Today acting president Emilie Staryak inducted five (count 'em!) new members to the club. With the three from last week, that means both our DCP membership goals for the entire 2008-9 year have been met! So welcome to our newest members: Christina Hicks, Kate Daniels-Kurz, Sam Pringle, Tonya Holloway, and Aysun Caliskan. With these, there were a total of 23 members and 1 guest in attendance - quite an excellent turnout for August!
Chance Litton took on the role of TMoD just Wednesday, and put together a remarkable meeting with the theme of "Pet Peeves." Throughout the meeting, Chance shared some of his own pet peeves, and each functionary was introduced with one of theirs as well. What a great way to welcome all the new members!
David Perez, who just joined last week, jumped right in with a humorous and creative Opening Remark, coordinated with Chance's attention-getting re-entrance (which illustrated one of his peeves about members coming late to meetings).
David Perez' Opening Remarks:
Another new member from last week, Wilfredo Crave, Jr., also stepped in and did a fabulous job as Ah Counter.
Chance elected to order the meeting with Speeches, then Table Topics, and finally Evaluations; so we began with three outstanding speeches. Elie Ishag led off with another informative and thought-provoking talk in which he shared his knowledge and insights into international finance. Elie talked about the lasting consequences of the housing crisis, and how more and more people walking away from their housing debt is triggering a crisis in the banking industry. Elie was voted "most improved" for this.
Elie Ishag's #6 speech Walk Away from Debt:
Next, Brian Anderson entertained us with both a poetic rendition of the theme from Gilligan's Island, followed by a recital of the seven deadly sins - and even more remarkably, showed how the two were inter-related. Who would have thought??
Brian Anderson's Dante's Castaways:
The prepared speeches had their climax with new member Max Akhterov's Icebreaker, which will be remembered as one of the more memorable ones. Utilizing an array of props, and demonstrating a flair for the dramatic and the humorous, Max shared some of the "book" of his life and his journey from Russia to the US. Be sure to check out his dramatization of his first kiss! Max was awarded "best speaker" for his remarkable effort.
Max Akhterov's Icebreaker A Warm Russian Icebreaker:
Table Topics Master Masami Maeda, being pressed for time, called on John Armstrong and one of the newest members, Kate Daniels. Kate showed poise and grace in her response, and was voted best Table Topic speaker.
Kate Daniels' winning Table Topics:
Three experienced evaluators, Glenn Woodson, Arnie Buss, and Carl Thormeyer, rounded off the program. They all demonstrated excellence in giving feedback, but Glenn smoked the graybeards with his insightful suggestions to Elie, and was selected best evaluator by GE Angi Anderson. Glenn's winning evaluation:
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