Meeting 875 "Easter"

 

Attendance was low because of the Easter weekend, but spirits were high at the meeting.
We welcomed into our club new member Maureen who was inducted and Ernie who had transferred from another club.  We also had a visiting Toastmaster, John T.

Sharyn

Sharyn was Toastmaster and kept us entertained with some fascinating facts about Easter.
Ernie read the Mission Statement & proposed the Toast. Dave introduced the word "Syzygy," meaning an alignment of 3 celestial objects eg. sun, moon & earth, such as happens at full moon.

Round Robin  Master Amanda asked each one to speak for 30 seconds about a favourite Easter memory. This evoked memories of Easter Egg Hunts, flying model planes, having friends to stay over, scout camps, taking grandchildren to a playground, toy bunnies & chooks. The least favourite memory was of breaking up concrete.

Table Topics Master Robert continued the Easter Theme and called on Inge, Ernie, Liz, & Melissa to speak about Memorable Easters, a weekend in Sydney, and the significance of the the Easter Bunny to Easter.

The Table Topics were evaluated by Dave.

Kylie presented an  information packed speech titled "The World we Live in." She spoke about the effect chemicals in products have on our health.

Kylie's speech was evaluated by Trish.

Maureen's joke about a hospital patient was appreciated by all.

A business session was competently chaired by Del. Topics under discussion included the change of programme for the District 69 Convention and a suggested Interpretive Reading & Novice Speaker Contest. The session was evaluated by Parliamentarian John. John commented on the need to have a hard copy of the minutes at business sessions and a run sheet for the Chairman.

Grammarian Liz commented on our word usage.

Visiting Toastmaster John T conducted a Listening Quiz and asked some questions that would reinforce our memories of important matters as well as trivial subjects.

Leesa's Raffle of Easter Eggs & Scratchit ticket was won by John S. Trish won the mystery second prize. I think it was Body Wash etc.

The meeting was Evaluated by Marlene.

Thanks to Jennine's Timekeeping skills, our meeting finished on time and  awards were presented to Sharyn (Best Contribution,) Trish (Best Evaluation,) Liz (Best Table Topic,) Melissa (Personal Best) and Kylie (Best Speech.)

COMING UP: Officer Elections will  be held on the first meeting in May. Please consider taking on a role, or who you would like to nominate. Being a member of the executive is a fulfilling experience. Talk to any of the current Executive if you would like to know what is involved. More info here. http://www.toastmasters.org/clubofficers.aspx

Interpretive Reading and New Speaker Contests 22nd May. The Interpretive Reading Contest is open to all members. Time 4- 6 minutes.
 The New Speaker Contest is for members who have completed less than six speeches. Time is 5 - 7 minutes.