2010 meeting schedule

NOTE: All meetings will be held in Conference Room B (Second Floor) unless indicated.

January
6
20

February
3
17

March
3
17

April
7
21

May
5
19

June
2
16 – NOTE: This meeting will be in Room 4000 (4th floor).

July
NOTE: The first Wednesday in July meeting id cancelled due to PC (USA) General Assembly.
21

August
4
18

September
1
15

October
6
20

November
3
17 – NOTE: This meeting will be in Room 6415 (6th floor).

December
1 – NOTE: This meeting will be in Room 4000 (4th floor).
15

Thoughts and prayers

Keep in your thoughts and prayers our colleagues:

Glenn, whose family lost a companion animal earlier this year
Eric, who moved earlier this month with his wife to a new home
Becki, who is recoving this week from a sprained ankle

-- Perry

Hunger Walk 2009

October 7 meeting

At 1:03 p.m., Eva Stimson began the meeting, and invited Bethany Furkin to lead the invocation. To acknowledge the fall season, Bethany read a poem entitled “Pied Beauty” by Gerard Manley Hopkins (pictured above).

Eva welcomed Linda Patton as a new member. Two visitors introduced themselves: Faith Aeilts and Debbie Belt. Both Faith and Debbie work with the Community Action Partnership in downtown Louisville. After these introductions, Eva led the Pledge of Allegiance.

During the business portion of the meeting, the minutes were approved as written, and Linda was voted in as a new member. Ada Middleton announced that she sent in the club dues to the Toastmasters International headquarters, with most members having paid their fees. Eva discussed the club’s plan to participate in the Hunger Walk on October 18, an event the club participated in last year as well. She gave directions on how to meet up as a group on October 18, as well as information on how to register for the walk.

Eva introduced Betsy Blocker as Toastmaster. Betsy asked members of the Evaluation Team to explain their roles: Speech Evaluator—Perry Chang; Timer—Ada Middleton; Table Topics—Patricia Longfellow; Ah Counter/Grammarian—Eric Darnell; Vote Counter—Becki Moody.

Eric announced secern as the word of the day:
Secern (si surn’) vt. [L. secernere, to sunder, separate] to discriminate or distinguish.

Betsy introduced Joelle Anderson, who gave her Competent Communication Program Manual Project 3 speech, entitled “Volunteering with Integrity.” Joelle’s speech informed the audience about how to find volunteer opportunities that fit their personal skills and passions.

Betsy then invited Patricia Longfellow to lead Table Topics; the Table Topics theme was “volunteering.”

After Table Topics, Betsy asked for reports from the evaluation team.

Perry Chang found Joelle’s speech to be well-organized, and encouraged her to incorporate more “pizzazz” into future speeches.

Timer Ada Middleton reported the following times:

Joelle Anderson’s speech 6:28
Perry Chang’s speech evaluation 1:50
Table Topics:
- Linda Patton 0:29
- Faith Aeilts 0:34
- Glenn Lewis 1:19
- Eric Darnell 1:50
- Eva Stimson 2:34
- Debbie Belt 1:00

Ah Counter/Grammarian Eric Darnell counted 25 ahs/ums, 10 uses of “and so,” a handful of other space-fillers, and six sentence-shifts.

Vote Counter Becki Moody awarded Eric Darnell the Table Topics victory.

Betsy turned the meeting back over to Eva, and Eva closed the meeting at 1:45 p.m.

-- Joelle Anderson

Walk Sunday

Toastmasters folks will meet at 1:45 p.m. this Sunday (October 18) at the corner of 1st and Witherspoon streets, in front of the Presbyterian Center parking garage. Folks will be picking up their registration packets before 1:45. It’s possible to register on-site. Go here to download the registration form: http://www.thehungerwalk.org/ Or just show up and deal with the form when you get there. Enjoy the company of fellow Peace Speakers Toastmasters and help fight hunger! Proceeds from the walk will help stock Kentuckiana’s Dare to Care food banks and provide food assistance to people in other countries through the United Nations’ World Food Program. Pictured above is a scene from last year’s Hunger Walk, which half a dozen Peace Speakers folks walked together in. Let’s make this year’s walk even more successful. See you Sunday!

September 16 meeting

At 1:00 p.m., Eva Stimson began the meeting, and then called upon Joelle Anderson to give the invocation. Joelle read a prayer by Thomas Merton about God’s guidance through moments of uncertainty.

Eva led the Pledge of Allegiance, and welcomed guest Linda Patton to her second club meeting.

During the business meeting, the club formally voted to make Bethany Furkin and Vince Patton club members. Becki Moody, Vice President of Membership, reminded people that to receive the Toastmasters Smedley Award the club needs to add three more new members by the end of September. Ada, club Treasurer, also reminded members that club dues are due to Toastmasters International by the end of September, and asked that all dues be turned in to her by September 23. Eva announced that the next executive committee meeting will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22. Eva also noted that the club will be participating in the Hunger Walk on October 18, as a group service event, and asked people to put this event on their calendars. Linda Patton made a correction to the September 2 minutes, and these minutes were approved as corrected.

Eva introduced Ada Middleton as Toastmaster. Ada discussed the meeting’s theme of “Moments—Memorable or Challenging.” Ada asked for an explanation of roles from the members of the evaluation team: Speech Evaluators—Betsy Blocker (Vince Patton’s speech) and Eva Stimson (Becki Moody’s speech); Timer—Eva Stimson; Table Topics—Bethany Furkin; Ah Counter/Grammarian—Perry Chang; Vote Counter—Deborah Hoff.

Perry announced that the word of the day was practice:

Practice
Verb: Do often; implement; rehearse
Noun: Custom, business or professional pursuit; practice

Ada then introduced Vince Patton to give his Competent Communication Manual Project #1 Ice Breaker speech, titled “The Joy and Surprises in Life.” Vince talked of working at the Presbyterian Center since 1992 (a big surprise is that he’s still here!), and of meeting his wife at the Presbyterian Center.

Ada then introduced Becki Moody to give her Competent Communication Manual Project #5 speech, titled “Back-Seat Driver or Sunday Driver? What does Your Driving Say About You?” Becki discussed how people’s driving styles reflect their cultural and personal values.

Ada asked Bethany Furkin to lead Table Topics; Bethany’s questions addressed the theme of surprise.

Ada then asked for reports from the evaluation team.

During her speech evaluation of Vince Patton’s speech, Betsy Blocker observed that Vince had good eye contact with the audience during his speech, he stood firm, and that his voice was heard. She also remarked that his speech reflected good preparation. In her evaluation of Becki Moody’s speech, Eva Stimson commended Becki for her body language and gestures, and for stepping out from behind the podium when speaking. Eva also found Becki’s speech to be well-organized, and noticed that Becki used vocal variety in her presentation.

Timer Eva Stimson reported the following times:

Vince Patton’s speech 5:58
Becki Moody’s speech 7:54
Betsy Blocker’s speech evaluation 2:13
Eva Stimson’s speech evaluation 1:46
Table Topics:
Patricia Longfellow 1:29
Joelle Anderson 0:51
Eric Darnell 1:01
Perry Chang 0:41
Ada Middleton 1:57
Betsy Blocker 0:55

Ah Counter/Grammarian Perry Chang reported 14 space fillers and six sentence shifts, and noted that the word of the day was used five times during the meeting.

Vote Counter Deborah Hoff awarded Toastmaster Ada Middleton with the Table Topics trophy.
In her final remarks, Ada Middleton reflected on memorable moments, and then turned the meeting over to Eva Stimson. Eva adjourned the meeting at 1:56 p.m.

-- Joelle Anderson

Welcome, Vince!

New member Vince Patton is a Cincinnati native who has worked in various Presbyterian Center capacities and is now a leader in the Prebyterian publishing company. Welcome, Vince!