“Education is
the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”
-
Socrates
Eagles,
June 15th, our last meeting of the 2014-2015
year, was another fun evening…..Too bad I missed it. However, I did make it to Jake’s!
When I arrived at Jake’s, I was immediately wowed by the
fact that our club is truly a family….and that was before I saw my entire
family at the far end of the table!
During our celebration, I learned that Meghan was “on top of
her game” as the Toastmaster. I also learned that Rachel, my back up, was
delayed due to traffic challenges on I-91…..No problem! Ute, “the back up to
the back up” stepped up with the President’s message. As they say, “this is
exactly how we drew it up in the playbook”!
The Eagles enjoyed a full night of four speeches…..Robin’s
body spoke about miniature golf. Sandy gave her 11th speech of the
year about “doing less more meaningfully”. Joseph gave an interesting speech
about General Patton. Last, but not least, Tom taught us that beer drinkers do
not get cholera (at least that’s what Allie told me she learned!).
Susanne joined us for the last meeting of the year. Susanne
was our president for the first half of 2014-15, but had to step down due to
her demands at work. She enjoyed seeing how much the Eagle seedlings she met
last year have grown. Susanne’s contributions were felt throughout the entire
year!
The above quote describes one of my favorite lessons from
the 2014-15 TM year……..I realize many of us are Eagles because we like to
learn. However, I underestimated how invigorating
it is! Many Monday nights I would have to drag myself to a TM meeting
after a long day at work. After our
meeting, I would be so energized I would have difficulty going to sleep.
It has been a privilege being your president for the last
six months. I was very moved by Joe’s presentation of my gift and am thankful
for your expressions of appreciation……I am very excited about our 2015-16 year
with Kate Kelly as our President. Kate is extremely committed - not only to our
club, but as a helper to others.
Our next meeting on July 6th promises to be fun….We
have three speakers lined up already but lots of roles still open….please log
onto www.eagletoastmaters.com and
sign up for something!
I look forward to seeing you on July 6th!
Tony Centorino
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