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| Leanne |
Toastmaster Leanne invited everyone to "Strike a Pose" before performing their role. Some of the poses were very imaginative and caused some merriment. (Sorry, I didn't get a clear photo of any of them.)
We were delighted to welcome our Area Director Ajit to the meeting, also Blake and Chris for their second visit.
Our new member Nikki was inducted by President Steve.
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| Steve inducted Nikki |
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| Nikki |
John T spoke briefly about the exploitation that sometimes occurs in the manufacture of clothing and proposed a toast to "Fair Fashion Practices."
Word Master Carmy chose the word "Convention."
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| Carmy |
Round Robin Master Tim introduced a continuing story, with each person continuing from the last word of the previous person. It involved a black cat (which turned grey and then ginger as the story evolved) 2 men with a barrel of coal and somehow included Bindi Irwin and Russell Crowe.
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| Tim |
Jim presented a speech, "Comfort Zones - For and Against" Jim's point was that it is not always a good idea to step outside one's comfort zone.
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| Jim |
Christiane presented her 4th Manual Speech, "Achilles Heel." She demonstrated how a
Vacoped boot can help with achilles heel injuries.
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| Christiane |
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| Christiane with Vacoped |
Paul's speech was also his third. He spoke about "Eggs - Where Do They Really Come From?" He explained the difference between cage eggs, barn laid eggs, free range and organic, particularly the difference it makes to the hens.
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| Paul |
The speech evaluators were Reza, Trish and Leesa.
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| Reza |
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| Tr |
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| Leesa |
Tim's raffle was a bag of goodies - wine, Christmas pudding, chocolate biscuits etc.
It was won by Jonathon.
Leanne offered a second prize - one of her fashion items, a mankini! Liz was the unlikely winner, but she presented it to a male member who is going to send us a photo???
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| Tim |
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| Leanne with mankini. Steve looking doubtful. |
Dave had Table Topics for Anette T, JohnT, Chris, Liz, Nikki, Tim, Jonathon and Marlene.
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| Dave |
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| Annette- men's dress for summer |
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| John T - wife's outfit |
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| Chris - daughter's skimpy wedding dress |
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| Liz - expensive or cheap outfit? |
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| Nikki - casual dress at opera? |
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| Tim - dress code in pubs |
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| Jonathon - length of hemlines |
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| Marlene - tailored slacks for business women |
Table Topics Evaluators were Steve and Darryl.
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| Steve |
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| Darryl - striking a pose |
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| Darryl |
Area Director Ajit spoke about the District Convention to be held in Chinchilla from 28th April to 1st May 2017 and encouraged all to attend.
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| Area Director Ajit |
Jonathon presented a "Show and Tell" segment, and used the projector to show how he visited the Rughubari Project and ate from a plate made from a leaf.
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| Jonathon - Show and Tell |
John T presented a review of a movie he had enjoyed, "I Daniel Blake."
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| John T |
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| Karen |
Karen gave an in depth General Evaluation of the evening.
Awards were presented to Darryl & Trish (tie for Best Evaluation) Leanne (Best Contribution,) Christiane & Paul (tie for Best Speech) Jonathon (Best Table Topic) and Nikki (Personal Best.)
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| award winners 22 November 2016 |
I think I got photos of everyone except Nick - Oh, there he is!
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| Nick |
Our Christmas Break Up Dinner is on the 13th December. If you haven't yet paid for your mail, please contact Jim at least a week before.
Remember to bring a Secret Santa gift (approx value $10) suitable for male or female.
Please bring an item for our Christmas Hamper raffle.
