Thursday, June 17, 2010

Hello Toastmasters Family,


Officer Elections and Induction came between the scheduled speeches and table topics.  Officers for the upcoming year, July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011, are:

President:                     Stan Dalziel
VP Education:              Stacey Wallace
VP Membership:          Christy Gardner
VP Public Relations:     Nancy Hogg
Secretary:                    Magda Brugos
Treasurer:                    Janet Krenn
Sargent At Arms:         Matt Phillips

Congratulations everyone!!  We will have a great year.

Attendance was 24.  Sierra Hargraves, Brittany Pokorny and Greg (from Russia) were our guests.  Linda Williams served as Toastmaster of the Evening.  Table Topics Master was Nancy Hogg.  General Evaluator was John Harman.

Christy Gardner, Speaker #1, talked about the USA as a Nation of Debtors.  $772 Billion in credit is owed to credit card companies.  Stop being part of that figure by not buying things you don't need and can't pay cash for right then.    Matt Phillips told us how to 'Beat the Heat of Summer'.  Schedule outdoor activities carefully.  Pace yourself and stay hydrated.  Speaker #3, Stacey Wallace, told us the secret to getting what you want out of life is a positive focus.  Control your thoughts and feelings.  The Law of Attraction works whether it is negative or positive.  Stay positive!  Stacey Wallace's positive speech won her the Best Speaker ribbon.

Table Topics Master, Nancy Hogg, asked District and Club level officers leadership role questions in this table topics version.  Danita Fox summarized her year as outgoing club president.  Lois Boyle explained what a 'Past President' does.  John Harman talked about his job, the District 66 Governor.  Rick Boyer compared and contrasted officer positions on the district and club level.  Danita Fox received the Best Table Topics ribbon.

Janet Krenn was evaluator for Speaker #1.  Tim Tonkovic evaluated Speaker #2.  Jessica Ledbetter evaluated Speaker #3.  Jessica Ledbetter received the Best Evaluator ribbon.

New Club President, Stan Dalziel, was not present at this meeting.  Stan will be inducted at the July 1, 2010 meeting.

June 26  Summer Leadership Institute  9am to 12 pm.
          http://district66.org/

July 1  New Toastmaster Year begins

Sign up for roles in upcoming meetings:
      http://ops.freetoasthost.info/members/roster.cgi

Final newsletter as club secretary for this run.

Nancy Hogg
Club Secretary
Oyster Point Speakers