FS Toastmasters

Our very first club contest away from "home" was at a great facility called Interfaith Assistance Ministry or IAM at   310 Freeman St, Hendersonville, NC 28792.  Freeman St. is what Thompson St. (from Lake Pointe) becomes when you go past Taco Bell and through the Four Season Blvd.   It is on the left side as you go down the hill past Mattress World and KFC.  Plan to attend there on a Saturday morning in late February or early March when we hold the Inspiration Speech Contest. Sixteen were in attendance and heard a very entertaining set of speeches.  First place winner in humor was Nathan Garnett; Second Place went to Karen Alexander; Third Place went to Hoyt Griffith.  First place winner in table topics was Don Groff; Second Place went to Judy Groff; Third Place went to Karen Alexander.  Melinda Lowrance ran the show as Contest Master.

This week, we're debuting a new component of our blog called Member Spotlight. Certain weeks throughout the year, we're going to be featuring a member of our club and learning about why they joined Toastmasters and what they've gotten and hope to get out of the organization. Our Member Spotlight this week is Susann Swan. Susann joined Toastmasters briefly in the Mid 90's because at that time she was interested in becoming a Franklin Quest Trainer and thought Toastmasters could help with that pursuit. 20 years later, after retiring and moving to Hendersonville, she found her way back to the organization. One of Susann's interests in retirement is Nameology, which is the science of what our names can teach us about ourselves. She hopes Toastmasters will help her with her presentation skills as she plans to give presentations on this topic for civic groups and organizations around town. We're glad you found your way to Four Seasons Toastmasters