Meeting Minutes July 16, 2025

South County Toastmasters Club 1957 

Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center

Call to Order:  6:30 p.m.

Guests: Mason Fries, Elissa Fries, Matthew Jethro.

Minutes: Posted

Officer Reports:

President: Brent Stewart: Brent designates the current District 8 Director (Patti Howard, DTM) as the club’s proxy holder to cast the club’s votes for the Toastmasters International Officer and Director Candidates.

VPE: Jim Salih-Jim reminds all members to fill out the Google form for roles by July 18th, and that the August 13th meeting will be held online only.

VPM: Vicky Kolaks-No Report

VPPR: Debbie Young-No Report

Treasurer: Nicholas Murphy-No Report

Sergeant-at-Arms: Brian Scarpace-No Report

Secretary: Sylvia Awondatu-No Report

Unfinished Business:  None 

Committee Reports: None. 

New Business: None.

Correspondence and Announcements: JD Perper invites all club members and their families to the Affton Band concert on Friday, August 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Affton High School Auditorium.

Business Meeting Adjourned:  6:36 pm.

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Meeting Theme: Appreciation

Toastmaster: Joseph Parks

Table Topics Master: Colin Fries

General Evaluator: Julie Zeitler

Grammarian: Jessica Thompson

Timer: Nicholas Murphy

Wizard of Ahs:  Sylvia Awondatu

Vote Counter: Holly Robinson

Invocator: Victor Mattison

Jokemaster: Patrick Hunt

Speaker 1: Driss Majdoub

Speaker 2:  Adam Fox

Speaker 3:  Tina Sappington

Speaker 4: –

Evaluator 1: Robert Van Winkle

Evaluator 2: Victor Mattison

Evaluator 3: Liz DeCamp

Evaluator 4: –

Grammarian: Victor Mattison

Word of the Day: Revere

Ah Counter Report: 62

Voting Awards: 

Best Table Topics: Debbie Young

Best Speaker: Adam Fox

Best Evaluator: Victor Mattison

Most Improved: Driss Madjoub

GE Meeting Rating: 9.9

Attendance: Sylvia Awondatu, Liz DeCamp, Adam Fox, Colin Fries, Patrick Hunt, Driss Majdoub, Victor Mattison, Nick Murphy, Joseph Parks, J.D. Perper, Rich Puskarich, Holly Robinson, Jim Salih, Tina Sappington, Brian Scarpace, Brent Stewart, Jessica Thompson, Robert VanWinkle, Debbie Young, Julie Zeitler (20)

Meeting Adjourned:  8:22

Attendance Streaks > 10 Meetings

J. D. Perper 125

Jim Salih 16

Debbie Young 12