An Evening of Possibilities – An Evening to Remember

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August 20, 2013December 4, 2017
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District 25’s Awards Banquet, Saturday, August 17, 2013

The Awards Banquet Committee was ready and waiting for 5:30 for the doors to open; standing by to meet and greet Toastmasters and guests.  Had we forgotten anything?  Surely not, we had been planning this a long time.

We had the best.  Jon Strickland for sound, Michael Sheridan for the slide presentations and Bill Erwin had assisted in the overall setup.  Bonne Stroman and Libby Wiley worked on the decorations with the help of many.  Tisha Randle had volunteers lined up.  Bonne Stroman and Lindsay Dillard worked on our lectern book and MXM (minute by minute) that tells all of us what to do.  Diana Patton and myself, Mary Walker, worked on the program.

The doors were open and Larry Nickerson was at the registration table signing in our guests.  This is not an easy task as Toastmasters were calling late yesterday trying to get a ticket.  It is hard to tell a Toastmaster that we are full, registration is closed.  Early registration helped put club members at the same table.

Then we had Mark Novak and Steve Bomar taking pictures for our Evening of Possibilities.  Take a look at the website of Bomar Photography to view the pictures taken by Steve.

As Awards Banquet Chair, I opened the meeting and our Distinguished Toastmaster, Diana Patton, was our emcee for the evening.  Diana led us through the program with member and club awards.  There were lots of ups and downs by our members as we recognized them for their accomplishments.  Cindy Warmbrodt, our District 25 Vana, showed ribbons as the members and clubs were recognized.

We can’t have an Awards Banquet without a Roast.  Dean Lampman and Diana Patton made a great presentation to honor our District Governor Bonne Stroman for 2012-2013.  We have decided that Bonne does not mind dressing up in costumes and loves hats.

Bonne introduced the 2013-2014 District 25 Leadership Team, District Governor Dean Lampman, Lt. Governor Education and Training Marylee Mims, and Lt. Governor of Marketing Cindy Hinckley. Dean presented his theme pin, D25 Toastmasters, Looking Forward – Giving Back, to Bonne, Marylee and Cindy.  Dean then presented Bonne with a plaque in appreciation for her service as District Governor.

Then, Bonne presented the special awards of the evening:

 Division Governor of the Year
      Gregory Pick
 Area Governor of the Year
    Jodie Sanders

District Governor’s Service Award
Steven Timmons
    Explore the Possibilities Award
         Larry Harmon

    Rookie of the Year
    Alex Conrad
    Toastmaster of the year
       Diana Patton

    What a great way to recognize our members that do such an outstanding job for our district.

    The meeting was adjourned and again the conference committee members stepped in to pack the centerpieces away and clean up, getting ready to start the journey home and think about the evening.  It was great having you there.  If you missed it, we all hope to see you at the 2013-2014 awards banquet.

    Mary Walker
    Awards Banquet Chair

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