Congratulations to Kim Acedo on winning the Parsons International Speech Contest today! She will represent our club at the Area B2-B3-B4 Contest on March 2nd at Kaiser Permanente (393 E. Walnut Street, Rm. 1D). Cost is $7 and breakfast/registration begins at 8:00 am with contest scheduled to begin at 9:00 am. It would be great if as many of us as possible could be there to lend Kim our support. Congratulations also to our second place contestant, Charlene Love!
International Speech Contest Contestants:
Tina Lenert – Her speech entitled “Fairy Dust” was about special moments and friends in our lives, and how we all have something important to share with each other. She gave an example of her friend Joanie who encouraged Tina to join Toastmasters.
Kim Acedo – Her speech entitled “Would You Sell Your Dog” was about how belief is so important. She gave an example of Sylvester Stallone who believed in himself and eventually became successful, even though he had to sell his dog (but was able to buy the dog back).
Charlene Love – Her speech entitled “Pick up the Pieces” gave a personal story of how she overcame adversity and gained a sense of self-worth. She used a jigsaw puzzle as a metaphor for how she “picked up the pieces” and got her life back on track.
(Tina left, Kim middle & Charlene right)