Ahhh….today’s meeting was great! Maybe it was our new venue (Room 1113) with the sunshine coming in. Maybe it was the well-organized room by our Sergeant of Arms, Frankie Reed. Or maybe it was the energy an enthusiasm from the eight members present. Whatever it was, let’s do it again!

Today’s theme was “The Spirit of New Orleans” and the word of the day was phoenix.

Lee Alviar was the prepared speaker. Her talk, “Is it Me” recounted the quest for New Year’s resolutions that always seems to fall flat by February. She also inspired us with reflections of her ascent up the Toastmasters leadership ranks, always asking the question, “it is me” when often times she wasn’t sure if she was moving forward because she wanted to, or because others were pushing her. She affirmed, “yes, it’s me”, meaning, she made the choice to grow, and in so doing, help others grow too. Great job, Lee.

Manh Vo led the Table Topics segment. She asked questions on current events like, “will the Toyota recalls affect the economy”? None of the participants used the word of the day, so unfortunately we did not award a Best table Topics. Boo.Hoo… (we’ll do better next week) 

February 16 Meeting: Manh is Toastmaster. First SPEAKER. will be Cecilia Velastegui. She will be giving her third speech entitled, My Hero!
Step up, we want to hear you, too! Email Manh or Charna by this Friday if you plan to speak.

See ya’ next week.

Shannon