario Estrada, Adam Fox, Andrew Held, Ed Kavorik, Vicky Kolaks, Victor Mattison, Joseph Parks, J.D. Perper, Rich Puskarich, Chris Ruczicka, Jim Salih, Tina Sappington,  Brian Scarpace, Brent Stewart, Nick Wall, Debbie Young, Julie Zeitler (25) 

Meeting Adjourned:  8:30

Attendance Streaks > 10 Meetings

Amy Kelemen  19

J. D. Perper  104

Debbie Young  32