Palisades Toastmasters Club President Julian Hernandez, DTM; Area 53 Governor Luz Guzman, ACB; Palisades Toastmaster Club Secretary and Treasurer Carla Hernandez, CC at the Club Officers training hosted by FRX Networkers on Wednesday, January 27, 2010

 

The meeting’s theme last Thursday, February 4th was about Leadership Traininig. All the table topics questions and prepared speeches focused on the training that our Toastmasters club provide its members from roles taken at the meeting to club officers position for a long-term period.

 

One of the goals in the Distinguished Club program is to have at least 4 club officers trained in the summer and in the winter periods.  The club is happy to announce that it just achieved that goal. Four club officers attended training last summer and four clubs officers just attended training this current period. Thanks to Julian Hernandez, Selena Balecha, Carla Hernandez and Samir Shah for their contribution to this important goal. This is the first time the  club achieves that goal in 4 years. The best is yet to come!

 

The club changed its meeting day from Thursday to Tuesday and the time from 7:30 pm to 7:15 p.m. Therefore, the next meeting is tomorrow Tuesday, February 9 at 7:15 p.m. The theme will be St. Valentine’s Day. Hope you can join us. 

 

Fausto, Eradio and Julian

Last Thursday, January 21, the club had a very amicable gathering.  The club’s marketing and educational goals were discussed. The club also expressed gratitude to Burger King through one of its managers Eradio, for their support of the club. The next meeting will be Thursday, January 28th at 7:30 p.m.  Hope to see you there.

As a new calendar year begins we reflect on our dreams.  “..Every accomplishment we achieve first starts as a dream. Our dream then becomes a goal. With diligence, effort, the support of others and belief in ourselves, our goals become a reality”  (Gary Schmidt, DTM, International President, Toastmaster magazine January 2010).

It’s that time of the year again. Time to make those New Year’s Resolutions. Setting goals is a great strategy for success. Palisades Toastmasters club has held the two first meetings of this new decade. It  is in the mid fiscal year of its goals. What are they? Where does it stand? Come to the next gathering and find out what the members have to say.  During the table topics session you will be giving an opportunity to talk about your own personal goals.

When:  Thursday, January 21 at 7:30 pm

Where:  Burger King,  3501 Bergenline Ave. 2nd Floor Party Room, Union City, NJ 07087

RSVP: Palisades.TM@gmail.com or 201.334.2713

See you there!

The club officers and members of the Palisades Toastmasters Club would like to wish you

Happy Holidays!

The next meeting will be Thursday, January 7, 2010.

Happy New Year!

The meeting last Thursday, December 3 was very educational, as usual. The club was delighted to have Aung Moe as a special guest. Julian Hernandez delivered speech project number 3, Get to the Point, titled Scarface. Selena Balecha effectively evaluated the speech, a tall tale about dreams.  Aung had the opportunity to participate in table topics. He plans to come back next week and join the club.

The holidays are approaching. Therefore we will have two more meetings in December before taking a recess for the holidays.

Thursday, December 10, at 7:00 p.m.  Theme: Leadership Opportunities

Thursday, December 17, at 7:00 p.m.   Theme: The Holidays

Hope you can join us.

Frankly, Palisades Toastmasters Club will not be rebuilt in a few months.  But, since meetings resumed last March of this year the Club achieved Distinguished Club status in three months. By June, the end of the fiscal year, the club was Distinguished again after more than 3 years.

A lot has been happening in the last three months or so. Let’s get down to the basics facts of the matter:

• We had two new members last September: Selena Balecha and Leticia Bido.
• Last month we resumed the indoor meetings every Thursday once again at Burger King in Union City.
• Thanks to Leticia, the club secured the party room in the second floor of Burger King to conduct our meetings.
• We’ve had fun and educational meetings with themes such as Fire Prevention, Columbus Day, Halloween and Thanksgiving.
• We have one new member this month: Fausto Molina.
• Selena has expressed that she is very grateful to the club for she is now more confident doing her presentations at work.
• Next month the club will elect new officers for the period January to June 2010.

Stay tuned for the best is yet to come!

There will be no meeting this Thursday, November 26 due to the Thanksgiving holiday.  The next meeting will be next Thursday, December 3 at 7:00 p.m. at Burger King, 3501 Bergenline Ave., Union City, NJ.

There are many things one is thankful for during this holiday.  Palisades Toastmasters Club is very thankful to each and every one of you who continue to contribute to the success of the club.

Have a nice Thanksgiving!

The club had its last outdoor meeting of the season last Thursday, September 24 at Ellsworth Park, New York Ave. and 24th St. Union City. The theme was Autumn’s Here!. Julian Hernandez did an ice breaker speech titled “One of My Favorite Seasons” effectively evaluated by Leticia Bido, who joined the club on that date.  Selena Balecha did an excellent job as the Timer. The club was honored to have Karen Fisher as a guest. The next meeting will be held indoors (check with the club for location) Thursday, October 1 at 7:00 PM. The theme will be Fire Safety.  

The Palisades Toastmasters Club is still having meetings at Ellsworth Park, located at New York Ave. and 24th St. in Union City.  However, there seems to be rain in the forecast for this Thursday. Therefore, the meeting on Thursday, September 24 will most likely be held indoors. Please check with the club for meeting location.

The themes have been from Salsa, Merengue and  Cumbia, to Back to School, Labor Day and Dreams. The theme last Thursday was Impromptu Speaking. Speaking of impromptu speaking the Area 53 Impromptu Speaking and Tall Tales Contests are being held as we speak at the Heights Community Toastmasters Club in Jersey City Heights. We don’t have a representative at the contest, but we do have a new member of the club. Selena Balecha joined the club and has already delivered 3 speeches. Leticia Bido, did her ice breaker speech and plans to join the club, too.

The club participated with its sister club, Toastmasters en Español in the Sixth Annual Union City Arts, Crafts and Music Festival. Thanks to all the people that stopped by the table. We look forward to seeing them at our next meeting.

The next meeting will be this Thursday, September 24 at 7:00 PM.   Please check with the club for meeting location. The theme will be Autumn’s here!.

Travel and Leisure was the theme of the Palisades Toastmasters club meeting last Thursday, August 13.  Our special guest ,Selena Balecha got a personal “tour” through a club meeting as Julian Hernandez explained the different roles and responsibilities of the Toastmasters meeting. Julian also explained to Selena the process of becoming a member of the club, which is not a splurge (word of the day).  Selena plans to do her ice breaker speech at the next meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 20 at 7:00 p.m. at Ellsworth Park (New York Ave. and 24th St. in Union City).  Please remember to call 201.334.2713 for rain location. After the meeting there will be a concert  called the Best of Salsa, Merengue and Cumbia http://www.gracetheatre.com/theatrefestivali.html.  Therefore, the theme of the meeting will be… take a guess… take a wild guess… you got it!. The theme will be Salsa, Merengue and Cumbia. See you then.

Palisades Toastmasters Club had a table (which we shared with our sister club Toastmasters en Español) at the National Night Out Against Crime last Tuesday, August 4 in New York Ave about 26th St. in Union City. Thanks to all the people that stopped by to inquired about our organization.  The club was really excited to be part of this event which gave us the opportunity to launch the Smedley Award Campaign.

It all began in 1924. Dr. Ralph Smedley invited a few men to meet in the Santa Ana, California YMCA where he conducted the first meeting of what would eventually evolve into Toastmasters International. One person initiated a program that would go on to affect millions of people.

History continues at the Palisades Toastmasters Club right here in Union City. Palisades Toastmasters Club celebrated Dr. Ralph Smedley at its meeting last Thursday, August 6. The next meeting will be Thursday, August 13 at Ellsworth Park located at New York Ave. and 24th St. The theme will be  Travel.