Tuesday, November 29, 2011

November 28, 2011 Club Meeting

Present at the meeting were: George Lee, Ron Kasper, Tiffany Fung, Mike Lum, Randy Lee, Wing T. Tsoi, Spencer Hatfield, Ruth Wadsworth, Nancy Johnson, Katya Ermolaeva, Mary Lynagh, Bill Craumer, Suzanne Mulcahy and Randy Groover.

Ron was the Toastmaster.
Nancy was the General Evaluator.
Bill was the Grammarian.
Katya was the Ah Counter.
Bill was also the Vote Counter.
Suzanne was the Timer.
Mike gave a speech entitled, 'My Creative Magnets'.
Wing was the Table Topics Master.
Tiffany evaluated Mike's speech.

The theme of the meeting was: Snowy Winter
The word of the day was: Gelid

The following Executive Committee members were elected to serve a 6 month term beginning on December 1, 2012:

Randy Groover - President
Wing T. Tsoi - Vice President of Education
Nancy Johnson - Vice President of Membership
Samya Boxberger-Oberoi - Vice President of Public Relations
Nancy Johnson - Treasurer
Linda Asbury - Secretary
Tiffany Fung - Sergeant at Arms

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

November 14, 2011 Executive Committee Meeting

Present at the meeting were: Ruth Wadsworth (Secretary), Spencer Hatfield (VPM), Wing T. Tsoi (Sgt at Arms), Nancy Johnson (Treasurer) and Randy Groover (VPE).

Officer Reports:

The VPE reported that he was still pursuing his awareness campaign to have members document their speeches in the backs of their manuals and then have the VPE provide his initials validating completion of the speech.

The VPE also reported that the Blog was currently up to date.

The Treasurer reported that we have $2,051.93 in cash in the bank.

The Treasurer also reported that only 3 members did not renew their 6 month memberships.

The Sgt. at Arms indicated that she had ordered a new banner with the new branding on it.

The Sgt. at Arms also indicated that she had received some free collateral from Toastmasters International (TI).

Agenda Items:

The slate of candidates for the Executive Committee was discussed. The VPE said he would send out an e-mail to the club requesting that anyone interested in being a member of the Executive Committee indicate their interest prior to the November 28th club meeting.

The Calendar of meetings for 2012 was discussed.

The budget for 2012 was discussed. In developing the budget we considered the projected cost of supplies for 2012, reimbursements to Wing for money she had spent in 2011 on the banner, reimbursements to the chamber for the cost of internet hosting, the cost of the 2011 party and the cost of bring our website and other documents into compliance with the new TI branding.

The Treasurer agreed to lead the effort for the upcoming party in December. She will contact the proposed restaurant and begin the process of making reservations immediately. It was ageed that the party would be held on Monday, December 5th, 2011 at 6:30 P. M. at the Macaroni Grill. It was also agreed that due to the budgeted costs for 2012, the club would only contribute $100.00 to the cost of the party.

The next Executive Committee meeting will be held on January 9, 2012.





Thursday, November 17, 2011

November 14, 2011 Club Meeting

Present at the meeting were: George Lee, Randy Lee, Mary Lynagh, Eric Jones, Mike Lum, Suzanne Mulcahy, Wing T. Tsoi, Tiffany Fung, Irina Mattos, Nancy Johnson, Nick Kessler, Ron Kasper, Spencer Hatfield, Mandy Chiang and Randy Groover.

Tiffany was the Toastmaster.
Spencer was the General Evaluator.
Randy Groover was the Grammarian.
Mary was the Ah Counter.
Randy Lee was the Vote Counter.
Irina was the Timer.
Suzanne gave a speech entitled, 'Being Educated'.
Wing was the Table Topics Master.
Mandy evaluated Suzanne's speech.

The theme of the meeting was: The Stock Market
The word of the day was: Fiduciary

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

November 7, 2011 Club Meeting

Present at the meeting were: Ruth Wadsworth, Suzanne Mulcahy, Wing T. Tsoi, Tiffany Fung, Mandy Chiang, Randy Lee, Mary Lynagh, Spencer Hatfield and Randy Groover.

Ruth was the Toastmaster.
Tiffany was the General Evaluator.
Mary was the Grammarian.
Suzanne was the Ah Counter.
Mandy was the Vote Counter.
Orla (Mary's daughter) was the Timer.
Randy Lee gave a speech entitled, 'October 5, 2011'.
Randy Groover was the Table Topics Master.
Wing evaluated Randy's speech.

The theme of the meeting was: The Holidays: Is it Too Soon to Start Celebrating?
The word of the day was: Celestial

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

October 31, 2011 Club Meeting

Present at the meeting were: Spencer Hatfield, Wing T. Tsoi, Nancy Johnson, Ruth Wadsworth, Suzanne Mulcahy, Tiffany Fung, Mandy Chiang, Bill Craumer, Randy Lee and Randy Groover.

Spencer was the Toastmaster.
Ruth was the General Evaluator.
Randy Groover was the Grammarian.
Ted Ellis (a guest) was the Ah Counter.
Suzanne was the Vote Counter.
Randy Lee was the Timer.
Mandy gave a speech entitled, 'Hello Formosa!'.
Tiffany gave a speech entitled, 'Importance of Continuous Learning'.
Bill was the Table Topics Master.
Nancy evaluated Mandy's speech.
Randy Groover also evaluated Tiffany's speech.

The theme of the meeting was: Things that Go Bump in the Night
The word of the day was: Wraith