Our Pardee Debut
Despite construction delays in traffic for members along Highway 191and adjusting to a new location, the Four Seasons Toastmaster meeting began on time at 8 am at our new location in the video conference room at Pardee Hospital. Stan Coss convened the meeting for a few minutes before Toastmaster Judy Groff arrived. Judy spoke about today’s theme: Taxes. She described different types of taxes, such as: income, sales, luxury, excise, vehicle, and inheritance. She also mentioned celebrities with tax fraud problems naming Al Capone, Pete Rose, Willie Nelson, O.J. Simpson, and M.C. Hammer. Joke Master Jeanne told a tax joke, in keeping with the theme, about a goldfish granting the finder a villa. Judy introduced Speaker #1, Ron Climer. Ron presented the speech, “Some Things I’ve Learned,” which he will be delivering in the District speech contest on April 6 in Asheville. Joseph gave his icebreaker speech, describing the phases of his life, his military experience, real