Meeting Minutes December 10, 2025

South County Toastmasters Club 1957 

Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center

Call to Order:  6:30 p.m.

Guests: Mason Fries, Allysa Fries, Matthew Jethro, Steve Winheim, Gabrielle Derouen (5)

Minutes: Posted

Officer Reports:

President: Brent Stewart-No Report

VPE: Jim Salih-

1. Jim is going to send an email about the different sites for Toastmaster resources (toastmasters.org, District 8 (www.dist8tm.org), and southcountytoastmaster.org).
2. He will also send a Google form to sign up for the speech contest in January, and another for January roles.
3. Vicky Kolaks will be the contest master for the January speech contest.

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: Reminder: There will be no holiday party this year, but members who wish to bring food (cookies, snacks, whatever you want) are welcome to do so at the last meeting of the year on December 17, 2025.

Committee Reports: None.

New Business: None.

Correspondence and Announcements: Brent Stewart, the club president, is delighted to acknowledge the presence of J.D. Perper at today’s meeting.

Business Meeting Adjourned:  6:40 pm.

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Meeting Theme: Celebrating Children

Toastmaster:  Ed Kovarik

Table Topics Master: Brian Scarpace

General Evaluator: Adam Kutell

Grammarian: Sylvia Awondatu

Timer: Vicky Kolaks

Wizard of Ahs:  Victor Mattison

Vote Counter: Brent Stewart

Invocator: Nancy Alba

Jokemaster: Colin Fries

Speaker 1: Andrew Held

Speaker 2:  Tom Braun

Speaker 3:  Debbie Young

Speaker 4: Jim Bubash

Evaluator 1: Amy Kelemen

Evaluator 2: George Kiser

Evaluator 3: James D. Perper

Evaluator 4: Erin Kutell

Word of the Day: Whimsical (10)

Ah Counter Report: 12

Voting Awards: 

Best Table Topics: Rebeca Castillo

Best Speaker: Tom Braun

Best Evaluator: George Kiser

Most Improved: Ed Kovarik

GE Meeting Rating: 9.9

Attendance: Nancy Alba, Sylvia Awondatu, Tom Braun, Rebeca Castillo, Colin Fries, Andy Held, Amy Kelemen, George Kiser, Vicky Kolaks, Ed Kovarik, Adam Kutell, Erin Kutell, Victor Mattison, J.D. Perper, Jim Salih, Brian Scarpace, Brent Stewart, Debbie Young. (Members=18, Guests=5, Total=23)

Meeting Adjourned:  8:30

Attendance Streaks > 10 Meetings

J. D. Perper 144

Debbie Young 31

Brian Scarpace 27

Vicky Kolaks 18