Local Toastmasters Club Celebrates Members and Officers

The Independently Speaking Club – a local Toastmasters Club based in Seven Hills, OH held a special event on July 28, 2017 to pay tribute to club members and their past club officers. The club first honored the tenure of every member in the club. They then highlighted the accomplishments of the past leadership team. Finally the inducted their new members and installed their new officers. Newly elected President John Kavouras thanked the previous leadership for their excellent work and challenged his new leadership team to “raise the bar” higher this year.

Club 2016-2017 Highlights:

12^th largest membership base in NE Ohio

President’s Distinguished (2^nd Year in a Row)

Tied for 5^th in Education Awards in NE Ohio (10 awards by 7 different members)

6 new members

Outgoing Officers: Betty Vrcek (President), Denny Chamberlin (VP Education), Johnny Santora (VP Membership), Rebecca Cain (VP Public Relations), Mary Foster (Secretary), Bill Simpson (Treasurer), John Kavouras (Sgt. At Arms)

Newly Installed Officers: John Kavouras (President), Sandro Galindo (VP Education), Mark Butler (VP Membership), Pete Punwani (VP Public Relations), Sharon Williams (Secretary), Rebecca Cain (Treasurer), Mary Foster (Sgt. At Arms)

Independently Speaking was established in 1989 and is a part of District 10 Toastmasters which covers Northeast Ohio. The club meets every Friday at DeVry University (Room 114) from 12 noon to 1pm. Guests are always welcome. For more information about the club please visit our club website at independentlyspeaking.toastmastersclubs.org or email us at independentlyspeaking@yahoo.com.

Toastmasters International is a nonprofit education organization that teaches leadership and communication skills through a worldwide network of clubs. Founded in October 1924, the organization currently has more than 280,000 members in over 13,500 clubs in 116 countries. Each week, Toastmasters helps more than a quarter million people of every ethnicity, education level and profession build their competence in communication so they can gain the confidence to lead others. For information please visit www.toastmasters.org.