Meeting Minutes Nov 2, 2005
CENTURY TOASTMASTERS MEETINGCLUB #9273Wednesday, November 2, 2005MINUTES
Century Toastmasters had a great meeting with 17 members and guests in attendance!
ATTENDEES:Darcy Konold, Hannah Zhao, Dick Larkin, Paul Pitt, Matt Greenbergs, Arnold Ahyuen, Jimmie Webb, Jim Tucker, Don Wiggins, Tony Gutierrez, Frida Vissuet, Byron Shovlain, Rhonda Walthall, and guests – Alan Landers, Greg Prescott, Amir, and Penny McGuire.12:05 Sergeant-At-Arms and Treasurer, Hannah Zhao, welcomed everyone and lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
12:06 VP of Education, Darcy Konold, came to the lectern, welcomed everyone, and introduced Dick Larkin as the Toastmaster.
12:07 Dick introduced the theme: Government of the People and the WOW: Constituent. Dick quoted a Harvard study that found that a direct correlation existed between vocabulary and how much money you make. Dick then asked everyone to introduce themselves and complete the sentence “As a constituent, I …” Self-introductions took 9 minutes.
12:20 Dick introduced the VP of Public Relations, Matt Greenbergs, who presented the Educational Moment on “The Role of VP of Public Relations”. Matt stated that he was very honored to be the VP of Public Relations of the best club in the area. He described the functions that the VP of Public Relations performs in reaching out to current members, new members, and the community. He distributed a sheet with the club’s website information. Matt spoke for 3:40 minutes.
12:24 Dick introduced the first speaker, Secretary Rhonda Walthall. The title of Rhonda’s CTM-3 speech was “11 Minutes Warning”. Rhonda described the events that lead up to the April 3, 1974 tornado outbreak in which 148 tornadoes touched down in 13 states over 16 hours. She provided statistics regarding the six F5 tornadoes that were produced in the storm and showed the Fujita-Pearson tornado classification scale. She described how in 1974 meteorologists were not able to issue warnings until a visual confirmation was given but by 1999, thanks to a $4.5B weather system modernization, the average lead-time for a tornado warning was 11 minutes. Rhonda urged everyone to support President Bush’s $55M forecasting equipment spending package. Rhonda spoke for 7:20 minutes.
12:33 Dick introduced the 2nd Speaker, Jimmie Webb. Jimmie is the proud father of 4 great kids (2 boys, 2 girls). The title of Jimmie’s speech was “Sowing and Reaping”. Jimmie did an excellent job in creating an analogy between a gardener who sows seeds and reaps the benefits of his garden and how we live our lives. Jimmie emphasized that we are the sum of the things we have sown, in particular, our health, our finances, and our families. Jimmie explained that when you sow, you automatically reap; you must sow first before you reap; when you sow, you reap in kind. He held up a cherry tomato, which has about 25 seeds in it. In a few years time, the cherry tomato can become six billion cherry tomatoes. Jimmie concluded by saying that we are consumers and not “sowers” and he ate the cherry tomato. Jimmie spoke for 7:20 minutes.
12:42 Dick came back to the lectern and reminded everyone to vote for the best speaker. He then invited the General Evaluator, VP of Education Darcy Konold, to lead the Evaluation portion of the meeting. Darcy began by presenting Tony Gutierrez with his CTM-10 Badge. Tony accepted the badge and spoke about how recently he jumped in and filled in for a speaker at La Costa. Because of Toastmasters, he felt comfortable in leading the class. Darcy introduced the Hannah Zhao to evaluate Rhonda’s speech and Frida Vissuet to evaluate Jimmie’s speech. Both did an excellent job. Byron Shovlain gave the Timer’s report. Arnold Ahyuen gave the Grammarian/Ah Counter’s report. Evaluations took 13 minutes.
1:01 Dick asked everyone to vote for the Best Evaluator. He then announced that Jimmie had won the Best Speaker award and Hannah had won the Best Evaluator award. The Evaluations and awards took 13 minutes.
Dick announced the Officer Nominations would take place on November 9. If you are interested in being an officer, please contact either Dick or Darcy.
1:04 The meeting was adjourned.
Sincerely submitted,
Rhonda Walthall, Secretary
Century Toastmasters Club #9273
Visit our website at
http://www.centurytoastmasters.com
for more information.
Century Toastmasters had a great meeting with 17 members and guests in attendance!
ATTENDEES:Darcy Konold, Hannah Zhao, Dick Larkin, Paul Pitt, Matt Greenbergs, Arnold Ahyuen, Jimmie Webb, Jim Tucker, Don Wiggins, Tony Gutierrez, Frida Vissuet, Byron Shovlain, Rhonda Walthall, and guests – Alan Landers, Greg Prescott, Amir, and Penny McGuire.12:05 Sergeant-At-Arms and Treasurer, Hannah Zhao, welcomed everyone and lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
12:06 VP of Education, Darcy Konold, came to the lectern, welcomed everyone, and introduced Dick Larkin as the Toastmaster.
12:07 Dick introduced the theme: Government of the People and the WOW: Constituent. Dick quoted a Harvard study that found that a direct correlation existed between vocabulary and how much money you make. Dick then asked everyone to introduce themselves and complete the sentence “As a constituent, I …” Self-introductions took 9 minutes.
12:20 Dick introduced the VP of Public Relations, Matt Greenbergs, who presented the Educational Moment on “The Role of VP of Public Relations”. Matt stated that he was very honored to be the VP of Public Relations of the best club in the area. He described the functions that the VP of Public Relations performs in reaching out to current members, new members, and the community. He distributed a sheet with the club’s website information. Matt spoke for 3:40 minutes.
12:24 Dick introduced the first speaker, Secretary Rhonda Walthall. The title of Rhonda’s CTM-3 speech was “11 Minutes Warning”. Rhonda described the events that lead up to the April 3, 1974 tornado outbreak in which 148 tornadoes touched down in 13 states over 16 hours. She provided statistics regarding the six F5 tornadoes that were produced in the storm and showed the Fujita-Pearson tornado classification scale. She described how in 1974 meteorologists were not able to issue warnings until a visual confirmation was given but by 1999, thanks to a $4.5B weather system modernization, the average lead-time for a tornado warning was 11 minutes. Rhonda urged everyone to support President Bush’s $55M forecasting equipment spending package. Rhonda spoke for 7:20 minutes.
12:33 Dick introduced the 2nd Speaker, Jimmie Webb. Jimmie is the proud father of 4 great kids (2 boys, 2 girls). The title of Jimmie’s speech was “Sowing and Reaping”. Jimmie did an excellent job in creating an analogy between a gardener who sows seeds and reaps the benefits of his garden and how we live our lives. Jimmie emphasized that we are the sum of the things we have sown, in particular, our health, our finances, and our families. Jimmie explained that when you sow, you automatically reap; you must sow first before you reap; when you sow, you reap in kind. He held up a cherry tomato, which has about 25 seeds in it. In a few years time, the cherry tomato can become six billion cherry tomatoes. Jimmie concluded by saying that we are consumers and not “sowers” and he ate the cherry tomato. Jimmie spoke for 7:20 minutes.
12:42 Dick came back to the lectern and reminded everyone to vote for the best speaker. He then invited the General Evaluator, VP of Education Darcy Konold, to lead the Evaluation portion of the meeting. Darcy began by presenting Tony Gutierrez with his CTM-10 Badge. Tony accepted the badge and spoke about how recently he jumped in and filled in for a speaker at La Costa. Because of Toastmasters, he felt comfortable in leading the class. Darcy introduced the Hannah Zhao to evaluate Rhonda’s speech and Frida Vissuet to evaluate Jimmie’s speech. Both did an excellent job. Byron Shovlain gave the Timer’s report. Arnold Ahyuen gave the Grammarian/Ah Counter’s report. Evaluations took 13 minutes.
1:01 Dick asked everyone to vote for the Best Evaluator. He then announced that Jimmie had won the Best Speaker award and Hannah had won the Best Evaluator award. The Evaluations and awards took 13 minutes.
Dick announced the Officer Nominations would take place on November 9. If you are interested in being an officer, please contact either Dick or Darcy.
1:04 The meeting was adjourned.
Sincerely submitted,
Rhonda Walthall, Secretary
Century Toastmasters Club #9273
Visit our website at
http://www.centurytoastmasters.com
for more information.
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