Latin Leaders - Toastmasters Club #583774

Welcome to our newest Latin Leader, Nahetzin. A la bim, a la bam, a la bim bum bam!!! Nahetzin is our second dance instructor to join LL. Maybe this is a message to our club. Dancing might be part of our mission statement. Which is good because dancing is action and action is what it takes to be successful. She did a wonderful job on her first table topics speech.

Tuesday’s meeting was great. Maria E. had “dancing in the rain” as our theme for the night. We all shared about dancing, rhythm, and/or rain. Salomon spoke about how he was “bailando bajo la lluvia en Croácia” on his last trip overseas. Fantastic speech! Dan motivated us to make effective plans. Make sure you write down your goals each month, week, and day. Good advice.

I leave you with the words of Yoda, the wise Jedi ” Do or do not, there is no try” If you want something, take steps everyday to make it happen. Indecision is worse than a bad decision in my opinion. Sitting on the fence never made anyone successful. If you are clear on what it is you want, take the steps every day to make it happen. Sometimes you will be successful and other times you’ll struggle. But each step takes you closer to the goal, regardless of the daily outcome.

At the August 23rd meeting, Sheri Long was the backup speaker for Gabriel who could not make it. She gave a speech entitled ‘Back Bay Birds’ in which she educated us on the variety of birds that are indigenous to Back Bay of Newport. This comes from her experience as a volunteer naturalist. Everyone is encouraged to venture the kayak tour she talked about.

Volunteer Naturalist led kayak tours of Newport’s Back Bay are conducted Saturdays and Sundays, 10-12:30pm. The tours take place at the Newport Aquatic Center on Saturdays and at Newport Dunes on Sundays. On Saturdays the fee is $15 per person. On Sundays the fee is $20 for adults and $15 for kids under 12. There’s also a $10 entrance fee at the Dunes. Space is limited so please make reservations: 949 923-2269.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer naturalist, call Rita McCoy: 949 923-2296. The first class is Saturday, 9/24, 9am - 3:30pm. Then you attend twice a week for 10 weeks, starting Thurs, 10/6 & Sat. 10/8, 9am - 12 noon. There is a $25 material fee.