Meeting Minutes March 5, 2025

South County Toastmasters Meeting March 5th, 2025

Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center

Call to Order:  6:30 p.m.

Presiding Officer:  Erin Kutell

Guests: Collin Fries

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

Officer Reports:

President:  Erin Kutell: 

VPE:  Debbie Young: Emailed members with info for the Division A International and Evaluation Speech Contest being held at St. Joseph Manchester located at 567 St. Josephs Lane, Manchester MO 63021

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 with AIM Community Band 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:  6:40 PM

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Toastmaster: Julie Zeitler

Table Topics Master: JD Perper

General Evaluator: Adam Kutell

Grammarian: Jim Bubash

Timer: Ed Kavorik

Wizard of Ahs: Brian Scarpace

Vote Counter: Joseph Parks

Invocator/Jokemaster: Rich Puscarich

Speaker 1: Ashley Spraggs

Speaker 2:  April Garrett

Speaker 3: Jim Salih

Speaker 4: Jim Salih

General Evaluator:

Evaluator 1:  Rob Van Winkle

Evaluator 2:  Julie Zeitler

Evaluator 3:  Hope Dodson

Evaluator 4: Hope Dodson

Word of the Day: Auspicious 4

Ah Counter Report: 40 crutch words

Voting: 

Best Table Topics: Brent Stewart

Best Evaluator: Rob Van Winkle

Most Improved: April Garrett

Best Speaker: April Garrett

GE Meeting Rating: 9.4

Attendance: Nancy Alba, Sylvia Awondatu, Jim Bubash, Hope Dodson, April Garrett, Patrick Hunt, Ed Kavorik, Vicky Kolaks, Adam Kutell, Erin Kutell, Jake Mondeschein, Joseph Parks, J.D. Perper, Rich Puskarich, Jim Salih, Tina Sappington,  Brian Scarpace, Ashley Spraggs, Brent Stewart, Rob Van Winkle, Debbie Young, Julie Zeitler (25) 

Meeting Adjourned:  8:30

Attendance Streaks > 10 Meetings

Amy Kelemen  19

J. D. Perper  105

Debbie Young  32