April 5, 2012 Theme: Spring into April

The meeting started right on time with Keith Stoltz calling the meeting to order and Keith also filled the role of Chairperson.
Keith welcomed all 7 members to the meeting and in keeping with the theme, he suggested that we all spring in April action and put away the winter clothes, snow blowers, snow shovels and bring out the lawn mowers.

Joke of the Day was presented by both George Nichol and Jane Stoltz. George had some funny accounts of how children view marriage and how to choose a mate. Jane told of a funny story about 3 intoxicated men getting into a shopping cart and going through an automatic car wash late at night.
Keith McCluskie filled the role of Toast and Timer and gave a patriotic toast to Canada.

Speaker # 1 was Tony Galvao with his speech presentation entitled; Spring. This speech was the fourth from the Competent Communicator manual. Tony provided the members with his views of what constitutes spring. For example; Spring is a feeling, the call of frogs, the sightings of robins, the fragrant smell of country air as the barnyards get cleaned out after the winter storage, apple blossoms and fresh cut grass.

The Point of View role was filled by Keith Stoltz who presented his view that the Easter Bunny doesn't exist. Why, who has ever seen a real large pink bunny rabbit? It is a figment of our imagination.
The Count Point of View role was filled by Heidi Menzi who presented her views of how there is an Easter Bunny. Why, how could so many people be fooled into thinking that the Easter Bunny doesn't exist? The happy children on Easter Sunday morning are the proof of it's existence.

Table Topics Master role was filled by Vern Noseworthy. Vern asked each member what their view of Spring would be from the eyes of a jogger, camper, construction worker, farmer, etc. Each member got two opportunities to present Table Topics presentations.

George Nichol was Tony Galvao's speech evaluator and he provided lots of glow points of Tony's speech and one grow point.
A report was given on timing. Table Topics winner was Keith McCluskie. Heidi Menzi was the Quizmaster and she had the group thinking about who said what phrase throughout the meeting.

Jane Stoltz was the General Evaluator and she provided the members with her views of what she liked from the meeting and some recommendations for improvements.
With a small group, it is a good opportunity to take on agenda roles that you may not normally try or fill multiple roles in the meeting. It is recommended that members state their roles before presenting so that other members and guests understand what the purpose is.

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:30 pm and members enjoyed refreshments and social time afterwards.