Meeting 897 "Health"

We had a healthy attendance at the meeting and there were four guests, Christiane, Bev, Jim and Nick. President Annette opened the meeting and presented new members Peter and Ron with their membership badge.

Peter & Ron received new member badges

Nicole

 Toastmaster of the evening was Nicole, who skillfully segued from one item to the next with interesting information and quotes.

Jennine proposed the toast and Harry introduced the word for the evening - "Badinage", which means humorous conversation, banter, pleasantry, joke, jest or raillery. There is usually some badinage at our meetings!

Peter conducted the Round Robin and asked, "What do you do to keep the doctor away?" The answers were varied. "Eat Craisins," "Drink plenty of water," Exercise,"  "Dark chocolate,"  "Low protein diet," "Stay positive" "Sleep," "Badinage," etc.

Terry

Marlene presented the Table Topics that John S had prepared. (Thanks for sending them through, John!) They were in the form of a mini debate. Robert was called on to answer the first topic.
"We hear a lot about the ability of the two sexes to withstand pain. Do you believe men are babies when it comes to health matters?"
Then Annette was asked, "You disagree strongly on everything said. Why?" 
The next one was for Liz We.  "Given that we have transplants for those who smoke too much; liver transplants for those who drink too much and operations for those who eat to much - should menical help be given only to those who help themselves?"
And Jennine was asked, "Why do you disagree?"

The Table Topics were  evaluated by Terry.

Ron presented his Icebreaker speech, and spoke of his heritage and his journey to Australia. He cleverly captivated our attention by offering a block of chocolate to whoever could pronounce his surname correctly and also who could tell its origin.

The second speaker was Amanda, who gave some fascinating  insights and  information about Greetings.

The speeches were evaluated by Maureen and Liz Wo.

Liz Wo

Maureen

There was a 15 minute break for supper and possibly some badinage.

While Homer looked on wistfully from under the table. 

The Business Session was conducted by Dave. The main items discussed were the motions on notices that are to be voted on at the  District Conference on the 4th & 5th May.

Inge presented a Handy Hint. She spoke about the use of hands while speaking and how it is hard to hear the speaker if they keep their hands close to their face.

This was followed by a joke by Robert.

Inge

Robert

Sharyn's Raffle, a selection of healthy treats, was won by Dave.

Trish conducted the General Evaluation.

Sharyn

Trish

Award winners were Amanda,(Best Speech,) Maureen (Best Evaluation,) Liz We (Best Table Topic,) Nicole (Best Contribution,) and Ron (Personal Best.) Robert's dog, Homer wanted to be in the picture.

Winners

Next meeting is a Speechfest, "Travellers Tales." We are looking forward to hearing some interesting stories.

Don't forget our club officer election is at the first meeting in May. See the previous post for a description of the roles.