Public
Speaking Northwest
Officer’s
Meeting
Nov 11, 2025
I. Opening
· Welcome
· Approve
October 2025 Meeting Minutes unanimously approved
II. Officer Reports See page 2
III. Ongoing/Old Business
IV. New Business
· Holiday Party PSNW
will be hosting our Holiday Party on Dec. 2, 2025 and Kelly will coordinate food for
the event. Kelly will purchase some of
the items, but members will be invited to bring a dish to share, if they so
choose. We can get into the Brightwater facility at 11:30. So the event and
meeting will run from 11:30-1:30; With food service starting at 11:45, and our
regular meeting at noon. We voted on and
approved unanimously a budget of $125 for this party. As part of this event ,the board authorized
and unanimously passed a motion to provide 2
$25.00 Amazon gift cards as prizes at our meeting.
· Gift for Celina: Celina
is the facility person at Brightwater, our in-person meeting space. Last year
we gave her a gift as she is always so helpful and accommodating to our club.
This year we discussed giving her a $25 gift card. We voted unanimously to give
her a $25.00 gift card.
· Elections: All members agreed to continue in their
present roles. We discussed the fact
that other nominations would be accepted.
This will be conveyed to the members.
Our election for 2026 will take place at our December 9, 2025, zoom meeting. Officers willing to continue are Theresa
Haynes, President, Nancy Carpenter, VP of Education, Kelly
Fallucca, VP of Public Relations, Maria Cubacha, VP of
Membership, Deanna Schroeder, Treasurer, Katie Munoz, Sergeant at Arms and Bill Hinrichs,
Secretary/ scribe.
· Meeting attendance It was noted, by several
members, that attendance at our meetings was down. Several roles were not being filled prior to the meeting. This at times caused us to scramble to find
replacements at the last minute. Some of this is due to unexpected illness or
work demands. But also employees are struggling with extra work due to layoffs
etc. It was recommended that mentors
reach out to their mentees and check in, encouraging them to participate, if
able.
V. Announcements
VI.
Adjourn Motion
to adjourn: Nancy
2nd
Deanna
Officer
Reports
VP
Education/ Webmaster: Nancy
Webmaster: All is
well...or can be ignored.
VPE:
See our DPR attached and appended. We met 3 goals. As soon
as TI digests Theresa's level 1, we will have 4 goals met.
Meeting Roles:
New Pathways meeting role expectations are very simple. You don't have to put
in the dates for your meeting roles, but you can. You just check the box for
each role There is no timeframe required, so if you did the role at any point,
you can check the box. That is my opinion, which makes it manageable for
members and for me. Forgiveness vs Permission.
New/Old Speeches: The
three series from which we choose our speeches are old pre-pathways manuals.
They include a speech guide and a super boring optional PowerPoint. You
can create your own using the subject. I will do my best to simplify everything
and break out the evaluation guide as its own document. This is very clumsy and
confusing for members. If I had not done some of these speeches years ago, it
would be for me too.
Club Calendar is attached.
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Public
Speaking Northwest Club Calendar |
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January |
All of
January |
Club
Level Speech Contests |
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February |
All of
February |
Area
Level Speech Contests |
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One
Feb Saturday |
Leaders
Breakfast with District |
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Mid-February |
Super
7 Deadline |
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End of
February |
Prepare
for Club Dues Campaign |
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March |
All of
March |
Division
Level Speech Contests |
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Early
March |
Consider
Open House/Membership Drive |
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End of
March |
Membership
Dues Deadline |
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April |
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May |
Officer's
Meeting |
Discuss
Officer Election |
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Mid-May |
District
2 Conference |
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June |
Mid-June |
Officer
Elections |
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End of
June |
Education
Awards Deadline |
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End of
June |
End of
Toastmasters Year |
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End of
June |
Club
Officer List Deadline |
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July |
Last
Week of July |
Consider
a Club Awards Party |
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August |
Mid-August |
Super
7 Officer Training Deadline |
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End of
August |
Prepare
for Club Dues Campaign |
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September |
Early
Sept |
Consider
Open House/Membership Drive |
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End of
September |
Membership
Dues Deadline |
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October |
End of
Oct |
Halloween
Party |
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November |
Officer's
Meeting |
Discuss
Officer Election |
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December |
Mid-December |
Club
Officer Election |
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End of
December |
Club
Officer List Deadline |
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No
Meeting |
Between
Christmas & New Year |
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Version
11.09.2025 nhc |
VP Membership: Maria
VP Public Relations: Kelly
Everything is fantastic in VPPR Land!
A GIANT thank you to Nancy for figuring out the new
educational goals for Pathways, and to all the officers continuing for another
term—what an incredible team we have! I am truly elated by our progress as a
club. Go us!
Updates & Questions:
- Area
Director Report. As our club’s area director, I have
to file my report by the end of November, and I travel next week. I will
fill out as much as I can to take the pressure off Nancy . My plan is to
send all the officers the link to the report in the next few days to add
any additional comments.
- Officer
Elections:
Did I miss an email? Is everyone returning for the next term, or do we need to recruit for any roles? - Social
Media:
• Facebook – 514 followers
• YouTube – 416 videos | 49 subscribers - Area
Speech Contest:
TK will represent us in the International Speech Contest!
Marcus has respectfully declined the District Humorous Speech Contest, which leaves that slot open for another member. I suggest mentors reach out directly to those who qualify (anyone who has completed two levels of any Path). - December
2nd In-Person Holiday Party Budget:
Since we earned Super 7 D2 Dollars, could we use them to cater lunch for our December 2nd in-person holiday party? Nothing fancy—just something nice so members don’t need to bring a dish. Also, a small budget for a few prize giveaways would be great. - Personal
Note: I spoke at Washington Deca on the 3rd to
300 high school students presenting my new program…PRODUCE Your Powerful
Presence™. I could not have done it without all of your evaluations and
support. It was an amazing experience. Thank you, all!
Treasurer: Deanna Nothing new to report. Treasury balance $1,300.13
Secretary/Scribe: Bill
We are up to date with meeting minutes on the club
website ( meeting minutes tab) on the left side of page. This can be
helpful, as Katie mentioned, if you need to check on a prior speech you gave.
Get credit for speeches and help our club excel.
Sergeant at Arms: Katie
Nothing new.
President: Theresa
All officers have indicated a willingness to continue in
their current roles for another term.
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