Joint Installation 2009 Appreciation Dinner

Date : 20th August , 2009

ATMB John Foo , Michael chu,CC , DTM E T Lee , TM Sankaree and President Kannan attended the Appreciation Dinner given in honour of the Joint Installaiton 2009 Committee. We had the whole Impian Cafe at our disposal. Oh no...no ..we did not book the whole Cafe. This cafe caters only for special occasions and we happened to be the only client that night.
We watched the video recorded by Tm Razak of YPJ Toastmnasters Club. It was a memorable and nostallgic evening. Many spoke heartily about what they have achieved individually by take part in the organization of the Joint Installation Dinner.

Johor Bahru Toastmasters Club moted the idea of Joint Installation sometime in June 2009, one month before the new term began. Vice president of Education Michael Chu, CC was elected as the Organizing Chairman.

At first we only have in mind a Joint Installation of 2 or 3 clubs, possibly with Johor Jaya and/or JB North Toastmaters . The response was so overhelming that we eventually managed to convince 8 clubs to partticipate.

The Joint Installation prove to be a great success, among other things we

• created opportunities for dozens of Toastmasters to speak to a crowd of 250 even in face of the current economic downturn



• prove that Toastmasters club meetings can start on time and end on time, irrespective of the size of the congregation



• Toastmasters will always perform their best if given a clear mission and complete control of their assignment



• WE CAN DO IT! we are the pioneer club in Johr Bahru, and we are on the way to be the premier club in town again.

Johor Bahru Toastmasters, WE CAN DO IT!

Text and photo by E T Lee, DTM