**21 August 2001**

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**BNL Toastmasters, Club 8069, District 46**

**Meetings are held the 1^st^ and 3^rd^ Tuesday at 5:30 PM and the 4^th^
Tuesday at 12:05**

**Biology Building 463, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY
11973**

<http://www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/toastmstrs/default.htm>

## [Upcoming Events]{.underline}

Tues, Aug 21 5:30 Humorous Speech & Table Topics Contest Theme: Joke
Night

Tues, Aug 28 Noon Meeting Theme: Games

Tues, Sept 5 5:30 Meeting Theme:

### Officers

### 2001-2002 

**President:**

Margaret Foster

**VP Education:**

Nancy Manning

**VP Membership &**

**VP Public Relations:**

Margaret Conover

**Secretary:**

Amy Halsted

**Treasurer:**

Ronnie Evans

**Sergeant at Arms:**

Kim Pellechi

**Newsletter Editors:**

Amy Halsted

### Beth Lin

Nancy Manning

### 

### The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.

**August 7 Meeting**

The August 7 meeting had a \"Planets\" theme. We had two visitors,
Marjorie Lamb and Benny Hooda, both of whom expect to join the club. We
LOVE new members! Welcome, Benny and Marjorie. Benny has experience in
another club and is well along on his CTM.

Ronnie was Toastmaster of the Day, and she offered us information at
various points in the meeting about the names and nature of the planets
in our solar system. She asked Nancy to present Table Topics. Nancy\'s
questions probed our knowledge of the planets. Not all of us were very
knowledgable, but we all responded gamely to Nancy\'s interesting
questions.

Both of the evening\'s speakers (Amy and Kim) were embarking on their
first speeches in advanced manuals, having recently completed the CTM.
From the Speaking to Inform Manual, Amy presented \"Crate Art, That
Great Art.\" She has a collection of the wooden ends of old fruit
crates, bearing interesting, old-fashioned labels. She showed examples
of the various themes that typically appear in this crate art: children,
American Indians, birds, animals and landscapes. Unfortunately, fruit is
shipped with more generic labels now, but there are clubs and websites
for people who collect crate art. Amy invited members to stop by her
home to see the whole collection.

Kim\'s speech, from the Speaking to Entertain manual, was entitled
\"Experience with Extreme Freefall in Six Flags.\" She had visited the
park with her father recently. She described the apparatus and equipment
that are used in this ultimate thrill ride. The jumper dons a body
harness attached to a frame that helps to keep the body horizontal. A
huge structure supports the platform to which the jumper is hoisted and
from which he or she dives. Kim\'s great body language gave us a very
good idea of the feeling of plunging off the platform in free fall,
before being caught by the elastic cord. She said that diving was scary
but extremely exhilarating too. She conquered her fear and was rewarded
by the thrill of the experience. She urged us all to face our fears and
reap the rewards. We should all be as fearless and spirited as Kim!

Beth Lin was general evaluator. Margaret evaluated for Amy and Beth
evaluated for Kim. The meeting was briskly run, but without any rushing.
Nancy announced a tie for Table Topics. Margaret C. gave the Ah
counter\'s report. Beth gave the podium back to Nancy, who closed the
meeting.

Don\'t miss the Humorous Speech and Table Topics contest on August 21!
These contests are conducted with care, to be sure that everyone has a
fair chance. They are also fun and exciting.

**IS THERE A TOASTMASTER ON BOARD?**

Nancy Manning and Amy Halsted collaborate on the Edge. Nancy does page
two and Amy does page one. When one has her part ready, she contacts the
other and the newsletter gets pasted together and sent out. Well last
week, due to coinciding vacations, the two failed to connect. Neither
was sure where the other was or when the newsletter would be sent. No
problem! Amy boarded the Port Jefferson-Bridgeport ferry on Friday
morning , and ran right into Nancy\--who had just tried to call Amy!
They conferred conveniently, and wished each other a nice weekend. Talk
about synchronicity!

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BNL Toastmasters Club Web site:

[www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/toastmstrs/default.htm](http://www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/toastmstrs/default.htm)

BNL Toastmasters Regular Meeting Schedule

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  **Date**           **August 21**     **August 28       **Sept. 18**
                     Humorous Speech & NOON**            
                     TT Contest                          

  **Theme**          Joke Night        Games             Leadership

  **TMOD**                             Nancy             Amy

  **Joke**           Pat                                 

  **Word**                                               

  **Timer**                                              

  **Ah counter**                                         Margaret C.

  **Grammarian**                                         Margaret C.

  **Table Topics**                                       Pat

  **Speech #1**      Bill D.                             Pat

  **#2**             Pat                                 

  **#3**             Frank                               

  **#4**             Margaret C.                         

  **#5**                                                 

  **General Eval.**                    Nand              

  **Evaluator #1**                                       

  **#2**                                                 

  **#3**                                                 

  **#4**                                                 

  **#5**                                                 

  **Quiz Master**                                        

  **Absent**                                             
  ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------

**We did it!** BNL Toastmasters Club became a **President's
Distinguished Club**, 2000-2001!

Our Club **Humorous Speech & Table Topics** **Contest** will be held
August 21. Everyone should plan to attend and participate either as a
contestant, official, or attentive audience member. This will indeed be
a fun evening!

**Please note,** that due to a Brookhaven National Lab holiday, we will
not be meeting on September 4, 2001. Our first September evening meeting
will be on September 18.

We warmly welcome our newest member, Benny Hooda, previously a member of
Carlsbad (NM) Toastmasters Club.

We also were pleased to have guest Marjorie Lamb. We hope to see both of
you again soon!

Members\' Progress Report

  --------------------- ------------------ ------------------------------
  **Member**            **Speeches         **Achievements**
                        completed**        

  Pat A.                6                  CTM

  Bill B.                                  

  Susan C.              5                  

  Margaret C.           6                  

  Bill D.               1                  

  Ronnie E.             2                  DTM

  John F.                                  

  Margaret F.           1                  DTM

  Anthony G.                               

  Amy H.                1                  CTM

  Benny H.                                 

  Beth L.               2                  ATM-G

  Patty L.              5                  

  Frank M.                                 ATM-B

  Nancy M.              5                  ATM-B

  Nand N.               4                  ATM-G

  Kimberly P.           1                  CTM

  Leyla P.              1                  

  Mari R.               1                  

  Betsy S.              5                  

  Cathy S.              4                  
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