Welcome aboard!
We welcomed a new member at this meeting with an official induction ceremony. It's always great to welcome a new member.
After the new member's mentor is announced, the new member reads out "A Toastmaster's Promise" and the members read out the "Club's Pledge." Then, we have a round-robin handshake, where members take turns shaking hands with the new member as a sign of welcome. This time, the new member, Eri, shook hands with eleven members at the venue before having a virtual handshake with three members attending online.
Achievement celebrated
In the Business Session at the end of the meeting, Immediate Past President, Mariko, showed the "President's Distinguished Club" ribbon for our achievement in the previous year of 2023-2024. We earned nine goals out of ten in the fourth consecutive year since the club was officially chartered in January 2021. This is something we are proud of because not many clubs have achieved this feat. At least there is no such club in Division C, which encompasses the entire Kansai area and Fukui and Tottori prefectures. In other words, Shin-Osaka Leaders is the only club that has achieved this among the 25 clubs in Division C. Yet, we don't see this as our primary goal, which is to help members upgrade their public speaking and achieve their goals.
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