Lucky 13! We had 13 members in attendance. It was a great meeting, and thanks to all that participated, and for those that couldn't make it, we look forward to seeing you next time!
Brenda Violette is the newest member of the Middlesex Club, welcome, Brenda!
Club Attendance:
1) Anne Marie Cannata, Word Master & Grammarian
2) John Keppler
3) Jeff Lagasse, Timer
4) Eliot Lofman
5) Pat Loulakis, Table Topics Master
6) Cheryl Mason, Speaker # 1
7) Kim Price, Speaker # 3, Humorist
8) Rose Rita Riccitelli, Speaker # 2, Evaluator # 1
9) Rob Schaff, General Evaluator, Backup Speaker
10) Arun Sodani, Toastmaster, Sergeant at Arms,
11) Brenda Violette
12) Srinivas Voleti, Evaluator # 2
Guests:
Bob Brisky - Bob is from the Middletown area and expressed interest in joining. We provided him with an application, website info, and some TM promo materials, as well as John's contact info for collecting dues / activating membership.
News
District 53 Spring Conference
Pioneering Leadership Spirit – Explore New Possibilities
May 17, 2008 – The Delaney House, Holyoke, MA
http://www.district53toastmasters.org/conferences.html
Rob noted that Meshva Patel has relocated to Houston, TX, having taken a new job.
Our membership is currently at exactly 20 members. We need to add new members in order to be sure we don’t dip below 20 should any existing members not renew. It is important to maintain at least 20 members; It is part of the criteria used for the distinguished club program.
Dues: please submit $33 no later than March 15, by cash or check to John Keppler. The cost covers $27 for international dues, $6 for local club dues which are used for educational materials, etc. John will submit the dues to International by April 1.
February 28th – Chris Lewis will be giving a 45-minute presentation to meet the goals of one of her projects. This is planned for the second half of the meeting.
Humorist: Kim shared a funny story with us about being in VT at a house that was being remodeled and didn’t have a working bathroom, and the nearby bucket. Luckily the bucket wasn’t used the way his wife thought it was going to be!
Word of the Day: Coalesce
co·a·lesce
verb (used without object)
1. to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one.
2. to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc.: The various groups coalesced into a crowd.
3. to blend or come together: Their ideas coalesced into one theory.
—Synonyms 1, 2. unite, combine, join. 2. amalgamate, fuse, blend, merge.
Table Topics
Pat led the table topics and provided us thought provoking questions from a variety of sources including Reader’s Digest. We enjoyed stories about speeding tickets, spirituality, having an entire movie theater to yourself, among others.
Speeches
Cheryl completed her 6th speech from the CC manual, Vocal Variety. The topic of this speech was "Relax," and she shared a picture of a beautiful relaxing beach scene which is hard to imagine in this cold January climate!
Rose Rita completed her 3rd speech from the CC manual, Get to the Point. The topic of this speech was “Living with JOY!” She shared adorable pictures of her new puppy and talked about the excitement and joy her new pet is giving her.
Kim gave an in-depth presentation regarding paper products, in preparation for a speech he will be giving next week. Kim shared some in-depth knowledge of the industry and the importance of many of the current product offerings.
Rob facilitated a round-robin, open feedback session for Kim, with lots of input from the audience. Good luck with the upcoming speech, Kim – you’ll do great!
Closing - Meeting was adjourned by at approx. 8:55 p.m.
Monday, January 28, 2008
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