December 27, 2011
If you live in the Santa Barbara/Goleta area and are looking for a Toastmaster club to join or just check out, we’d like to welcome you as our guest (no need to RSVP, just show up). Mission Chapter Toastmasters has been helping individuals become better communicators and leaders since 1979. The club is open to the community.
Improve your public speaking skills, become a better presenter, or work on your leadership skills with Toastmasters. Affordable, effective, proven.
Semi-annual dues are modest – less than the cost of a small cup of coffee every week. For more information on Toastmasters see our about page.
Where: Salvation Army 4849 Hollister Avenue. in Goleta.
When: Every Tuesday evening from 5:40PM to 7:10PM (best to arrive a few minutes early).
Questions? Please call us at 805-682-6943. Leave a message, we’ll call you back. Or email Grace Rachow grachow@aol.com
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December 27, 2011
The theme of this week’s meeting is “lucky star”. Bring a guest, or here is your invitation to come as a guest (no need to RSVP, just show up). Guests can invite guests too. Here is the link for location and time..
Toastmaster: Ron
Humor: James
Speaking tip: open
Speakers: Keith, Azim, Christine
Tabletopics: Larry
General Evaluator: Kerri
Evaluators: Mary-Jo, Grace, Jim
Word of the day and ah counter: open
Timer: open
Awardmaster: open
Rooney: open
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December 13, 2011 Meeting Notes for Mission Chapter Toastmasters
Christmas was the theme of the meeting. President Christine was our Presiding Officer. We had fifteen in attendance including guests Kerri, Jeff, Trevor, Joel, and John
We savored a pot luck meal, exchanged white elephant gifts, told wonderful stories, and wrapped up the Toastmaster year with very enjoyable meeting.
Club Secretary Lili
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Posted by Ron
December 27, 2011
Sam Alfano passed away on December 18, 2011. Sam helped to found Mission Chapter Toastmasters in April 1978 and served as our Sergeant at Arms for most of those years. He was active in the club up until a few weeks before his death.He will be dearly missed by all the members. Sam was a great mentor and friend to us all – if we could just hear one of Sam’s beloved jokes again. Sam was also a member of Santa Barbara “Club 5″ Toastmasters and invented Powertalk, a public speaking educational event which Sam championed and was held for many years at Santa Barbara City College.
A service was held for Sam on December 22nd at Saint Rafael’s in Goleta. Mission members Larry, Ron, Grace, Pat, James, Jim, Zac and Ann with baby Zac, Stephanie with baby Joseph, Christine, Lily and other current and past members attended.
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Posted by Ron
December 9, 2011
If you live in the Santa Barbara/Goleta area and are looking for a Toastmaster club to join or just check out, we’d like to welcome you as our guest (no need to RSVP, just show up). Mission Chapter Toastmasters has been helping individuals become better communicators and leaders since 1979. The club is open to the community.
Improve your public speaking skills, become a better presenter, or work on your leadership skills with Toastmasters. Affordable, effective, proven.
Semi-annual dues are modest – less than the cost of a small cup of coffee every week. For more information on Toastmasters see our about page.
Where: Salvation Army 4849 Hollister Avenue. in Goleta.
When: Every Tuesday evening from 5:40PM to 7:10PM (best to arrive a few minutes early).
Questions? Please call us at 805-682-6943. Leave a message, we’ll call you back. Or email Grace Rachow grachow@aol.com
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December 9, 2011
This is our Christmas/Winter Holiday/Solstice potluck* party with a ‘white elephant’ gift exchange**. Bring a guest, or here is your invitation to come as a guest (no need to RSVP, just show up). Guests can invite guests too. Here is the link for location and time..
* You can bring something sweet or something savory to share. If life doesn’t give you the option to bring something, just bring yourself.
** Find something lying around the house that needs a new home. Wrap it up in any way you see fit. We’ll use the wrapped gifts in our holiday Tabletopics. If life doesn’t give you the option to bring something, just bring yourself.
Mary-Jo is bringing the plate and utensils. Grace is bringing drinking water. You are welcome to supplement of course.
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Standing under the mistletoe was the theme of December 6th meeting. President Christine was our Presiding Officer. We had twelve in attendance including guest Kerri, and Rachel.
Toastmaster: Jim
Word-of-the-day: Ron and the word was solstice.
Timer: Grace and Karen
Speakers
Keith – told us what to do with horrendous personal events — take a
look at each, open it, close it, then make a choice to either put it
away or to keep it– and how to deal with them so they represent the
least amount of pain.
Karen- took us down memory lane filled with fun and hair-raising
adventures in the Bay Area and on a Greyhoud bus.
Grace – demonstrated that what you think is not always true by telling
us an event involving her aging dogs and the tricks, she thought, her
mind played on her.
Tabletopics Master: Christine
General Evaluator: Mary0-Jo
Evaluators: Larry, Ron, Kerri
Rooney: Rachel
Awardmaster: Azim
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December/January Calendar
December 20 – holiday break – no meeting
December 27 – holiday break – no meeting
January 3 – regular meeting
Toastmaster: Ron
Theme: Lucky Star
Humor: James
Speaking tip: open
Speakers: Keith, Azim, Christine
Tabletopics: Larry
General Evaluator: Kerri
Evaluators: Mary-Jo, Grace, Jim
Word of the day and ah counter: open
Timer: open
Awardmaster: open
Rooney: open
Club Secretary Lili
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Posted by Ron
December 3, 2011
If you live in the Santa Barbara/Goleta area and are looking for a Toastmaster club to join or just check out, we’d like to welcome you as our guest (no need to RSVP, just show up). Mission Chapter Toastmasters has been helping individuals become better communicators and leaders since 1979. The club is open to the community.
Improve your public speaking skills, become a better presenter, or work on your leadership skills with Toastmasters. Affordable, effective, proven.
Semi-annual dues are modest – less than the cost of a small cup of coffee every week. For more information on Toastmasters see our about page.
Where: Salvation Army 4849 Hollister Avenue. in Goleta.
When: Every Tuesday evening from 5:40PM to 7:10PM (best to arrive a few minutes early).
Questions? Please call us at 805-682-6943. Leave a message, we’ll call you back. Or email Grace Rachow grachow@aol.com
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Posted by Ron
December 3, 2011
The theme of this week’s meeting is “standing under the mistletoe”. Bring a guest, or here is your invitation to come as a guest (no need to RSVP, just show up). Guests can invite guests too. Here is the link for location and time..
Toastmaster: Jim
Humor: open
Speaking Tip: open
Word-of-the-day: Ron
Ah-counter: Ron
Timer: open
Speakers: Keith, Karen, Grace
Tabletopics Master: Christine
General Evaluator: Mary-Jo
Evaluators: Larry, Ron, Kerri
Awardmaster: Azim
Rooney: Rachel
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November 29, 2011 Meeting Notes for Mission Chapter Toastmasters
Innovations was the theme of the meeting. President Christine was our Presiding Officer. We had twelve in attendance including guest Kerri, Rachel and Shujon.
Toastmaster: Azim
Word-of-the-day: James and the word was design.
Timer: James
Opening words: Ron
Speakers
Kerri gave her Ice Breaker and was passionate about her passion for teaching.
Larry has infiltrated the occupy movement and is working on occupying as a retirement activity
Jim took us to a new place with his amazing electric guitar demonstration.
Tabletopics Master: Mary-Jo
General Evaluator: Karen
Evaluators: Grace, Ron, Keith
Rooney: Keith Awardmaster: Grace
Club Secretary Lili
December Calendar
December 13 – annual holiday (potluck) meeting
December 20 – holiday break – no meeting
December 27 – holiday break – no meeting
January 3 – regular meeting
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