Business Meeting

Richard Welty presiding

VP Education & Training Danny Pritchard announced that Toast of Jax participants did an excellent job in the area level International Speech and Topic Table Contests. Ulrich Leinhase won first place in the Table Topics Contest and Jackie Pease had an excellent International Speech performance.

Pritchard also reminded members that the Division level contests will be hled Friday, May 2nd.  Click <<here>> for full details and a registration form

Presiding Officer Richard Welty announced that The Battle of the Big Dogs Contest will be on May 3, 2003. Click <<here>> for full details and a fight ticket.  All members should plan to attend.

Regular Club Meeting

Toastmaster

Graeme Matthews

Word of the Day

Sanguine - Hopeful; confident; cheerful

Ribbon for best use: David Rafanowicz

Table Topics

Ulrich Leinhase (Operation Iraqi Freedom . . .)

Richard Welty

through the Eyes of an Iraqi child (1:36)

Danny Pritchard

through the Eyes of a U.S. Marine (1:02)

Milo Holt

through the Eyes of a Republican Guardsman (1:38)

Charlie Derrick

through the Eyes of Saddam Hussein (1:00) (Best)

Speakers

Grant McManus

The Garden Road Gang vs. The Forces of Evil (The Big Bust on the Bridge) (7:06) (Best)

Davis Loop

How to Avoid a Traffic Crash and Injury (Pay Attention and Buckle Up)(6:06)

Roy Kenski

The Catalyst of the Modern Era (An Oral Architectural Digest) (9:53)

Shauib Karim

Evaluate to Motivate (A Presentation from the Successful Club Series) (11:14)

Evalumaster

David Rafanowicz

Evaluators

Yurania Causey (2:37)

Jim Domenico (3:21) (Best)

Steve Lazar (3:30)

Chris Spears (2:08)

Educational

Danny Pritchard –  (Please Provide Feedback Comments to Speakers)

Miscellaneous

Joke Meister

Ulrich Leinhase (The Body Double Dilemma)

An Iraqi general gathered up Saddam Hussein’s eight body-doubles and announced that he had good new and bad news for them.

“The good news,” he said, “is that Saddam is still alive.”

“The bad news is that he has lost his left leg, his right arm and an eye.”

Announcements

Toastmaster Roy Kenski announced that Toast of Jax has claim to additional fame. It seems that the timing light donated by the club to the City of Jacksonville club is being used in the mayoral debates.

Attendance   17 members and no guests

Presiding Officer Richard Welty adjourned the meeting with a decidedly Presidential flourish at approximately 9:08 a.m.

Another great meeting and a good time was had by all!

Yurania Causey reporting

David J. Rafanowicz, Editor