Apr 28, 2021
What a delectable (word of the day) night we had! Our meeting Chair Gordon Vuong sent this email to all of us five days before the meeting:
What is an Adventure in Food?
They say “variety is the spice of life”.
I say the BEST way to get variety in life is through the literal spices, textures, flavours of yummy food! You can learn a lot about a country, its people, traditions, and culture through its food. Since we cannot really travel now, we can still go on a CULINARY ADVENTURE!
I encourage you to support your local restaurants and order take out from a new place. If you’re feeling even more adventurous, experiment and cook a new recipe you’ve never made before. Not so adventurous? That’s okay, tell us all about your favorite comfort food that gives you warm fuzzy memories when you eat it.
Please come ready to share stories of your own adventures in food!
Bon Appétit!
Your food obsessed Chair
Of course the whole club jumped in to participate – because of course we all love to eat!
Great meeting theme Mr. Chair!
Apr 21, 2021
GATM celebrated Earth Day 2021 with a special Earth Day themed meeting.
The Toast to Planet Earth set the stage for our appreciation of the planet.
GATM Toastmasters spoke of how Earth Day impacts them and the many things they do to help the planet. During Table Topics, many spoke of the actions they take in their daily lives – from:
- eating more plant based diets
- how they are reducing, reusing, and recycling
- how they have helped in reforestation
- what they do for climate change, and
- how they reduce waste when out
Also there were two great speeches on Different Abilities and Communication Styles!
Want to take actions for Earth Day this year? Check out the Earth Day Take Action page
Mar 31, 2021
District 86 is hosting it’s Spring Conference from April 10 to April 16, 2021. Over the course of the week, there will be 15 workshops, contests, the business meeting, and lots of fun events.
The conference is online and FREE this year. It is a great opportunity to:
- Learn new ideas, strategies, and techniques to help your clubs, areas, and divisions succeed.
- Connect face to face and network with like-minded Toastmasters from across Ontario
- Spur your personal growth, thinking, creativity, and planning from outstanding workshops
- Be Inspired by Distinguished Toastmasters and District Award Winners who are recognized for achieving their goals
- Be Amazed by fabulous contest speakers, motivated presenters, and selfless volunteers
- Renew Friendships by coming home for a TM Conference – an annual gathering of new & old friends
- Re-Energize your passion and regain your focus for your own Toastmasters journey
Mar 18, 2021
GATM welcomed spring on March 17th 2021 with a session theme “Spring is just around the corner!” and springy backgrounds.
Hello Spring from Glen Abbey Toastmasters!
Feb 11, 2021
Everything was coming up hearts at the February 11th Valentines Day themed meeting at Glen Abbey Toastmasters.
Chair Gordon Vuong led the theme by sharing: This week, there are three big holidays that celebrate love – Valentine’s Day, Family Day, and Chinese Lunar New Year. The meeting theme was The Love You Give.
And he challenged everyone to wear red or have red in their backgrounds. Of course Glen Abbey Toastmasters delivered. Great meeting!
Dec 23, 2020
Occasion and special events are always an opportunity for GATM members to be creative, have fun and celebrate our wonderful culture!
In our online 2020 Christmas party, we played “Would you rather …” questions and answers, danced, stretched together and talked about 2020 highlights in our lives and what we were looking forward to in 2021.
Not only did we have fun before the Holidays, but also we learned more about each other.
This is how the GATM family celebrated Christmas and welcomed 2021!
Nov 2, 2020
We celebrated Halloween at GlenAbbey Toastmasters like never before!
Unlike other years that we had an in-person celebration for Halloween, we met online for this year. However, that did not stop us from wearing costumes and having fun.
We changed our names to scary ones and told terrifying stories! This was one of the most memorable halloween celebrations at GATM!
