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| Demonstration Meeting: 11 August 1999 Charter Date: 14 September 1999 Club Charter number: # 4294/74 Charter Presentation Dinner: 24 November 1999 Charter Members: 24 (18 new, 2 reinstated, 4 dual) Club Sponsors: Riani van der Merwe CL; Charles Whitcomb ATM Club Mentors: Peet van der Merwe CL; Jeanetha Brink CTM Sponsoring Clubs: Pretoria 2000 Toastmasters Club #4795/74 President Toastmasters Club # 3642/74 First Executive Committee: Founding President: Riani van der Merwe CL Vice-President Educucation: Jeanetha Brink CTM Vice-President Membership: Wehrner Schoombie Vice-President Public Relations: Mandy Macaskill Secretary: Nicole Johnson Treasurer: Eben Enslin Sergeant-at-armst: Luigi Rossi Charter members: New (18): Van der Spuy Brink Francois Burger Melissa Denton Eben Enslin sr. Eben Enslin jr. Nicole JohnsonTony Kalis Mandy Macaskill Kabo Moseneke Arrie Neveling Dapo Oyewole Kerryn PotgieterLuigi Rossi Wayne Savage Wehrner Schoombie Quixi Sonntag Magda Venter Andrew Zambane Reinstated (2): Jo Du Plessis Gert van der Merwe CTM Dual (4): Jeanetha Brink CTM Peet van der Merwe CTM Charles Whitcomb ATMg Riani van der Merwe CL The Pretoria East Toastmasters Club was officially chartered in a record-breaking 33 days. Sponsor and Founding President, Riani van der Merwe CL, says it has been the most rewarding experience of her then 4 year Toastmasters career: We held our Demonstration meeting on 11 August 1999 in the boardroom of the Pretoria South Lions Club, 9 Umgazi Road, Menlo Park, Pretoria. Thirty-three days later, on 14 September 1999, the new club was officially chartered at World Headquarters as club number 4294 with 24 charter members (18 brand new, 2 reinstated and 4 dual members). At our demonstration meeting 64 people squeezed into the otherwise spacious 45 seater Boardroom. (46 first time guests and 18 visiting Toastmasters). Before the end of this demonstration meeting, 12 of the guests had signed up and paid their fees on the spot. By the second meeting, on 25 August 1999, we were above charter strength (= 20 members). Pretoria East Toastmasters Club always welcomes guests at our meetings, and invite their comments at the end of the meeting, as we respect the opinions of others and always strive to improve ourselves. We advocate the idea of positive thinking and positive attitudes and have in fact banned the word “criticism”. Instead, we provide one another with positive feedback. Our motto is to always “Look on the bright side of life”. We have been a successful club since our charter and received Select Distinguished club Status every year to date. |
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