July 10 Voyagers Meeting – Our “Tropical Fantasy Vacation” theme meeting led by Teresa Kuffel was sultry, righteous, and a lot of tropical fun. Welcome to new members Milene Long and Natalie Meehan. Members dressed for the occasion and ready to fulfill their tropical fantasies.
The week’s winners were:
Best Topics: Mark Epstein
Most Improved: Joji Peters
Best Evaluator: Jane Diaz (returning member)
Best Speaker: John Wissenberg
The new Board of Directors was installed during the July 3 meeting:
President – Mike Ruthenberg
VP Education – John Wissenberg
VP Membership – Felicia Douglis
VP Public Relations – Cynthia Paloma
Treasurer – Jerry Marino (also Immediate Past President)
Secretary – Chandler Martin
Sgt. at Arms – Mark Imhoff
It was Beatlemania at Voyagers Toastmasters today with Toastmaster Chandler Martin leading a lively discussion of all things Beatles! And with some time for extra Table Topics everyone participated in Beatle memories and Beatle thoughts. We found out we have a Bronze and Silver medal winner of basketball fame (Jessica Mercado) and heard an innovative plan for a sustainable economy for the Japanese Island of Yokuska (Joji Peters). Next week’s meeting will be led by Justin Salbato and the theme is ???…Mother’s Day, of course. Come and bring your mother!
Today’s award winners were:
Best Topics: a tie – Beth Bateman and John Wissenberg
Most Improved : Joji Peters
Best Evaluator: Jerry Marino
Best Speaker: Jessica Mercado
What happened during our last meeting? What did you miss?
Toastmaster Teresa Kuffel gave us a fragrant “April Flowers” meeting and General Evaluator and Chief Gardener John Wissenberg led a comprehensive feedback session of an informative and enjoyable Voyagers Toastmaster meeting.
Awards went to:
Linda Teichman – Best Topics
Chandler Martin and Carmen Hu – Most Improved
Amy Gilstrap – Best Evaluator
Nancy Jensen – Best Speaker
Mark Imhoff gave an informative speech on coaching (with role playing included) from the Interpersonal Communications Advanced C&L Manual. And Nancy Jensen told us how to live in Maine for five months and San Diego for the remainder of the year…as she says, “The best of both worlds”.
Next week is Beatlemania! with Chandler Martin as Toastmaster.
See you there…Thursday, 7 AM, Café Coyote Restaurant in Old Town, 2461 San Diego Ave.
Toastmaster Beth Bateman provide an engrossing background and history of Earth Day as well as how we can be involved in continuing to legacy and good work that Earth Day has spawned. Three speeches covered a range of speaking formats: Chandler Martin delivered a meeting introduction for an upcoming international border conference that she will host, John Shannon gave his Icebreaker and Jerry Marino told a Jewish fairytale that dates back to the 6th century in Afghanistan. New member Joji Peters provided challenging Table Topics and throughout the meeting there was high energy and enthusiastic response to all speakers and evaluators.
Today’s winners were: Jerry Marino – Best Speaker
Manshu Agarwal – Best Topics
John Wissenberg – Best Evaluator
Carmen Hu – Most Improved