Tracy Goodman delivered her Ice Breaker today. Tracy's speech followed a geographic theme. Tracing her beginnings from St. Clairsville, OH, to Wheeling, WV, to Oxford, OH, to Pittsburgh, PA, and finally to Denver, CO. Tracy's speech had a geographic theme. More specifically, it had an I-70 theme, never taking her more than 20 miles away from the Interstate.
Paul Sadowski surprised us all by stepping into a temporary gap with a speech. Paul told the group the story of Minamata, Japan. A community so devastated by Mercury Poisoning that it has the dubious honor having the associated disease Minamata Disease, named after it. It's a cautionary story warning us to beware of the risks that environmental pollutants pose.
Mike Angell, our clubs poet laureate presented two poems by William Blake, from his Songs of Innocence and Experience. Illustrating Blake's use of opposites.
The awards were distributed at meetings end. Tracy Goodman received the honors for Best Speaker. John Wierzba was our Best Evaluator. Paul Sadowski took the honors for Best Table Topics.
Next week....
We have space and need for a speaker, and a General Evaluator.
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