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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Hello Toastmasters!

This is an exciting time of year. In my case, college starts again for my daughter and all of her friends. While getting her ready, I was thinking about how much Toastmasters helps us learn and improve. Every meeting is a learning experience. All of our members have interesting points to make and information to give. In our last meeting we learned and had reinforced in our consciousness the importance of being on time, both personally and professionally. That message has really helped me this week. And David gave us a self motivating message that we all might have paid $300.00 for at a "Self-Motivational" Seminar.

We all learn, motivate and encourage each other.  That is what Toastmasters is about. And we don't charge $300.00 an hour — what a savings!  In my case, without even noticing it, I became more confident in my work because of Toastmasters. 

Our old friend 'Ferris Bueller' might say that another nice thing about being in Toastmasters is that, unlike high school or college, we can talk about any subject and have any opinion, with out it going on our infamous "Permanent Record".

Yes there are people who are afraid of public speaking and who feel getting up and giving a speech is a "RISK". There is an old saying that goes something like this: 

"People who take risks don't live forever. Who does? But one thing is for sure, people who don't take risks, don't live at all."

Have a good week, and Speak UP!          —Marsha

The Warner Center Toastmasters Family Summer Fair Party AND  Singing White Elephant  Sale

The White Elephant Auction, which was such a smashing success at our last summer bash, will be back for yet another encore. Start searching the attic and the garage now for that wonderful item that is no longer of use to you but will be a treasure for another member.  

Sept. 20, 2003, 4:00 P.M.  At: 

Casa  Wiesenfeld  
22910 Styles St.
Woodland Hills, CA 91367  

Dress is casual  and a dip in the pool is optional, except for kids, for whom it is mandatory upon overheating.  

The WCTM Karaoke Machine will be available for those with hearts full of song, or partially full of song or even slightly full of song.

WCTM will spring for liquid refreshments but nourishment will depend on the variety of potluck offerings brought by our members.  So bring your favorite dish!  

Sign up sheets will be available at the August 28 meeting.  

Helen Wax, Party Animal in Chief

Joe Wiesenfeld,  designated Zoo Keeper. 

Rose Lane, Veterinarian.

Directions to CASA Wiesenfeld:  (22910 Styles St)

 From the 101 Freeway,   Heading West:  

Exit Shoup. Continue West on Ventura Blvd  to Fallbrook.  (3 lights, about one mile).
Right (North) on Fallbrook to Victory.    
Left (West) on Victory to Royer. (One long block.)    
Left  (South) on Royer to Styles. (One long block.)    
Left on Styles.

From the 101 Freeway, Heading East    
Exit Fallbrook.  Left on Fallbrook (under Freeway)
Continue North on Fallbrook to Victory.
Left (West) on Victory to Royer. (One long block.)
Left  (South) on Royer to Styles. (One long block.)    
Left on Styles.

Doldrums and Diligence Doth We Discuss

Humcor is glad to report that most members that rose to express themselves on the subject rejected the Doldrums as a place, a way of life and an influence on their outlook on life. 

Bob Steward took the Table Topics ribbon for his heart stopping memoire of being becalmed in the Salton Sea, although there is some skepticism in the minds of members present as to whether a word of it was true.  But that's how it is in the Doldrums. Anything can happen and nobody cares. 

David D4 took the Ribbon for Best Speech with another masterful presentation on the building blocks of character; this time examining the meaning of personal responsibility as reflected in the language we use to talk about our personal responsibility for personal responsibility; only he said it better. 

Claudia Hanrahan and Diana Shulman both deserve special mention for outstanding speeches. Claudia's 2nd speech was on punctuality. She's all for it, having never been late for anything ever since the day she was born. I believe she may have been early that day too.  If only my teen age sons could have been there.  Diana told a lovely and engrossing tale of of a ring of eleven year old car thieves led by her somewhat older cousin. She had us on the edge of our chairs, but unfortunately she kept us there a few seconds too long and was declared ineligible for the competition by our implacable timer, Bob Steward, he of Salton Sea fame.  Perhaps justice prevailed at last in response to her confession of those long ago crimes. 

Loan Carrison won Best Evaluator Ribbon for her animated and insightful critique of D's speech. 

Let's  hope we've now passed out of the summer doldrums and entered a more active autumn. But Humcor won't be there on the 28th to find out. He is on vacation. 

Have a great meeting everyone! 

(HUMCOR, 2966 Company, 52nd Division)

CORRECTION: The correct spelling of our word of the day was: "apothegm".