Thanks to Pilgrims, Tombstones, and Brewing


President Susann Swan, in arriving early, found tables moved together, so she decided to move them to make a new configuration.  It allowed the format of the video conference room but with far more space.  Nice!  Toastmaster Jeanne Resen (and later Table Topics Master Betty McCallister) gave us even more to be thankful for with a Thanksgiving theme.



Don Groff set the record straight as Word Master with the word "Pilgrim."  He pointed out that Pilgrim is not only a person that journeys to a sacred place but also the maiden name of Melinda Lowrance.  Melinda has improperly been addressed as Melissa in the past, so it was duly noted that Melinda does not identify with Melissa but with Melinda, Lowrance, and Pilgrim.



Speaker Hoyt Griffith and Speaker Danielle Messer smoothy presented interesting powerpoints.


Hoyt  explored epitaphs that have added special meaning to tombstones.   His evaluator was Molly Garnett.









Danielle gave a speech on her work with the Sierra Nevada Brewery at Mills River.  She said that worker and guest safety is one of her chief concerns.  She added that there are a million guests each year to the tap room!  Her evaluator was Judy Groff.




Table Topics were then given by President Susann Swan, Membership VP Caitlin Owens, and


Sergeant at Arms Melinda Pilgrim Lowrance.  Melinda admits that she was not one of the original pilgrims, but she fervently embraces the sacred journey all the same.



Sally Jones gave the general and TT evaluation.

The eyes and ears team consisted of the following:  ah counter- Melinda Lowrance, grammarian- Caitlin Owens, timer- Mary Beth Dallman.  Joke Master Stan Coss doesn't belong here, but there's no other place to put him.

Members attending were the following:  Stan Coss, Mary Beth Dallman, Molly Garnett,  Hoyt Griffith, Don Groff, Judy Groff, Sally Jones, Melinda Lowrance, Betty McCallister, Danielle Messer, Caitlin Owens,  Jeanne Resen, and  Susann Swan.

After the meeting, Judy conducted a stand-up meeting on the upcoming parade entry.  Many details were worked out, but continued preparations will be important on the December 7th event.  "Communicate with Confidence."  A banner on each side of the truck is to be printed with "Four Seasons Toastmasters."  A trailer pulled behind will have a lectern with a speaker and four chairs.  Members are to walk behind and hand out a half sheet of promotional material and candy for the kids.

The proposal for the promo is newly submitted below.  You are welcome to provide comments before this is printed up:






Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

"Who is that Masked Man?"

Image
  In Attendance:  Jeanne Resen, Karen Alexander, Brad Deinst, Judy Groff, Don Groff, Dick Miley, Susann Swan, Sally Jones, Ron Climer, Hoyt Griffith, Betty McAllister, Melinda Lowrance, James Bender, Stan Coss, and guest Mitchell Robinson. Our Toastmaster, Don Groff, began with a timely theme, “Who is That Masked Man?”   He intertwined stories of Pandemic masks with the infamous Lone Ranger, the ultimate Masked Man. Our newest Toastmaster, Dick Miley, shared his passion with a delightful tale on a few of his bicycling experiences.  My favorite was the Rocky Mountain adventure with the wild goats demanding a toll of stacks, apples and oranges. As Dick progressed through stopped traffic, the goats followed him, releasing the cars to proceed.  I evaluated Dick’s WHY speech and thoroughly enjoyed learning more about his bicycling adventures.  We now know WHY. Jeanne Resen, our resident thespian,  charmingly share several stage experiences, one of whic...
Read more

Longevity and a Quality of Life that Matters

Image
Toastmaster Brad Dienst gave interesting insights and interludes into longevity, and Word Master Susann Swan supported the theme with "venerable."  Joke Master Betty McCallister incited laughter with a teenage son whose father with the wisdom of Solomon withheld driving privileges:  if Jesus and others of his time had long hair, that did not mean the teen could forego cutting his hair and still get a car to drive.  Jesus and others also did not have motorized vehicles. Speaker Stan Coss converted his back pocket speech before another club two weeks ago into a Pathways project that emphasized body movement.  His title was "These Black Lives, especially, Mattered."  He explained how three people gave lessons in a life that mattered.       Truth be told, the slide used above, along with the mule, was much smaller than Stan recalls.  The mule at times had to pull a rubber-tired wagon loaded with green tobacco leaves, not just thr...
Read more

We Need YOUR Help!!

Image
Ray Daley premiered as Toastmaster on July 10, 2020.  On his theme of baseball, he mentioned a story of Jackie Robinson who felt all alone before a riotous, insulting crowd.  One teammate crossed over part of the field to help him and silence the crowd.    This has some real relevance to our Toastmaster club. How you ask?  Well, we have one lone speaker, one speaker only to face a wide audience.  That speaker is the only one that has signed up for the next four months of speaking! ! !  One lone speaker  for four months. Do we have such a riotous, insulting audience that speakers are afraid to speak.  Of course not!  So, why not offer to help that speaker and help that audience and  sign up right now online.  Just cross on over to the online schedule and support our club with this gesture.  Our club cannot exist without speakers, and that is the one role that you will never  be "voluntold" t...
Read more