Peter Thomas Storytelling Event

On November 27th, Venio Dictum Toastmaster held their 2012-13 club level storytelling event.

At the conclusion of the event, Janet Adam, Don Eppler, and Gary Stempnick shared the background of why this event was name in honor of Peter Thomas.  By the sounds of it, Peter was quite the "character" with an adventurous personality and had members amazed as he recounted his adventures when delivering speeches.

Our contestants for this event were:  Toban, Janet, and Don.  Our chairman of the event was the clubs VP of Pubic Relations, Andrew Smith who ran the event very well.  All the speeches ended up being exactly as "billed" as storytelling they were.  All unique, entertaining, insightful, and at times humorous.

The winner in the end was our Past President, Don Eppler.   Special thanks to the speakers, judges, ballot counters, timers, and avid listeners.

District 64 Fall Conference Luncheon

On Saturday, November 17th, Venio Dictum Toastmasters hosted the luncheon at this year's Fall Conference.  It was held at the Holiday Inn on Portage Avenue, close to the Moray Bridge.

 Janet Adam and Don Eppler championed this project to good success.

Keynote speaker for the lunch was Barbara Bowles.

In the above photo:  President Glenn Laycock, Barbara Bowles, Past President Don Eppler.

The luncheon went well with a strong keynote by Barbara, and the Holiday Inn lived up to its reputation as a good venue.