BET Meeting Minutes

November 9, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

Theme: Living the Dream

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster: LouAnn Clark, DTM

Word of the Day: Susan Martin

interact - to participate together; to be involved with other people

Humorist:  Susan Martin

Table Topics: LouAnn Clark

 

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Janet Schreibman - 1:55  

2) Darryl Pace - 1:43

3) Bill Martin - 1:18

Speaker(s):

1) Emily Thompson -- "A Hairy Goal" (requested 5-7) 7:16

2) Skip Malone -- "The Way I See Global Warming...my personal experience" (requested 6-8) 8:11

 

General Evaluator: Darryl Pace

Evaluator(s):

1) Mike Costa - 3:34

2) Susan Martin - 3:27

 

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Janet Schreibman

 

Club Business:

• Minutes approved for 10/26 meeting

•  Club unanimously approved to compensate church $200 for use of facilities

• Club voted to NOT hold a meeting the week of Thanksgiving

• An officers meeting is scheduled for Nov. 15 at 7pm

• TLI is scheduled to be held virtually on Sat. Dec. 11 at 9am. The club needs 4 officers to attend

  

Members Present: Janet, Mike, Susan

Virtual Attendees:  Skip, Emily, Darryl, LouAnn

Guests:  Bill Martin, Tom Payne

 

Word Users: Susan, Janet, Bill

 

BET Meeting Minutes

October 26, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Meeting theme: Alter Egos (costumes encouraged!)

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin [RV enthusiast]

Toastmaster: Janet Schreibman [stuffed shirt]

Word of the Day: Darryl Pace

efficacious - the power to produce a desired effect

Humorist:  Darryl Pace [viking]

Table Topics: Bill Martin [train engineer]

 

Table Topic Speakers:

1) LouAnn Clark - 1:15  [Cindy Lauper]

2) Marc Smith - 1:15

3) Bridget (guest) - 1:21

 

Speaker(s):

1) Susan Martin (requested 5-7 min.) "Teaching Sunday School" - 6:47

 

General Evaluator: Skip Malone [souvenir collector]

Evaluator(s):

1) LouAnn Clark - 3:18

 

Timer: Emily Thompson [Alice in Wonderland]

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Darryl Pace

  

Members Present: Janet, Emily, LouAnn, Susan   

Virtual Attendees:  Skip, Marc, Darryl 

Guests:  Bill Martin, Bridget  

Word Users: Skip 2x, Susan, Janet

 

Club Business:

• Minutes for last 3 meetings were approved

• Need to discuss appreciation donation for church

• Need to decide whether to meet the week of Thanksgiving

 

BET Meeting Minutes

October 12, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

  

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster: Darryl Pace

Word of the Day: Susan Martin

recapitulate -- summarize the situation

Humorist:  Susan Martin

Table Topics: Skip Malone

 

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Emily Thompson - 2:15

2) Mike Costa - 1:30

3) Janet Schreibman - 1:56

4) Bill Martin - 1:23

5) Jason Cook - 3:00

6) Tehlyr Kellogg - 2:12

Speaker(s):

1) Janet Schreibman (requested 3-5 min.) "Rose to the Occasion" - 6:25

 

General Evaluator: Emily Thompson

Evaluator(s):

1) Mike Costa - ?

 

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Susan Martin

 

Club Business:

• Tall Tales (3-5 min.) and evaluator contest for area to be held October 23 virtually. Division contests scheduled for Nov. 6th.

• Approval of minutes for Sept. 14th and October 12 meetings tabled until next meeting on Oct 26

 

Members Present: Janet, Emily, Mike, Susan

Virtual Attendees:  Skip, Jason, Darryl

Guests:  Bill Martin, Jason Cook, Tehlyr Kellogg

 

Word Users: Emily, Susan, Mike

 

BET Meeting Minutes

September 28, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Janet Schreibman

Toastmaster: Emily Thompson

Word of the Day: Skip Malone

relevant - pertaining to the matter at hand; pertinent

Humorist:  Skip Malone

 

Table Topics: Janet Schreibman

 Table Topic Speakers:

1) Jason Cook - 1:16

2) Lynn Blake - 2:02

3) LouAnn Clark - 2:07

4) Laura (guest) - 1:26

Speaker(s):

1) Darryl Pace (requested 6-8 min.) - 9:23

 

General Evaluator: Mike Costa

Evaluator(s):

1) Susan Martin - 3:27

 

Timer: LouAnn Clark

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Lynn Blake

 

Club Business:

• Tall Tales (3-5 min.) and evaluator contest for club to be held October 12 and Area Contest to be held virtually Saturday, Oct. 16 or Oct. 23rd, TBD. Division contest scheduled for Nov. 6th.

• Dues due by end of September, see Mike Costa's email with details 

• Approval of minutes for Sept. 14th meeting tabled until next meeting.
  

  

Members Present: Janet, Darryl, Emily, Mike, LouAnn

Virtual Attendees:  Skip, Susan, Lynn, Jason

Guests:  Lynn Blake, Jason Cook, Laura Wakefield, Kevin Faulkner

 

Word Users: Emily, Susan, Mike, Laura, Lynn