Meeting Minutes May 6, 2026

South County Toastmasters Club 1957 

Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center

Call to Order:  6:30 p.m.

Guests: Tom Pinner

Minutes: Posted and Approved

Officer Reports:

President: Brent Stewart: Reminder: District Conference is on Saturday, May 16th at Orlando’s (4300 Hofmeister). Registration Deadline: Friday, May 8th. Cost: $27 for full participation, including lunch and educational sessions, $22 if dues were paid early.

VPE: Jim Salih: Transition for the VPE (Vice President of Education) role is approaching. I will assist any incoming VPE with the June schedule and transition in July. Bocce Event (Tower Tee in Afton) Scheduled for June 27th; no registration needed, just show up (details to be emailed). Par Three Golf: Contact Bill Collier to participate.

VPM: Sylvia Awondatu:No Report

VPPR: Debbie Young No Report

Treasurer Brian Scarpace: No Report

Sergeant-at-Arms: Amy Kelemen No Report

Secretary: Tom Braun No Report

Unfinished Business: None

Committee Reports: None

New Business: None

Correspondence and Announcements: District Conference (May 16th) Members can attend the conference to support Joseph Parks in the contest. Entry is free for those attending only to support Joe’s contest; inform organizers at the door. (Contest) 1:30pm at the Orlando Event Center.

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Meeting Theme: “Travel”

Toastmaster: Brent Stewart

Table Topics: Erin Kutell

General Evaluator: Adam Fox

Grammarian: Sylvia Awondatu

Timer: Gabe Coleman

Wizard of Ahs: Rob VanWinkle

Vote Counter: Lara Romano

Invocator: Rich Puskarich

Jokemaster: Tom Braun

Speaker 1: JD Perper

Speaker 2: Adam Kutell

Speaker 3: Elani Cheney

Speaker 4: Rebeca Castillo

Evaluator 1: George Kiser

Evaluator 2: Patrick Hunt

Evaluator 3: Jim Salih

Evaluator 4: Joseph Parks

Word of the Day: Navigate (5)

Ah Counter Report: (21)

Voting Awards: 

Best Table Topics: Rich Paskarich

Best Speaker: Adam Kutell

Best Evaluator: Jim Salih

Most Improved: Elani Cheney

GE Meeting Rating: 9.5

Attendance: (Members=21, Guests=1, Total=22

Awondatu, Sylvia
Braun, Tom
Castillo, Rebeca
Cheney, Elani
Coleman, Gabe
Fox, Adam
Hunt, Patrick
Kelemen, Amy
Kiser, George
Kutell, Adam
Kutell, Erin
Mattison, Victor
Parks, Joseph
Perper, James D
Puskarich, Rich
Rawal, Kritik
Romano, Lara
Salih, Jim
Stewart, Brent
VanWinkle, Robert
Young, Debbie

Meeting Adjourned:  8:30

Attendance Streaks > 10 Meetings

JD Perper16

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