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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, March 30,1994 Section Two Toastmasters Members Look Forward to Spring PONTIAC SUNBIRD LE SPORT COUPE One of the first sights and sounds- of spring is the making of maple syrup. syrup. Mother Earth has given us this precious food. Excitement is now in our school yards with baseball's being being very obvious, along with jacks. Do you remember playing these games with your school pals? Toastmaster Toastmaster MacGillivray chaired the Bowmanville Toastmasters meeting and reaffirmed his personal joy with the coming of spring. Many people have been thumbing through their seed catalogue's for weeks and are very excited about planting new seeds and plants. Our wild fowl are very busy preparing preparing their nests and picking just the right site. T.M. MacGillivray introduced the Ebenezer U.C.W. Members Hold Meeting in March On March 8,1994, at 7:30 p.m. 22 ladies and 1 granddaughter gathered in Ebenezer C.E. Centre for the regular regular meeting. President Greta Down greeted everyone with a St. Patrick's Day wish, followed by a poem entitled entitled 'Prescription for a Laugh'. The ensuring laughter indicated that the reading was effective. The U.C.W. Purpose was repeated and the Lord's Prayer. Gwen Muir read the Mission Minute Minute about a group being trained in Sudbury to assist persons in nursing homes to adjust and to provide hope, comfort and spiritual strength. Olive Munro opened the devotional devotional with prayer and spoke briefly of the thoughts the writer of Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes was expressing. The verses chosen were from Chapter 3 - 'To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:', heaven:', and read beautifully with a delightful delightful Scottish accent. In the commentary, commentary, the emphasis was that in this time of great need in many areas of life, it should also be a time of great compassion and concern for' others. This theme was developed further as we sang the hymns 'In Times like These' and 'Trust and Obey'. Eileen Down was at the piano. piano. Charlotte Hughes introduced our guest speaker, Heather Brown, a volunteer volunteer co-ordinator of the Rose of Durham drop-in Centre in Oshawa, which has been operating since 1988. This is a group of concerned persons who are willing to give their time to provide some assistance to teenage mothers and fathers in a home-like atmosphere. Accompanying Mrs. Brown was a young woman who had come from a dysfunctional home and had appreciated appreciated the help received at Rose of Durham. Together, they described the programs offered to help make it possible for these young people to have a sense of worth and dignity. These include counselling and moral support as well as practical sessions such as cooking, self-improvement, budgeting etc. This expression of the love of God does make a difference and hopefully will break the generational generational cycle of social problems. Our guests were thanked by Janet Chartrand. The rescheduled Oshawa Presby- terial study event will be held at Courtice United Church on March 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a bag lunch. Ebenezer pot luck and games evening evening will be held on Saturday March 26 at 6:00 p.m. The Dessert Fashion show will take place on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Ebenezer C.E. Centre. Centre. Please call 434-6890 for ticket information, information, An attractive and tasty St. Patrick's. Patrick's. dessert was served by Greta Down and Pat Smith. The St, Patrick's decorations were also appreciated and consisted of a lovely large shamrock, daffodils and a shillelagh. The meeting closed as we repeated repeated the Mizpah benediction. Clubs and Organizations Lions and Lioness Clubs Make Generous Donation to Lifeline Program head table for the evening. "Toastmaster" "Toastmaster" T.M. Irene Konzelmann. General Evaluator T.M. Fred Archibald. Archibald. Table Topics Master T.M. Robert Robert Shearman. T.M. MacGillivray welcomed three guests for the evening. evening. The Table Topics portion was conducted by T.M. Robert Shearman. The session was very amusing and entertaining. This part of T.M.'s gives each member a chance to practice practice thinking and speaking on their feet. You learn how to present your thoughts in a clear, organized manner. manner. During the business part of the meeting, members were asked to vote for the person they feel added vitality vitality and spark to the meeting. The Spark Club Trophy was awarded to T.M. Isert-Kohek - tie - T.M. Irene Konzelmann. T.M. Fred Archibald picked up the Table Topic award. During the second half of the meeting T.M. Irene Konzelmann welcomed welcomed two students Joyce VanAuken and Mike Bouma from Whitby who participated in the prepared Communication Communication and Leadership speech program. program. T.M. Konzelmann congratulated congratulated both speakers for their participation in T.M.'s International Youth Leadership Program presented by Bowmanville Toastmasters Club. Speaker #1 Joyce Vanauken spoke about 'Child Abuse'. Speaker #2 Mike Bouma presented the comparison comparison of Yesterdays Music vs Today? Speaker #3 T.M. Isert Kohek gave us insight regarding changing our at titude in business. Speaker #4 T.M. Glasbergen presented sketches from his latest trip to U.S.A. Speaker #5 T.M. Leonie Holden presented an entertaining entertaining "How A Bell Can Control Us". • The coveted Best Speaker Trophy was presented to T.M. Leonie Holder. Holder. T.M. C. Wonnacott won the Best Evaluation Trophy. General Evaluator T.M. Fred Archibald Archibald thanked the guests for their wonderful spirit and excellent participation. participation. An invitation was extended to both students to come back to T.M. for assistance in furthuring their speaking abilities. T.M. Archibald congratulated the Sergeant at Arms for having the room set up and everything in order. He commended the head table for being being so well-prepared and sharing their personal experiences and information information regarding spring. Chairman T.M. Randy MacGillivray expressed his thanks to all T.M.'s for their participation participation throughout the session. He reminded everyone Spring is here "there's a fresh start, new beginnings." beginnings." Let's get on with the experience experience of SPRING. T.M. Irene Konzelmann presented the Special award to Toast Master of the month. T.M. Robert Shearman, congratulations.- Anyone interested in learning better better communications skills, is invited to join Toastmasters. Meetings arc every Tuesday at 7:30 at St. John's Parish Hall, Bowmanville. Call 623- 2243,623-9147. Bowmanville Lions and Lionesses presented this $18,000 cheque to Memorial Hospital for use toward toward the Lifeline emergency response system. The funds will be used for the purchase of 25 new units, which will bring the current total to 126 across Clarington. The six-year-old Lifeline program helps seniors, seniors, out-patients and handicapped individuals live independently in their homes. Pictured above (1-r) are: Norma Lewis, Lioness Lifeline Committee Chairperson; Lion John Lewis; Pat Kelly, Lifeline Coordinator; Coordinator; Les Virtue, Lions Lifeline Committee Chairperson; Chris Kooy, Vice-president of Nursing Services at Memorial Hospital; Lion Jim Lachance and Lioness Shirley Lachance. Absent from the photo photo are Lifeline volunteers Harold and Lynn Burke, and August and Patsy Richard. 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