FRTM - Re: Grab Bag!

  • From: Mai Vang <maik.vaj@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Dirk Kittredge <dirk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2014 14:01:05 -0600

Hi Toastmaster Team-

I won't be able to make it to this coming Thursday's meeting. I have family
visiting. I hope you guys and ladies have a wonderful meeting.

Sincerely,

Mai
On Sep 6, 2014 5:08 PM, <dirk@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Greetings All!
>
> Thursday's meeting was *FANTASTIC!*  Amelia Autrey with prowess and
> trivia smoothly guided us through the night.  She helped us appropriately
> live in our country by telling us that Rhode Island is the  smallest and
> yet the largest in the nation.  Yup, in size Rhode Island is the smallest
> state and it's full name is "Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" is
> the largest.  This is but one example of the sorts of important information
> that she afforded us during her meeting.
>
> Welcome Shonnie Cline as our newest returning member, voted in as a
> member on Thursday.  For those who do not know Shonnie, "OMG: SHE has
> returned!"  Whoopie!
>
> Deb Obermiller gave her Ice Breaker speech, telling us about her
> upbringing.  Much time spent in the out of doors indeed.
>
> Phil Poplawski told us about Twinkie genocide in his presentation: "All
> Purpose Flour".
>
> Kathy Barrett showed us how to gracefully accept an award.  She actually
> logged 80,000 foot steps in a single day... wow, did she need massaging of
> her little tootsies.
>
> Finally Beth Chacon presented "Saving Your Own Skin".  Very important
> information for us in Colorado.
>
> Our Table Topics session was outstanding, presented by our Master of
> Elaboration -- Luke Vesely.  We had challenging questions such as "How
> was your day?" and "How are things goin?"  For example, we learned from Kathy
> Barrett that she is excited about her sofa.  Yeah, you really should have
> seen this one.
>
> Our General Evaluator was Lori High who did an excellent analysis of the
> meeting.  Pattie Apple, Shonnie Cline, Ray Pezolt, Dirk Kittredge, Mai
> Vang all provided feedback to the participants this night.  None of them
> *hornswoggled* us, we truly got the full-monte.
>
> When all the dust had settled Phil Poplawski won as best speaker, Pattie
> Apple claimed best Table Topics speaker, and the better evaluator was Ray
> Pezolt on this occasion.
>
> Amelia, super meeting my dear.  By the way, did you make up that the
> Model-T Ford was painted black because it was the fastest paint to dry???
>
> Until next week, I bid you adieu...
>
> Dirk Kittredge, Club Secretary
>
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