Members of Speakeasy Toastmasters have made a significant contribution to the wider Toastmaster organization. Club members who served as area governors since the 1990’s include Joe O’ Connor, Matt Lawlee, Jeremiah Roynane, Jerry Kelleher, Michael Cronin, Sean Corcoran, Pat Duggan, Margaret O’ Regan and Tony O’ Regan. Division Governors drawn from our have been Pat Sexton, Jeremiah Roynane, Tony O’ Regan and Sean Corcoran, while Pat Duggan served as an assistant division governor. Jeremiah Roynane served as District 71 Governor in 2003, the highest ranking Toastmaster in Ireland and the UK. Dermot Meaney and John Stack have also served on the District 71 Committee.
Not alone have members of Speakeasy Toastmasters served in leadership roles but they have contributed to the wider Toastmaster community through the establishment of new clubs and supporting the efforts of our neighbouring clubs. The contribution of Sean Corcoran was recognized recently when he was presented with the Paul G. Murphy award which honours the Toastmaster of the year in Division A. In addition to Sean’s work with Toastmaster clubs in the Division, Sean maintains our club website and was webmaster for the District 71 website.
Details of the Tall Tales competition will feature on next week’s report. Our next meeting will be held on April 29th at our usual venue; the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow, commencing at 8:00pm. Further details about the club are available from our website, www.speakeasytoastmasters.com , which features a blog containing meeting reports and a photo gallery, or from Ray at 086-3675706. Non-members are more than welcome to attend our meetings and will not be asked to speak.
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