Meeting Minutes Feb 25, 2026

South County Toastmasters Club 1957 

Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center

Call to Order:  6:30 p.m.

Guests: Elani Cheney, Gabe Coleman, Becky Tharp, Zach

Minutes: Posted

Officer Reports:

President: Brent Stewart

No Report

VPE: Jim Salih

No Report

VPM: Sylvia Awondatu

We welcome Becky Tharp, who is officially inducted into Toastmasters. Julie Zieter is Becky’s Toastmasters mentor.

VPPR: Debbie Young-No Report

Treasurer: Brian Scarpace

2026 membership dues announced ($91) for April 1, 2026 to October 1st, 2026

Sergeant-at-Arms: Amy Kelemen-No Report

Secretary: Tom Braun-No Report

Unfinished Business: None

Committee Reports: None.

New Business: No Report

Correspondence and Announcements: We are sad to announce the recent death of Toastmasters member Sara Lou Hendrickson, wife of Carl Hendrickson who also passed away in April of 2025. Both are recognized as long time and productive members of our club.

Business Meeting Adjourned:  6:33 pm.

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Meeting Theme: Rejuvenation

Toastmaster: Adam Kutell

Table Topics: Patrick Hunt

General Evaluator: Brent Stewart

Grammarian: Vicky Kolaks

Timer: Nicholas Murphy

Wizard of Ahs: Lara Romano

Vote Counter: James Bubash

Invocator: JD Perper

Jokemaster: Round Robin led by Vicky Kolaks

Speaker 1: Rich Paskarich

Speaker 2:  Herb Villaflores

Speaker 3: Ed Kovarik

Speaker 4: Erin Kutell

Evaluator 1: Sylvia Awandatu

Evaluator 2: Julie Zieter

Evaluator 3:Brian Scarpace

Evaluator 4: Amy Keleman

Word of the Day: No Joke

Ah Counter Report: 26

Voting Awards: 

Best Table Topics: Colleen Flynn

Best Speaker: Rich Paskarich

Best Evaluator: Julie Zieter

Most Improved: Ed Kovarik

GE Meeting Rating: 9.5

Attendance: (Members=23, Guests=4, Total=2)

Awondatu, Sylvia, 

Braun, Tom

Bubash, Jim

Flynn, Brendan

Flynn, Coleen

Fries, Colin

Kelemen, Amy

Kiser, George

Kolaks, Vicky

Kovarik, Ed

Kutell, Adam

Kutell, Erin

Murphy, Nicholas

Perper, James D

Puskarich, Rich

Romano, Lara

Scarpace,Brian

Stewart, Brent

Villaflores, Herb

Villas Boas, Cristian

Wai, He

Young, Debbie

Zeitler, JulieMeeting Adjourned:  8:34

Attendance Streaks > 10 Meetings

Vicki Kolaks27
Brent Stewart13
Sylvia Awandatu13

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