"Creators in Creation" May 21st Meeting Theme

Fellow Creators at Marsh Winds,

What is it, to stand at the center of your life, to look out and to recognize your own hand in every aspect? Does it delight you, does it dismay you, or does it range wildly somewhere between these two poles? What is your tone -- your emotional set-point -- upon which your life unfolds? Come and explore "Creators in Creation" this week at Marsh Winds!

We have three wonderful speakers:

Lee Handwerger ("Positive Leadership: Lessons from the Bottom of the World");

Dawn Anderson, from the Communication & Leadership Manual / organization ; and

LisaJenks, from Storytelling Manual.

SPEAKERS: Please provide your speech information (via Online Duty Roster or email) to both your assigned Evaluator and to me. Please also provide me with your preferred Introduction.

We have a delightful line-up of Marsh Winds members serving in all other roles - Thank you! (...but for the Timer, whom I shall set upon as one steps over the threshold.)

Another great reason to Be Present Thursday is to celebrate President Sandy Ryan's fabulous birthday! We will acknowledge Sandy! Sandy will also be announcing the slate of officer candidates for the coming Toastmaster year.

See you all Thursday!

Joy and Light,

Jean Keating
This week's Toastmaster

Poetry Panel Discussion June 11

I am happy to announce a poetry panel discussion at our June 11th meeting. We meet 9:15am-10:30am at The Marsh 15000 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, Minnesota.

Panel Moderator: Dr. Shaun Jamison
Speakers: Susan Budig, Betty Liedtke, Sandy Ryan

Agenda for Panel Discussion

3 Minutes Intro to Topic
3 Minutes Intro to Speakers
5-7 Minutes each Panel Presentations
2 Minutes Summary
5 Minutes Questions from Audience

RSVP to Dr. Shaun Jamison

Toastmaster of the Year Nominations Close May 16th.

The committee will be reviewing nominations shortly. Please submit your nomination if you have not already done so.

Shaun

Save the Date! June 25th Year End Party

There will be no regular meeting on June 25th. We will have a year end party in the evening instead. Watch for details and keep the evening of June 25th free.

Highway Clean Up Tomorrow!

Please confirm with Lisa if you are coming. This is going to be great. Looks like 57 and sunny tomorrow, so dress in layers. It's great exercise to help our community beautify.

Sergeant at Arms

This series will briefly introduce the officer roles:

Sergeant at Arms – Arranges, sets up, and maintains the meeting space. Begins meetings on time and keeps order.

This position is presently held by Larry Everett.

Treasurer

This series will briefly introduce the officer roles:

Treasurer – Collects dues, pays bills, and maintains financial records.

This position is presently held by Larry Everett.

Old Cell Phones

*Marshwinds Toastmasters and Toastmasters International does not endorse products, services, or causes. However, we do like to support the communication and leadership efforts of our members by passing along information. This is a message from Jennifer Ray, one of our long time members:

Hello Everyone,

Who wouldn't love to multitask, 1. clean out old cell phones, 2. help keep the environment clean and 3. help the Battered Women's Legal Advocacy Project (BWLAP)???? (Jennifer Swanson, resident professional organizer, would be proud of you!!)

For every old cell phone donated, the firm donates $.50 to $30 per phone to the BWLAP. Please read the link below and /or pass on to whomever you think may have a cell phone, which is just about everyone we know.

Thanks for your consideration!!!

See you all Saturday at the clean up, Jenn Ray

Please recycle your old cell phones to benefit the Battered Women’s Legal Advocacy Project. To find out more information, visit our website at www.bwlap.org/cellphone.html

Secretary

This series will briefly introduce the officer roles:

Secretary – Maintains the club records such as meeting minutes, membership rosters, correspondence, and orders supplies.

This position is presently held by Pamela Rediger.

Vice President Public Relations

This series will briefly introduce the officer roles:

Vice President Public Relations – Responsible for promoting the club. Methods include leading the PR team in producing the newsletter, website, and blog. The VP PR is also involved in special events and activities. This year, Lisa led an effort to have Marshwinds adopt a highway to clean up.

This position is presently held by Lisa Jenks.

Vice President Membership

This series will briefly introduce the officer roles:

Vice President Membership – Responsible for retaining and growing membership to at or above 20 members. Coordinates membership events and follows up with prospective members to invite them to join.

This position is presently held by Dr. Michael Kennedy.

Vice President of Education

This series will briefly introduce the officer roles:


Vice President Education – Responsible for scheduling meeting roles, educational programming, assigning mentors, submitting awards, and tracking members’ progress.


This position is presently held by Crissy Roeglin.

What does the President do?

This series will briefly introduce the officer roles:

President – Leads the club and executive committee (other officers). Responsible for the direction of the club and helping to make sure other officers have the support they need to complete their roles. Represents the club to higher levels of Toastmasters.

This position is presently held by Sandy Ryan.

Adopt a Highway Cleanup Moved to May 16th

Please let Lisa Jenks know if you will be helping out! What a great opportunity to help our community.

April 30th Meeting Recap "Traveling"

Toastmaster Meeting 4/30/09 Traveling

Our meeting was called to order by Sergeant-At-Arms, Larry Everett. President, Sandy
Ryan welcomed our guest who had moved to Minnesota from
Singapore and our Toastmaster, Crissy Rogelin.

Calling our attention to what we have right at our fingertips, Crissy challenged us to explore Minnesota by traveling it, as the theme of the day.

The word of the day was "deride" and Trichy Pasupathy, our Grammarian let us know
the definition as well as assuring us he would be listening to our use of language.
We also welcomed back Kimball Service from a long absence who volunteered as
timer.

Lee Handwerger was our first speaker and delivered a commanding speech on Wall
Street entitled "You Paid Them How Much"

Pamela Rediger, our second speaker, titled her speech "A New Different Kind of Spring Cleaning" which was a look at the internal clutter of our self.

Finishing up as our third speaker was President Sandy Ryan who spoke to us on "A Time to Learn and A Time To Grow." She pointed out what we have accomplished this year as a club and in turn how she had benefitted in her own personal growth as a leader. At the same time she wanted us to be really present and enjoy our Toastmaster group.

Entertaining us with a vista of Table Topics sites, Larry Everett invited Deborah Dora,
Crissy Roeglin and Susan Budig to elaborate on Minnesota places they had visited.
Serving as a first time General Evaluator was Dawn Anderson. Susan Budig, Dr.
Michael Kennedy, and Deborah Dora evaluated our speakers. And Dr. Kennedy also
filled the role of ah-counter.

For her entertaining illustration of our Travel Minnesota theme, Crissy Roeglin was
named Toastmaster of the Day.

Respectfully Submitted,

Pamela Rediger