Dear Members, Guests and Friends,
With deep gratitude and heavy hearts, we said our Farewells to our Club Founder and lasting friend, DTM Mary Helen, who has chosen to pursue other life paths.
TM Marie recently had the urge to purge and led us in uncovered gems found in her closet:
* TM Gail evoked the days of cursive writing and hopes, like many of us, that it will come back. In the interim, we can write anything and know youngsters will not understand a word - known as 'under cover of cursive."
* TM Aleta always visualizes her giving a speech and most importantly, foresees a successful outcome. And... it never fails!
* TM Christine's first and longer-lasting mentor was her 4th grade teacher, who believed in her, trusted her, and holds a special place in her life even today. She Won Best Table Topics Award.
* TM Christina has always aimed for self-control ever since Parent Open Houses in elementary school. She's persistent and opinionated and it has served her well in many respects.
* TM BeckyJo displayed a classic Mary Helen pivot into fascinating her audience by pondering about the essence of life, and who is she now anyway???
* TM The Tom despises passwords and lives in password chaos ad infinitum. He much more enjoys cursive logos such as Coca Cola and Ford.
* TM Jorge looks at his child straight in the eyes and sees gratitude and questioning. He vows to support his son in any life script his son chooses to pursue.
* I, Ana, do believe in Love - which is, as we all know, a many-splendored thing and manifests in many different forms.
We had (2) outstanding prepared speeches...
* TM Randolph polished his earlier speech about Intentions and Flow into a steak with lots of marbling and juicy tidbits. He will because he wants.
* TM Jose showed his own brand of leadership in walking the Camino in his own way - for health, spirituality and great food. 800 kilometers to hug St. James. He Won Best Speaker Award.
Along came evaluations...
* TM The Tom praised TM Randolph for his amalgamation of info into a more cohesive, well-developed speech. Now a steak, next a roast beef. He Won Best Evaluator Award.
* TM Aleta admired TM Jose's emblematic smooth voice and she encourages him to add more vocal variety, especially in the delicious food slides.
The Word of the Day was
MARY HELEN, noun
An adventurous, committed multilingual fan who is an example to her peers.
Example: EarlyBirds has many Mary Helen wannabes in its midst.
MARY HELEN, adjective
Emulating the qualities of DTM Mary Helen.
Example: TM Aleta's speech Mary Helened in unsuspected ways.
Here's the link to the recording:
See you next week!
Ana
Recap Writer
