Happy Holidays! Cancelled meetings.

Due to conflicts for many of us and closure of the campus, we will next be meeting on January 4. See you in the new year!

Beginner's Parliamentary Procedure workshop today!

Our beginners Parliamentary Procedure workshop will be held today from noon to 1 PM at the Marshalltown Library located 105 W Boone St. Light snacks will be provided.

It is a lunch and learn so you may bring your lunch with and munch as you learn. This is an open meeting, all are invited to attend. Questions will be encouraged and answered during the demonstrations!

There will be members versed in Parliamentary procedure present to answer any questions if you want to stay after!

Parliamentary Planning Meeting - 11/30

Reminder!

On Wednesday, November 30th, Crosswinds will have a special Parliamentary procedure planning meeting in preparation for the workshop on December 7th. Snacks will be provided but feel free to bring any additional refreshments!

Announcement: Off for Thanksgiving!

Due to the holiday week, we will not be meeting Wednesday, November 23!
Happy Thanksgiving!

MAXIMUM Competence!

Congrats to Crosswinds veteran Melissa Niesen for receiving her Competent Communicator ribbon and Toastmasters Store Bux.  Great Job Melissa!

Crosswinds Club President Leah Cox (right) congratulates Melissa Niesen. November 9th 2016.

Crowsswinds Earns Second Place Ian Edwards Award

The Ian Edwards Award is earned by the Club who achieves the highest ratio of educational completions to membership base as determined by the performance reports from Toastmasters International.

Chrissy Bjorklund, VPE accepted this honor on the club's behalf. 
Congratulations everyone!!

Toastmasters Agenda - 10/19/2016

Division C Contest Reminder! October 15th, 2016

As a reminder, our very own Charlie Harris is advancing onto the Division C Conference (Contest) in the Evaluation category, taking place on October 15th at 9:00am, EMC Insurance Companies in Des Moines, IA.

If you have any kind words of support or advice, please share those with him!

CANCELLED October 12

Due to low member availability, we have decided to cancel our meeting for Wednesday, October 12. Please join us the following week at our regularly scheduled time and place!

The accolades pile in! 10/5/2016

Today, Sarah Mattingly took home a Competent Communicator Ribbon and a $5 Certificate for District 19 Bookstore Bucks! Congrats!

Business meeting October 5

Our next meeting will be an all-business meeting. If you're thinking about visiting us, October 12 would probably be a better option!

Toastmaster Agenda - 9/28/2016

	9/28/2016
Toastmaster	Bill Backoff
Speaker #1	Sarah Mattingly
Evaluator #1	Melissa Niesen
TT	Zach Ray
Word	Leah Cox
Time	Chrissy Bjorklund
Ah/grammar	George Trent
Thought/joke	Carrie Klinge
Quizmaster	open
General Evaluator	Charlie Harris
Introducer	George Trent
Open
Open
Open

CANCELLED September 14

Due to a conflicting event, we have decided to cancel our meeting for Wednesday, September 14. Please join us the following week at our regularly scheduled time and place!

Salute to the Troops!

George Trent, Crosswinds Toastmasters Sergeant At Arms, presents an epic piece of his latest WWII artwork and an engaging speech in preparation for a special event at The American Legion of Iowa!

Sarah Mattingly Receives Competent Communicator Award!

Congrats Sarah!

Toastmasters Agenda - 8/31/2016

	8/31/2016
Toastmaster	Carrie Klinge
Speaker #1	George Trent
Evaluator #1	Dierdre Taylor
TT	Bill Backoff
GE	Charlie Harris
Word	Sarah Mattingly
Time	Melissa Niesen
Ah/grammar	Zach Ray
Thought/joke	Chrissy Bjorklund
Quizmaster	Andi Acton
Introducer	Zach Ray

Toastmasters Agenda - 8/24/2016

	8/24/2016
Toastmaster	Andi Acton
Speaker #1	Carrie Klinge
Evaluator #1	Charlie Harris
Speaker #2	Sarah Mattingly
Evaluator #2	Chrissy Bjorklund
TT	Dierdre Taylor
GE	Cyndi Barber
Word	Bill Backoff
Time	George Trent
Ah/grammar	Melissa Niesen
Thought/joke	Zach Ray
Quizmaster	Leah Cox
Introducer	Bill Backoff

Toastmasters Agenda - 8/10/2016

	8/10/2016
Toastmaster	Sarah Mattingly
Speaker #1	Chrissy Bjorklund
Evaluator #1	Andi Acton
Introducer	Zach Ray
TT	Carrie Klinge
Word	Charlie Harris
Time	Dierdre Taylor
Ah/grammar	Bill Backoff
Thought/joke	George Trent
Quizmaster	Melissa Niesen
Open	Leah Cox
Open	Cyndi Barber
General Evaluator	Dierdre Taylor

Leah Cox earns recognition from Area 51 Director!

Congratulations to Crosswinds President Leah Cox, who was awarded on Wednesday with the Outstanding Toastmaster award from Area 51 Director, Claude Hartman.

Vegetti?

Big props to Sarah Mattingly and her kids for an amazing speech and presentation today!

Toastmaster Assignments - 7/27/2016

	7/27/2016
Toastmaster	Zach Ray
Speaker #1	Sarah Mattingly
Evaluator #1	Leah Cox
Speaker #2
Evaluator #2
TT	Andi Acton
Word	Chrissy Bjorklund
Time	Carrie Klinge
Ah/grammar	Charlie Harris
Thought/joke	Claude Hartman
Quizmaster	Dierdre Taylor
Open	George Trent
Open	Melissa Niesen
General Evaluator	Bill Backoff
Open	Cyndi Barber

Facebook Group Page now LIVE!

Our Crosswinds Facebook Page is now LIVE!



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Toastmaster Assignments - 7/20/2016

	7/20/2016
Toastmaster	Melissa Niesen
Speaker #1	Cyndi Barber
Evaluator #1	Sarah Mattingly
Speaker #2
Evaluator #2
TT	Zach Ray
Word	Andi Acton
Time	Chrissy Bjorklund
Ah/grammar	Carrie Klinge
Thought/joke	Charlie Harris
Quizmaster	Claude Hartman
General Evaluator	Dierdre Taylor
Open	Leah Cox
Open	George Trent
Not available	Bill Backoff

Mission Accomplished!

Newest Crosswinds member Zach Ray nails his first Icebreaker speech today! Congratulations!

Farewell

Crosswinds said farewell to past president and long-time member David Arnold today as he moves on to new employment in Des Moines. Current president Leah Cox presented a Crosswinds painting created by George Trent and signed by the club. We'll miss you David! 

Toastmaster Assignments - 6/22/2016

Toastmaster Assignments - 6/15/2016

Toastmaster Assignments - June 8, 2016

Toastmaster Assignments - June 1, 2016

Welcome to our guests (5/25/2016)
Mark Newberg
Zach Ray

Toastmaster Assignments - May 25, 2016

Assignments:
Toastmaster  - Dierdre Taylor
Speaker(1)   - Andi Acton
Evaluator(1) - Chrissy Bjorklund
Speaker(2)   - Melissa Niesen
Evaluator(2) - N/A
TableTopics  - Leah Cox
GE           - Cyndi Barber
Word of Day  - Dierdre Taylor
Ah/Grammer   - Melissa Niesen
Timer        - David Arnold
Quiz Master  - Dierdre Taylor
Thought/Joke - David Arnold

Toastmasters Assigments - 5/11/2016

Assignments:
Toastmaster  - Charlie Harris
Speaker(1)   - Sarah Mattingly
Evaluator(1) - Melissa Niesen
Speaker(2)   - George Trent
Evaluator(2) - Bill Backoff
GE           - Leah Cox
TableTopics  - Chrissy Bjorklund
Word of Day  - Carrie Klinge
Ah/Grammer   - Leah Cox
Timer        - Cyndi Barber
Thought/Joke - Dierdre Taylor
Quiz Master  - Charlie Harris

Toastmaster assignments for 5/4/2016

Visiting today:
Claude Hartman DTM, Chief Ambassador, Area 54 Directory, Area 51 Assistant Director, Crosswinds Toastmasters Club Coach.


Assignments:
Toastmaster  - Cyndi Barber
Speaker      - David Arnold
Evaluator    - Sarah Mattingly
GE           - George Trent
TableTopics  - Andi Acton
Word of Day  - Chrissy Bjorklund
Ah/Grammer   - Bill Backoff
Timer        - Leah Cox
Thought/Joke - George Trent
Quiz Master  - Claude Hartman

Toastmaster Assignment for 4/27/2016

Future meetings:
5/4 and 5/18 - Claude Hartman DTM, Chief Ambassador, Area 54 Directory, Area 51 Assistant Director will visit our club.  He has been appointed Crosswinds Toastmasters Club Coach.

Toastmaster Assignments for 4/20/2016

Lennox Speech winner and assignments for 3/30/2016

 Assignments:
Toastmaster of the Day - Carrie Klinge
Word of the Day            - Charlie Harris
Speaker                        - Ben Stanish, Lennox Speech contest winner
Evaluations                   - Round Robin
Table Topics Master      - Cyndi Barber
Thought/Joke of Day     - Melissa Niesen

Ben Stanish, Lennox Speech Contest Winner 2016

Lennox Speech Judges

Toastmaster Assignments for 3/16/2016

Andi gave her Ice Breaker speech today!

Toastmaster Assignments for 2/24/2016

Crosswinds Toastmasters ** CANCELLED 2/3/2016** due to weather

Due to the weather and absent Toastmaster members, we are cancelling out meeting today!!
Have a good day!

February 10th - Leadership Training - Leah Cox

February 17th - Resume Toastmaster meetings using the agenda from 2/3/2016

Assignments for January 27, 2016

Assignments for January 20, 2016

Assignments for Jan. 13, 2016

Toastmaster .......... Bill Backoff          Tabletopics ............ Andi Acton

Speaker #1 ........... George Trent         Wordmaster ........... Dierdre Taylor

Evaluator #1 .........  Leah Cox             Ah/grammarian ....... Dierdre Taylor 

Speaker #2 ...........                             Timer .................... Chrissy Bjorklund

Evaluator #2 .........                             Quizmaster ............

General Eval ......... Cyndi Barber         Though/Joke .......... Charlie Harris