July 25th Meeting – Summer in San Diego

Beth Bateman was the Toastmaster and she took us on a fun voyage through 27 of her top activities to do in San Diego in the Summer. We had a rollicking Table Topics session in which our guest Emilia took home the ribbon for her contribution about lying on the hot sand on the beach.

We had three wonderful speakers – Leslie Leonardo doing her ice breaker speech (CONGRATULATIONS!!!!), Angelique Hood telling us about her trip to New York, and Justin Salbato reading and acting out a funny folk tale. Leslie took home the ribbon for best speaker!

Terry Hewins was General Evaluator and as usual, he had to do it with a twist. We had five evaluators reviewing three speeches. Mark Shapiro’s evaluation of Ms. Hood’s speech got the nod for best evaluation of the day.

Join us next week as Toastmaster Justin Salbato leads us on a Blast from the Past.

Beth Bateman, Toastmaster
Beth Bateman, Toastmaster

Amy Gilstrap gets Roasted and Toasted

We roasted ex president Amy Gilstrap today. She was cooked. Teresa Kuffel led the abuse with Donna Gillen, Diana Bergman, Jan Campana, Terry Hewins, Mark Imhoff and M

Amy Gilstrap gets roasted and toasted - July 18, 2013
Amy Gilstrap gets roasted and toasted – July 18, 2013

ark Shapiro providing the abuse. Amy was short but now she is brief. Topics master Kimberly Lundberg got a few extra digs in from the studio audience.

Voyagers 2013 Summer Party

Diana Hussey set up and coordinated the Voyagers Toastmasters Summer Party at Olivewood Gardens. This is a very cool and interesting facility. Kudos to Diana for making this happen. We ate, we drank, we stumbled around and we played games. And, there were a herd of little potential Voyagers enjoying the party, the sunshine and the gardens.

Diana said –

Thanks to everyone who attended the Summer Picnic this year! The food was delicious, the garden was blooming, the weather was fantastic, and the people were stellar! We are sorry that not everyone was able to attend.

Mark Epstein entertaining potential new Voyagers Toastmasters
Mark Epstein entertaining potential new Voyagers Toastmasters

 Mark E entertained our small flock of kids with an awesome story about “Looks Funny”, an eagle raised by bunnies! Trisha, Jane F, and Justin all pitched in to lead a Water Balloon toss and the Dizzy Bat Race. We finished off by taking a very informal tour of Olivewood Gardens.

All in all, not a bad way to spend a Saturday afternoon. It was great to see some former members too – Sally, Daniel, Marco, and Laurie! In addition to those already mentioned above, special gratitude to those who helped with party ideas, set-up, clean-up, etc. – Teresa, Kimberly, Hal, Beth, Jan, Mark S, and Donna. Voyagers rocks!

Voyagers Avoiding Inadvertent Hydrotherapy - Water Balloon Toss
Voyagers Avoiding Inadvertent Hydrotherapy – Water Balloon Toss

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