Guys! GUYS! I’m being told that it’s time to collect dues again, and I guess that’s my job. I’m working on a new bot to come to your home and collect coin from you all, but until that’s finished, you will have to submit your dues how you’ve been doing it. So send $65 to one of the following, in order to remain in good standing and keep earning XP.

As usual, we will be offering a 20 XP bonus for renewing by the 28^th of February. Hop to it!

Tonight our meeting is about being bold, daring to go where no one has gone before, and having the bravery to do things that others would think you’re crazy for!! Show off that intrepid attitude with these wild backgrounds!

Dig deep tonight with these backgrounds, and hangout with some furry friends at our meeting! Don’t get lost in the tunnels!!

Good day everyone! For tonight’s meeting we have a nice selection of where to get your ale and nice warm meals. Hope to see you tonight!

It is once again time for the Verbal Joust (speech contest)! This year, District 100 will be conducting the International Speech Contest and an Evaluation a Table Topics contest. We need to have chosen our competitors by February 22 which doesn’t leave us a lot of time to conduct our contest.

Even if you don’t intend to compete, we will need a number of functionaries in order to conduct our contest, so please consider helping out!

To better understand what our members want, I’ve created a short 6-question survey (link available when logged in or on within the #members-only channel of Discord).

Because of the tight schedule, please try to respond by Wednesday. Thank you, all, and I look forward to seeing you on (or adjacent to) the tournament grounds!

Grab your favorite drink, snacks, and cozy clothes for tonight’s meeting. In this meeting we are deciding tonight is a chill night where we wont stress over the problems of real life. Enjoy these cozy backgrounds as we ring in the new year… the laid back way.

This holiday season, as we gather with our friends and loved ones — in person or virtually — it’s a great time to express feelings of appreciation and affection for those who help make our lives that much brighter. As President of Dungeons & Toast, those people include all my guild mates, and especially those who have volunteered to serve in a leadership role these past six months, be it in a formal officer position or as a much-needed committee chair. So to Quest Master (VPE) Michael A, Recruitment Master (VPM) Lucas R, Master Bard (VPPR) Kait R, Master of Coin (Treasurer) Kelly S, Master Scribe (Secretary) Angel L, Sergeant at Arms Cameron P, Immediate Past Guild Master (IPP) Andrew B, Campaign Master Greg S, and Tavern Master Patrick V, thank you for your friendship, dedication, and care. I look forward to working together to make the second half of our Toastmasters/Dungeons & Toast campaign year even better!

It is time for Toastmasters Officer Training again, starting this weekend. All Dungeons and Toast members are welcome, and will recieve 25 XP for attending, even if they are not officers, so, don’t let the XP go to waste. The word from the District (100) is as follows:

Our second live session of round 2 club officer training is this Saturday, December 16 from 9:00am to 11:30am PST.  We are again going for the gold with a goal of 7 of 7 officers trained!

Registration link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkdeCqpj8uHNOplKWcrFdKK1KX2evC6CSt

Like the first round, you will have three options for training:

• Live Session – either this weekend, or there will be additional dates confirmed soon for January and February – including some weekday options.
• Train out of district – attend another district’s training and communicate back to me for tracking
• On Demand Training – watch videos at your own pace, and attend a zoom discussion session (reopening later this week): https://ondemandleadertraining.org

All club officers should be trained twice a year with the first round more focused on the foundations and the second round with updated content and areas for discussion.  Officers attending training for the second term will help the club accomplish Distinguished Club goal #9.

Saturday (12/16)’s training team will feature:

• Keynote presentation by David Flores
• President training by Area Director Abhishek Gupta
• VPE Training by Our very own Patrick Guilfoyle with Pathways Chair Rebekah Atkinson
• VPM Training by William Wocjiak
• VPPR Training by Xuling Wu
• Secretary, Treasurer, and SAA trainers still being confirmed
• Advanced Club Officer Training by past District Director, D1 Janell WIlliams

(Advanced Club Officer training is recommended if you are serving multiple roles and have served as an officer previously)

After a long, arduous month of resisting the itch to shave, three beards reigned victorious.

• For the first category of “Established Beard” (those who had a beard in progress prior to 11/1), our
  winner was Patrick Verebely!
• For the second category of “Fresh Faced” (those who started growing a beard on 11/1), the winner was Cameron Pedersen!
• For the final category of “Artificial” (those who used enchantments to create the illusion of a beard), the winner was Loni Huff!

A special thank you to David Easlea, who shared in his speech last night, his journey battling Myasthenia Gravis, reminding us all why this fundraiser is important to us. Also, thank you to all who participated in our fundraiser. We had seven participating beards in this contest, and (so far) ten donors. Those who pledged a donation should have received a carrier pigeon from me, your humble Master of Coin, to let you know your total donation.