Back to School!

With a 50% increase in attendance over last week (16 members and 2 guests), Immediate Past President Fred Sadler presented the Presidents Distinguished Club Blue and Gold ribbon from Toastmasters International to Art Testani on behalf of the club (for achieving all ten club goals during the 2008-2009 year). Yeay team and congratulations to everyone who worked diligently to achieve this club goal for the seventh time in the past eight years!

TMoD Karen Woodson reminded us that school will be starting soon and chose the theme "Back to School."

We started the meeting by welcoming newset member Juliette Ferguson:


Joe Tacker channeled Marcel Marceau with his Opening Remarks - perhaps the first ever without words or sounds (thereby beating out Past President Angi Anderson with her "toot" on a noisemaker a few years back):


Karen in action as TMoD:



Elie Ishag was voted "Best Table Topics" speaker in response to Moyara's question:


Kate Daniels gave an effective "dry run" proposal for funding her business venture:



Jim Burlison's #4 speech Dream Team evoked baseball heroes of yesteryear, and garnered him the "Most Improved" award:


Carl Thormeyer presented the Toastmasters International "Successful Club Series" Module on "How to Become a Distinguished Club" within the framework of a #8 speech from the CC manual. He was voted "Best Speaker" - barely - he had but one second to spare at 7:29!


Art Testani evaluated Kate:


Natalie Laudier evaluated Jim's speech:


Arnie was selected "Best Evaluator" for his feedback to Carl:


Karen takes control of the lectern after Vote Counter Khalid Woods presented today's awards: