Greetings, Seattle Sunrise Toastmasters and curious readers!

Andy here. As the new club Secretary, I will be taking over the meeting summaries from Mark, who so capably chronicled the doings of the club for the past year [cue applause]. Andrea and Dan have graciously agreed to be enlisted as backups for when I cannot make it to a meeting.

Saturday morning, I had the honor of being Toastmaster for the first meeting of the Toastmaster year. Aanya stepped in as acting President, and then  I made a few remarks about the meeting theme, which I chose because the recent SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality and the country’s 239^th birthday were so recent.
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With Seva stepping in as Acting President, and Katey taking the reigns as Toastmaster of the day, two outstanding Icebreaker speeches were the highlights of our June 20 meeting.

Mara brought her poignant experiences as a nurse to her Icebreaker speech, “Perfectly Imperfect,” in which she discussed the evolution of her career from a caretaker to researcher of the effects of grief on caretakers.  In the meeting’s second Icebreaker speech, Emily discussed the evolution of her career decisions that have led her to her current position with Boeing.

In “You Can Change the World,” Nancy used a minimally designed PowerPoint presentation to speak about the plight of millions of girls who remain uneducated around the world, and the value that education brings to both the girls and their communities.

[Post by secretary-elect Andy.]

The Seattle Sunrise Toastmasters met June 13, with the session theme of Digging for Treasure. Rich served as our Toastmaster, Amy as Grammarian and Kiki was our Timer.

Aanya delivering her speech “Life from A to Z.”

The meeting had four speakers: Aanya, Andrea, Mark, and Andy. Aanya delivered a speech entitled “Life from A-Z,” in which she spoke about the joy, humor, and challenges of raising her two daughters, the eponymous Amy and Zoe. Andrea delivered a keynote address, “Keeping Focused, Being Happy” for her Professional Speaker Project #1, in which she rehearsed a speech she’s soon to deliver for a graduation ceremony. Mark gave a speech, “Leadership at 140 Degrees Fahrenheit,” detailing the history of a sweat lodge in Marysville where he’s participated in sweats, going into the details of the process involved and the personal connection and meaning it’s had for him. Finally, Andy delivered his speech, “The Lost Fortune of Mopsy Hunt” which told the story of his ancestors’ loss and efforts to reclaim a stolen family fortune.

Aleli led our table topics, which was performed in pairs. Preston and Scott took away the ribbon for the day.

Michelle accepting “Best Evaluator” award.”

Our speech evaluators for the day were Shen, Nancy, Marti, and Steve, and our General Evaluator was Michelle, who won the best evaluator award.

As June closes the Toastmaster year, Shen led the election for new officers at the end of the meeting. The following officers were elected:

President: Peter

VP Education: David S.

VP Membership: Nicole S.

VP Public Relations: Marti

Secretary: Andy

Treasurer: Aanya

Sergeants-at-Arms: Preston & Chuck

Our next meeting will be held at the usual time and place on June 20.