Western Division Officer Phase 11 training took place December 1, 2007 in Hanover. Event Coordinator was Diane O'Brien. Keith and Jane Stoltz and Diane Bender represented the Linguists of Listowel. Western Division Govervnor Al Seawright welcomed everyone, and Bill Bienna challenged everyone to get the most our of toastmasters and to spread the word about our excellent programs. Guest speaker Merri McCartney is a professional speaker, author and teacher. She is also a member of Kincardin To the Point Toastmasters club. She gave a motivational speech challenging everyone to make the most out of their life. Dare to step out and take a risk.
Keith led the treasurers officer training and Diane led the Public Relations officer training. This was followed by a delicious lunch. Workshops were enjoyed in the afternoon and everything was wrapped up by 3:15 pm. Many people won door prizes and everyone enjoyed their day.
November 29, 2007 Linguists of Listowel met at the St Pauls Lutheran church at 7:15 pm. The theme was "Shopping". Chairperson Marie McCutcheon enjoyed that theme! Wayne Stoltz gave the Loyal Toast to Canada. Diane Bender challenged everyone to use the word Propitious during the evening. It means friendly, amicable, favorable circumstances. It was used over a dozen times. For literary corner Keith Stoltz read a Country Guide christmas list of TECH toys. There was certainly something for everyone on his list. Leo Brisebois presented an excellent speech - "Handling Change". Jane Stoltz evaluated it with lots of glow points. Jean Vander Straeten challenged everyone to wear a hat explaining who you are and what you are. Wayne Stoltz won the Table topics award.
Jane Stoltz conducted a brief executive meeting.
Here's a few pictures of activities that Linguists of Listowel have been involved in during the fall of 2007
George and Marilyn Nichol and Ron and Diane Bender went to the fall conference in Deerhurst on Nov 9-11th. George proudly carried our banner in the Saturday Morning Parade of Banners.
Sept 13, 2007 Humorous and Table Topics Contestants
Al Mann, Diane Bender, George Nichol, Audrey Orth, Jane Stoltz, Gary Elg
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