Meeting Minutes - December 12, 2007

December 12, 2007

The meeting was called to order at 12:12pm and was attended by 8 members and 2 guests: Matt Greenbergs, Rhonda Walthall, Hannah Zhao, Don Wiggins, Jackie Lyons, Rob Cross, Lee Moran, Darcy Konold, and guests Oliver and Whitney.

· The Toastmaster Hannah Zhao led the Pledge of Allegiance and introduced President Matt Greenbergs.
· Matt called the meeting to order and welcomed the guests and invited everyone to enjoy the lasagna, salad, cookies, brownies, and soda provided by Jackie Lyons. The food was wonderful!
· Matt introduced the Toastmaster, Hannah, cautioning everyone that she spoke with a “Boston accent.” Hannah introduced the WOW “ Mistletoe” and the theme “Parasite”. A round of introductions followed in which everyone used the WOW or the theme.
· Hannah introduced the Immediate Past President, Rhonda Walthall, who led the Officer Elections for the term of January 1 – June 30, 2008. The election results were as follows:
o Sergeant-at-Arms: Byron Shovlain
o Treasurer: Jose de la Torre
o Secretary: Ferdonya Henderson
o VP Public Relations: Rhonda Walthall
o VP Membership: Jennifer Ebner
o VP Education: Brenda Gettig
o President: Matt Greenbergs
· Hannah introduced the scheduled speaker, Jackie.
o The title of Jackie’s speech was “Food for Thought” and it was her CC-2 speech. Jackie spoke of her Italian grandmother who taught her how to cook lasagna in the basement of her New Jersey home. Jackie gave us some tips on making lasagna. First, use only Ronzoni pasta. Second, boil the pasta noodles until it is al dente or pliable and rinse in cold water. Third, use one pound of Ricotta cheese, one handful of fresh grated parmesan cheese, and two handfuls of fresh grated mozzarella cheese. Fourth, cut the tomatoes in half, squeeze the seeds out, turn upside down and cover with a pinch of olive oil, salt, pepper, and basil. Broil the tomatoes to blacken the skin. Remove the skin and retrieve the pulp and juice for the sauce. If fresh tomatoes are not available, Prego has Jackie’s seal of approval. Fifth, layer the lasagna noodles, sauce, and cheese, and bake. Jackie’s tradition is to serve lasagna to guests who are first time visitors to her home. She concluded by raising a toast to all the members and guests who were enjoying her wonderful, generous meal. Jackie spoke for 5:36 minutes.
· Hannah introduced the Table Topics Master, Rob Cross. Rob led a great round of Table Topics. The Table Topics Speakers were:
o Rhonda – Tell a story about strange things that happened to you or you have heard about. Rhonda spoke about cows and people and blue ice falling from aircraft. Rhonda spoke for 1:31 minutes.
o Darcy – What would you do if you won a million dollars in the lottery? Darcy said that she would renovate her house, pay bills, and save the rest. Darcy spoke for 1:05 minutes.
o Lee – Tell a story about strange things that happened while you worked on a cruise ship. Lee spoke about how acrobats are heroes. He was onboard when one of the acrobats hired to entertain the guests saved a guest who had decided to throw herself overboard. Lee spoke for 1:11 minutes.
o Oliver – How should we have more fun? Oliver responded by saying that we are overworked and under played and that we should make more time to play. Oliver spoke for 1:00 minutes.
o Whitney – Where would you like to visit? Whitney said she would like to visit Argentina because she heard from friends that the food was great there. Whitney spoke for 1:07 minutes.
· Matt introduced Rhonda as the General Evaluator. Rhonda led her team of evaluators:
o Don Wiggins evaluated Jackie’s speech. Don spoke for 1:46 minutes.
o Oliver provided the Grammarian/Ah counter’s report. Oliver spoke for 2:31 minutes.
o Lee provided the Timer’s report.
· The “Best of” awards were presented by Matt:
o Best Speaker: Jackie Lyons
o Best Table Topics: Oliver
o Best Evaluator: Don Wiggins

· Announcements:
o January is the best time to give a speech so sign up!
o The Club Holiday party will be December 19th. There will be a Potluck and White Elephant gift exchange. Please bring a wrapped gift worth less than $10. Please bring a food item to share in the Potluck.
o Early bird Officer training on December 6th and 15th and regular training starting January 26th.
o Rhonda Walthall is leading demo meeting on January 22nd and asked for a volunteer speaker. She is seeking someone who will give their Icebreaker speech or who is fairly new to Toastmasters.
o Area 5 Speech Contest on March 1st, 2008.
· Matt adjourned the meeting at 1:00pm.Submitted by Club VP of Public Relations, Rhonda Walthall, Century Toastmasters #9273

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Meeting Minutes - December 5, 2007

The meeting was called to order at 12:05pm and was attended by 9 members: Matt Greenbergs, Jennifer Ebner, Rhonda Walthall, Hannah Zhao, Brenda Gettig, Byron Shovlain, Jackie Lyons, Jose de la Torre, Don Wiggins.

• VP of Education Brenda Gettig led the Pledge of Allegiance and introduced President Matt Greenbergs.

• Matt called the meeting to order and started the officer nominations for the January-June 2008 term. The nominations are as follows:
Sergeant-at-Arms: Rhonda Walthall; Byron Shovlain
Treasurer: Jose de la Torre
Secretary: Ferdonya Henderson
VP Public Relations: Rhonda Walthall
VP Membership: Jennifer Ebner
VP Education: Brenda Gettig
President: Matt Greenbergs

• Matt started the speaker portion of the meeting and introduced the scheduled speakers:
O Speaker #1, Area 5 Governor, Rhonda Walthall presented her ALB-1 from the Leadership Excellence Series. Matt gave her introduction on leadership talking about how effective leaders: 1) give clear directions through mission, values, and plans; 2) collaborate through teambuilding; and 3) motivate achievement. Rhonda gave her prepared PowerPoint presentation using the March of the Penguins as a theme and speaking about how visions generate purpose and meaning. Organizations need both a Vision and Mission statement. Visions are clear, challenging, people-orientated, and inspiring.
O Speaker #2, Jennifer Ebner gave her CC-6 speech with the purpose of vocal variety titled "I Have a Vision." She brought in her vision board which incorporates surrounding yourself with images and words of what you desire and envision for the future. She spoke about her visions involving love, health, financial well-being, travel, and entertainment.

• Don Wiggins led Table Topics. Don asked participants to play the role of a movie critic and give a review on a movie. Jose de la Torre was asked to speak on "No Country for Old Men" and spoke on the movie "Grumpy Old Men." Jackie Lyons was asked to review "Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead" and chose to speak on "The Devil Wears Prada" instead.

• Matt introduced Jose de la Torre as the General Evaluator. Jose led his team of evaluators:
O Byron Shovlain evaluated Rhonda’s speech
O Brenda Gettig evaluated Jennifer’s speech
O Jackie Lyons provided the Grammarian/Ah counter’s report
O Byron Shovlain provided the Timer’s report

• The "Best of" awards were presented by Matt:
O Best Speaker: Jennifer Ebner
O Best Table Topics: Jose de la Torre
O Best Evaluator: Brenda Gettig

• Announcements:
O Club Holiday party on December 19th. Potluck and White Elephant gift exchange.
O Early bird Officer training on December 6th and 15th and regular training starting January 26th.
O Rhonda Walthall is leading demo meeting on January 22nd and asked for volunteers to attend. Don Wiggins volunteered himself and Jim Tucker to attend. Jennifer Ebner volunteered also.
O Area 5 Speech Contest on March 1st, 2008.

• Matt adjourned the meeting at 1:03pm.

Submitted by Club Secretary, Jennifer Ebner, Century Toastmasters #9273 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Meeting Minutes - November 28, 2007

The meeting was called to order at 12:07pm and was attended by 8 members: Matt Greenbergs, Jennifer Ebner, Brenda Gettig, Jackie Lyons, Rob Cross, Don Wiggins, Rhonda Walthall, Barbara Nedd, and 1 guest: David

• Secretary Jennifer Ebner filled in as Sergeant-at-Arms and led the Pledge of Allegiance and introduced President Matt Greenbergs.

• Matt called the meeting to order, welcomed everyone, and introduced VP of Education Brenda Gettig as Toastmaster.

• Brenda welcomed members and guest and ensured all the meeting roles were filled. She led introductions by using the word of the week (W.O.W) and theme talking about the copse at Torrey Pines. Everyone spoke about what drives them.
O Theme: It’s a Wonderful Life
O W.O.W.: Extant, adj: still existing; not destroyed, lost, or extinct.

• VP of Membership Barbara Nedd led new member inductions. The existing members motioned to induct the new members into club. Jackie Lyons and Rob Cross recited the new member pledge and were given Toastmaster pins.

• The Educational Moment was on the club officer roles for the upcoming nominations and elections.
O Matt Greenbergs spoke about the President’s role in ensuring the meetings start and end on time, creating agenda for officer meetings, and ensuring officers complete goals.
O Brenda Gettig spoke on the VP of Education role in planning the meeting themes, word of the week, and creating the weekly agendas. The VP of Education also schedules special events and tracks progress of the member’s speeches.
O Barbara Nedd talked about the VP of Membership and completing new member applications and renewals and encouraging new members to attend and experienced members to become mentors.
O Rhonda Walthall spoke about the VP of Public Relations who represents the club externally, manages the website and notifies members of special events.
O Jennifer Ebner spoke about the Secretary role in taking minutes and distributing weekly and posting on the website. Also taking minutes for the monthly officer meetings.
O Jose de la Torre spoke about the Treasurer’s role in completing reimbursements, managing the dues, the club account, and tracking ledger balances.
O Jennifer Ebner spoke about the Sergeant-at-Arms for Ferdonya Henderson. This position entails setting up the meeting room, ordering supplies, starting the meeting, and greeting members and guests.

• Rob Cross led Table Topics. Jackie Lyons spoke about traveling to Tuscany taking cooking classes. David spoke about playing football with friends and that LT is his favorite player.

• Brenda introduced Don Wiggins as the General Evaluator. Don led his team of evaluators:
O Rhonda Walthall provided the Grammarian/Ah counter’s and Timer’s report
O Don provided an overview of the meeting and recommended that the officers encourage activism and engagement.

• The "Best of" awards were presented by Brenda:
O Best Table Topics: David
O Best Evaluator: Don Wiggins

• Brenda asked David his feedback on the meeting and said he enjoyed attending.

• Announcements:
O Club Holiday party on December 19th.
O Area 5 Speech Contest will be held on Saturday, March 1st, 2008. Club contests will need to be held early next year.

• Matt adjourned the meeting at 1:05pm.

Submitted by Club Secretary, Jennifer Ebner, Century Toastmasters #9273

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