Unusual in one sense because as their President here I am down in sunny warm California for two months attending other Toastmaster Clubs rather than my own. Also I don't know the actual chances or how often this happens, but our club for the first time as I can remember, is actually holding a meeting on February 29th or on a Leap Year Day.When I mention 'having a great year' I mean even in my absence our club is continually growing to its already 33 signed up members. The members are also been treated with learning something that has never happened in our club before and that is having different past presidents preside over the meetings in my absence and letting our members see how THEY ran their meetings during their term of office. During this same period we've set up for our incoming President Glenn Laycock to get his feet wet at leading our club, so in September he'll be well ahead of the game when his term begins.
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| HP Northside Toastmasters Club |
While in California, almost weekly I try to attend some TM club in this area. One is the HP Northside TM Club (a company club with over 3000 employees to draw from). At present they have only about 15 members with only 10 or less at each meeting, but still a very enthusiastic group of TM's.
Another club I've attended is the Roseville Toasters TM Club who meet at 7pm with about 30 signed up members and usually 20 plus out for each meeting.
I always come away from these meetings with some new idea or way to try at our club to make them more exciting...but after all is said and done there is no better club than Venio Dictum and I miss their meetings immensely...see you when I get back in early April.
Don Eppler
President 2011-12
