Meeting date August 18, 2010
Location: St. Charles Chamber of Commerce
Presiding Officer: President Tony Gartner
Toastmaster: Mary Sanders
General Evaluator: Brenton Dearing
Grammarian: Denise Siemers
Greeter: Marilee Schumpe
Innocation by Tony Gartner
Vote Tabulator: Kimberly Smith
Timer: Tony Gartner

Speaker #1 Barb Astornio    Speech Title: Trustee John Speech Time: 9.25
Evaluator #1 Kathy Pingleton  Time: 2.18

Speaker #2 Deborah Woods Speech Title: Accentuate the Positive Speech time: 7.13  Evaluator: Del Phillips Time: 3.12

Speaker #3 Jeff Walkup  Speech Title: Boy Scouts of America: 100 years  Speech time: 7.30 Evaluator: Bob Blattman  Time: 2.24

Best Speaker Award: Deborah Woods
Best Table Topics Speaker: Peggy Sherwin
Best Evaluator: Del Phillips

Present today were Barb Astorino, Bob Blattman, Bernard Donnelly, Tony Gartner, Michael Jones, Ryan Leach, Brenton Dearing, Del Phillips, Kathy Pingleton, Mary Sanders, Marilee Schumpe, Denise Siemers, Deborah Woods, Kimberly Smith, Peggy Sherwin, Jim Vargo and Jeff Walkup.  David Woods, Trevor Rees, Lloyd Bollinger (returning TM) and John Cunningham attended as guest.

Meeting date August 4, 2010
Location: St. Charles Chamber of Commerce
Presiding Officer: VP Mary Sanders
Toastmaster: Denise Siemers
General Evaluator: Mary Sanders
Grammarian: Brenton Dearing
Greeter: Jim Vargo
Innocation by Jim Vargo
Vote Tabulator: Kurt Dickason
Timer: Deborah Woods

Speaker #1 Kathy Pingleton   Speech Title: The Big Fish   Speech Time: 7.28
Evaluator #1 Bob Blattman   Time:3.02

Speaker #2 Ryan Leach Speech Title: What I learned at TM Leadership Institute Speech time: 6.05 Evaluator: Del Phillips Time: 3.23

Best Speaker Award: Ryan Leach
Best Table Topics Speaker: Jim Vargo
Best Evaluator: Del Phillips

Present today were Bob Blattman, Vicki Braun, Kathy Dickason, Kurt Dickason, Bernard Donnelly,  Ryan Leach, Brenton Dearing, Del Phillips, Kathy Pingleton, Mary Sanders, Marilee Schumpe, Denise Siemers, Danita Watkins, Deborah Woods, Jim Vargo and Jeff Walkup. Loring attended as guest.

Meeting date August 11, 2010
Location: St. Charles Chamber of Commerce
Presiding Officer: President Tony Gartner
Toastmaster: Danita Watkins
General Evaluator: Bernie Donnelly
Grammarian: Diane Gregory
Greeter: Kimberly Smith
Innocation by Mary Sanders
Vote Tabulator: Denise Siemers
Timer: Kathy Pingleton

Speaker #1 Jim Vargo    Speech Title: Get to the Point    Speech Time: 6.0
Evaluator #1 Tony Gartner    Time: 2.34

Speaker #2 Peggy Sherwin   Speech Title: Ice Breaker   Speech time: 7.24  Evaluator: Cathy Swanson   Time: 2.28

Speaker #3 Vicky Braun Speech Title: Remember Who We Are  Speech time: 6.12 Evaluator: Brenton Dearing   Time: 3.05

Best Speaker Award: Jim Vargo
Best Table Topics Speaker: No one qualified for time.
Best Evaluator: Cathy Swanson

Present today were Bob Blattman, Vicki Braun, Bernard Donnelly, Tony Gartner, Ryan Leach, Brenton Dearing, Del Phillips, Diane Gregory, Kathy Pingleton, Mary Sanders, Marilee Schumpe, Denise Siemers, Cathy Swanson, Danita Watkins, Deborah Woods, Kimberly Smith, Peggy Sherwin, Jim Vargo and Dianne Tennant. Miles Hollin attended as guest.

In attendance were: Tony Gartner, President; Diane Gregory Vice President Education; VP Membership Ryan Leach; Mary Sanders Vice President Public Relations; Brenton Dearing Treasurer; Deborah Woods Secretary; and Marilee Schumpe Sargeant at Arms.

1. Call to order (Tony Gartner, President) 9:30 a.m.
2. Minutes of last meeting on 7/21/10 to be posted online by Friday. (Deborah Woods)
3. Reports (information or recommendations for action by assembly)
    a. President (Tony Gartner) Since last meeting member Kathy Pingleton has stepped forward and begun to work to coordinate a team to learn to manage the website. Meeting with current webmaster Anne is scheduled for September 3. Deborah Woods and Mary Sanders to attend training along with Kathy Pingleton. Tony has agreed to find a chief judge for the speech contest in two weeks.
    b. VP Education (Diane Gregory) Look for brief updates to the Club Success Plan in the monthly newsletter.
    c. VP Membership (Ryan Leach) Ryan is working on updating the contact forms for the new member and visitor packets. It was suggested that a small card with website login instructions be placed in new member packets.
    d. VP Public Relations (Mary Sanders) is working on relations with the Chamber of Commerce. She discussed offering speechcraft to the chamber as she feels businesses may have interest. Deadline for articles to the Newsletter will be the 20th of each month for publication the following month on the 10th. Mary is to work with the committee to learn the website management. Mary reports she plans to visit around to various Toastmaster clubs to gain ideas for club improvements. Tony recommended that Mary and Denise Siermers talk about Denise's plans to speak to various business groups promoting Toastmasters. Mary requested order for Toastmasters promotional brochures. She also expressed interest in Toastmaster business cards.
   e. Secretary (Deborah Woods) Discussed updating the website with the current membership list. It was decided the member list on the website should include members only. Deborah is to work with the committee to learn the website management.
    f. Treasurer (Brenton Dearing) Brenton reports that when an item is needed he would like to have an item number and a brief description so that he may complete the order accurately. Brenton asked for specific numbers to be used in the proposed budget. He reports he has information from Mary and Diane. Others stated that they are uncertain about what was spent or needed in their area in the past. Dues were discussed. The dues are currently $49 every six months. Tony stated a preference to have the dues remain the same with no reductions for early payments. Those present agreed. There was a question as to the cost of the website. The question will need to be raised at the meeting in September with the current webmaster.
   g. Sargeant at Arms (Marilee Schumpe) A file cabinet has been placed in the closet for record keeping. Tony is to locate a hanging file metal form for the file cabinet.
4. Adjourn 10:25 am

In attendance were: Tony Gartner, President; Diane Gregory Vice President Education; Mary Sanders Vice President Public Relations; Brenton Dearing Treasurer; Deborah Woods Secretary; and Marilee Schumpe Sargeant at Arms. VP Membership Ryan Leach unable to attend.

1. Call to order (Tony Gartner, President) 9:30 a.m.
2. Ready of Minutes of last meeting on 4/28/10 (Mary Sanders)
3. Reports (information or recommendations for action by assembly)
    a. President (Tony Gartner) Tony raised the issue of the need for a willling member to take leadership in managing the Cavesprings Toastmaster website. There were some questions raised about the current webmaster and her responsibilities. Suggestion was made to look into these matters.
    b. VP Education (Diane Gregory) reviewed the Club Success Plan which she explained is the 10 step "To Do List" to complete the Distinquished Club Program. Diane walked us through this list as we examined the details for our group. Suggestion was made to publish names of individuals working on particular steps in the monthly newsletter.
    c. VP Public Relations (Mary Sanders) Announced that each member needs to go to the Toastmasters International website and login in and set up a password by July 25th. The publication date for the newsletter was discussed and it was decided that the newsletter would be published in the around the 10th of each month. The Newsletter is to be posted online and emailed to each member. Mary also indicated she is working on some publicity and has prospects for radio broadcasting.
    d. Secretary (Deborah Woods) Discussed updating the website with the current membership list. Some discussion was had as to whether the member list on the website should include members only. The answer was uncertain at ths time. Will revisit next session.
    e. Treasurer (Brenton Dearing) Brenton reports he is working with Kathy Dickason regarding completion of audit. He reported further that it appears that the club income is not enough to meet projected budget. He reports he will look into this situation further.
   f. Sargeant at Arms (Marilee Schumpe) A file cabinet is to be placed in the closet for record keeping.
4. Adjourn 10:23 am