3/20 Meeting - Area Speech Contest!

Eagles,

Last night, Eagle hosted the Area Speech Contest.....Once again, we showcased why we are the premier club in our area, providing an enthusiastic audience, a couple of contestants, and plenty of food and refreshments!

Congratulations to the Eagle participants! Chris Gaffney moves on to the next round in the International contest.....His speech "Dumpster Full of Memories" is helping him build his "Trophy Case of Memories"! Jaime Fischer was the Table Topic runner up......not bad for a Toastmaster Rookie! Jaime not only advanced her craft as a speaker, but maybe she'll be able to talk her way out of a speeding ticket!

Thanks to all of you that participated! At the risk of missing some names, I would like to recognize some of our participants. Thom Knowlton served as our Contest Master, Richard Freeman as our SAA, and Jacqueline Fuller served as our Refreshment Master, becoming a budding photographer in the process!

So many of you contributed to our contest in multiple roles....Serving as a functionary, providing food and refreshments, and being an audience member. They say 90% of life is just showing up. Being an audience member is a huge way of making our contest a vibrant celebration of Toastmasters!

The next contest round is the Division contest taking place at Eversource on 4/13.....Please consider coming to the contest and rooting for Chris! 

Tony Centorino

Eagle Secretary

3/6 Meeting - It's a Speech Contest!

Eagles,

Last night, Eagle Toastmasters held our club Table Topic and Speech competition. This is the time of year where each and every Toastmaster Club around the world has a special “contest agenda” for Table Topics and the International Speech.

As usual, Eagle did not disappoint…..We had 20 Toastmasters, 2 Guests, and 1 Area Director participate in our contest as Speakers, Functionaries, Bringers of food/refreshments, and Audience Members. “Contest Season” is a celebration of Toastmasters aimed at bringing out the best in everybody!

Let’s get to it……For Table Topics, congratulations to Joseph Oddie, who earned 1^st place. Runner up is Jaime Fischer, and Second Runner up was Peter Penev. Jamie and Peter are two of our newest members who jumped into the pool with both feet putting forth their best efforts! All three Table Topic participants had to give advice to their 10 year old selves and their advice was unique as the talents they put forth!

As for the International Speech, congratulations to Chris Gaffney, who earned 1^st place. Runner up was Tony Centorino. Chris gave a captivating speech about a “Dumpster Full of Treasures”. Chris put his speaking talents on full display and showed that speeches can literally come from anywhere! Yours Truly gave a speech about the “Character Scrapbook”, channeling Hal Holbrook in the process!

Chris and Joseph will advance to our Area Contest which will be held at our next meeting on 3/20 at a special time of 6:30! Please arrive a little early to ensure our contest starts on time!

More congratulations and thank yous are in order…..Deb Haggett and Paula Erardi served as our contest chairs. They did an outstanding job of organizing this year’s event, earning a major Red Book Credit! Tom Corrigan, Robin Corrigan, and Amy Demas served as our Judges…..Congratulations! Heather McKelvie served as our Ballot  Counter, Richard Freeman as our Sergeant at Arms, Kate Kelly and Jacqueline Fuller as Timers. Congratulations and Thank You for stepping up and taking on a role!

Finally, to those of you not mentioned above, Thank You! By being an audience member and bringing a food/refreshment item, you helped make our meeting a success! Last night brought out all of the best of Eagle!

Our next meeting is on Monday March 20^th at the Special Time of 6:30! This is the area contest, hosted by Eagle. Thom Knowlton is our Contest Chair and he needs our help! We have an agenda to sign up for refreshments. If you are looking to participate in a functionary role, please reach out to Thom at Oldthom52@gmail.com. Thom needs our help to ensure another successful contest!

See you on March 20^th!

Tony Centorino

Eagle Secretary