What happened last Meeting
14th May 2002
We had a record
attendance at this meeting, with 20 out of 21 members (We missed
you, Maurie!) and 5 guests.
Doug proposed
a toast to actor Ruth Cracknell, who had passed away that morning.
Wordmaster
Del introduced the word, "maximise," meaning
to increase or enhance to the uttermost. Several members were able to maximise
their contribution to the evening by using the word.
Round
Robin
Lenore, who
had been working on a stall at the school fete last weekend, asked, "What
kind of a stall would you like to have at a fete?" Some of the suggestions
included sweet stall, mango chutney (made by suspect older women, according
to Garth,) fairy floss, camels, mini-bikes, prawns, cakes and biscuits,
chocolate fudge, international food, fashion parade and grocery wheel.
Election
of Officer Bearers
President:
Trish
Vice President
Education: Marlene
Vice President
Membership: Del
Secretary:
Bing
and Lenore
Treasurer:
Kim
Vice President
Public Relations: Joyce
Sergeant
at Arms: David
Immediate
Past President: Monica
Table Topics
Garths victims, David, Bing, Liz,
Kim, Annette, and Caroline coped well with these topics.
1. "Why do mushrooms do so well
in the dark?"
2. "We've heard about 'mother-of-pearl'
- what happened to father-of-pearl?"&nbssp;
3. "When someone has their head
out of a window of a train and is in danger of having their head knocked
off, why do we call 'Look out!'"
4. "When someone sneezes
all over you, why do you say 'God bless you!"
5. "What are your thoughts on
the theory that global warming is caused by the flatus of animals?"
6. "When in a confined space,
why do we breathe in - when the effect is to make our bodies expand?"
Educational Session
David presented an interesting talk
on promoting Toastmasters and increasing our membership.
Quote or Thought
Liz presented a thought proving
story about perspectives.
Speeches
"Survival" Joyce spoke about survival skills in various situations.
It was her 7th speech.
Awards
Best Evaluator: Andrew and John
Table Topics: Caroline
Best Toastmaster: Marlene
Encouragement Award: Joyce
Care Bear: Joyce
Raffle (A big potted begonia, donated by Narda):
One
of our guests
Congratulations to Penne on her election to
Metropolitan Division Governor.
Congratulations also to Monica on obtaining
her Competent Leader award.
Coming
Up
Changeover Dinner 17th June. RSVP (with money)
by next meeting.
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