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February 2010
Contest Results Are In
It's that time of year – the Spring contest season. It begins at the club level, and Chamber Club's talent is blooming as early as
the flowers this year!
We had five great speeches for the International Speech contest.
Cynthia talked about her recent car accident and her newfound belief in guardian angels.
Next Alli shared some thoughts about growing up.
Mario talked about his recent STP bike ride (200 miles!) and encouraged us to overcome obstacles and negative thinking.
Then Dave shared a glimpse into his daily life as a school bus driver.
Laura rounded out the contest with her speech about going above and beyond to create memories for other people.
The judges recognized the quality of her speech and awarded her first prize. Alli and Cynthia were the runners-up.
Guest speaker Phillip delivered a novel take on "Is the pen mightier than the sword?", and four club members (Michael, Lee, Dave, and Alli)
took turns offering feedback during the Evaluation contest. Alli came away with the first place nod, with Lee taking second.
Mardi Gras!
Chamber Club 540 celebrated Mardi Gras in style, led by the evening's Toastmaster, Lani O., who passed out beads to everyone who
spoke at the meeting. She explained the history of Mardi Gras (did you know it started in Mobile, Alabama?) as well as the important
dates surrounding it. Chamber Club's own Cynthia and Michael were crowned the evening's Queen and King, for being voted Best Evaluator
and Best Speaker, respectively.
November 2009
Happy Birthday, Chamber Club and Toastmasters International!
Chamber Club celebrated its 62nd anniversary, and Toastmasters International's 85th anniversary, with a birthday party.
We were joined by area officials, former officials and former members, and spouses; and together we learned lots
about the history of the club and Toastmasters.
An appropriately dual-themed birthday cake was supplied by Encore Bakery,
containing enough fudgy chocolate to satisfy even the chocoholics in this club!
October 2009
It's Disco-vu All Over Again
The fall meetings are continuing the pattern of off-beat topics
(or in this case, on-beat) with plenty of audience participation as Eden dragged us down Memory Lane to relive the Disco Era.
Though only half the members had seen the movie "Saturday Night Fever", a few jumped at the opportunity to demonstrate
classic dances like "The Hustle" and the meeting ended with everyone joining in on "YMCA"!
Fall Contests Wrap Up
Dave stepped up on Ana's and Laura's behalf to compete in the Table Topics contest for Area 23 on October 3,
coming up with an impromptu answer to "It's now or never...".
Michael again won first place with his Humorous Speech! He moved on to the Division B contest,
held two weeks later, and faced tough competition from the other area speakers – all were very good, very funny.
(But a former long-term member and friend of the club, Ardi, won Table Topics and is moving on to the final, District competition.)
Congrats to all our club contestants!
September 2009
Fall Speech Contests Begin
Chamber Club 540 held its Humorous Speech and Table Topics contests on September 15.
Collectively, the titles of the humorous speeches almost walked away with the prize! Michael later won first place; Kathy and Peter came in second and third respectively.
Ana won the Table Topics contest, with her impromptu response to a question ripped from the week's headlines, and Laura came in second.
The two winners will next compete in the Area 23 contest in early October.
A big THANK YOU to all of the people who helped with this competition, including members of other clubs who served as judges,
the contest team led by Lee, Toastmaster (and amusing time-filler) Brian T., and especially the other club members who competed.
August 2009
Just Another Toastmasters Meeting with Funny Hats
Anything can happen at one of our club meetings,
including the Toastmaster bestowing party hats on attendees in
celebration of their upcoming birthdays!
(Thanks to Nicole for the photos.)
June 2009
Members Awarded for Accomplishments
A number of club members completed Toastmasters communication and leadership projects in the first half of this year.
They are:
| Brian Trendler | Advanced Communicator Gold |
| Peter Jones | Advanced Communicator Silver |
| Ana Allison | Competent Leader |
| Alli Coffin | Competent Communicator (again!) |
| Allison Barns | Competent Communicator |
| Subrata Mukherjee | Competent Communicator |
Congrats to each of you!
May 2009
3rd in the District!
Chamber Club 540 is proud to announce that member Alli Coffin took 3rd place in the recent District 2 Evaluation contest. Supporting Alli at the contest were fellow club members Brian, Lani, Peter and Allison. Way to go Alli!
April 2009
On to the District!
Chamber Club member Alli has won the Division B Evaluation contest and will now move on to the final round of competion at the upcoming District 2 Spring Conference May 1st & 2nd. Beating 5 other competitors, Alli used her years of Toastmaster experience (and the 3, 2, 1 evaluation format) to claim first prize. Way to go Alli!
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