September 13, 2010 Executive Committee Meeting

Present at the meeting were: Samya Boxberger-Oberoi (VPPR) and Randy Groover (President & Secretary).

Officer Reports:

The President reported that 1 DCP goal was formally acknowledged by Toastmasters International, but that Ruth Wadsworth had attained her ACB, but probably had not submitted it to Toastmasters International by the time the DCP report was run for this meeting.

The VPPR suggested that the flyer that was in development for the San Mateo County Business Expo could be saved as a marketing document on our website and would be especially helpful for responding to contacts by e-mail. There was general agreement that this was a good idea.

The Secretary reported that he had caught up on all the Blogging necessary to record the minutes of the various meetings.

Agenda Items:

It was agreed that 100 fliers would be produced at a maximum for the San Mateo County Business Expo. In any case a budget of $100.00 for fliers would not be exceeded. The VPPR stated that all the details were on schedule for the club's participation at the Expo on September 22, 2010.

The President said that everything was in order for our club's participation at the Area Contest on September 27, 2010.

The concept of adding an application page for new members was initially discussed. It was agreed that this conversation should continue when the Treasurer was present since the Treasurer will have the most interaction with proposed new functionality.

The next Executive Committee meeting will be held on November 8, 2010.

September 13, 2010 Club Meeting

Present at the meeting were: George Lee, Tracy Ye, Irina Mattos, Samya Boxberger-Oberoi, Mary Lynagh and Randy Groover.

Mary was the Toastmaster.
George was the General Evaluator.
Randy was the Grammarian.
Crystal (George's daughter) was the Ah Counter.
Irina was the Vote Counter.
Orla (Mary's daughter) was the Timer.
Randy gave a speech entitled, 'From Divine Design to Diabolical Design'.
Samya was the Table Topics Master.
George also evaluated Randy's speech.

The theme of the meeting was: Caring
The word of the day was: Tolerant

August 30, 2010 Club Meeting

Present at the meeting were: Irina Mattos, Bill Craumer, Ron Kasper, Ruth Wadsworth, Samya Boxberger-Oberoi, Mary Lynagh and George Lee.

Ron was the Toastmaster.
Mary was the General Evaluator.
George was the Grammarian.
Crystal (George's daughter) was the Ah Counter.
Irina was the Vote Counter.
Bill was the Timer.
George also gave a speech entitled, 'Chinese Philosophy'.
Ruth was the Table Topics Master.
Samya evaluated George's speech.

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

August 23, 2010 Club Meeting

Present at the meeting were: George Lee, Eddie Javaid, Tracy Ye, Nancy Johnson, Bill Craumer, Irina Mattos, Samya Boxberger-Oberoi, Ruth Wadsworth and Randy Groover.

Eddie was the Toastmaster.
Samya was the General Evaluator.
Randy was the Grammarian.
George was the Ah Counter.
Irina was the Vote Counter.
Tracy was the Timer.
Ruth gave a speech entitled, 'The Importance of Public Speaking'.
Randy also was the Table Topics Master.
Nancy evaluated Ruth's speech.

The theme of the meeting was: Labor Day
The word of the day was: Invidious

Tracy, Bill and Irina were formally inducted into the club.

August 16, 2010 Club Meeting

Present at the meeting were: Samya Boxberger-Oberoi, Yenny Lee, George Lee, Tracy Ye, Ruth Wadsworth, Eddie Javaid and Randy Groover.

Samya was the Toastmaster.
Eddie was the General Evaluator.
Ruth was the Grammarian.
Crystal (Yenny and George's daughter) was the Ah Counter.
Randy was the Vote Counter.
Irina (a guest) was the Timer.
Tracy gave a speech entitled, 'The Pursuit of Real Happiness'.
George was the Table Topics Master.
Yenny evaluated Tracy's speech.

The theme of the meeting was: Autumn
The word of the day was: Autumnal

August 9, 2010 Executive Committee Meeting

Present at the meeting were: Ruth Wadsword (VPE & VPM), Samya Boxberger-Oberoi (VPPR) and Randy Groover (President & Secretary).

Officer Reports:

The President Reported that 0 DCP goals had been obtained.

The VPPR reported that she had begun the planning for our club's participation at the San Mateo Expo.

The Secretary reported that he had caught up on the updates to the Blog.

Agenda Items:

The President reported that the CC: and spam issues were resolved and that only the BCC: issue was an unresolved e-mail issue.

The Executive Committee decided to reimburse any member of the club who is required to pay in order to get into the Area Contest. The President informed the Executive Committee that the Area Contest would be held on Monday, September 27, 2010 from 6:00 P. M. to 9:00 P. M. at the Hillsdale Mall Conference Room in leiu of our regular meeting.

The VPPR agreed to Contact Linda Asbury to begin the process of securing a booth for the club at the San Mateo County Expo. The VPPR also agreed to complete a first draft of the flier that we plan to give away and present it for comment to the club as soon as practical. The Executive Committee was united in agreeing to give away a free membership as a 'door prize' at the Expo. The VPE/VPM committed to making a sign for our booth at the Expo announcing that a free membership will be given away.

The next Executive Committee meeting will be held on September 13, 2010.

August 9, 2010 Club Meeting

Present at the meeting were: George Lee, Yenny Lee, Ruth Wadsworth, Mary Lynagh, Elisia Jackson-Vogler, Samya Boxberger-Oberoi, Eddie Javaid, Tracy Ye and Randy Groover.

George was the Toastmaster.
Eddie was the General Evaluator.
Randy was the Grammarian.
Crystal (Yenny and George's daughter) was the Ah Counter.
Orla (Mary's daughter) was the Vote Counter.
Elisia was the Timer.
Ruth gave a speech entitled, 'Keys to Success'.
Samya gave a speech entitled, 'International Market Expansion Strategy'.
Randy evaluated Ruth's speech.
Yenny evaluated Samya's speech.
Tracy was the Table Topics Master.

The theme of the meeting was: Global Warming
The word of the day was: Ambient