Dyehard Toastmasters

Themed Meeting Schedule Announced

We have announced the themed meeting schedule for the first half of the upcoming fiscal year. Themed meetings will revolve around a particular theme, and members are encouraged to give speeches and table topics related to the theme. Members are also encouraged to dress according to the theme when appropriate. We are still looking for theme topics for the months of February through June. If anyone has suggestions, please pass them along.

July 28, 2009: Vacations
August 25, 2009: Back to School
September 29, 2009: College Football
October 27, 2009: Fall (Autumn)
November 24, 2009: Giving Thanks
December 15, 2009: Holiday Theme & Party
January 5, 2009: New Years

Meeting Synopsis – July 14, 2009

The July 14th Meeting was a blast. Some quick highlights:

This weeks Toastmaster was Bert Freeman. Bert also presented us with our Word of the Day – “down.”

We had two speakers. Bill Szatmary did a speech from the Public Speaking Manual, one of the Advanced Communications Manuals. Bill staged a Press Conference from the company that owns the Burr Oak Cemetery in Chicago that resold previously used grave plots. Bill gets commended on choosing such a difficult subject for his speech. Really? Can this Company ever come out looking good?

We had a guest speaker from the Steele Creek Toastmasters, David Young. David gave an intense speech about none other than “intensity.”

New Officers Installed in the Dye-hard Toastmasters

Mr. Chad Bordeaux has been installed as the new President of the Dye-Hard Toastmasters Club at the June 30th meeting.

Mr. Bordeaux is a partner at Bordeaux and Bordeaux, CPA, PA, a local Certified Public Accounting firm. He has been a member of the Dye-Hard Toastmasters Club for approximately two years. He has achieved his Competent Communicator Award and Competent Leader awards from Toastmaster’s International. Mr. Bordeaux and his wife Donna reside in Lake Wylie with their son Zachary.

The other officers are: Mr. Bert Freeman, Vice President of Education; Mr. Ron Crews, Vice President of Marketing; Mr. Bill Szatmary, Vice President of Membership; Ms. Jada Criswell, Sergeant at Arms; Ms. Marjorie Ann Dawson, Treasurer; and Mrs. Julie Levra, Secretary.

The Dye-Hard Toastmasters cordially invite the general public to their meetings at Catawba Heights Baptist Church, 311 Belmont Ave., Belmont NC. Their meetings are held every Tuesday evening from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. For additional information please contact Ron Crews at membership@dyehard.org or visit the clubs website at www.dyehard.org

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

The Dye-hard Toastmasters have installed new officers for the fiscal year that runs from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. Chad Bordeaux, a partner at Bordeaux and Bordeaux, CPA, PA, a local Certified Public Accounting firm, was installed as the President. He has been a member of the Dye-Hard Toastmasters Club for just under two years, and Competent Communicator Award and Competent Leader awards from Toastmaster’s International. Mr. Bordeaux and his wife Donna reside in Lake Wylie with their son Zachary.

The other officers are: Mr. Bert Freeman, Vice President of Education; Mr. Ron Crews, Vice President of Marketing; Mr. Bill Szatmary, Vice President of Membership; Ms. Jada Criswell, Sergeant at Arms; Ms. Marjorie Ann Dawson, Treasurer; and Mrs. Julie Levra, Secretary.

The Dye-Hard Toastmasters cordially invite the general public to their meetings at Catawba Heights Baptist Church, 311 Belmont Ave., Belmont NC. Their meetings are held every Tuesday evening from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. For additional information please contact Ron Crews at membership@dyehard.org .