We're Family

Tuesday, May 15, 2007
6 attendees
Word of the Day – Sycophant

Member Paul Burke following the pledge with a thought provoking invocation by an anonymous writer - “you own a key that opens the gates of heaven, but that same key opens the gates of hell.” Club Secretary Gayle Anderson presented the word of the day.

Acting President for the meeting Bertha Bruner (Vice President of Membership) provided news and information for the general membership regarding an upcoming event at the Beverly Garland (8am – 5pm) . In addition, she urged anyone interested in running for leadership roles in the club (President, Vice President of Membership, etc) to mark the date June 12 on the calendar. The club is also planning a year end party to celebrate our successes this past year.

Guest Denise Charles presented this week’s table topics. Her topics spanned the gamut, asking Bertha Bruner to describe a skill she’d like to have simply by asking (the ability to sing), Paul Burke touched on how we can avoid high blood pressure, Vice President of Public Relations Joe Simpson talked about Angry Drivers, Club Secretary Gayle Anderson told us what she’d show guests around LA and Sergeant at Arms Kathy Hendry told us who was a role model in her life (her sister). These topics highlighted each member’s varied styles and strengths.

Long-time member Cynthia Jimerson presented her fourth speech (How to Say It) entitled, "How to Plan a Successful Family Reunion”. This speech was incredible! Cynthia’s delivery gained confidence as she walked members through how to put together a major event. She described key roles of the primary officers and why each was important.

She also showed some examples of what the family historian and creative director did for their gathering (a scrapbook noting the history, a bag and t-shirt) which helped illustrate responsibilities and goals of these officers.

The meeting moved crisply and ended ahead of scheduled with a full program. General Evaluator Paul Burke noted this and speech evaluator Kathy Hendry chimed in with some excellent tips on items we can incorporate into our meeting and specifics individuals (hand gestures, etc) can work at.