Our Club Christmas
Party was held on the night of December 16 at CAROL
CROUSE's house. Everyone in attendance enjoyed a pot luck
meal. As well we sang a few Christmas carols, played
some Table Topics games which Joe organized, and opened some
interesting parcels from "Santa". This was a great way to end the
first half of our Toastmaster year.
L: CAROL CROUSE plays Santa
Claus. R: FERNANDO PEREZ does Table Topics
with helping hands from EVELIN
DEMELLO.
|
|
| Ten New Year's
Resolutions for
Toastmasters |
IN 2004
I ______________________ RESOLVE TO:
1. mark all
meetings in my calendar and attend every one that I can;
2. complete an
educational level (CTM, ATMB, ATMS, ATMG, CL, AL, or DTM) by
June
30;
3. attend the Jan
23 training event at Fallingbrook school;
4. compete in
either or both of the club Evaluation and International
Speech
Contests;
5. attend one or both of the spring Area
and Division speech contests, and
participate in these as a
volunteer if I'm not a competitor;
6. attend the District 60 spring
conference at the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel Toronto
Airport;
7. take on at least one new meeting role
that I haven't done before, or ones that I have done before but need
more practice with;
8. visit at least one other club and bring
ideas from them back to our club;
9. invite at least one guest per
month (more if possible!) to come visit our
club meeting;
10. run for a club officer position at the May
elections.
NO MEETINGS on December
23 and December 30! First meeting of 2004
is January 6!
Mid-year Club Officer Training -
January 23, 2004, 6:30pm - Fallingbrook Middle
School, 5187 Fallingbrook Dr., Mississauga (Eglinton/Mavis
area). NOTE: You do not have to be a club officer to attend
this event!
Area 22 Evaluation and International
Speech contests - date & location TBA.
Division P Evaluation and
International Speech contests - date & location
TBA.
District 60 Spring Conference -
April 23-25, 2003 - Doubletree International Plaza
Hotel Toronto Airport
|
| Club Progress
in Distinguished Club
Program |
- PTwo
CTMs (Chen,
Matto)
- Two More CTMs
- POne ATM Bronze,
Silver or Gold
(Crouse)
- One More ATM Bronze, Silver or Gold
- POne CL, AL or
DTM
(Matto)
- One More CL, AL or DTM
- PFour New
Members (Varma,
Schroeder, von Donat, Gaynor)
- Four More New Members
- Minimum 4 Officers
Trained in Summer and Minimum 4 Officers Trained in
Winter
- POne 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: 5
out of 10 (plus part of 1
other)
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.
November 25:
Best Speaker - tie,
MARION FAGAN & YUSUF RAJI (Speechcrafter guests)
Best
Evaluator - JOE VANDERKOOI
Best Table Topics - MARION FAGAN
(Speechcrafter guest)
December 2:
Best Speaker - CAROL CROUSE
Best Evaluator
- ROBERT POPE
Best Table Topics - tie, EVELIN DEMELLO &
VICTOR VARMA
December
9:
Best Speaker - no award (no speeches that
night)
Best Evaluator - no award (no speeches that night)
Best
Table Topics - tie, LILY SUNG (guest) & JOE
VANDERKOOI
December
16:
No meeting held due to Christmas
party
Welcome to our newest member Marci
Gaynor. Marci came several times as a guest before joining us
on December 9. While she hasn't given her Icebreaker yet, we found
out at the Christmas party that she really loves to
sing!
Several of our recent Speechcraft
"graduates" have visited the Club recently. We are expecting a few
to join as members.
Do you have any news that you'd like
to share with the club? We'd love to hear about what's happening in
your life. Send an email with the details to the Editor (see bottom
for contact info) and we'll put your news into our next
issue.
|
| Beyond
the Club - Around the Area, Division,
District |
The Division 'P' Training on Friday
January 23, 2004 is not just club officer training, but
includes workshops of interest to all members. It
starts at 6:30pm, and the location is Fallingbrook Middle
School, 5187 Fallingbrook Dr. in the Eglinton / Mavis area of
Mississauga. All Club Officers are encouraged to attend so
that the club can earn credit towards the Distinguished Club
Program. Our own CAROL CROUSE will be leading one of the training
sessions. More information on this event can be found at http://www.geocities.com/divisionp2004/.
The Club pays for this, so there is no cost to the members for
attending.
District 60 Toastmasters Spring 2004
conference will be held on April 23-25 at the Doubletree
International Plaza Hotel Toronto Airport. Registration information
will be sent with the next issue of the District newsletter "Spirit
of 60". As well, you can find information on this conference at http://d60springconf2004.tripod.com/.
If you'd like to present a workshop at the conference, the deadline
to send in your proposal is December 31.
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
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
Visit our NEW
website: http://mvtoastmasters.tripod.com. Past issues of "Voice of the Valley" are available on
our
website. | 
