Past District 53 Governor dubbed by Hobo Queen

Karin von Kaenel was officially dubbed by the 2008-9 National Hobo Queen (and current Area A4 Governor) Carmine Coco DeYoung at the Area A4 speech contest on Wed. Sept.30th.

Part of the dubbing process is the awarding of a "hobo moniker" for the honoree and Karin was given the name "Countess Butterfly" due to her background as a statistician and the butterfly logo she had during her year as District 53 Governor.

The picture to the right shows Carmine explaining the award / dubbing process.

Below are pictures of Karin being "dubbed" by Carmine with the ceremonial hobo walking stick.

In the picture on the left below, Carmine awards Karin the Hobo Walking stick which includes numerous butterflies painted on it along with the signature of the Hobo King and Queen. Truly a "one of a kind" memento!

Karin also received a certificate (so she can hang something on the wall when she is out walking with the walking stick) !

Congratulations Karin !

World Champion comes to D53 !

Shera Cohen and Springfield (MA) Toastmasters organized an excellent event last Thursday evening featuring the 1962 World Champion of Public Speaking, Bob Garton. 

There was also television coverage (channel 22) as shown by the YouTube video below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdyTTu_sIaI

What have Marsha and Karin gotten themselves into?

When I saw the 3rd panel (shown to the right) in this comic strip (see link below for the full strip), I thought it might be a glimpse into the year ahead for Karin & Marsha...

http://www.gocomics.com/features/112/feature_items/371973

Don't worry Marsha & Karin ... at least it will be a FUN YEAR !

Dave Wheeler
D53 LGM, 2008-9

LGE Karin von Kaenal brings us... J. A. Gamache - International Speech contestant

District 53's Lt.Governor of Education, Karin von Kaenel, brings an interesting article to our attention. It is featured on the blog, Six Minutes, which has videos and evaluations (analysis, actually) of each speech. Lots of great stuff to improve your next speech !

From: karin von kaenel, Lt.Gov. Educ & Training
Date: Dec 8, 2007 3:53 PM
Subject: J. A. Gamache - contestant on the International Stage

Fellow Toastmasters,
J.A. Gamache has competed several times on the International stage. If you've seen David Brooks' DVD Magic Moments, you've seen J.A. Gamache.
The video below shows another one of J.A.'s speeches, complete with an evaluation:
http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/2007/12/06/video-critique-ja-gamache-toastmasters-2007/

Enjoy!

Karin