hank's minutes 3/1/17

​Ken “toastmastered” the 20 members (including newest member Tiffini Bell) with a theme of Hilarious Movie Moments.  Word of the day was Specious – having a false look of truth or genuineness; plausible but false.
 
Mitzi was the first of three speakers with her Ice Breaker entitled “Age of Benevolence”.  The age of benevolence is that period of time between 50 and 80 years old when your children are grown, you’re established, and are ready to give back to society.  Mitzi is an Air Force brat and had a chaotic upbringing.  Her two children are polar opposites, her son being artistic and laid back and the her daughter headstrong.  Some of her best moments are times spent riding her horse.  Marcus, the evening’s winner gave us a basic introduction to hip hop with “I Used to Love Her (Hop is Essential & Real) and I Still Do”.  He fell in love with hip hop in 1987.  There are four elements to hip hop: graffiti, breaking (break dancing), dJing, and rapper.  It all started on the streets of New York.  Lori batted cleanup with “Intrepid Introversion”.  Her worst punishment as a kid was being told to put down that book and go outside and play.  She’s always been on the introvertish side.  Her message is that if you are an introvert, embrace it, strive for balance, and most importantly, be yourself.
 
Anne led Table Topics.  She assigned numbers to six of the attendees prior to the meeting.  She then called them up in order and asked that they describe a personal experience, book, or movie that made an impression.  Bev, the evening’s winner told of the time she saw an UFO (no, really!).  Brice really loved the Harry Potter books growing up.  Chad told of how Toastmasters has helped him overcome his fear of speaking.  Kristina loved the movie “The Devil Wears Prada”.  Cynthia led us through her first successful attempt at problem solving involving a voyeur.  Lee couldn’t have a video player early on and found she didn’t really need TV.  Anne wrapped it up with remarks about the celebration of Women’s History Month.
 
Jim directed the General Evaluation portion of the meeting.  Justin, the evening’s winner critiqued Mitzi, Mary-Catherine assessed Marcus, and Alyssa reviewed Lori.  Yours truly reported on the grammar, Theresa summarized the shilly-shallies, and Greg P. delineated the timing.
 
Dues are due for the April through October time period.  If you have a PayPal account, you can search for hmix@bellsouth.net and pay them that way.  Otherwise please pay by check or cash no later than March 15th.  The Division D speaking contest will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, March 11th at the East Cobb Library.  Come and route for Anne and Suzanne.