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
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
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