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Mississauga Valley's own
ERIC MATTO, ROSEMARY BRKOPAC and PHIL TAYLOR attended the
Toastmasters International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia this past
August. Here are Rosemary's thoughts on this event:
I was thrilled to attend
the annual conference in Atlanta last month and find myself amongst
1,300 other welcoming and enthusiastic Toastmasters!
The
conference was a jammed packed 4 days full of both educational
and social functions. However, three events stand out as
highlights for me:
l The Golden Gavel luncheon honoring Mrs.
Debbi Fields Rose founder of Mrs.
Fields Cookies. This was
an unforgettable event honoring the phenomenal
achievement of
this exuberant woman. Mrs. Fields' mantra is "GOOD ENOUGH NEVER
IS". Dessert at the luncheon was a supersized chocolate chip
cookie (Mrs. Fields, of course!) with mounds of cream and berries
piled on top. A great finish to a truly inspiring
luncheon!
l I will always
remember the Hall of Fame ceremonies where Voice of the
Valley
received the International Top Ten Newsletter Award. The award
was presented to me by GAVIN BLAIKEY, 2002-03 Toastmasters
International President.
What made the event truly special was
that it was attended by what seemed
like all the Toastmasters at
the conference! When the award was announced the crowd responded
with such overwhelming enthusiam and appreciation I was
truly
take aback. I wish I had the event on tape! [Editor: a
picture of Rosemary receiving her award from Gavin was published in
last month's newsletter]
 l A visit to Reverend Martin
Luther King's Tomb, Ebenezer Baptist Church and the King Center for
Non-Violent Social Change was the unexpected highlight of the trip
for me. The visit was especially significant as it occured on
the 40 anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. King's
delivery of the "I Have a Dream Speech" . This speech,
of course, was a turning point for social change in the United
States. Thanks very much to ERIC MATTO and PHILIP
TAYLOR for spending this wonderful afternoon with
me!
Mississauga Valley
Toastmasters has a new club website! Add this URL to your
bookmarks:
http://mvtoastmasters.tripod.com/
We'll be adding to our
site in the weeks and months ahead, so keep coming back to see
what's new. Check it out and let us know what you think. We're
always looking for suggestions on what to include.
Club Humourous Speech and Table Topics
Contests - September 23, 2003
Area Governor Visit of
Mississauga Valley Club - September 30, 2003
(subject to change)
Area 22 Humourous Speech and Table Topics
Contests (for Club winners) - October 4, 2003 -
3pm - Unity Church, 3075 Ridgeway Dr., Units 6-8-10, Mississauga
(near Dundas/403)
Division P Humourous Speech and Table
Topics Contests (for Area winners) - October
15, 2003 - 6:30pm - Living Arts Centre,
Mississauga
District 60 Humourous Speech and Table Topics Contests
(for Division winners) will be held during the Fall
Conference in Huntsville on the weekend of Oct. 31 to
Nov. 2, 2003.
Club Christmas Party - at
CAROL CROUSE's place, December 16, 2003 (more
details to follow in a later issue)
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| Club
Progress in Distinguished Club
Program |
- Two
CTMs
(Yichao
Chen)
- Two More CTMs
- POne ATM Bronze, Silver or
Gold (Carol
Crouse)
- One More ATM Bronze, Silver or Gold
- One CL, AL or DTM
- One More CL, AL or DTM
- Four New Members
(Victor Varma)
- Four More New Members
- Minimum 4 Officers Trained in
Summer and Minimum 4 Officers Trained in Winter
- One Semi-Annual Dues Report Submitted on
Time and One Club Officer List Submitted on
Time
and End the Year with 20 members
or Net Growth of 5 Members.
Goals achieved so far: 1 out of 10 (plus
parts of 4 others)
Need 5 goals for Distinguished, 7 for Select
Distinguished, 9 for Presidents Distinguished (plus membership
goal)
The Distinguished Club Program is
Toastmasters International's way of measuring and rewarding
excellence in its clubs. We will be showing our progress every
month as above. As a partial goal is reached, that line will be
highlighted; when the goal is accomplished then it will hightlighted
in red. Awards will be given based on results as of June 30,
2004.
August 26:
Best
Speaker - TAM DANG
Best Evaluator - EVELIN DEMELLO
Best Table
Topics - CAROL CROUSE
September
2:
Best Speaker - no award (no speeches that
night)
Best Evaluator - no award (no speeches that night)
Best
Table Topics - BRIAN DAVIES
September
9:
Best Speaker - MEG MOCHIZUKI
Best Evaluator - JOE
VANDERKOOI
Best Table Topics - ROSEMARY BRKOPAC
September
16:
Best Speaker - no award (no speeches that
night)
Best Evaluator - no award (no speeches that night)
Best
Table Topics - BARBARA ALLAIN (guest
If you haven't paid your dues yet to
Treasurer BRIAN DAVIES, please get them to him as soon as possible.
You don't want to let your membership lapse and miss out on all the
fun!
Our September 9 meeting had eight (!)
guests. Awesome.
We've had a couple of meetings without
scheduled speakers. At one, we had an extended Table Topics session
on "What's Your Beef". At another, there were two educational
sessions: ERIC MATTO presented "How to Be a Distinguished Club" and
JOE VANDERKOOI presented "Say a Few Words: A Quick Guide to
Impromptu Speaking".
Welcome to new member VICTOR VARMA. If
the name sounds familiar to some of you, it's because Victor is a
former member who has come back to rejoin Mississauga Valley.
CAROL CROUSE has attained her Advanced
Toastmaster - Silver (ATM-S) level. As Club President she sets an
example for the rest of us. Congratulations!
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| Beyond
the Club - Around the Area, Division,
District |
Mississauga Valley is part of Area
22, along with the Trillium, Port Credit and Sheridan Park clubs.
The Area 22 Humourous Speech and Table Topics Contests will be held
on Saturday October 4 at 3pm. Location is the Unity
Church, 3075 Ridgeway Dr., Units 6-8-10 in
Mississauga (Dundas / 403 area).
Area 22 is part of Division P.
Division P's Humourous Speech and Table Topics Contests will be
held on Wednesday October 15 at 6:30pm, at the Mississauga Living
Arts Centre, which is one building north of our club meeting
location at City Hall.
By now everyone should have received
the September 2003 issue of The Spirit of 60, District 60's
newsletter. Included with this was a registration form for the
District 60 Fall Conference, to be held on the weekend of October 31
to November 2, 2003 at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville. If you're
thinking about attending, please note that hotel rooms are going
fast and there are very few left.
CLUB:
President - CAROL
CROUSE
VP Education - EVELIN DEMELLO
VP Membership
- WINSTON ALLEN
VP Public Relations - ERIC
MATTO
Secretary - MEG MOCHIZUKI
Treasurer
- BRIAN DAVIES
Sergeant at Arms - PETER
MACKLE
Immediate Past President - WHITNEY
RODRICKS
DISTRICT:
Area 22 Governor
- LORI-ANN JAKEL
Division "P"
Governor - ROSELYN BROWN
District 60
Governor - JEAN MCALLISTER
Mississauga
Valley Toastmasters Club is a member club of Toastmasters
International, the world's largest non-profit organization devoted
to improving communication skills.
We meet every Tuesday evening from
7:30pm-9:30pm in one of the 2nd floor committee
rooms at Mississauga City Hall, 300 City Centre Dr. in
Mississauga, Ontario. Membership in the club is open to anyone 18
years of age or over. Members may join at any time of the year, and
guests are always welcome. Club dues are $155 per year, plus a
one-time new member fee of $35.
The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to provide a mutually
supportive and positive learning environment in which every member
has the opportunity to develop and practice communication and
leadership skills which in turn foster self-confidence and personal
growth.
Please feel free to forward this issue
to friends and associates. Anyone can subscribe for free by sending
a blank email to picaresque@mindless.com
with the words "Subscribe MVTM" in the subject line.
To unsubscribe from this newsletter,
send a blank email to picaresque@mindless.com
with the words "unsubscribe MVTM" in the subject line.
"Voice of the Valley" is produced
monthly, sometime in the second half of the month. The Editor
is:
ERIC MATTO, Vice President Public Relations
Email:
picaresque@mindless.com
Phone:
905-238-5360
The Publisher is:
CAROL CROUSE,
President
Email: coddie@sympatico.ca
Phone:
905-826-7043
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