Here it is July 1, Canada Day. It is also the beginning of a new Toastmasters year. All the club offices from last year were discharged from their responsibilities and the new officers have been installed.
This all happened on Wednesday at the Senator Hotel. The crew from Prairie Schooners conviened their noon hour meeting at Rembrantds Resteraunt (http://www.rembrandts.ca/). The lunch orders were placed the day before, so within 5 minutes of arrival, we were presented with our meals. This allowed some extra time during the noon hour to conduct a little club business.
As I mentioned above, last year's officers were discharged and the newly elected executive installed with their new duties. We had the pleasure of dining with our Area Governor, Joan, With her help we were able to finish the year with a President's Distinguished status, achieving 10 of the 10 Distinguished Club Plan goals.
The Club Rookie of the Year and Toastmaster of the Year awards were also presented at lunch. To qualify as a rookie you must have joined Toastmasters within the last 18 months and to be considered for the Toastmaster of the year you need to be a member in good standing.
This year the Rookie award was presented to Melisa, our club secretary and next year's Treasurer. Melisa joined Toastmasters last January and quickly jumped into an executive position and let her name stand again for the next year. Increaseing her family with the addition of a beautiful baby girl in Febrary, didn't slow her down (much). She completed a number of manual presentations as well as continue her duties on the executive. Congratulations Melisa.
The Toastmaster of the year was presented to Jane. Without a doubt the most energetic member of the club. With her infectious smile and attention to detail, she kept the club on track making sure the goals we had set for our self were realized through out the year. Jane also represented our club at contests and conventions and dealt successfully with the change of club website and a new way to assign club meeting role. Great job Jane, we all appreciate your efforts and look forward to your leadership as our President for the coming year.
As you can see we had a great year, a great lunch and met all of our club goals. If you are interested in seeing some pictures of the festivities, head on over to our facebook page and look at the our album (http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.404745789561029.80918.251844318184511&type=1).
See you in the new year.
Stop by for a visit and check us out.
The Club Rookie of the Year and Toastmaster of the Year awards were also presented at lunch. To qualify as a rookie you must have joined Toastmasters within the last 18 months and to be considered for the Toastmaster of the year you need to be a member in good standing.
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