August 23, 2012 Theme: Mystery Meeting

This evening was hosted by Marie McCutcheon and the meeting was held at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Listowel.  Start time was 7:15 on the dot.

In attendance were Marie McCutcheon, Jane and Keith Stoltz, Tony Galvao, Brent Jemmett, Audrey Orth, Leo Brisebois, Keith McCluskie and John vanMeeteren.

Thanks to Marie for doing an excellent job putting together the "Mystery Meeting", theme for the evening. 

Everyone in attendance got an envelope.  Inside the envelope was a letter welcoming everyone to the mystery meeting. Some of the envelopes also contained another sealed envelope with the word "clue" on it, the others with a King or Queen card from a deck of playing cards, both to be used during the night.

There was no Toast & Timer, Grammarian or General Evaluator, but there was the word of the evening for members to try and use.  The word was "inexplicable". This word is an adjective meaning; unable to explain or justify.  The evening was filled with several different fun games as outlined in the letters.  These were AKA, Whodunit, Clue and last, Kings and Queens. 

The first event on the list was AKA, or Also Known As.  Going around the room, everyone had a chance to say what their AKA name was and why.  Some of the names and reasons brought forth scores of laughter.

The Whodunit was a great game, the point was to guess who, what, where and with whom.  Members would leave the room one at a time.  The remainder would think of funny people, events, location and partners in crime to fit the above criteria.  The member would then come back in.  It was their job to guess who they were, what they did, where they did it and who was with them by piecing together "clues” thrown at them during their "interrogation."  Again, a lot of laughs were shared.

Next on the list was clue.  Those who had the sealed envelopes had a chance to open them, look at what was inside, and give a quick, impromptu speech similar to Table Topics.

Kings and Queens was the final "event".  The members with the cards went up to the front and were given an assortment of clues in the form of pictures, words and letters.  It was their task to put the clues together and decipher the message.

For anything for the good of Toastmasters, the upcoming Murder Mystery was discussed.  This included ways of reaching out to friends, family and the public.  Several members took posters to post in various locations.

The evening ended with a social, thanks to Marie for providing the snacks.

Next meeting will be held September 6th.  Check your email for updates.