Meeting Minutes September 23rd, 2026

South County Toastmasters Club 1957

Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center

Call to Order:  6:30 p.m.

Guests: Evan, Kent, Dasha, Olga, Angie, Susan, Herb

Minutes: Posted

Officer Reports:

President: Amy Kelemen: Welcomed everyone to the South County Toastmasters Open House and provided an introduction to Toastmasters, including the club’s and meeting structure.

VPE: Sylvia Awondatu: No report

VPM: Joseph Parks: No report

VPPR: Colleen Flynn: Not present

Secretary: Brendan Flynn: No report

Treasurer Ed Kovarik: Reminder that club dues were due on September 27. The renewal fee is $91 for six months. Payments can be made via Venmo, cash, or check.

Sergeant-at-Arms: Vicky Kolaks: Not present

Unfinished Business: None

Committee Reports: None

New Business: None

Correspondence and Announcements:

Brent shared a message from Toastmasters International recognizing South County Toastmasters for earning the Smedley Distinguished Club Award. The letter congratulated the club on its achievement and included a commemorative ribbon in recognition of the award.

Debbie spoke on behalf of Jeffco Challengers Toastmasters. She shared that Jeffco Challengers is one of the clubs chartered with support from South County Toastmasters and is the last South County-sponsored club that remains active today. Debbie encouraged members to visit and support Jeffco Challengers by attending one of its meetings.

Action Items & Follow-Ups

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

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Meeting Theme: Dedication

Toastmaster: JD Perper

Table Topics: Elani Cheney

General Evaluator: Sylvia Awondatu

Grammarian: Allison Puskarich

Timer: Brendan Flynn

Wizard of Ahs: Kritik Rawal

Vote Counter: Debbie Young

Invocator: Brent Stewart

Jokemaster: Bill Collier

Speaker 1: Victor Mattison

Speaker 2: Amy Keleman

Speaker 3: Matt Reinholz

Speaker 4:

Evaluator 1: Alan

Evaluator 2: Brent

Evaluator 3: Joseph

Evaluator 4:

Word of the Day: Embrace (4)

Ah Counter Report: (60)

Voting Awards: 

Best Table Topics: Allison Puskarich

Best Speaker: Amy Keleman

Best Evaluator: Alan Kirby

Most Improved: Matt Reinholz

GE Meeting Rating: 9.9

Attendance: Members=16, Guests=8, Total=24

Awondatu, Sylvia
Cheney, Elani
Collier, Bill
Flynn, Brendan
He, Wai
Johnson, Ricky
Kiser, George
Keleman, Amy
Kovarik, Ed
Parks, Joseph
Perper, James D
Puskarich, Allison
Rawal, Kritik
Scarpace, Brian
Stewart, Brent
Young, Debbie

Meeting Adjourned:  8:30

Attendance Streaks > 10 Meetings

JD Perper35
Elani Cheney27

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