The meeting was a celebration of a special Anniversary - Trish's 30 years in Toastmasters. As well as being a member of our club, Trish has been an Area Director several times, Division Director, and has been District Historian. Our club president Helen presented Trish with flowers and a plaque commemorating her 30 years in our club.
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| Trish and Helen |
Another highlight of the evening was the induction of our new member Robert. Gail H was Toastmaster.
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| Robert |
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| Gail |
Robert proposed a toast to "Victory."
The word of the evening chosen by Eoin was "Heliotrope" - a shade of purple, which is Trish's favourite colour.
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| Eoin |
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| Paul |
Round Robin Master Paul invited everyone to share a memorable Anniversary.
George presented a short speech "Embracing Change" and told us about some changes in his life.
The second speaker was John with his speech "Valuing Members." - about the role of Vice President Membership.
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| George |
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| John |
Marlene's speech "Spread the Word" was about the Vice President Public Relations role.
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| Marlene |
Evaluators were Peter, Arun and Chris.
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| Peter |
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| Arun |
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| Chris |
Scarlett was timekeeper - her first time in the role.
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| Scarlett and Helen |
In the absence of a Raffle Master, Trish volunteered to donate an hour with herself, which she quickly clarified to be for training purpose. It was won by Paul.
Helen had prepared a presentation of Trish's achievements during her 30 years in Toastmasters. When the computer failed to connect with the big screen, she quickly adjusted to "Plan B" which everyone could see.
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| Helen |
This was followed by the presentation of the plaque and Trish responded with an entertaining impromptu speech.
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| Trish |
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| Trish |
The celebration continued with supper. Helen had prepared a cake with purple frosting, while John provided savoury snacks.
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| Purple cake |
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| Helen |
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| Trish & Helen |
The meeting continued with Table Topics. Jonathon had some challenging topics for Paul, Eoin, Helen, Maurie, Trish and Trevor.
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| Jonathon |
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| Eoin |
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| Maurie |
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| Helen |
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| Trish |
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| Trevor |
The Table Topics were evaluated by Narelle and Maddy.
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| Maddy |
A General Evaluation of the meeting was conducted by Trish with some helpful suggestions.
President Helen invited comments from our guests Maurie and Allan, then presented the evening's awards to Narelle (Best Evaluation,) Trish (Best Table Topic,) Maddy (Most Improved,) and Marlene (Best Speech.)
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| Awards 8 April 2025 |
Next Meeting 22nd April.
Extra meeting 29th April. (Debate.)
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