10/29/07

Hello Everybody,

What an exciting meeting we had last night. The turnout was fantastic and we saw some faces from the past. Ira Batt did an excellent job calling folks and we truly appreciate his efforts.

John Simonds, our District Governor was in attendance and Willie Trejo, ATMB gave us a rousing speech on the "State of America." It was a pleasure to hear such an excellent speaker. Willie also filled the role of General Evaluator. Alma Cardiel (Grammarian) and Carlos Medina (Timer) were back after being out for awhile. Welcome back and we look forward to seeing you more often.

Rock Dasher was our Table Topics Master and, as usual performed admirably. His topics were well thought out and challenging and after all was said and done, Patsy Olivas counted up the votes and Mariel Bustamante was our Table Topics winner for the evening. She received a standing ovation and a trophy that she was able to hold for several minutes before it had to be put away. Great job Mariel.

We discussed the possibility of changing our meetings to another day of the week, but at this point I have not received much feedback so for now we will continue to meet on Mondays. We are still looking for a couple of volunteers to step up and help out with the roles of VP Education and Secretary/Treasurer. If you are interested, please give me a call.

I look forward to seeing everyone next week, and don't forget to bring a friend.

Rick

10/15/07

Greetings fellow Toastmasters.

Thanks to those of you that attended this weeks meeting.

I have been on the road a considerable amount the last couple weeks and attending some classes so I haven't had a lot of time to get this email out.

I have a couple of announcements and questions for you all.

First: There is a speech contest this week on Thursday at 6:30pm at 251 Shadow Mt. It will be a humorous speech contest and an evaluation contest. I told them it might be tough to get participants with this short a notice but if you are interested in participating or just watching please do.

Next: A proposal has been made to move our meetings to Tuesday evenings instead of Mondays. Please respond with your input by clicking here.

And finally: Our dues are late. I mentioned last time that I am unable to submit dues for anyone unless I have at least 6. I am a couple short and really need to get this done if the club is to remain viable. If you have no intention of renewing please let me know. If you are going to renew please do so.

Thanks for your support and remember the District Conference is coming up soon in Albuquerque. Click here for more info.

See you next week.

Rick

10/01/2007

A small turnout but a great meeting none the less.

Rock was our Toastmaster this evening and he did a fine job. We had an Amigo moment and discussed the goals of our new members and what they could expect to get out of their Toastmasters participation.

We added a bit of a twist to our Table Topics, but I think I'll save that one for when we have a larger turnout and use it again. Everyone made the time but unfortunately I neglected to use the word of the day. Shame on me.

The speech contest that was supposed to be held this past Saturday was cancelled due to lack of interest. Is this a trend throughout the El Paso Toastmasters and not just a problem with the Amigo Club? I hope not. The attendees tonight have made a commitment not to let this club fade away. Can we count on you to commit a little time and effort?

Would you be willing to participate in a speech contest at the club level? By participate I don't necessarily mean you have to speak, but would you come support those that did? Click on comment to put in your response.

Dues are late and I am unable to input dues for those that have paid because the computer requires a minimum of 6 renewals. Please let me know if you plan on renewing or not. You can call me at 329-5868 or send me an email at rick@ricksnow.com

I hope to see you next week. Tom will be presenting his second speech. Let's have a great turnout to support him.

El Presidente