Minutes of Speakers Pipeline Toastmasters Club
Executive Council Meeting
September 19, 2017
The Executive Council meeting convened on September 19, 2017 at 11:17 AM
Present at the Meeting: Braxton Bauzon, Gary Dawson, Loretta Gibbons, Melissa Knive, Yanyi Tan, and Kamal Tauh
The meeting was called to order at 11:17 AM
Previous Minutes from July 18, 2017 were adopted as posted on the Club website blog
President’s Report - Loretta
- DCP Status - We are on track to meet our goals for President’s Distinguished by June 30 2018
- VP of Education Vacancy – Ednica has stepped down as VP of Education due to relocation. Maysa Sh will be transferring her membership to our club and has volunteered to step into the role. Once her application has been processed, we will have a by-election for the position.
- Membership Renewals – We have 9 confirmed renewals for October 1, 2017 with one member paid.
Membership Report – Yanyi
- A Guest book is now available for guest to sign in and add contact information for future contact
- We have 3 previous guests that plan to join, which would bring our membership to 12.
- There are a few tentative renewals possible. Yanyi will touch base with current members who haven’t confirmed yet.
Treasurer’s Report - Kamal
- Current Bank Balance: $329.99
- Current Petty Cash Balance: $44.00
VP of Public Relations Report - Gary
- Newsletters are up to date with October in the works
- Look at an information day at ATCO
- We all agree to keep our thinking caps on and find ways to recruit new members
SAA Report - Braxon
- New location: The new room is working well. Some minor adjustment to room set up will be made to accommodate Skyping in members who are out of the are
New Business
1. Club Contest September 27, 2017
- 2 Contestants for Table Topics: Loretta and Melissa
- 1 Contestant for Humorous Speech: Yanyi Tan
Braxton will chair the contest for Competent Leader (CL) credit. We need to recruit members to assist.
2. Budget for 2017-18 (master copy forwarded to the Treasurer)
A motion was unanimously passed to adopt the budget for the current TM Year. Copies available on request
3. Next Meeting Date: Thursday, November 30, 2017, at 12:00 PM
4. Meeting adjourned at 11:55 AM