Fw: A G M - [In Absentia]

I'm told on good authority that this is a blog, I didn't know that, but it must be true.

 

It's difficult to escape toastmasters even if you don't attend, for instance I was twenty km away, and yet I get to report [blog] on last week's meeting.

 

Ellie opened the AGM. I don't how many attended.  No doubt she was preceded by Sgt Ray. 

 

Erika's soapbox followed with a negative on pedestrian crossings, they don't work, praps they need winding up. [I don't have a problem at Leithfield]. Comedienne Jessica that well known stand up comic followed with the one about the hare with a permanent wave - the mind boggles [at least mine does].

 

So the scene was set for the part we love to hate. Ellie [busy lady] presided over table topics. TimH told us he loves Loburn although he hardly lives in Loburn's CBD. My reporter tells me Erika waxed eloquent on her travels on her CV [I'm not sure if she was writing her CV or riding on, or in it] Maybe it's a two litre CV. Pam - good on yer - preferred NZ to Oz, but was it only for the winter weather? Surely not.

 Dave  told us the joys of  teaching his son. Ray talked about a job he would love to do but hasn't yet done [surely there's nothing left?].  Paul talked about why he joined Toastmasters. Neil's contribution remains a mystery perhpas for ever.  Debs talked about her role as an Emergency Planning Manager in UK and incidents she dealt with [I didn't realise that Emergencies were planned, although listening to the media one wonders.  Perhaps in UK it's different from my long cobweb enshrouded memories].

 

The King is dead, long live the Queen [-sorry TimR  I was waxing lyrical I didn't mean it litereally. Weren't you there to defend your title?] 

 

The AGM followed and Debs was elected President for 2008-9. Neil  was elected as Treasurer; Ray Wilmott  Sergeant at Arms and Pam  as VP Membership, all of which were unanimously agreed.

 

Good on all of you, because the future of the club depends upon willing people to give a little of their time, I can't believe we don't have someone take over Education, and Publicity.

 

Come on and take up the challenge.

 

The meeting closed with Debs giving an update from the Divisional Governor on the huge growth of District 72 and finished with the following quote:

 

Some people wish it would happen

Some people want it to happen

Some people make it happen

 

See you all on Tuesday.

 

Regards

 

Gerry