11/21 Meeting

Eagles,

Tonight’s meeting gave us a reason to be Thankful as we head into Thanksgiving. Sandra Centorino, our Toastmaster, led a round robin asking each Eagle to express what they were thankful for. It was great for us to take pause to express our gratitude to each other.

Ute Brinkmann, served as our Humorist, with a twist. She shared a lesson she learned from Ed Tate, the 2000 World Champion of Public Speaking. Allie Centorino, led a Thanksgiving themed Table Topic…..Chris Gaffney took on the challenging topic of what the Pilgrims and Native Americans discussed at the Thanksgiving table (the weather). Jaime Fischer and Paula Erardi took on a Table Topic as well……what I found remarkable was how they walked to the front of the lecturn and grabbed our attention!

Paula Erardi served as our Quote Master, and provided a poignant quote that acknowledged we have many blessings.

Yours Truly gave a speech about Jeremiah Denton, a Navy Rear Admiral that fought so we could maintain our way of life….an Election Day/Veteran’s Day theme. Tom Corrigan gave a speech about our shrinking attention span (we’re down to 8 seconds). Robin Corrigan gave a “colorful” speech with vivid props.

Special thanks to all of our functionaries not mentioned above…Richard Freeman (Timer), Amy Demas (Ah Counter), Kate Kelly (Grammarian/Evaluator), Chris Gaffney (Evaluator), Thom Knowlton (Evaluator), and Deb Haggett (General Evaluator).

We had two guests turn into members this evening! Jaime Fischer and Christie Groben! I am thankful for our new members!

Our next meeting will take place at the Joseph Oddie's abode on December 5^th at 7:15. Please bring a wrapped toy valued at $10….We will have a little fun with the wrapped gifts before we donate them to the Master’s Manna.

  

Have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving Holiday! See you on December 5^th!

Tony Centorino

Eagle Secretary

11/7 Meeting

Eagles,

Tonight’s meeting was a special “Election Eve” edition.

Joseph Oddie, our Toastmaster, opened up with a humorous story from Winston Churchill. Maryanne Shirshac, quoted Abraham Lincoln. Yours Truly conducted a Table Topics with an Election Day theme where our Toastmasters and guests took on the challenging issues of our day.

In the great debate of Batman vs Superman, Maryanne provided a compelling case for Batman. Kate Kelly provided an equally compelling case for Superman. It is a tremendous testament to our club that our members can agree to disagree on the most contentious of issues!

Maryanne also gave her Icebreaker speech this evening…..a very impressive first speech where we all got to learn why she joined Toastmasters. Maryanne’s speech included a touching tribute to her Grandfather, who was a story teller. Maryanne showed all of us that it is now “her time” to be a story teller!

Richard Freeman gave a speech to convince us on how to address the chronic drought that we are increasingly experience across the US and in Connecticut. Richard convinced us to take action using facts and visual images.

Special thanks to all of our functionaries not mentioned above…..Deb Haggett, our Ah Counter, Ian Brooks, our Timer, Ute Brinkmann, our Grammarian, Kate Kelly, and our Evaluators – Sandra Centorino and Yours Truly!

Some housekeeping items…..

·         Amy Demas will be competing in the District Evaluation Contest Finals on 11/19 at UMass in Amherst Mass. This contest will take place in the morning….Please consider attending. I will send you some details in the near future.

·         Our next meeting is on November 21^st. Sandra Centorino will be our Toastmaster…..Please sign up for something at www.eagletoastmasters.com.

·         We will have a special meeting at the Joseph Oddie Compound on Monday 12/5….This will be our last meeting of 2016. More details to follow.

Finally, if you want to send an email to our entire club, you can use the email address members@eagletoastmasters.com from the email account that is registered in Eagle Toastmasters.

I look forward to seeing all of you on 11/19!

Tony Centorino

Eagle Secretary