Caitlin Manoharan got the meeting underway nice and efficiently. Heidi Heron was the chairman for the meeting and also doubling as the tech support. Kevin Murphy read the Club Mission while Aaron Ross saluted the theme “When one door closes” Victor Hou introduced the Timer role and Sammy Rehim introduced the Grammarian role
It was an upside down meeting, with the prepared speeches in the first half. Carlos Garcia was our Toastmaster for the evening. Damien Lake told us it was more than just milk; Sussana Chan explained to us all about Leadership; Bram Herulah filled us in on Communication, Communication, Communication, and; Phillip Agripanidis reminisced over his 8 year and counting Toastmasters journey. Evaluators were Sammy Rehim, Margrit Fisher, Mike Fatouris and Aaron Ross.
After a quick break, Caitlin Manoharan got us underway again. George Pajmakoski led our Table Topics, assisted by Heidi Heron in her tech support capacity. Table Topics evaluators were Caitlin Manoharan and Eugene Vass.
Sammy Rehim reported on the Grammarian and Um and Ah counter, while Victor Hou presented the Timer report and the general evaluation. Heidi Heron also presented some awards to Phillip Agripanidis and Aaron Ross for achieving high status in the legacy education program.
David Fisher led the Changeover Ceremony, going through the roles of the incoming committee members in a modified service. Sussana Chan gave an outgoing President’s address, Caitlin Manoharan gave an incoming President’s address and Phillip Agripanidis put on his Area 24 Director hat with an address. This was all followed by Ramesh Shanmugam with a toast to the change of the committee. A great night to end the Toastmasters year and a big congratulations to the new committee who I am sure will lead us well in the next year.