Club 7620 – Area 16 – DISTRICT 65 – Rochester, NY
Meeting Minutes December 6, 2007
Theme--“Transformation”
Attendance: Matthew Peter Chatfield, Cynthia A Craner, Scott J. Ellsworth, CTM, Korey L Finstad, Alison Beth Kobey, Michael G. Meynadasy, CTM, Gordon Penniston, DTM, William D. Rothrock, ATMB, Rosalind Michele Walker, John F Wenderlich, Leanne Michele Whitbeck
Guests: Steve Bateman, Kelly Neighbor
Start time: 12:00, by Rosalind Walker, Sergeant at Arms
Opening Remarks: Matt Chatfield
Business meeting:
Mike Meynadasy, VP Membership, Presiding Officer—there is not a quorum present
Mike explained what a quorum was and said if we had one, we would vote on if there would be a third meeting in January
Gordon Penniston, DTM, Secretary—Announced that a new club is forming at ITT Hawkeye (up on St. Paul & Avenue E by the river). They need Toastmasters to come in and help out to give evaluations. They meet weekly on Wednesdays, 11:30. You would need a valid passport for security verification. If interested, please contact Gordon
Bill Rothrock, ATMB, CL, Toastmaster
Bill Rothrock, ATMB, CL, Grammarian
John Wenderlich, Ah Counter
Cindy Craner, Vote Counter
John Wenderlich, Timer
Speaking portion:
Scott Ellsworth, CTM, Title: “How I Met My Daughters Mother”, Advanced Manual The Entertaining Speaker, Speech #1, The Entertaining Speaker, 5-7 minutes, total time: 6.38
Mike Meynadasy, CTM, Title: “Mentoring”, The Successful Club Series, 10-12 minutes, total time: 13.31
Leanne Whitbeck, Table Topics Master
Alison Kobey, Word Watcher
Words of the day:
Bonafide—honest, sincere, genuine
Gentrified—excessively elegant
Rosaline Walker was asked “Choose a coworker/neighbor/acquaintance and why they should change thier nature or appearance?”; Spoke for 1.45, used "bonafide"
Cindy Craner was asked “Transform yourself to be more like a coworker/neighbor/acquaintance in nature or appearance and why?”; Spoke 1.11, used both words
Steve Bateman was asked “If you could be magically transformed into another person, who would it be and why?”; Spoke 1.42, used "bonafide"
Korey Finstad, Chief Evaluator
Rosalind Walker evaluated Scott Ellsworth; Spoke 3.03
Gordon Penniston, DTM, evaluated Mike Meynadasy; Spoke 3.15
Matt Chatfield and Gordon Penniston, CL Evaluators
John Wenderlich—Ah Counter’s Report
Bill Rothrock—Grammarian’s Report
Cindy Craner announced the awards:
Best Speaker—Scott Ellsworth
Best Evaluator—Gordon Penniston
Best Table Topics—Steve Bateman
Guests were asked for their comments; Steve said he was handing over his check and application
Closing Remarks—none
Meeting Adjourned at 1:01, by Bill Rothrock, ATMB, CL, Toastmaster
Recorded and submitted by Gordon Penniston, DTM, Club Secretary
12/6/07
