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We meet every Thursday at 6:30pm at the DoubleTree Inn at Central Expwy and Caruth Haven (8250 N. Central Expwy). If you enjoy these highlights, then you really must attend a meeting!

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Installation Dinner Party for Big "D" Officers!!

This entry was posted on 7/1/2010 4:02 PM and is filed under Meeting, News.

Attention members and guests! We're moving our meeting tonight only!

This is a reminder to our members and a notice to our potential guests and diginitaries that our regular meeting on July 1, 2010, is being moved to the home of now-Immediate Past President Steve Patterson in Richardson. What ever for, you ask? Why, it’s none other than the venue for our club's traditional, semi-annual, officer-installation dinner party!

At the beginning of the installation ceremony around 6:45 or so, the officers will be recognized for their service to the club for the past six-month term—three have served for 12 months; they will then be officially dismissed from their constitutional duties. Then, the incoming officers (except one who happens to be on the other side of the world right now) will each be inducted by an appropriate District 50 officer to serve Toastmasters Club #713 for the term of July 1 through December 31, 2010. (Joseph P., you get to inducted separately!) There are often other awards and recognitions that are given and announced.

We will gather at the usual time time of 6:30 p.m. but at Steve's house at 7405 Lynworth Drive, Dallas, Texas 75248. The cost is $10 per person, and it will be catered Mexican food:

Chicken & Beef fajitas

Grilled bell peppers & onions

Black beans, mashed

Rice

Corn salad

Corn & flour tortillas

Guacamole, chips

Verde & rojo sauces

Peach mango tea

Flan (dessert)

The invitation also says "Ice tea provided," but I'm not sure if that is regular tea besides the peach mango tea or not. Since it is catered and it is actually at someone's home instead of at a restaurant, it is a good idea to try to call ahead; however, there is sure to be enough. Rather than post anyone's phone number here, I refer you first to http://dallastoastmasters.com/new-officer/. Go to the Big "D" Toastmasters Club Information Webpage in Toastmasters International's Find a Club section to contact our new Vice-President for Membership Keri Boyce who can forward any necessary information. It officially runs until 8:30, but it may run later!

We will return next week (July 8) to the Princeton Grill's meeting room in the DoubleTree Hotel at Campbell Center when brand-new Competent Communicator Stew Carson will be Toastmaster of the Evening!