January 21, 2010

Hi Everybody:

Anybody who missed last week's meeting, missed out on some fabulous Prescriptions for Living throughout the entire meeting.

Welcome to Rhea Longman our newest Toastmaster member. Thank you to Sharon D'Arcey for bringing her guest Meaghen Pettapiece.

Sharon D'Arcey gave speech #2, entitled Making a Difference on Volunteering in Big Brothers & Sisters Organization. Rich Boertien gave speech #6, a humourous speech on memories about Country Music and George Nichol have speech #4 on Presenting a Hockey Award.
Our word for the evening was incipient (adjective), meaning vowing to make a big change this year. Jessica Kelly gave a great reading on Count Your Blessings and not your Problems. Winner of the Table Topics was Rhea Longman.
Jane Stoltz


Linguists of Listowel – LISTEN, LAUGH, LEARN & LEAD
Area 66 – District 86 – Western Division – Region VI – Club #9016
Linguistsoflistowel.blogspot.com & toastmasters86.org
Area Governor: Diana Snowden Division Governor: Glenn Oxford
Date: Thursday January 21, 2010
Meeting Theme: Prescriptions for Life
7:15 Call meeting to order : --------- Sharon Diehl
Chairperson: ----------------- Diane Bender, ATMG
Theme tonight is prescriptions for life.
Millions of people each year want to know how to make a difference in their lives and the lives of others.
If you’re like me you want to make a difference and have a positive impact but maybe you don’t know what to do, where to go, when the right time is, or how to get others involved.
In Toastmasters we believe that improving your communication and leadership skills is a great start. It gives you a straightforward, uncomplicated and down to earth process for getting YOU involved and also to help you get OTHERS involved. Each meeting is a learning experience- You might discover something amazing, something incredible, something unbelievable.
You see new members gain confidence and experienced members challenge themselves to step out of their comfort zones and make a difference in their home, their community and their world.
I look forward to hearing your prescriptions for life this evening.

Fact: 18 people die every day waiting for a transplant. Sign your donor card tell your family your wishes.

Joke of the Day: ------------------- Brent Jemmett, CC
Guest Introductions: Rhea Longman, Megan Pettapiece Fact: Plant a tree. 1 acre of trees produces enough oxygen for 18 people every day. Trees add beauty increase property values and reduce stress.

Loyal Toast & Timer: ------- Keith McCluskie
Fact: A smile is a universal expression of happiness and recognized as such by all cultures. Smiling is contagious. Happiness leads to smiling and smiling leads to happiness.

Grammarian: ------------- Jane Stoltz, ATMS "Insipient"
Fact: Eat to live, don’t live to eat. “French fries are the most widely eaten vegetable”

Literary Corner: ----------- Jessica Kelly
Speaker #1: -------- Sharon D’Arcey
One minute written evaluations by members
Speaker #2: -------- Rich Boertien
One minute written evaluations by members
Speaker #3: --------- George Nichol, CC
One minute written evaluations by members
Fact: Mother Theresa said if you can’t feed a hundred people , then just feed one.

8:15 Table Topics: ---------------- Jane Stoltz, ATMS
Evaluator #1: -------------- Audrey Orth, DTM
Evaluator #2: ----------------- Brian Camacho CC
Evaluator #3: ----------------- Keith Stoltz, ATMS

Fact: the majority of children in low income neighborhoods often lack libraries and books stores. Go through your bookshelves and pull out books that you will never read again. Pack a box and donate them.

General Evaluator: -------------- Brent Jemmett, CC
Reports from Timer & Grammarian
Award for Best Table Topics
Anything for the Good of Toastmasters Guest Comments
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks Diane Bender, ATMG Conclusion: I’ve enjoyed hearing your prescriptions for life this evening. Toastmasters will empower you and stretch you. They will provide a sense of accomplishment, reward you in ways you never expected and infect you with an enthusiasm that is so contagious that you will want to share with your friends and get them involved. Your executive is off to Officer training this week and will come back enthusiastic and brimming full of ideas. Have a great week. Meeting is adjourned.

Inspirational Thought for the Day:
Take twelve fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly free from old memories of bitterness, rancor and hate.
Cleanse them completely from every clinging spite; pick off all specks of pettiness and littleness; in short, see that these months are freed from all the past-have them fresh and clean as when they first came from the great storehouse of Time. Cut these months into thirty or thirty-one equal parts.
Do not attempt to make up the whole batch at one time (so many persons spoil the entire lot this way) but prepare one day at a time. Into each day put equal parts of faith, patience, courage, work (some people omit this ingredient and so spoil the flavor of the rest), hope, fidelity, liberality, kindness, rest (leaving this out is like leaving the oil out of the salad dressing- don't do it), prayer, meditation, and one well-selected resolution. Put in about one teaspoonful of good spirits, a dash of fun, a pinch of folly, a sprinkling of play, and a heaping cupful of good humor. 9:00 Adjournment
Dates to Mark on Your Calendar
Jan 28: It's About Time, workshop with condensed agenda
Jan 30: Officer Training in London
Jan 30: Division W Officer Training – to be announced shortly
Feb 3 or 10: Area Evaluation Workshop – to be announced shortly
Feb 4: Dancing With the Stars
Feb 11: Puppy Love
Feb 22: Hanover Club International & Evaluation Contest
Feb. 16: Mt Forest Club International+ Evaluation Contest
Feb 18: International & Evaluation Club Contest
Feb 25: Snow Date for International & Evaluation Club Contest
Mar 10: Tentative Area Contest
Mar 26: Tentative Division Contest
Fact: 70% of people say that no matter how hard they try they never seem to have enough time to do everything they need to do. Turn off the TV- instead of watching reruns of friends go make some.
Fact: Prepare today for any kind of tomorrow. Disasters are never planned, but they will happen. They are inevitable. Being prepared is the only thing you can do.
Fact: the number 1 killer of people ages 4 to 37 is car accidents You can’t get a speeding ticket if you don’t speed.
Diana Snowden 364-3346
Feb 10 Pentacostal church 7-9
Workshop on Judging and Evaluations
Guest Speakers $5