Summary provided by Valerie:
Saturday’s meeting featured a speech-a-thon! Our speakers for today’s meeting were Abdul, Amy, Peter, Paula, and Valerie.
Abdul kicked off today’s meeting with a speech titled, “Time Management.” Presenting CC #2, Abdul shared with us his own journey from disorganized and chronically-late to punctual, in control, and happy. The catalyst for Abdul’s change was a book recommended to him by a professor, 10 Time Management Choices that Can Change Your Life. That you for sharing your inspiring story with us, Abdul!
Our second speaker was Amy. Presenting CC #3, Amy’s speech was accompanies by a professional visual presentation. The visuals demonstrated the layout and functionality of an app she developed with a team as part of a class at the University of Washington. The app was for a new business, Fast & Fresh food delivery. Though similar in concept to Eat24, Amy demonstrated that Fast & Fresh offers the user a number of features that take the experience to the next level. Very nice presentation, Amy!
Peter, presenting from the Storytelling manual, shared with us a very emotional story about his childhood best friend, Heather. Heather, a buck-toothed Shih Tzu, was Peter’s constant companion as his military family moved around throughout his childhood. As childhood turned into young-adulthood, Peter eventually spent more time with friends, and less time with Heather, and eventually went off to college. Heather, however, was quite old by this time. Peter had us all on the edge of our seats and searching for tissues as he recounted the passing Heather, who he rushed home from college to be with. Peter reminded us all that we should never take for granted our loved ones.
Our fourth speaker, Paula, presented a speech titled, “All Heroes,” CC #2. Paula began her speech with an immensely descriptive retelling of a search and rescue team saving the lives of stranded kayakers. Though not the kind of hero she described in her opening, Paula’s speech centered on her own seeds of selflessness that do in fact maker her a hero. Paula’s speech told us three examples of her own heroism: that time she saved a resident’s fish, Nemo; that time she hustled over to a building on a Friday night to ensure that residents would not be hampered by technical difficulties with new building doors; and that time she was able to check on an elderly resident and assure his sister that everything was okay. Excellent speech, Paula!
Our final speaker was Valerie. Presenting CC #2, Valerie shared three tips for staying fit and healthy during the fast-approaching holiday season. First, Valerie recommended taking small steps towards making exercise a daily or weekly habit. Next, she recommended employing a counter-intuitive strategy when trying to avoid rich and unhealthy treats at parties: do not forbid yourself from having them, allow yourself to indulge in small quantities. Lastly, Valerie suggested two ways to reduce consumption of liquid calories. Now that we’ve passed the mid-point of October, this was indeed a timely delivery of important information.
The evaluators were Mark, Nicole, Nancy, Scott, Tina, and Steve.
At the closing of today’s meeting, our President, Peter, inducted three new members: Tina, Maxwell, and Neva.
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