Meeting Minutes July 30, 2025

South County Toastmasters Club 1957 

Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center

Call to Order:  6:40 p.m.

Guests: Patti Howard (District 8 Director), Mason Fries, Alyssa Fries, Reagan Mattison, Aaron Ly, Ruby Parks, Matthew Jethro.

Minutes: Posted

Officer Reports:

President: Brent Stewart-No Report

VPE: Jim Salih-No Report

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: Jim Salih announced the Youth Leadership Program will begin on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. It’s free, runs for 8 consecutive Tuesdays, and will include about 12–15 participants. Please contact Jim Salih if you want to learn more.

Business Meeting Adjourned:  6:44 pm.

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Meeting Theme: Accomplishment: Power of Progress

Toastmaster:  Haley Spencer

Table Topics Master: Adam Kutell

General Evaluator: Ashley Spraggs

Grammarian: Ario Estrada

Timer: Robert VanWinkle

Wizard of Ahs:  Mike Boles

Vote Counter: Jessica Thompson

Invocator: Tina Sappington

Jokemaster: Victor Mattison

Speaker 1: J.D. Perper

Speaker 2:  Holly Robinson

Speaker 3:  George Kiser

Speaker 4: –

Evaluator 1: Patrick Hunt

Evaluator 2: Bill Collier

Evaluator 3: Jake Mondschein

Evaluator 4: –

Word of the Day:  Amelioration

Ah Counter Report: 24

Voting Awards: 

Best Table Topics: Aaron Ly

Best Speaker: J.D. Perper

Best Evaluator: Bill Collier

Most Improved: Holly Robinson

GE Meeting Rating: 9.87

Attendance: Sylvia Awondatu, Mike Boles, Bill Collier, Ario Estrada, Colin Fries, Patrick Hunt, George Kiser, Vicky Kolaks, Adam Kutell, Erin Kutell, Victor Mattison, Jake Mondschein, Joseph Parks, J.D. Perper, Holly Robinson, Jim Salih, Tina Sappington, Brian Scarpace, Haley Spencer, Ashley Spraggs, Brent Stewart, Jessica Thompson, Robert VanWinkle, Debbie Young. (Members=24, Guests=7, Total=31)

Meeting Adjourned:  8:37

Attendance Streaks > 10 Meetings

J. D. Perper 127

Jim Salih 18

Debbie Young 14

Holly Robinson 11