Meeting Minutes March 4th, 2026

South County Toastmasters Club 1957 

Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center

Call to Order:  6:30 p.m.

Guests: Brendan Gowen, Zach Rehagen

Minutes: Posted

Officer Reports:

President: Brent Stewart

The previously sent email about JD’s concert contained incorrect information. The concert is scheduled for Sunday, March 15th, 2026 at 3:00 PM. Post-concert gathering for ice cream at Andy’s nearby. All Toastmasters members are encouraged to attend and support JD.

Two new members are inducted to Toastmasters: Elani Cheney and Gabe Coleman. Congratulations to both for your participation and support.

VPE: Jim Salih No Report

VPM: Sylvia Awondatu No Report

VPPR: Debbie Young No Report

Treasurer: Brian Scarpace: Membership Renewals & Dues: Next term for Toastmasters begins April 1st, 2026. Renewal fee is $91. Brian will send an email regarding dues and will include a Venmo link for payments. Special thanks were given to George Kiser for his support.

Sergeant-at-Arms: Amy Kelemen-No Report

Secretary: Tom Braun-No Report

Unfinished Business: None
Committee Reports: None.

New Business: None

Correspondence and Announcements: Debbie Young congratulated George Kaiser for his two-page article on giving eulogies in the latest Toastmaster International magazine (published March 10th, 2026). Emphasis on the relevance of knowing how to deliver eulogies as a skill for Toastmasters. Debbie will download the PDF and distribute to all club members, especially for those not subscribed online.

Business Meeting Adjourned:  6:45 pm.

*************************************************************************

Meeting Theme: Family

Toastmaster: George Kiser

Table Topics: Lara Romano

General Evaluator: Nicholas Murphy

Grammarian: Ed Kovarik

Timer: Andrew Held

Wizard of Ahs: Camilla Parisotto

Vote Counter: Brian Scarpace

Invocator: Brendan Flynn

Jokemaster: Jake Mondschein

Speaker 1: Rob Van Winkle

Speaker 2: Joseph Parks

Speaker 3: Herb Villaflores

Speaker 4: Jim Salih

Evaluator 1: Victor Mattison

Evaluator 2: Brent Stewart

Evaluator 3: Rebeca Castillo

Evaluator 4: Debbie Young

Word of the Day: Progeny (1)

Ah Counter Report: 34

Voting Awards: 

Best Table Topics: Elani Cheney

Best Speaker: Herb Villaflores

Best Evaluator: Victor Mattison

Most Improved: Receca Castillo

GE Meeting Rating: 9.7

Attendance: (Members=26, Guests=2, Total=28)

Castillo, Rebeca

Cheney, Elani

Coleman, Gabe

Flynn, Brendan

Flynn, Coleen

Fries, Colin

Held, Andy

Kelemen, Amy

Kiser, George

Kolaks, Vicky

Kovarik, Ed

Mattison, Victor

Mondschein, Jake

Murphy, Nicholas

Parisotto, Camila

Parks, Joseph

Perper, James D

Romano, Lara

Salih, Jim

Scarpace,Brian

Stewart, Brent

Tharp, Becky

VanWinkle, Robert

Villaflores, Herb

Wai, He

Young, Debbie

Young, DebbieMeeting Adjourned:  8:34

Attendance Streaks > 10 Meetings

Vicki Kolaks27
Brent Stewart13

Leave a comment