Love was in the air at our last meeting. The word of the evening, chosen by Nick was "passionate."
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| Peter V was Toastmaster |
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| Tim proposed the toast. |
President Nicole welcomed our guests Peter, Steve, Lisa, Roseanne, Jean, Soheil and Saba.
Harry filled in for our Round Robin Master and asked "What was your most memorable Valentine's Day. Everyone found it easy to answer and there were some amusing stories.
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| Cinderella (Pam) |
Table Topics Master Marlene referred to the romantic story of Cinderella and called on Cinderella, Prince Charming, and one of the Ugly Stepsisters (aka Pam, Harry and Darryl) to tell what really happened at the ball.
They were evaluated by Dave.
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| Prince Charming (Harry) |
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| Ugly Stepsister (Darryl) |
Jim presented his 3rd speech "The Best Idea I Ever Had." He told a hilarious tale about his long ride on a petrol tanker.
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| Jim |
Amanda's speech was her 7th. For her "Research your Topic" project, she used the projector to show the importance of hand washing.
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| Amanda |
Peter dM recounted an exciting adventure on a flooded river in Ecuador.
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| Peter dM |
Speech evaluators were Rose, Sharyn and John T.
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| Sharyn |
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| Rose |
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| John T |
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| John T |
The Business Session was efficiently chaired for John S. The main item discussed was the changes to our Semi Annual fees, which will be raised slightly to bring it in line with the US Dollar and will also include meeting fees.
Reza's raffle was a large tin of Lindt chocolates and a Valentine card. It was won by Marlene, who is passionate about Lindt chocolate. Thanks Reza!
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| Reza |
Grammarian Sharyn commented on some good word usage and General Evaluator Jonathon gave some honorable mentions. Both gave suggestions for improvement.
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| Jonathon |
President Nicole presented the evenings's awards to Peter V (Best Contribution,) John T (Best Evaluator,) Amanda (Best Speech and Personal Best) and Harry (Best Table Topic.)
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| Award winners 10/2/15 |
Next meeting on the 24th February will be a Speechfest. We are looking forward to hearing some great speeches.
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