4.12.14

REGULAR MEETING 1/12/14 + "INTERNATIONAL SPEECH AND EVALUATION CONTEST"

Tonight  a good number of members were in attendance as well as some visitors . 
Visiting us for the 3rd time were Gilles and 2nd time Zophia
 ( who both joined our club tonight) welcome to you both, it is great to have you on board.
 Pheonix also received his official welcome to our club tonight.
 It is great to see some new  (youthful) faces in our club, we hope your time with us  at Blue Gum Flat Toastmasters will be happy and that  everything you are hoping to achieve will BE achieved within Toastmasters. 
Welcome aboard  to all of you.... 
We look forward to hearing coming speeches from you all .


             INTERNATIONAL SPEECH AND EVALUATION CONTEST
 Some special "invited" guests were with us tonight  who were helping out by being Target Speaker  etc.

Glennis organised this contest and did a great job by the way,
  well done Glennis  !

Sam did a great job of his 1st ever position as
 TOASTMASTER of a contest. Well done Sam.....

Visitors  from other clubs were  Kathy, Kevin, Michael  and we had the pleasure of the company of our Eastern Division  GOV. Prema and her husband Glen, Glen has written a charming little book about their rescue dog Laddie, if your an animal lover it is well worth a read.  Cute story Glen....

Kathy was our target speaker tonight for the evaluation contest and gave a great speech, very moving, personal and emotion charged.
Our evaluation contestants Christine, Alan, Ann  and Stephen all gave great evaluations of Cathy's speech.

                 Thank you to all of our judges tonight....

                                 Evaluation Contestants
Christine

Ann

Stephen

Alan


Target Speaker , THANK YOU KATHY....Great Speech

Our International Speech contestants pictured below                                       Christine, Alan and Judi.
                                  


Judi

Christine

Alan
All gave excellent speeches on a range of different subjects .
Alan took out the trophy for best speech and also best evaluation. Well done Alan, his  1st comment to us was
 "thank goodness Darren wasn't here" !....



Best Speech,  Alan

Best evaluation, Alan .....Flanked by Prema and Glennis.


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Report on John : John might even get to our Christmas party, he is doing really well after his recent  heart valve  surgery and hopes to be back in his own home by the weekend, Well done John ("can't keep a good man down", eh )
( John has been staying with his daughter recovering  and being looked after by her..)


Our Christmas party is coming up
   
  
"Be there or you go on MY Naughty list".

On MONDAY  15th Dec our Blue Gum Flat Toastmasters club is having a Christmas party , get together/ dinner at the Ourimbah RSL
You and your partners are welcome please each person  bring a little secret Santa present ($5 - $10)  to go under the tree, 


Please make sure they are wrapped or bagged and marked female, male or unisex .

The club bistro  have specials on Monday nights for $10.00 members and $12.00 non members as well as their full menu .

Because the bistro might be busy that night we can have our party in our meeting room, our meals will then be delivered there.
We will need to get there  by 6-30 and put our meal orders in. Drinks can be taken into our meeting room from the Bar.
Please try to be there to wish the members Happy Christmas. as this  will be our last meeting before 2015.
If you have a Christmas story to tell, we want to hear it.! 
PS:   PLEASE Don't forget your secret Santa present....
                                  

                              Happy Christmas Everyone

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