Meeting Minutes September 16th, 2026

South County Toastmasters Club 1957

Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center

Call to Order:  6:30 p.m.

Guests: None

Minutes: Posted

Officer Reports:

President: Amy Kelemen: Not present

VPE: Sylvia Awondatu: Not present

VPM: Joseph Parks: No report

VPPR: Colleen Flynn: Not present

Secretary: Brendan Flynn: Not present

Treasurer Ed Kovarik: Dues are due by September 27. Thank you to everyone who has submitted payment. Our meeting room at Sunset Hills has been paid for.

Sergeant-at-Arms: Vicky Kolaks: None

Unfinished Business: None

Committee Reports: None

New Business: Flyers are available here, and the event image was also sent out via email. Please help spread the word by sharing it with friends, family, coworkers, and anyone who may be interested in Toastmasters. We would also appreciate it if you could bring a snack to share, if you’re able.

Correspondence and Announcements:

South County Youth Leadership Program
The South County Youth Leadership Program begins October 5 at Sunset Hills and will run for seven consecutive Mondays. The program is open to youth ages 12–17 and is a great opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills.

Trivia Night – October 16
Brent distributed flyers for the upcoming Trivia Night on October 16. Colleen highly recommends the event, sharing that it is a lot of fun, especially for fans of music trivia. Tables are $240 and include alcohol at no additional cost.

Action Items & Follow-Ups

Monitor the technical performance of the Zoom meeting and collect feedback from remote attendees.

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Meeting Theme: Attitude

Toastmaster: Joseph Parks

Table Topics: Bill Collier

General Evaluator: JD Perper

Grammarian: Vicky Kolaks

Timer: Elani Cheney

Wizard of Ahs: Wai He

Vote Counter: Ed Kovarik

Invocator: Debbie Young

Jokemaster: Debbie Young

Speaker 1: Kritik Rawal

Speaker 2: Ricky Johnson

Speaker 3: Rebecca Castillo

Speaker 4: JD Perper

Evaluator 1: Sean Sheehan

Evaluator 2: Sylvia Awondatu

Evaluator 3: Brent Stewart

Evaluator 4: Joseph Parks

Word of the Day: Nincompoop (23)

Ah Counter Report: (23)

Voting Awards: 

Best Table Topics: Allison Puskarich

Best Speaker: Ricky Johnson

Best Evaluator: Sean Sheehan

Most Improved: Allison Puskarich

GE Meeting Rating: 9.5

Attendance: Members=16, Guests=0, Total=16

Awondatu, Sylvia
Castillo, Rebeca
Cheney, Elani
Collier, Bill
He, Wai
Johnson, Ricky
Kolaks, Vicky
Kovarik, Ed
Parks, Joseph
Perper, James D
Puskarich, Allison
Puskarich, Rich
Rawal, Kritik
Sheehan, Sean
Stewart, Brent
Young, Debbie

Meeting Adjourned:  8:30

Attendance Streaks > 10 Meetings

JD Perper34
Elani Cheney26

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